January 31, 2022 3:48 am
BOSTON (AP) – Makai Ashton-Langford tossed in 21 points and Boston College breezed to a 69-56 victory over Pittsburgh. DeMarr Langford scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half to help Boston College (9-11, 4-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) take a 31-22 lead into intermission. Quinten Post pitched in with 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for his first career double-double. Ashton-Langford sank 8 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers. Femi Idukale finished with 14 points and five rebounds for the Panthers (8-13, 3-7).
January 30, 2022 8:30 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime after Joe Burrow kept his cool while leading a furious second-half comeback to get the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years with a 27-24 victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. The Bengals erased an 18-point deficit to take a late 24-21 lead but Harrison Butker’s 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation sent it to overtime a week after his 49-yarder on the final play of regulation did the same against Buffalo. Vonn Bell intercepted Mahomes on the third play of overtime and Burrow and the Bengals took over.
January 30, 2022 7:50 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Only Tom Brady could turn a retirement decision into must-see drama. Despite reports that he is retiring, Brady has told the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he hasn’t made up his mind, two people familiar with the details told The Associated Press. It’s unknown when he’ll make an announcement, leaving his team guessing and fans hoping for one more run that seems unlikely considering his age and family situation. A week after leading the Buccaneers back from a 27-3 deficit against the Rams only to watch from the sideline as the defense allowed a game-winning drive, Brady’s future took over the NFL landscape one day before a pair of conference championship games. ESPN first reported Brady’s retirement on Saturday, citing unidentified sources. Brady’s company posted a tweet indicating he’s retiring, and reaction came from around the world congratulating Brady on his career. Even the NFL’s Twitter account posted a series of congratulatory messages.
January 30, 2022 4:07 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger isn’t the only one with longtime ties to the Pittsburgh Steelers stepping away. General manager Kevin Colbert, who has spent more than two decades overseeing a roster that’s made the Steelers perennial contenders, is stepping away after the NFL draft this spring. Team president Art Rooney II says Colbert wants to move into a more advisory role. The team has already conducted interviews with internal candidates Omar Khan and Brandon Hunt and shortly will turn its eye to candidates outside the organization.
January 30, 2022 7:52 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luke List knew he had a long wait coming after he finished his impressive final round eight groups ahead of the other leaders, so he fetched a cookie to occupy his 3-year-old daughter when he settled down to watch from the Torrey Pines dining room with his family. Two hours later in the California gloaming, List secured an even better treat for little Ryann List. “She’s been telling me for a long time, ‘Daddy, I want a trophy,’” List said. “And I finally got one.” List earned his first PGA Tour victory with a birdie on the first playoff hole Saturday, holding off Will Zalatoris well after sunset to win the Farmers Insurance Open. List began the final round five shots back of leaders Zalatoris and Jason Day, but made seven birdies in a 6-under 66. He had to exercise his patience and preparedness before learning if he had a shot to win in his 206th tour start. His PGA Tour career began in 2013, six years after he turned pro out of Vanderbilt, but was quickly interrupted by a two-year trip back to what was then the Web.com Tour.
January 29, 2022 4:08 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Filip Zadina and Givani Smith scored in regulation for Detroit, and Calvin Pickard stopped 36 shots through overtime and all three Pittsburgh skaters in the tiebreaker. Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Penguins, who lost for the second time in two days following a six-game win streak. Pittsburgh is 17-2-2 in its last 21 games dating back to Dec. 4. Casey DeSmith had 30 saves for the Penguins, who have points in eight straight games overall (6-0-2) and 10 consecutive at home.
January 29, 2022 4:10 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Will Zalatoris and Jason Day charged past Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas to share the third-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Zalatoris posted Friday’s best round with a 7-under 65, and two-time Farmers champion Day shot a 67. They were at 14 under heading to the final round of the tournament, which will finish Saturday to avoid a television conflict with the NFL’s two conference championship games.
Rahm and Aaron Rai were 13 under, and Thomas, Sungjae Im and Cameron Tringale were another shot back.
January 28, 2022 3:51 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Adam Larsson scored the first overtime goal in Seattle Kraken history to lift the expansion team to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Kraken trailed 1-0 when Jared McCann scored with 3:56 left in regulation against his former team to force overtime. Larsson then won it 1:17 into the extra period to give Seattle its fourth win in six games following a nine-game losing streak. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 shots while helping the Kraken snap the Penguins’ six-game winning streak. Seattle picked up just its fifth road win of the season. Evgeni Malkin scored his fourth of the season for Pittsburgh.
January 28, 2022 2:14 am
The WPIAL Wrestling Committee has set the matchups for the 2A & 3A Team Tournaments. Burrell, Burgettstown, Quaker Valley and Beth-Center are the top four seeds in 2A. Waynesburg, Latrobe, Connellsville and Canon-McMillan earned top seeds and hosting rights in 3A. Action is set to get underway Wednesday with first round and quarterfinal matches. Semifinals and finals are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5 at Chartiers-Houston (2A) and Peters Township (3A). Click Here for the WPIAL Team Tournament brackets. The two-county area has seven teams, five from Washington County, two from Greene.
Class 2A, First Round (6:00 pm), Quarterfinals (15 minutes following conclusion)
at Burrell #9 Fort Cherry vs. #8 Montour. Winner vs. #1 Burrell
at Beth-Center #12 Jeff-Morgan vs. #5 Mt. Pleasant. Winner vs. #4 Beth-Center — Quarterfinals on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
at Quaker Valley #6 Laurel vs. #11 Knoch. Winner vs. #3 Quaker Valley
at Burgettstown #7 Southmoreland vs. #10 Freedom. Winner vs. #2 Burgettstown
Class 3A, First Round (6:00 pm), Quarterfinals (15 minutes following conclusion)
at Waynesburg #16 Thomas Jefferson vs. #1 Waynesburg, #9 Norwin vs. #8 Franklin Regional
at Canon-McMillan #5 North Allegheny vs. #12 Bethel Park, #13 West Allegheny vs. #4 Canon-McMillan — Both rounds on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
at Connellsville #14 Peters Township vs. #3 Connellsville, #11 Pine-Richland vs. #6 Kiski Area
at Greater Latrobe #7 Butler vs. #10 Armstrong, #15 Penn-Trafford vs. #2 Greater Latrobe
January 28, 2022 2:22 am
It’s official. Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced that he is retiring after 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 39 year old quarterback made the announcement in a video message posted on social media. The 11th overall pick in the 2004 draft, Roethlisberger finishes with the most victories of any quarterback who spent his entire career with one team. He led the Steelers to two Super Bowl titles, eight division titles and 165 regular season victories that rank fifth all-time in NFL history.
