August 15, 2025 4:23 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says the NFL can be put on trial over claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. It upheld Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni’s 2023 ruling that Flores can proceed with claims against the league and three teams: the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. In February 2022, Flores sued the league and several teams, saying the league was “rife with racism,” particularly in its hiring and promotion of Black coaches. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league disagrees with the ruling and will seek further review.
August 15, 2025 4:24 am
The NFL is continuing its on-field social justice messaging for a sixth straight season. The Associated Press has learned that all 32 teams will feature an end zone message at each home game throughout the season. They will select from four options, including “End Racism,” “Stop Hate,” “Choose Love,” or “Inspire Change.” Once again, “It Takes All of Us” will be stenciled in the opposite end zone for all games. The only change from 2024 is that “Inspire Change” replaces “Vote.”
August 14, 2025 4:14 am
Chinese Taipei rallied from a 3-0 deficit Wednesday night to beat Washington County 6-4 in the 73rd PONY League World Series championship game. It’s the 12th title for the Asia-Pacific champions. The Hosts built a 3-0 in the middle innings. Kaden Harkins homered in the fourth to open the scoring. Washington County used a walk, Lucas Daniels’ rbi double and a run-scoring single from Luke Henderson. In the bottom of the inning, a pair of errors allowed Chinese Taipei to score four times, taking a lead it never surrendered. A one-out walk, a single and a hit-batter loaded the bases. Zi-Hao Quan’s infield grounder was thrown wide at home allowing one run to score. Zi-Han Yang promptly singled to right, tying the game. Chieh-Yu Sung’s sacrifice fly put Chinese Taipei in front. The eventual winners added a pair of runs in the sixth. Three singles in the seventh for Washington County pulled the locals to within two and brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate before a strikeout and a ground out ended the game. Henderson, Carson Simmers, and Daniels each had two hits, part of Washington County’s 10-hit barrage. Yang was the winning pitcher. Braxten Thompson took the loss despite only allowing one hit over the first four innings and only four through 5.1 innings when he reached PONY’s pitch-count limit for the day.
Award winners
Batting Champion: JJ de los Santos, Corpus Christi
Earned Run Average Award: Jonah Koontz, South Hills
Stolen Base Award: Gavin Stock
John Voytek Memorial Award (Washington County leading hitter): Carson Simmers
PONY Princess: Sydney Baber
PONY Hostess: Piper Roberts
Mike & Pat Ferrari Memorial Scholarship: Cameron Schofield
August 13, 2025 4:25 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras drove in four runs, Christian Yelich drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 to extend their winning streak to 12 games. Milwaukee scored double-digit runs for the second straight game and the fourth time this month. The Brewers belted out 12 hits but only two — back-to-back fourth-inning doubles by Sal Frelick and Isaac Collins — were for extra bases. Frelick and Joey Ortiz each drove in two runs and Collins had one RBI. The Brewers start an eight-game road trip with the first of three against the Reds in Cincinnati on Friday. The Pirates have lost five in a row.
August 14, 2025 4:26 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cleveland rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sustained an oblique injury during practice Wednesday and is unlikely to play in the Browns’ preseason game against the Eagles. Sanders did not finish the practice session and was ruled out of Thursday’s practice. The Browns said Sanders is day to day. Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards with two first-half touchdown passes in his NFL preseason debut against Carolina on Friday night. The Browns took Sanders in the fifth round of the NFL draft. He is part of a crowded Browns quarterback room, with Deshaun Watson expected to sit out this season.
August 14, 2025 4:28 am
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary debuting on Netflix next week. The 82-year-old Jones told The Dallas Morning News how he was initially diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent two surgeries on his lung and two on his lymph nodes over the next 10 years after skin cancer cells metastasized. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer described Jones’ fight with cancer as an “amazing story” and praised him for going public. He also revealed his own fight with thyroid cancer when he was 28.
August 13, 2025 12:01 am
It’s been a long time since a Washington County team won a PONY League World Series title. Monongahela (1954) and Washington (1955) went back-to-back in the early days of the tournament. For just the third time in the 70 years since Reggie Bolden led the locals to the top of the PONY mountain, Washington County has a winner-take-all opportunity Wednesday night. The Host team is the last undefeated team in the field and will take on Chinese Taipei, winners of five straight elimination games. Pregame ceremonies at Historic Lew Hays PONY Field begin at 6:30 pm with team introductions shortly after 7:00 pm. Hear all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online LISTEN HERE!
