November 3, 2021 3:49 am
HOUSTON (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6. Jorge Soler hit his third home run of the Series, and Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson also connected. Max Fried got stomped on in the first inning, then delivered the best start of the entire World Series for the champion Braves. Fried got 18 outs against the 19 batters faced after his right ankle got stepped on by Michael Brantley’s rubber cleat in the first inning. Fried became the first pitcher in this World Series to complete six innings. Steadied by 66-year-old manager Brian Snitker, an organization man for four decades, the underdog Braves won the franchise’s fourth title. Freeman hit an RBI double and then punctuated the romp with a solo home run in the seventh that made it 7-0. By then, it was a total team effort. Ailing star Ronald Acuna Jr., the dynamo of Atlanta’s future, bounded from the dugout to join the celebration for Freeman, the longtime face of the franchise. Consider it a tribute to the greatest Braves player of them all, Mr. Hank Aaron. The Hall of Fame slugger died Jan. 22 at 86, still rooting for his old team, and his legacy was stamped all over this Series. The loss denied 72-year-old Astros manager Dusty Baker the crown. Jorge Soler was a bit player during the Chicago Cubs’ drought-smashing victory over Cleveland five years ago, but, now he’s been voted MVP of Atlanta Braves’ six-game World Series win over over the Houston Astros. Soler hit .316 with three home runs and six RBIs. He became the first batter to lead off a World Series with a home run, hit a go-ahead, seventh-inning drive in Game 4 and put the Braves ahead in Game 6 with a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the third against Luis Garcia.
November 3, 2021 3:45 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded veteran outside linebacker Melvin Ingram to the Kansas City Chiefs for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The teams made the announcement hours before the NFL’s trade deadline. The move gives Kansas City’s struggling defense some much-needed help, though Ingram did sit out Pittsburgh’s win over Cleveland on Sunday with what the team called a groin injury. The 32-year-old Ingram spent the first nine years of his career with the Los Angeles Chargers before signing a one-year deal with Pittsburgh in July.
November 3, 2021 9:03 am
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Tuesday, Nov. 2 results:
Boys 4A: #2 Peters Township 4, #6 North Allegheny 1
Wednesday, Nov. 3 schedule (PIAA qualifier, WPIAL 3rd place):
Boys 2A: #4 Charleroi vs. #6 Ambridge, 6:30 pm at Peters Township
Saturday, Nov. 6 (WPIAL Championship)
Boys 4A: #2 Peters Township vs. #1 Seneca Valley, 5:45 pm at Highmark Stadium
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Tuesday, Nov. 2 results:
1A #3 Greensburg Central Catholic 3, #7 California 2
Thursday, Nov. 4 schedule (PIAA qualifier, WPIAL 3rd place):
1A #7 California vs. #4 Leechburg, 6 pm at Fox Chapel
November 2, 2021 3:50 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Desperate for a win, the Kansas City Chiefs got one against the short-handed New York Giants. Harrison Butker hit a pair of fourth-quarter field goals, including the go-ahead 34-yarder with 1:07 left to give the Chiefs a 20-17 comeback victory against the Giants. Patrick Mahomes threw for 275 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the 4-4 Chiefs, who had to overcome two more turnovers along with 12 penalties for more than 100 yards. Tyreek Hill led the Chiefs with 12 catches for 94 yards and a score. The 2-6 Giants have lost three games with late field goals this season. Daniel Jones had 222 yards passing with two touchdowns and a pick for New York, but he also was sacked three times. The Giants were without running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver Kenny Golladay, both out with injuries.
November 1, 2021 10:52 pm
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Tuesday, Nov. 2 schedule:
Boys 4A: #2 Peters Township 4, #6 North Allegheny 1
Wednesday, Nov. 3 schedule (PIAA qualifier, WPIAL 3rd place):
Boys 2A: #4 Charleroi vs. #6 Ambridge, 6:30 pm at Peters Township
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Tuesday, Nov. 2 results:
1A #3 Greensburg Central Catholic 3, #7 California 2
November 2, 2021 3:48 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has steadied his team following a 1-3 start. The Steelers have won three straight to get back into the mix in the AFC North. The latest victory came in a 15-10 triumph over Cleveland that pushed Pittsburgh’s record to 4-3 as the season nears the midway point. The win also pushed Tomlin’s career victory total to 149, tying him with predecessor Bill Cowher for the second most in franchise history. Tomlin will get a chance to slip past Cowher when the Steelers host Chicago next week.
November 1, 2021 1:30 pm
According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, Von Miller’s time in Denver has come to an end. The longtime Broncos star is reportedly being traded to the Rams, as Denver and Los Angeles have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster trade ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. ESPN is reporting that the Broncos and the Rams agreed to a blockbuster trade Monday afternoon. The NFL’s trade deadline is set for Tuesday afternoon. “The Broncos are finalizing a trade to send eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two second-day 2022 draft picks, league sources tell ESPN,” he reports.
November 1, 2021 3:55 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger handed Cleveland yet another loss as the Pittsburgh Steelers survived losing kicker Chris Boswell for the entire second half in a 15-10 win over the Browns. Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass and rookie Najee Harris had an 8-yard TD run after halftime for the Steelers, who were handicapped by Boswell suffering a concussion on a blown trick play. The Browns had plenty of chances, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry had a costly fumble and then dropped two Baker Mayfield passes in the final 6:04. Roethlisberger is 24-3-1 in career starts against Cleveland.
November 1, 2021 3:51 am
ATLANTA (AP) – Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, too, refusing to let their season slip away and rallying past the Atlanta Braves 9-5 to cut their Series deficit to 3-2. Game 6 is Tuesday night in Houston. Correa had three hits after getting moved up to third in the lineup for Game 5 while Bregman was dropped to seventh. Martin Maldonado found three different ways to drive in runs, and pinch-hitter Marwin Gonzalez blooped a two-out, two-run single in the fifth for a 7-5 lead.
October 31, 2021 1:41 am
The WPIAL released the football playoff pairings Saturday night. The match-ups include 11 Washington/Greene County teams in the pairings.
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Friday, Nov. 5
6A #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 North Allegheny
5A #11 Peters Township at #6 North Hills
2A #13 New Brighton at #4 Wash High WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here
2A #10 Mohawk at #7 Chartiers-Houston WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
2A #14 McGuffey at #3 Laurel
2A #16 Beth-Center at #1 Steel Valley
1A #14 Burgettstown vs. #3 Bishop Canevin at Canon-McMillan
1A #10 California at #7 Leechburg
1A #11 Shenango at #6 Carmichaels
1A #12 Mapletown at #5 Rochester
1A #13 Springdale at #4 West Greene
