February 28, 2025 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal at 1:03 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4. Malkin scored the tying goal in the third period and added two assists, and Erik Karlsson added two goals and Philip Tomasino also scored for Pittsburgh. Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist for Philadelphia. Owen Tippett scored his fourth goal in three games and Noah Cates also scored in consecutive games.
February 28, 2025 4:31 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire. The 35-year-old Kelce had been mulling whether to return for a 13th season. But the four-time All-Pro made his feelings clear in a text to Pat McAfee that the host read during “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday. The four-time All-Pro wrote he’s “coming back for sure.” The Chiefs’ quest to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls ended with a 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9. Kelce professed his love for football several times leading up to the Super Bowl.
February 27, 2025 4:41 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL is considering changing overtime rules in the regular season to decrease the advantage for teams who win the coin toss. League executive Troy Vincent said the competition committee agrees overtime rules need to be addressed. Receiving the ball first has become more of an advantage than pre-2011, when overtime was sudden death. Both teams currently have an opportunity to possess the ball in overtime unless a touchdown is scored on the first possession. The rules are different in the playoffs. Also, the NFL plans to use its virtual measuring system to determine first downs in 2025, although officials will still spot the ball by hand.
February 27, 2025 4:40 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are the top-ranked team, followed by the Minnesota Vikings, for the second consecutive season in the NFL Players Association report card. The Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers round out the top five in the third annual NLPA report card released Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine. The Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals were the bottom five. JC Tretter, the NFLPA’s chief strategy officer, said 1,695 players responded to the survey, an average of 52 players per team and 77% of the union’s membership. The report cards were compiled between Aug. 26 and Nov. 20.
February 25, 2025 2:00 am
Dylan Donovan scored 22 points, including 8-of-10 at the foul line, as Peters Township outlasted Mars Area in overtime to return to the WPIAL Basketball championship game. The Indians will take on Chartiers Valley Saturday night in the final game of the three-day championship event at the Petersen Events Center on the Pitt campus. Canon-McMillan girls fell behind early, pulled back to within 3 points after intermission, but couldn’t sustain the drive, losing to #1 Norwin. The Big Macs will host Mt. Lebanon in the 6A girls 3rd place game Thursday with only the winner advancing to the PIAA tournament. Chartiers-Houston’s girls host a ‘win-and-you’re-in’ game Wednesday night as the Bucs host Laurel. We’ll have both state qualifier games on WJPA-AM (1450) and online and we’re producing the NFHS Video stream (subscription required under WPIAL agreements). Click for WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Semifinals
Saturday, Feb. 22
Girls 5A #2 Peters Township 46, #6 Thomas Jefferson 43
Girls 5A #1 South Fayette 67, #13 Mars Area 32
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Girls 6A #1 Norwin 42, #4 Canon-McMillan 26
Boys 5A #6 Peters Township 58, #10 Mars Area 52 OT
WPIAL Consolation Brackets
Saturday, Feb. 22
Boys 2A #6 OL/Sacred Heart 54, #7 Chartiers-Houston 45
Monday, Feb. 24
Girls 2A Fort Cherry 58, Laurel 33. Fort Cherry clinches PIAA berth.
Girls 2A Rochester 48, Chartiers-Houston 46 2OT. Rochester clinches PIAA berth.
Girls 1A St. Joseph 54, West Greene 38. St. Joseph clinches PIAA berth. West Greene is eliminated.
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Girls 2A 7th place game: Laurel at Chartiers-Houston, 6:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here Winner clinches PIAA berth. Loser is eliminated.
Girls 2A 5th place game: Ft. Cherry vs. Rochester (both have clinched PIAA berths)
Boys 2A 7th place game: Chartiers-Houston at Northgate (both have clinched PIAA berths)
Thursday, Feb. 27
Girls 6A 3rd place game: Mt. Lebanon at Canon-McMillan, 5:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here Winner clinches PIAA berth. Loser is eliminated.
February 26, 2025 4:30 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink had one goal and three assists for a career-high four points, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1. Noah Cates had two goals and an assist in Philadelphia’s third consecutive win. Tyson Foerster had a goal and two assists, and Owen Tippett and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored. Brink and Cates scored 10 seconds apart late in the second period, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-1 lead. Samuel Ersson made 23 saves for the Flyers. Philip Tomasino scored for the Penguins in their fourth consecutive loss.
February 26, 2025 4:32 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta considers the mounting allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against kicker Justin Tucker “serious” and “concerning.” He said Tuesday the team will let the NFL’s investigation play out before determining how to proceed. The Baltimore Banner reported that 16 massage therapists in the Baltimore area have accused Tucker of inappropriate behavior. DeCosta says he has met with Tucker but declined to provide specifics of the conversation. The Ravens have instituted a zero-tolerance policy but DeCosta says the team will apply that policy on a case-by-case basis.
February 26, 2025 4:29 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni pushed back against the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push play his team has used so successfully in short-yardage situations, including during its victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed Tuesday that the Packers were the team that had made that proposal. The tush push is a modified quarterback sneak where teammates behind Jalen Hurts push him forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.
February 25, 2025 4:22 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One NFL team is proposing an end to the tush push play the Philadelphia Eagles have used so successfully at the goal line and in short-yardage situations, including during their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. According to NFL Network and the Washington Post, league executive Troy Vincent said Monday that a team submitted a proposal to ban the play. Vincent didn’t identify the team. The tush push is a modified quarterback sneak where two teammates behind Jalen Hurts push him forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.
February 25, 2025 4:25 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians said in a statement Monday that Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes. Dolan, a Cleveland native, bought the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. The Dolan family is the longest-tenured ownership group in Cleveland franchise history. The franchise was known as the Cleveland Indians before changing its name to the Guardians after the 2021 season. Over the past 24 seasons, Cleveland has won seven American League Central Division titles, made nine postseason appearances and advanced to the 2016 World Series before losing to the Chicago Cubs.