Wednesday, Aug. 13 — Bracket
IF Necessary game Chinese Taipei 5, Simi Valley 2
7:00 pm PONY World Series Championship: Washington County vs. Chinese Taipei
Tuesday, Aug. 12
Game 16: Division Final Washington County 11, Corpus Christi, TX 0 (5 inn.) Lucas Daniels homered for the second straight game and Clint Havanis was masterful on the mound as Washington County clinched a berth in Wednesday’s championship game, besting the South Zone entry in run-rule style. Kaden Harkins doubled home a run in the first and Niko Vitale scored on a error to give the Hosts a 2-0 lead. one inning later, with Andrew Irwin aboard, Daniels blasted a towering shot to left-center, igniting the crowd. Carson Simmers drove in another run later in the second and the blowout was on. Havanis allowed just a leadoff single in the bottom of the second, facing just two batters beyond the minimum, striking out seven. Washington County added single runs in the third and fourth then sealed the deal with a four-spot in the fifth, sending 10 batters to the plate. Vitale tripled home one run, Harkins singled in another and Ashton Fike’s pinch-hit double set the final score. With the win, the hosts await the Chinese Taipei / Simi Valley winner in the title game.
Game 15: Division Final Chinese Taipei 5, Simi Valley, CA 3 Chinese Taipei won a fourth straight game facing elimination and forced an If Necessary contest by handing the West Zone champions their first loss of the World Series. Chieh-Yu Sung singled home a pair of runs in the first, Zi-Han Yang delivered an RBI groundout i the third and a Tang-You Zhang squeezed home the final run in the fifth, extending CT’s consecutive run mark to 44. Simi Valley scored three times in the sixth, and brought the potential tying run to the plate in each of the final two innings. Riely Loggins doubled and went to third when Sawyer Jackson struck out but reached on a throwing error. Shane Smith’s ground out scored Loggins before JJ Vargas walked. Ean Devine doubled to drive in a pair, pulling Simi Valley within 5-3. Ting-Han Hung got the win, tossing 3.2 shut out innings, allowing four hits. Shih-Min Chung worked the final 3.1 innings without allowing an earned run to pick up the save.
Game 14: Corpus Christi 9, Bay County 4 A six-run second put the South Zone team in control and JJ de los Santos cruised to a complete-game victory to stay alive in the tournament. Bay County got back in the game with two runs in the fourth, two more in the fifth but didn’t have another base runner. Five different batters drove in runs for the Texans who took advantage of four errors as well. Corpus Christi banged out 13 hits to earn a rematch with Washington County in the Division Final.
Game 13: Chinese Taipei 13, Monterrey, Mexico 0 The Asia-Pacific champions extended their consecutive runs mark to 39 with the five-inning win, eliminating Monterrey. Home runs by Ting -Han Hung, En Chen and Yi-Le Li paced the 15-hit attack. Chieh-Yu Sung drove in three runs to help Hung to the win. CT sent 12 batters to the plate in the final inning, scoring six runs and invoking PONY’s run rule. Monterrey managed just two hits in the loss.
August 13, 2025 5:54 pm
The Pittsburgh Pirates today placed outfielder Oneil Cruz on the seven-day concussion injured list. Outfielder Ronny Simon has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. The 25-year-old Simon, who was claimed off waivers from Miami on June 2, hit .291 (60-for-206) with nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 30 RBI, 32 walks, 24 stolen bases and 35 runs scored in 52 games with Indianapolis prior to being promoted today. During his time with the Indians, he made 34 appearances (33 starts) in left field, 11 appearances (all starts) as the designated hitter and seven appearances (all starts) in right field.
August 13, 2025 4:25 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 for their 11th consecutive victory. Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its last 32 games. Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of three-hit ball in his second straight win. The Brewers’ 11-game winning streak is their second of the season and the second-longest in franchise history. Skenes permitted four runs and six hits in four innings.
August 13, 2025 4:27 am
Paramount and UFC have announced a billion-dollar rights deal, marking a significant shift for the fight company. UFC CEO Dana White is set to meet with Donald Trump to discuss a proposed Fourth of July fight card at the White House. The seven-year deal with Paramount, starting in 2026, is worth $1.1 billion annually. It will feature all UFC content on Paramount+ and select events on CBS. This deal simplifies offerings for fans and could impact fighter pay. White is optimistic about the future, aiming to elevate UFC’s status in the sports world.
