January 28, 2022 2:30 am
The Pirates have announced that former player Gene Clines has died. A sixth round pick of the Pirates in 1966, he hit .287 with 45 doubles, 14 triples, two home runs, 81 RBI and 51 stolen bases in 452 games as a member of the Pirates from 1970-74. He also played for the New York Mets, Texas, and Chicago Cubs. Clines went on to coach in the major leagues with the Cubs, Astros, Mariners, Brewers, and Giants. Gene Clines was 75 years old.
January 26, 2022 2:34 am
WPIAL Section Dual Meet Championships are in the books. All qualifiers for the Section Duals also advance to the WPIAL Team Tournaments. Brackets for all seven Section Duals are set. Click Here. WPIAL Team Tournament brackets will be released Thursday.
Section 4-AAA Finals: Waynesburg 37, Canon-McMillan 24; Third Place: Bethel Park 33, Peters Township 30
Semifinals: Waynesburg 62, Bethel Park 12; Canon-McMillan 44, Peters Township 21
Section 1-AA Finals: Burgettstown 34, Beth-Center 23; Third Place: Fort Cherry 33, Jeff-Morgan 28
Semifinals: Beth-Center 54, Fort Cherry 18; Burgettstown 56, Jeff-Morgan 18
Section 1-AAA Finals: Kiski Area 40, Franklin Regional 29; Third Place: Armstrong 46, Penn-Trafford 34
Semifinals: Franklin Regional 42, Armstrong 23; Kiski Area 59, Penn-Trafford 9
Section 2-AAA Finals: Latrobe 39, Connellsville 19; Third Place: Norwin 55, Thomas Jefferson 18
Semifinals: Latrobe 48, Thomas Jefferson 24; Connellsville 43, Norwin 19
Section 3-AAA Finals: North Allegheny 33, Butler 30; Third Place: Pine-Richland 41, West Allegheny 27
Semifinals: North Allegheny 47, West Allegheny 14; Butler 42, Pine-Richland 30
Section 2-AA Finals: Quaker Valley 55, Laurel 18; Third Place: Montour 36, Freedom 33
Semifinals: Quaker Valley 61, Freedom 9; Laurel 43, Montour 19
Section 3-AA Finals: Burrell 43, Mt. Pleasant 25; Third Place: Southmoreland 40, Knoch 30
Semifinals: Mt. Pleasant 71, Knoch 6; Burrell 52, Southmoreland 18
January 27, 2022 3:48 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jeff Carter still has plenty of hockey in front of him. The veteran Pittsburgh Penguins forward has agreed to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2023-24 season. The deal carries an average annual value of $3.125 million. The 37-year-old Carter has flourished since arriving at the trade deadline last spring. The two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings scored nine goals in 14 games following his acquisition by the Penguins and doesn’t appear to be slowing down in his 17th season. Carter has 12 goals for Pittsburgh, which has won 17 of 19.
January 27, 2022 3:49 am
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) – The Philadelphia Flyers are on track for their worst season in franchise history. The Flyers are on a 13-game losing streak. It’s the longest losing streak since the team’s inception in 1967. The Flyers are already the first team in NHL history with a pair of 10-game losing streaks within the first 40 games of the season. Flyers chairman Dave Scott apologized on Wednesday for the state of the state of the franchise. He says the Comcast Spectacor ownership will not sell the team.
January 26, 2022 3:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang led a four-goal, third-period barrage to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh trailed early in the third before its offensive show, when Letang scored twice and Crosby netted his 11th for the Penguins, who won their sixth straight game. Pittsburgh has 17 wins in its last 19 games. Bryan Rust and Brock McGinn both scored their 10th goals of the season and Brian Boyle added a third-period goal. Tristan Jarry stopped 13 shots. Arizona’s Clayton Keller scored his 16th goal and added an assist, and Nick Schmaltz also scored. Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves for Arizona.
January 26, 2022 3:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jamarius Burton scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as Pittsburgh shot 50% after halftime to beat Syracuse 64-53. Pitt (8-12, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid, using a 17-6 run that included three 3-pointers for a 56-46 lead with 3:52 remaining. Joe Girard made just one basket in the game, a 3-pointer, that pulled Syracuse to 60-53 with 36 seconds left. The Panthers were 13 of 26 from the floor and 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the second half. Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points, and was the only one to score in double figures for Syracuse (9-11, 3-6).
January 26, 2022 3:52 am
UNDATED (AP) – David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Ortiz, a clutch slugger and 10-time All-Star over 20 seasons mostly with the Boston Red Sox, was named on 77.9% of ballots, clearing the 75% threshold needed for enshrinement. He’s the fourth primary designated hitter voted into the Hall. Bonds, Clemens, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa were all rejected in their 10th and final years on the BBWAA ballot.
January 26, 2022 3:53 am
UNDATED (AP) – New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL’s bounty investigation, is retiring from coaching. Payton informed the team today that he is leaving his first and only NFL head coaching job with a 152-89 regular-season record – and nine playoff appearances – in 15 seasons. The Saints won the NFL title in 2009.
January 25, 2022 3:54 am
Winning coach Andy Reid is among those questioning the NFL’s overtime setup, a day after his Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield and beat Buffalo with a touchdown to advance to the AFC championship game. Reid says he expects the league to look at the rules that end the game if the team with the first possession of OT scores a touchdown. Those who support the current system say the defense needs to make a stop, and if it can’t then it gets what it deserves. The opposite viewpoint asks why shouldn’t both teams’ defenses be put in that position.
January 25, 2022 3:55 am
UNDATED (AP) – Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized free agency when the sides met face-to-face for the first time since the management lockout began Dec. 1. The union also modified its revenue-sharing proposal, asking the amount shifted from big markets to smaller ones be cut by what it said was $30 million, a figure management disputed. Another meeting in the contentious talks is scheduled Tuesday, the first consecutive sessions since the bargaining collapse last fall that led to baseball’s ninth work stoppage, its first since 1995.
