November 9, 2019 3:52 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State has announced that star defensive end Chase Young won’t play for the third-ranked Buckeyes Saturday against Maryland. The decision comes amid concerns he violated NCAA rules by taking a loan last year from someone he describes as a “family friend.” The school did not elaborate or give a timetable of how long he might be out, only to say Young is sidelined because of a “possible NCAA issue from last year” the athletic department is “looking into.”The junior leads the nation with 13 1/2 sacks and has become a contender in the Heisman Trophy race.
November 8, 2019 3:41 am
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Josh Jacobs scored on an 18-yard run with 1:02 remaining and the Oakland Raiders had a late winning touchdown drive for the second time in five days, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 26-24 on Thursday night. Derek Carr led the Raiders (5-4) down the field methodically 75 yards after Philip Rivers threw a 6-yard pass to Austin Ekeler that gave the Chargers (4-6) a 24-20 lead with 4:02 remaining. Carr completed three passes to Jalen Richard and two to Hunter Renfrow before Jacobs finished the drive with his seventh touchdown of his rookie season. The victory didn’t come easy as Daniel Carlson missed the extra point, putting more pressure on the tired Raiders defense to stop Rivers. Trayvon Mullen was called for holding on a fourth-down pass to extend the drive, but Karl Joseph then intercepted a fourth-down pass from Rivers to seal it. Joseph also had the game-sealing pass breakup Sunday against Detroit after Carr threw a TD pass to Renfrow in a 31-24 victory.
November 7, 2019 3:46 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Xavier Johnson, Terrell Brown and Ryan Murphy scored 13 points apiece as Pittsburgh slipped past Florida State 63-61 in a rare Atlantic Coast Conference season opener. The Panthers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) won despite shooting 31 percent (16 of 51) from the field by taking advantage of the foul-prone Seminoles (0-1, 0-1). Pitt outscored Florida State 22-13 at the free throw line and knocked down nine 3-pointers, three of them by Murphy, a junior college transfer who provided Pitt with a needed jolt.
November 6, 2019 3:48 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has been given a new three-year contract through the 2022 season. Shildt was hired as interim manager in 2018, replacing Mike Matheny. He just led the Cardinals to the NL Central title with a 91-71 record and is 132-99 as their bench boss. The Redbirds also announced extensions for president of baseball operations John Mozeliak and general manager Mike Girsch.
November 6, 2019 2:36 am
Volleyball teams from Fort Cherry and Canon-McMillan along with the Big Macs’ boys soccer team all met the end of the road Tuesday night, losing first-round state playoff matches.
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4A Palmyra 1, Canon-McMillan 0
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4A State College 3, Canon-McMillan 2
1A Northern Cambria 3, Fort Cherry 1
November 5, 2019 3:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have exercised their 2020 options on pitcher Chris Archer and center fielder Starling Marte. Archer is scheduled to make $9 million next season and Marte $11.5 million. A 31-year-old right-hander, Archer has struggled since joining the Pirates at the trade deadline in 2018 in a swap that sent right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Austin Meadow to Tampa Bay. Archer is 6-12 with a 4.92 ERA in Pittsburgh, including a 3-9 mark with a 5.19 ERA last season.
November 3, 2019 6:33 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Draisaitl had Alex Galchenyuk on his back when he flipped a rolling puck past Matt Murray on a breakaway 2:37 into overtime for his NHL-best 13th goal of the season. Colby Cave also scored for Edmonton, which has three wins in its last seven games after starting 7-1. Mike Smith stopped 51 shots for the Oilers.
November 3, 2019 6:30 am
Trailing two sets to one, Canon-McMillan rallied to snap North Allegheny’s 65-match winning streak as the Big Macs won their first-ever WPIAL volleyball championship. After rolling to an easy win in Set 4, 25-17, Canon-McMillan scored the first six points of the decisive set only to see North Allegheny score 11 of the next 15 to take a one-point lead. From there, the Big Macs closed out the Class 4A win, outscoring the Tigers, 5-1, setting off a blue & gold celebration.
Earlier in the day, Fort Cherry had to settle for silver in the Class 1A bracket, losing to top-seeded Bishop Canevin, 3-sets-to-1.
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November 2, 2019 4:00 am
The WPIAL Football playoffs got underway Friday night with 30 games over the six classifications. Peters Township, McGuffey, Wash High, West Greene, South Fayette, Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson all picked up first-round wins, while Canon-McMillan, Burgettstown, Charleroi and California were eliminated. Next weekend, Classes 6A, 4A, 3A and 1A will play their semifinals heading to championships Saturday, Nov. 16 at Heinz Field while Classes 5A and 2A will be stage quarterfinals with their finals at Norwin High School Saturday, Nov. 23.
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Here’s the schedule for the second round (all 7 pm):
5A Quarterfinals #5 Peters Township vs. #4 Moon Area at West Allegheny
4A Semifinals #2 South Fayette vs. #3 Belle Vernon at Peters Township
4A Semifinals #1 Thomas Jefferson vs. #4 Blackhawk, site to be determined
2A Quarterfinals #1 Washington vs. #8 Freedom Area at Canon-McMillan (WJPA-AM, 1450)
2A Quarterfinals #6 McGuffey vs. #14 Riverside at Montour (WJPA-FM, 95.3)
1A Semifinals #2 West Greene vs. Sto-Rox at Trinity
November 1, 2019 3:48 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers reach the halfway point of their season undefeated, beating the Arizona Cardinals 28-25 Thursday night. San Francisco, now 8-0, fell behind 7-0, but responded with three touchdowns – including one as time expired in the second quarter after Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury called a timeout and gave the 49ers a second chance on fourth down – to take a 21-7 halftime lead. The 49ers were in control until about five minutes left in the fourth quarter, when Andy Isabella caught a short pass and sprinted 88 yards to help the Cardinals pull to 28-25. But the 49ers were able to run out the clock on their ensuing offensive drive to end Arizona’s comeback. Arizona (3-5-1) lost its second straight game. Rookie quarterback Kyler Murray threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
