January 22, 2024 4:44 am
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunlap, the 20-year-old University of Alabama sophomore and reigning U.S. Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at the Tucson Open in 1991. He’s only the seventh amateur since 1945 — and the third since 1957 — to win a tour event. Dunlap, the only amateur in the 156-player field, surged into a three-shot lead with a sizzling 60 in the third round. He closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 29-under 259 and break the tournament scoring record as a 72-hole event.
January 21, 2024 6:34 pm
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.
January 21, 2024 8:53 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rookie Brendan Brisson scored his first career goal midway through the third period Saturday night to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Knights have won five of seven games, and they ended Pittsburgh’s four-game point streak. Vegas also had goals from Jonathan Marchessault and Pavel Dorofeyev. Logan Thompson made 23 saves before a crowd that included New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Ryan Graves and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots.
January 21, 2024 1:39 pm
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Adalynn Cherry and Katie Kovalchick both tallied career scoring highs helping the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team to a commanding 84-61 win over visiting Chatham University Saturday afternoon. The win pushes W&J into sole possession of first place in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference at 11-1. Cherry drained 7-of-11 field goal attempts including converting 4-of-7 attempts from distance to finish with 20 points. The junior guard also added six rebounds, five assists and three steals. Kovalchick continued her strong play as of late. The freshman carded 19 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists. In a highly anticipated matchup of the top two teams in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings, it was all Presidents from the opening tip in Saturday’s showdown. The Red and Black shot 53.6 percent (30-of-56) from the field. W&J also dominated on the interior, as the hosts rolled up a 58-28 advantage in rebounding. The Presidents are now 15-2 overall this season. The loss drops Chatham to 11-2 in the conference and 15-3 overall. The loss snapped the Cougars’ school record 14-game winning streak. The two teams split the regular season series as the Cougars won on their home court on Nov. 18, W&J’s only conference loss.
January 21, 2024 8:00 am
Wash High led McGuffey by eight with just under two minutes left in the first half. The Little Prexies then scored the next 13 points and rolled from there to a running-clock win over the Highlanders. Chartiers Valley swept a girls/boys doubleheader at Trinity, the girls game in overtime. Monessen swept a twinbill at Beth-Center.
Saturday
Boys Wash High 64, McGuffey 36 Watch Here
Girls Chartiers Valley 48, Trinity 43 OT
Boys Chartiers Valley 63, Trinity 54
Girls Monessen 37, Beth-Center 27
Boys Monessen 77, Beth-Center 58
Girls Clairton 76, California 36
Girls Waynesburg 51, Wash High 23
Boys Waynesburg 63, Mapletown 33
January 20, 2024 4:40 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With many players NFL eligible and others following unhappy starting quarterback Kyle McCord into the transfer portal, Ohio State football looked to be in for an unhappy winter. But it didn’t happen that way. In fact, at least a dozen key contributors eligible for the NFL draft decided to stay in Columbus for another year, and the transfer portal provided the Buckeyes with more than it took away. Coach Ryan Day got top quarterback Will Howard, running back Quinshon Judkins and center Seth McLaughlin from the portal.
January 20, 2024 4:43 am
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer tied Mike Krzyzewski as winningest coach in college basketball history with her 1,202nd victory, guiding the No. 8 Cardinal past Oregon 88-63 while losing leading scorer Cameron Brink for the final three quarters with a leg injury. VanDerveer can set the record Sunday, when she goes for 1,203 as Stanford hosts Oregon State. A couple dozen former Stanford players are expected to be on hand for the potential milestone. Kiki Iriafen led Stanford with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Chance Gray scored 19 points for Oregon.
January 19, 2024 10:31 am
Winter weather has forced multiple cancellations and re-scheduling of high school games and matches this week, including Friday’s slate. The WJPA Sports Network’s coverage of the McGuffey / Wash High boys game has been postponed to Saturday afternoon. Below, we’ve separated those events still on the schedule (as of this moment) and those that have been postponed, indicating the new date/time if available. The Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament has been shifted back one day. It will now run Saturday & Sunday at Fox Chapel.
Friday Basketball
Girls Peters Township 59, Bethel Park 55
Boys Peters Township 62, Mt. Lebanon 54
Boys Waynesburg 56, Charleroi 44
Friday Games Postponed
Boys McGuffey at Wash High, now Saturday, 1:50 pm WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here Watch Here
Girls Chartiers Valley at Trinity, now Saturday 1 pm
Boys Chartiers Valley at Trinity, now Saturday 2:30 pm
Boys Bentworth at Frazier, now Monday 7 pm
Boys Beth-Center at Ft. Cherry, now Monday 7:30 pm
Boys Burgettstown at Chartiers-Houston, now Monday 7:30 pm
Boys Canon-McMillan at West Allegheny, now Monday 7:30 pm
Boys South Park at Ringgold, re-schedule to be determined
Boys West Greene at Carmichaels, reschedule to be determined
January 18, 2024 1:01 am
The Canon-McMillan girls opened the second half of section play, falling at Mt. Lebanon. The loss drops the Big Macs into a tie for the final 6A Section 2 playoff spot with Upper St. Clair. In 2A, Burgettstown crushed Sto-Rox, staying perfect in Section 2. In Section 4, unbeaten Chartiers-Houston leads Wash High by one game with the Little Prexies now two up on California. On the boys side, Avella dropped a game back of co-leaders Union & Rochester in 1A Section 1.
Thursday
Girls Basketball (Class-Section)
6A-2 Mt. Lebanon 56, Canon-McMillan 46
2A-2 Burgettstown 61, Sto-Rox 22
2A-4 Chartiers-Houston 65, California 44
2A-4 Wash High 60, Bentworth 20
2A-4 Beth-Center at Frazier
1A-2 Avella 49, Jeff-Morgan 45
NC Fort Cherry 61, McGuffey 38
NC West Greene 45, Carmichaels 10
Boys Basketball (Class-Section)
1A-1 Union 79, Avella 57
NC California at Bentworth
Friday Games Postponed
Girls Chartiers Valley at Trinity, PPD to Saturday 1 pm
Boys Chartiers Valley at Trinity, PPD to Saturday 2:30 pm
Boys McGuffey at Wash High, PPD to Saturday, 1:50 pm WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here Watch Here
Boys Beth-Center at Ft. Cherry, PPD to Monday, 7:30 pm
January 19, 2024 1:16 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t going anywhere. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach says he expects to be back for an 18th season and that his passion for the job hasn’t waned despite another quick playoff exit. Tomlin’s status for next season was up for debate after there was speculation he may be burning out. Tomlin says his enthusiasm for the job has only intensified through the season and plans to sign a contract extension soon. While Tomlin is returning, the Steelers have plenty of questions to answer in the offseason. The team’s top priority is hiring a new offensive coordinator after Matt Canada was fired just before Thanksgiving.
