November 18, 2019 3:49 am
Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and ran for 86 yards as part of the Ravens’ sixth straight win, 41-7 over the Texans. Jackson threw for three touchdowns in the third quarter and followed with his most impressive play of the day: a 39-yard run in which he broke six tackles while weaving through the Houston secondary. Gus Edwards scored on a 63-yard run with 4:10 left to cap the scoring for the 8-2 Ravens. The Texans dropped to 6-4. Meanwhile, Oakland and Kansas City share the AFC West lead at 6-4 after Derek Carr passed for 292 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders’ 17-10 downing of the winless Bengals. Josh Jacobs had his fourth 100-yard game in the last six weeks, finishing with 112 on 23 carries. Maxx Crosby had a team rookie-record four sacks as the Raiders harassed Bengals rookie quarterback Ryan Finley in Oakland’s third straight win.
November 18, 2019 3:45 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – A person familiar with the meeting says suspended Browns star Myles Garrett will have his appeal heard by the NFL in the next few days. Garrett was suspended indefinitely hours after he swung a helmet and hit Steelers QB Mason Rudolph in the head. Garrett’s appeal must take place before Cleveland’s next game. The league is still finalizing when it will take place, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
November 18, 2019 2:04 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Vera Clemente, the widow of Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball, has died. She was 78. MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates announced her death. She died in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Major League Baseball says Vera Clemente had health issues recently. The Pittsburgh Pirates tweeted on Nov. 1 that she had been hospitalized.
November 17, 2019 8:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Dominik Kahun scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1. Kahun matched a career-high with three points. Bryan Rust also had a three-point game, with a short-handed goal and two assists. Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, and Jared McCann also scored for the Penguins.
November 17, 2019 8:03 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Quarterback Sean Clifford scored three touchdowns Saturday, leading No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana 34-27 to keep its playoff hopes alive. Penn State is 9-1 and next week plays at No. 2 Ohio State, where the top spot in the Big Ten East will be on the line. Clifford also completed 11 of 23 passes for 179 yards and ran for 55 yards. Journey Brown rushed for 100 yards and added a score.
November 16, 2019 3:48 am
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. Travis Zajac and Blake Coleman scored for the Devils. Jack Johnson scored for Penguins, and Matt Murray made 19 saves.
November 15, 2019 12:31 pm
CLEVELAND (AP) – Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and postseason by the NFL for swinging a helmet and striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head. Garrett’s violent outburst in the final seconds of Thursday’s nationally televised game against the Steelers landed him the longest suspension for a single on-field infraction in league history. Tennessee’s Albert Haynesworth was suspended five games in 2006. Garrett ripped off Rudolph’s helmet and clobbered him on top of the head with it, triggering a brawl between the rivals. Steelers center Maurkic Pouncey was suspended three games for punching and kicking Garrett, and Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was suspended for one game. He shoved Rudolph to the ground from behind during the melee. The league said Garrett will have to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell before his reinstatement is considered. The Steelers and Browns were also fined $250,000 each.
November 15, 2019 2:56 am
Wash High held Freedom to 61 yards and four first downs as the Little Prexies rolled to a 28-0 win over the Bulldogs, earning a trip to the semifinals for the third time in four years. Peters Township jumped in front of Moon Area and cruised to a 33-7 win over the Tigers, avenging their only regular season loss. West Greene’s season came to an end, losing 24-7 to Sto-Rox. Thomas Jefferson topped Blackhawk, 49-0, to earn a trip back to Heinz Field and a meeting with Belle Vernon, a 41-30 winner over defending WPIAL champion South Fayette. Belle Vernon last played for a WPIAL title in 1999–at Three Rivers Stadium.
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Friday, Nov. 15–WPIAL Semifinals
6:30 pm 2A #1 Washington vs. #5 Brentwood at Chartiers Valley (WJPA-AM)
7:00 pm 2A #2 Avonworth vs. #14 Riverside at West Allegheny
6:30 pm 5A #5 Peters Township vs. #1 Penn-Trafford at West Mifflin (WJPA-FM)
7:00 pm 5A #2 Gateway vs. #6 McKeesport at Greensburg Salem
Saturday, Nov. 16–WPIAL Championships
11:00 am 1A #1 Clairton vs. #3 Sto-Rox
2:00 pm 3A #1 Central Valley vs. #2 Aliquippa
4:45 pm 4A #1 Thomas Jefferson vs. #3 Belle Vernon (WJPA-FM)
8:00 pm 6A #1 Central Catholic vs. #2 Pine-Richland
November 14, 2019 2:43 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Washington & Jefferson College men’s soccer team will travel to John Carroll University for the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday, Nov. 16. Match time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Don Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field. W&J captured its first conference title in 12 years when they beat Geneva College by a 4-2 score in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game Saturday night at Alexandre Stadium. The Presidents compiled a 12-7-2 overall record, which included a 9-0-1 record against conference competition. The Presidents have won six in a row and nine of their past 10 games overall. This marks the third NCAA Tournament appearance in school history (2005, 2007, 2019). After Saturday night’s victory, the Presidents have four PAC titles, all coming since the 2003 season (2003, 2004, 2007, 2019). John Carroll earned an automatic berth into the Division III Championship after capturing the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title Saturday evening with a 1-0 victory over Otterbein University. The Blue Streaks, who are ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Association Poll, hold a 17-2-2 overall record. JCU enters Saturday’s match on a nine-game winning streak. Centre College (16-3-1) and Kalamazoo College (11-4-2) will square off in the other first round game Saturday in University Heights, Ohio. That first round match is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. The winners will play a second-round match at John Carroll Sunday, 3 pm, for a spot in the Sweet 16 next weekend.
November 13, 2019 3:42 am
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) – Trey McGowens scored 25 points, Terrell Brown added 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five blocks as Pittsburgh spoiled the unveiling of Robert Morris’ UPMC Events Center in a 71-57 win. Three days after getting upset at home by Nicholls State, the Panthers (2-1) responded by snapping a 24-game road losing streak that stretched back nearly three years. Pitt broke it open with a 22-10 surge to open the second half to improve to 31-0 all-time against the Colonials.
