February 15, 2023 3:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Blake Hinson made six 3-pointers in scoring 21 points and Pittsburgh left Boston College behind in the second half to win 77-58 and take a half-game lead in the ACC. The Panthers won their sixth straight game, set a program record for most ACC wins in a season, and gave themselves at least a 24-hour perch alone atop the conference standings. No. 7 Virginia, a half-game back, plays at last-place Louisville on Wednesday. Mason Madsen made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Eagles.
February 15, 2023 3:49 am
The consolation prize for the Philadelphia Eagles’ coordinators following their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was head coaching jobs for Jonathan Gannon and Shane Steichen. Gannon replaced Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona and Steichen replaced Jeff Saturday in Indianapolis. This wraps up the annual head coach hiring cycle that featured just five openings this year. The hires come less than 48 hours after the Eagles’ 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57. Left out again in this year’s round of head coaching hires was Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.
February 14, 2023 3:53 am
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL’s digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen’s Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna’s halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance.
February 14, 2023 3:52 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player’s team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. Meanwhile, Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker.
February 13, 2023 3:54 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback. Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and two-time NFL MVP Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award. Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring two Black starting QBs. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.
February 12, 2023 2:00 am
The high school basketball section season wrapped up Friday night for most teams. Now, 25 teams (13 girls, 12 boys) from the Washington & Greene Counties will begin preparation for the WPIAL playoffs. The League will set the pairings over the next several days and release the brackets Monday afternoon. Ten of the girls teams, nine boys squads are from Washington County. Avella, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, Ft. Cherry, McGuffey, Peters Township, Trinity and Wash High qualified both girls and boys teams. Carmichaels is the only Greene County school to qualify both.
Section championships were claimed by Burgettstown, Wash High and Waynesburg girls, along with Ft. Cherry, Peters Township and Wash High boys.
Here’s the complete breakdown for Washington & Greene County girls & boys teams following the regular season:
Boys
Clinched (12): 5A Peters Township, Trinity, 3A Wash High, McGuffey, 2A Ft. Cherry, Chartiers-Houston, Burgettstown, Bentworth, Carmichaels, 1A Avella, Jeff-Morgan, Mapletown.
Eliminated (7): 6A Canon-McMillan, 5A Ringgold, 3A Charleroi, Waynesburg, 2A Beth-Center, 1A California, West Greene.
Girls
Clinched (13): 6A Peters Township, 5A Trinity, 3A Waynesburg, Charleroi, McGuffey, 2A Burgettstown, Ft. Cherry, Wash High, Chartiers-Houston, California, Carmichaels., 1A Avella, West Greene.
Eliminated (6): 6A Canon-McMillan, 4A Ringgold. 2A Bentworth, Beth-Center, 1A Mapletown, Jeff-Morgan.
February 13, 2023 3:56 am
New Mexico State has called off the rest of its men’s basketball season after reviewing a police report that cited three players for false imprisonment, harassment and criminal sexual contact against a teammate. In a statement, chancellor Dan Arvizu said the action was needed after receiving additional details of reports related to hazing allegations against players. KTSM-TV in El Paso, Texas, obtained what it said was a redacted police report with none of the players named. The station said the report detailed the victim telling investigators that on Feb. 6, three members of the team held down the victim, removed his clothing exposing his buttocks and began to hit him in the buttocks, The victim also said the players touched his scrotum.
February 12, 2023 12:01 am
Canon-McMillan fell behind Central Dauphin, 27-4, pulled close but couldn’t complete the rally, leaving the Big Macs as the PIAA Class 3A fourth-place finisher. Earlier, Canon-McMillan downed Waynesburg in the consolation semifinals. Burgettstown lost to Notre Dame-Green Pond in Round IV consolations and was eliminated. Waynesburg & Burgettstown finished in the Top Six in their classes. PIAA Brackets Class 2A Class 3A
Saturday, Feb. 11
Class 3A Third Round Consolations Waynesburg 48, Chambersburg 15
Class 2A Fourth Round Consolations Notre Dame-Green Pond 47, Burgettstown 9
