January 25, 2024 4:45 am
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. He leaves Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national championship since 1997. Harbaugh made the highly anticipated decision to go back to the NFL after a second interview and resume his chase for a Super Bowl that eluded him as a quarterback and coach. He will be the first former Chargers player to return to the team as head coach.
January 25, 2024 4:47 am
Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days. NHL players Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames and former NHL player Alex Formenton now with Swiss club Ambri-Piotta all have been granted leave in recent days. Police in London, Ontario, launched an investigation in 2022 after word emerged that Hockey Canada settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by several members of that team at a gala. The Globe & Mail reported Wednesday that five players from that team were asked to surrender to face charges of sexual assault.
January 23, 2024 12:01 am
Sarah Scott hit a put-back as the overtime buzzer sounded, lifting Lincoln Park to a win over Trinity and sole possession of first place in 5A Section 4. Trinity rebounded a missed free throw but couldn’t hold the ball, allowing the Leopards two chances late in the extra period. Lincoln Park has now won 16 straight while the Hillers have lost three in a row, all in overtime. Peters Township girls extended their season-opening win streak to 17 games.
In boys action, McGuffey snapped a two-game skid, rolling past Mount Pleasant. Wash High maintained its one-game lead in 3A Section 4 with an easy win at Charleroi. In 2A Section 4, Chartiers-Houston won for the third straight game, pushing Beth-Center 2.5 games out of the playoff picture. Fort Cherry stayed unbeaten in league play.
Tuesday–Girls Basketball
5A-4 Lincoln Park 61, Trinity 60 OT Watch Here
6A-2 Peters Township 51, Baldwin 41
N/C Southmoreland 41, Bentworth 37
N/C Carlynton at Ringgold PPD
Tuesday–Boys Basketball
3A-4 Wash High 68, Charleroi 34
3A-4 McGuffey 62, Mt. Pleasant 36
3A-4 Brownsville 51, Waynesburg 31
2A-4 Fort Cherry 77, Bentworth 51
2A-4 Burgettstown 56, Carmichaels 48
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 50, Beth-Center 35
N/C Jeff-Morgan 55, Avella 53
N/C Carrick 72, California 42
N/C Peters Township 89, Elizabeth-Forward 61
N/C West Mifflin 61, Ringgold 57
N/C Baldwin 57, Trinity 50
January 24, 2024 3:32 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Carlton Carrington scored 19 points and reserve Ishmael Leggett scored 14 points and Pittsburgh beat Georgia Tech 72-64. Jaland Lowe and reserve Guillermo Diaz Graham each scored 12 points for Pitt which showed no letdown after its 80-76 win against No. 7 Duke. Pitt has won three of its last five games. Before fouling out at the end, Diaz Graham buried a 3-pointer with 11:15 left ending a 43-all tie and the Panthers led for the remainder. Baye Ndongo scored 17 points for the Yellow Jackets.
January 24, 2024 3:35 am
Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team’s opening at first base. A person familiar with the move confirmed it to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Milwaukee won the NL Central last year with a 92-70 record before getting eliminated by Arizona in their Wild Card Series. The addition of Hoskins gives the Brewers another power bat for the middle of their lineup. They had Rowdy Tellez and Carlos Santana at first base in 2023, but they let go of Tellez after the season and he signed with Pittsburgh in December. Santana remains a free agent.
January 22, 2024 12:01 am
Girls 2A Section 4 leader Chartiers-Houston stayed a game up on Wash High with a road win at Beth-Center. California’s home win over Carmichaels has the Trojans in control of the third playoff spot. Canon-McMillan’s loss drops the Big Macs to fifth place in 6A Section 2, a half-game out of the playoffs. Boys 2A Section 4 front-runner Fort Cherry stayed perfect with a home win over Beth-Center. Chartiers-Houston upset Burgettstown, dropping the Blue Devils two games back of Fort Cherry. Bentworth’s loss at Frazier pushed the Bearcats two games back of the last playoff spot.
Monday–Girls basketball
6A-2 Chartiers Valley 41, Canon-McMillan 38
4A-3 Belle Vernon 50, Ringgold 20
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 51, Beth-Center 36
2A-4 California 45, Carmichaels 38
2A-4 Bentworth 54, Frazier 47
N/C McGuffey 60, Jeff-Morgan 19
N/C Charleroi 69, Geibel 50
N/C Fort Cherry 49, West Greene 32
N/C Wash High 44, Brentwood 32
N/C Avella at Aquinas Academy PPD
Monday–Boys Basketball
2A-4 Fort Cherry 85, Beth-Center 41
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 53, Burgettstown 35
2A-4 Frazier 63, Bentworth 46
1A-2 Jeff-Morgan 70, Geibel 50
N/C West Allegheny 59, Canon-McMillan 58
January 23, 2024 4:33 am
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Lawson Crouse scored a bizarre goal in the third period, Connor Ingram stopped 25 shots and the Arizona Coyotes ended an 11-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 win. Crouse was credited with a goal on a delayed penalty by the Coyotes when Evgeni Malkin mishandled a pass from Kris Letang and the puck trickled into the empty net. Crouse was the last Arizona player to touch the puck and earned the power-play goal that put the Coyotes up 4-2. The gaffe marred Sidney Crosby’s 577th career goal, which tied him with Mark Recchi for 21st place on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
January 23, 2024 4:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have bolstered the back end of their bullpen, agreeing to terms with seven-time All-Star reliever Aroldis Chapman on a one-year deal worth $10.5 million. The deal is pending completion of a physical, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal isn’t yet final. Chapman gives the Pirates an experienced left-hander to work in a potential set-up role for All-Star closer David Bednar. The 14-year veteran, who turns 36 next month, has 321 career saves while playing for five teams but has evolved into a set-up man over the last two seasons.
January 22, 2024 4:42 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC championship game following a 27-24 divisional round playoff win over the Buffalo Bills. Isiah Pacheco scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run 40 seconds into the fourth quarter in a game the teams traded leads five times. The Chiefs clinched the win by running out the clock after Buffalo’s Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal attempt wide right with 1:43 remaining. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs move on to face the conference’s top-seeded Baltimore Ravens.
January 22, 2024 4:43 am
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in a divisional-round playoff game, lifting the long-suffering franchise into the NFC championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise history. The Lions won two playoff games in a season for the first time since 1957, the last year they won the NFL title. They will play at San Francisco, the NFC’s top seed, next Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl — a game they have never played in. Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes for the Bucs but he was intercepted by Derrick Barnes to end Tampa Bay’s chances.
