July 3, 2019 3:49 am
LYON, France (AP) – Alex Morgan celebrated her go-ahead goal with a cheeky tea-sipping motion and Alyssa Naeher stopped a late penalty kick to send the United States into the final at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over England on Tuesday night. The top-ranked United States will face the winner of Wednesday’s semifinal between the Netherlands and Sweden in the Americans’ third straight appearance in the World Cup title match. Christen Press – who started with Megan Rapinoe out with a hamstring injury – put the United States up early in the match but Ellen White’s goal tied it before 20 minutes had passed. Morgan’s sixth goal of the tournament came before the break and on her 30th birthday. She hadn’t had a goal since she scored five in the team’s 13-0 rout of Thailand to open the tournament.
July 2, 2019 3:53 am
UNDATED (AP) – Major League Baseball has been rocked by the sudden death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs at age 27. Skaggs was with the team in Texas when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they are investigating, but no foul play is suspected at this time. Skaggs had been a regular in the Angels’ starting rotation since late 2016, when he returned from Tommy John surgery. He struggled with injuries repeatedly over the past three seasons, but persevered to become a valuable starter in Los Angeles’ injury-plagued rotation.
July 1, 2019 5:26 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Eric Thames homered leading off the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Sunday. Thames, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, blasted an 0-1 pitch from Pirates reliever Kyle Crick (3-4) to straightaway center, a 432-foot shot that hit just below the scoreboard. Milwaukee took two of three from its NL Central rival and moved into a first-place tie with the Chicago Cubs, who lost to Cincinnati. The Brewers finished their homestand at 5-5. Jeremy Jeffress (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Matt Albers worked the ninth to pick up his first save of the season. Milwaukee’s Zach Davies, who had an 8.10 ERA over his previous four starts, allowed one run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two. He also drove in the Brewers’ first run with a two-out single in the fourth after the Pirates intentionally waked Manny Pina. Melky Cabrera had a run-scoring single in the first for the Pirates. Pittsburgh’s Steven Brault allowed one run and five hits but lasted just 4 2/3 innings after throwing 97 pitches. Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman had his hitting streak halted at 19 games.
June 30, 2019 11:14 pm
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded high-scoring winger Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes for center Alex Galchenyuk. Minor league defenseman Pierre-Oliver Joseph will also go to Pittsburgh. The Coyotes get minor league defenseman Dane Birks and a 2021 fourth-round draft pick.
June 27, 2019 1:40 pm
HOUSTON (AP) – Josh Bell hit his 21st homer, Corey Dickerson had four hits and three RBIs, and rookie Dario Agrazal threw six strong innings to earn his first major league win as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Houston Astros 14-2 on Wednesday night. Bell connected off rookie Framber Valdez (3-4) for a two-run shot in the first inning and the Pirates added two runs each in the second and third to build a 6-1 lead and cruise to their fifth victory in six games. Pittsburgh led 8-2 entering the ninth before tacking on six runs when Houston manager AJ Hinch sent first baseman Tyler White to the mound with his team way behind. Agrazal (1-0), called up from Triple-A Indianapolis before the game, yielded five hits and one run in his second career start. Jung Ho Kang added a two-run homer for Pittsburgh. Kevin Newman had four hits, capped by a two-run homer, to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 16 games – longest in the majors. George Springer had three hits, including a leadoff homer in his second game back from the injured list. But the AL West-leading Astros failed to generate much offense besides that as they lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
June 5, 2019 9:34 am
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says Zdeno Chara will be checked out in Boston to see whether he will be able to play in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Chara took a deflected puck off his face in the second period of Game 4 on Monday night, which the St. Louis Blues won 4-2 to tie the series at two games apiece. He returned to the bench for the third period wearing a full face shield, but he did not play. Game 5 is Thursday night in Boston.
June 5, 2019 9:33 am
Chartiers-Houston rallied from a three-run deficit after five innings to knock off District 10 champion Union City, 7-3, Monday afternoon, capping a strong day for area teams in the first round of the state playoffs. West Greene, West Allegheny and Keystone Oaks softball were also first round winners along with California and Seton-La Salle baseball. The PIAA quarterfinals are schedule for Thursday. Click for PIAA Brackets — SOFTBALL — BASEBALL
PIAA Quarterfinals — Softball / Baseball
Thursday, June 6
1A California vs. D-10 champion West Middlesex, 1:30 pm at Pullman Park, Butler
2A Seton-La Salle vs. WPIAL third-place Laurel, 2 pm at Shaler HS
1A West Greene vs. D-9 runnerup Clarion, 2 pm at Slippery Rock Univeristy
2A Chartiers-Houston vs. WPIAL runnerup Frazier, 3 pm at Peters Twp. HS — WJPA-AM (1450)
3A Keystone Oaks vs. D-6 champion Bald Eagle Area, 5 pm at St. Francis Univ., Loretto
5A West Allegheny vs. WPIAL third-place Penn-Trafford, 5:30 pm at Peters Twp. HS — WJPA-AM (1450)
June 17, 2020 3:47 am
UNDATED (AP) – NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett says he has tested positive for coronavirus and now is in quarantine. The three-time Daytona 500 winner and 1999 Cup champion made the announcement during NBCSN’s Hall of Fame announcement show on Tuesday. The 63-year-old Jarrett told viewers that was why he didn’t return to the television studio with the rest of the crew. He says the only symptom he has is a slight cough that he’s has gotten better each day since his test last week.
June 16, 2020 3:44 am
UNDATED (AP) – The agent for Ezekiel Elliott says the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys has tested positive for the coronavirus. Rocky Arceneaux tells the NFL Network Elliott is feeling OK and recovering. A person with direct knowledge of the diagnosis tells The Associated Press that Elliott had the positive test about a week ago and could be described as symptomatic. Only players who have been rehabilitating injuries have been allowed inside team facilities during the shutdown. That hasn’t included Elliott.
June 14, 2020 7:28 am
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The PGA Tour has returned after three months because of the pandemic, and it has not taken long for fans to see what they were missing. Xander Schauffele made a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 66 and a one-shot lead over an All-Star cast at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Among those one shot behind were Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland. Among the 14 players separated by three shots were Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose. That sets up what should by a dynamic Sunday with no spectators allowed on the course. But there were unofficial spectators watching at Colonial even though none are allowed on the course. There weren’t even tickets for Colonial members. But some of them had obstructed views from one of three temporary party tents and grandstands set up in the yards of nearby homes. The cheers from there could be heard at the far end of the course.
