March 12, 2021 3:56 am
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Evgeni Malkin had a goal and assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the free-falling Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Jake Guentzel scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 8:24 left in the second period. Brandon Tanev, Anthony Angelo and Bryan Rust, with an empty-netter, also scored. Tristan Jarry stopped 21 shots and was assisted on Rust’s goal. Pittsburgh has won 11 of its past 14. Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan became the NHL’s fourth U.S.-born coach to win 300 games, and 12th overall to have that many career victories and at least two Stanley Cup titles. The teams will complete the two-game series Saturday night.
March 10, 2021 2:26 am
The WPIAL Basketball Tournaments have advanced to the semifinals with eight games remaining Thursday night. So far, the top seed has reached the final in all eight brackets completed with the #2 seed making it in seven of the eight. 6A Boys #6 Pine-Richland is the only finalist not with a #1 or #2 by its name. Thursday’s semifinals include #1 Trinity hosting Woodland Hills in the 5A Girls bracket. We’ll have that game for you on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online Listen Here. Click for Girls Brackets, Boys Brackets. Here’s the schedule for Washington & Greene County teams.
WPIAL Semifinals
Thursday, Mar. 11, 6:00 pm
Girls 5A #5 Woodland Hills at #1 Trinity WJPA-FM Listen Here (airtime 5:45 pm)
Girls 1A #3 Eden Christian at #2 West Greene
WPIAL Finals
Friday, Mar. 12
5:00 pm 2A Girls #1 Neshannock vs. #2 Serra Catholic at North Allegheny
5:00 pm 4A Girls #1 Beaver Area vs. #2 Quaker Valley at Peters Township
8:00 pm 1A Boys #1 Bishop Canevin vs. #2 Rochester at North Allegheny
8:00 pm 6A Boys #1 Upper St. Clair vs. #6 Pine-Richland at Peters Township WJPA-FM Listen Here
Saturday, Mar. 13
5:00 pm 3A Girls #1 North Catholic vs. #2 Mohawk at North Allegheny
5:00 pm 2A Boys #1 Our Lady/Sacred Heart vs. #2 Greens. Cent. Catholic at Peters Township
8:00 pm 5A Boys #1 Chartiers Valley vs. #2 New Castle at North Allegheny
8:00 pm 6A Girls #1 North Allegheny vs. #2 Upper St. Clair at Peters Township WJPA-FM Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 15
5:00 pm 3A Boys South Allegheny/Aliquippa vs. Neshannock/Ellwood City at North Allegheny
5:00 pm 1A Girls Rochester/Aquinas Academy vs. West Greene/Eden Christian at Peters Township
8:00 pm 4A Boys Belle Vernon/North Catholic vs. Lincoln Park/Montour at North Allegheny
8:00 pm 5A Girls Trinity/Woodland Hills vs. Chartiers Valley/Latrobe at Peters Township
March 11, 2021 3:49 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Jamari Wheeler scored a career-high 19 points, and No. 11 seed Penn State pulled away inside the last four minutes to beat No. 14 seed Nebraska 72-66 in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Penn State (11-13) has won four of its last five games and plays sixth-seeded Wisconsin in the second round Thursday. Tied at 59-all with 3:48 remaining, John Harrar made a free throw and Myles Dread hit a 3-pointer to spark a 13-7 closing run by the Nittany Lions, who trailed 37-23 at the break. Trey McGowens scored 13 points for Nebraska (7-20).
March 11, 2021 3:52 am
UNDATED (AP) – The NFL’s salary cap will be $182.5 million per team in the upcoming season, a drop of 8% from 2020. The league’s loss of revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic caused the first decrease in the cap since 2011, which followed an uncapped season. Free agency begins next Wednesday, though the “legal tampering” period starts Monday. The NFL is close to agreement on extensions of its broadcast contracts, but those deals won’t affect the 2021 season.
March 11, 2021 3:50 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Texas Rangers could be the first team to return to full attendance capacity. The team hopes to have a full house for its home opener next month after debuting a new 40,518-seat stadium without fans in the stands for its games last season. An order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took effect Wednesday allowing businesses to operate at 100% if they choose.
March 9, 2021 2:15 am
Courtney Dahlquist scored 19 points and Trinity rolled up 11-0 and 18-0 runs in the first half, sprinting past #8 Fox Chapel and into Thursday’s semifinals. Trinity will host #5 Woodland Hills, a four-point winner over #4 Thomas Jefferson. West Greene easily handled Bishop Canevin while Avella lost at #1 Rochester in the Class 1A girls brackets. Click for Girls Brackets, Boys Brackets. Here’s the schedule for Washington & Greene County teams.
Semifinals
Thursday, Mar. 11, 6:00 pm
Girls 5A #5 Woodland Hills at #1 Trinity WJPA-FM Listen Here (airtime 5:45 pm)
Girls 1A #3 Eden Christian at #2 West Greene
March 10, 2021 4:05 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Kasperi Kapanen got his fourth goal in his last five games and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 4-2. Kapanen and Teddy Blueger scored in the second period to give the Penguins a lead they didn’t relinquish. Sidney Crosby’s empty-net goal with 32 seconds to go provided the final margin. Tristan Jarry made 33 saves for the Penguins, who finished a 4-1 homestand. Jack Johnson and Ryan Strome scored for the Rangers.
March 10, 2021 4:03 am
UNDATED (AP) – The NHL will be returning to ESPN beginning next season. People familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the two sides have reached agreement on a seven-year contract that includes four Stanley Cup Finals. The deal was first reported by SportsNet in Canada. NBC is in the final season of a 10-year contract worth $2 billion that gives it national NHL rights, but the league will air on multiple networks in its next agreement. NBC has aired games since 2005 and is still among the bidders for the other part of the deal, which includes three Stanley Cup Finals.
March 10, 2021 4:00 am
UNDATED (AP) – Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce, “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers star Michael Cooper and 11-time NBA All-Star Chris Bosh lead a list of 14 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The list features six other first-time finalists: former NBA coach Rick Adelman, Villanova coach Jay Wright, two-time Olympic gold medalist Yolanda Griffith, three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson and former WNBA coach of the year Marianne Stanley, plus Hall of Famer Bill Russell as a coach. The other finalists are high school coaching great Leta Andrews, Michigan “Fab Five” member Chris Webber, 2000 Olympic gold medalist Tim Hardaway, five-time NBA All-Star Marques Johnson and four-time NBA defensive player of the year Ben Wallace. The Class of 2021 will be announced May 16.
March 10, 2021 2:55 am
CALIFORNIA, PA – The California University of Pennsylvania athletic department hosted dedication and ribbon cutting ceremonies at renovated Lilley Field Tuesday prior to the season-opening softball doubleheader against Gannon. Following the ceremonies, the Vulcans started their first home contest at Lilley Field since April 30, 2017 – a span of 1,409 days. Cal U played the entirety of its schedule on the road in both 2018 and 2019. Lilley Field was ready to debut in the spring of 2020 before the season was halted prior to league play due to the COVD-19 pandemic. The updates to the facility were extensive with Lilley Field now featuring new dugouts, bullpen and batting cages, fencing and warning track.