Class 3A Fourth Round Consolations Canon-McMillan 33, Waynesburg 32
Class 3A Third Place Central Dauphin 37, Canon-McMillan 31
3A Round III Consolation Waynesburg 48, Chambersburg 15
114 – Ky Szewczyk (Way) dec. Zach Sherman, 2-1 (3-0)
121 – Rylan Carter (Chamb) maj. dec. Albert Medlen, 12-0 (3-4)
127 – Luke Mentzer (Chamb) pinned Luke Rush, 1:34 (3-10)
133 – Ashton Romberger (Chamb) won by forfeit (3-16)
139 – Daniel Huffman (Way) dec. Logan Mickey, 11-6 (6-16)
145 – Mac Church (Way) pinned Tyler Frye, 0:18 (12-16)
152 – Nate Jones (Way) pinned Judge Rieck, 0:27 (18-16)
160 – Jake Stephenson (Way) dec. Ivan Mixell, 8-3 (21-16)
172 – Roan Tustin (Way) pinned Jaccob Stoner, 3:22 (27-16)
189 – Brody Evans (Way) dec. Aiden Hight, 6-3 (30-16)
215 – Rocco Welsh (Way) pinned Zach Evans, 2:08 (36-16)
285 – Eli Makel (Way) pinned Avery Kuhns, 1:47 (42-15)
107 – Floyd Huff (Way) pinned Ben Hoover, 2:39 (48-15)
3A Round IV Consolation Canon-McMillan 33, Waynesburg 32
121 – Brandon Dami (C-M) by forfeit (6-0)
127 – Ryder Joseph (C-M) tech. fall Albert Medlen, 15-0, 4:49 (11-0)
133 – Luke Shaffer (C-M) pinned Luke Rush, 4:05 (17-0)
139 – Andrew Binni (C-M) pinned Daniel Huffman, 3:40 (23-0)
145 – Mac Church (Way) by forfeit (23-6)
152 – Nate Jones (Way) dec. Josiah Gardner, 7-5 (23-9)
160 – Jake Stephenson (Way) dec. Blake Ward, 10-3 (23-12)
172 – Matthew Furman (C-M) maj. dec. Roan Tustin, 12-4 (27-12)
189 – Brody Evans (Way) dec. Gabriel Stafford, 5-4 (27-15)
215 – Rocco Welsh (Way) tech. fall Geno Calgaro, 27-12, 4:35 (27-20)
285 – Eli Makel (Way) pinned Noah Livesay, 0:54 (27-26)
107 – Tanner Mizenko (C-M) pinned Floyd Huff, 2:48 (33-26)
114 – Ky Szewczyk (Way) by forfeit (33-32)
2A Round IV Consolation Notre Dame-Green Pond 47., Burgettstown 9
121 – Parker Sentipal (Burg) dec. Cooper Feltman, 5-0 (0-3)
127 – Gavyn Kelton (NDGP) dec. Dylan Slovick, 5-1 (3-3)
133 – Gaven Suica (Burg) dec. Tanner McQueen, 7-1 (3-6)
139 – Bryson Vaughn (NDGP) dec. Joseph Sentipal, 4:50 (9-6)
145 – Vincent Bouzakis (NDGP) tech. fall Eric Kovach, 18-3, 4:21 (14-6)
152 – Keegan Ramsay (NDGP) pinned Logan Noyes, 3:59 (20-6)
160 – Rudy Brown (Burg) dec. Joseph Lapenna, 3-1 OT (20-9)
172 – Holden Garcia (NDGP) pinned Sondre Lunde, 0:27 (26-9)
189 – Connor Smalley (NDGP) dec. Jake Noyes, 10-4, (29-9)
215 – Jared Blobe (NDGP) dec. Tyler Cody, 11-5, (32-9)
285 – Aiden Compton (NDGP) dec. Joseph Baronick, 7-6 (35-9)
107 – Tanner Berkenstock (NDGP) pinned Gage Bradley, 0:30, (41-9)
114 – Ayden Smith (NDGP) by forfeit (47-9)
3A Third Place Central Dauphin 37, Canon-McMillan 31
127 – William Flanagan (CD) dec. Ryder Joseph, 5-2 (3-0)
133 – Andrew Binni (C-M) maj. dec. Dallas Schorr, 20-6 (3-4)
139 – Gavin Reynolds (CD) pinned Luke Shaffer, 2:28 (9-4)
145 – Matt Repos (CD) pinned Aaron Fisher, 0:07 (15-4)
152 – Mike Beers (CD) pinned Racer Lister, 1:22 (21-4)
160 – Ryan Garvick (DC) pinned Antonio DePaoli, 1:11 (27-4)
172 – Matthew Furman (C-M) pinned Arthur Ruud, 2:51 (27-10)
189 – Gabriel Stafford (C-M) maj. dec. Eli Poyer, 18-6 (27-13*)
215 – Geno Calgaro (C-M) by forfeit (27-19)
285 – Noah Livesay (C-M) pinned Luke Nye, 2:48 (27-25)
107 – Thunder Beard (CD) pinned Tanner Mizenko, 4:38 (33-25)
114 – Luke Hitchcock (CD) dec. Collier Hartman, 5-2 (36-25)
121 – Brandon Dami (C-M) by forfeit (36-31)
* – Canon-McMillan penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
February 12, 2023 7:48 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had his first four-goal game and completed Los Angeles’ first natural hat trick in nearly 10 years, Pheonix Copley got his second career shutout and the Kings rolled to a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night. Anze Kopitar had three assists for the Kings, who were playing their first game since Jan. 31. Los Angeles also got goals from Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Alex Iafallo while Rasmus Kupari, Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty each added two assists. Copley, who signed a $1.5-million, one-year extension on Friday, stopped 25 shots for his first shutout with the Kings. Copley’s last shutout was with Washington in 2018.
February 11, 2023 4:03 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Olivier Joseph had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists to become the third player in franchise history to reach 1,200 career points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3. Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist. Jeff Carter and Jake Guentzel also scored while Casey DeSmith stopped 28 shots. Malkin joined Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Sidney Crosby (1,472) as the only Penguins players to reach 1,200 points. Mason McTavish had a goal and an assist while Trevor Zegras and John Klingberg also scored for the Ducks, who had a five-game point streak snapped. John Gibson made a franchise-record 53 saves.
