March 2, 2020 3:57 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Sungjae Im started fast and finished stronger in the final round of the PGA’s Honda Classic, winning the event by one shot over Mackenzie Hughes and Tommy Fleetwood. Im shot a 4-under 66 on Sunday to earn his first PGA Tour victory in 50 starts. The 21-year-old South Korean finished at 6 under to match the second-highest winning score since the Honda moved to PGA National in 2007. Fleetwood started the day one shot clear of the field and started birdie-birdie to get to 7 under, matching what was the low score in relation to par of the week. Fleetwood is still seeking his first PGA win.
March 2, 2020 3:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Carter Hart made 23 saves and the surging Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers. The Flyers’ run combined with the Penguins’ six-game slide has moved Philadelphia into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Matt Niskanen, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny each scored power-play goals. Michael Raffl scored short-handed and Derek Grant also tallied for the Flyers, who swept a home-and-home series against the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad scored two power-play goals and Pavel Buchnevich also tallied on the man advantage for the Rangers.
March 1, 2020 10:25 am
WPIAL Basketball Championships at Petersen Events Center
Girls — Girls WPIAL Brackets
1A Girls #1 Rochester over #2 West Greene, 59-43 (Rochester–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
2A Girls #2 Bishop Canevin over #4 Laurel, 50-41 (Canevin’s 5th WPIAL title)
3A Girls #2 Mohawk over #1 Beaver, 44-26 (Mohawk–first-ever WPIAL title)
4A Girls #1 North Catholic over #2 Southmoreland, 61-44 (NC–20th WPIAL title, 4th straight)
5A Girls #1 Chartiers Valley over #3 Trinity, 58-40 (CV–3rd WPIAL title, 2nd straight)
6A Girls #2 North Allegheny over #1 Bethel Park, 54-50 OT (Tigers–3rd WPIAL title, all in last four years)
Boys — Boys WPIAL Brackets
1A Boys #1 Vincentian over #3 Cornell, 63-51 (Vincentian’s 4th WPIAL title)
2A Boys #1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart over #2 Sto-Rox, 81-72 (OLSH–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
3A Boys #2 North Catholic over #1 Lincoln Park, 65-56 (NC’s 5th WPIAL title)
4A Boys #1 Highland over #6 Belle Vernon, 72-54 (Highlands–2nd WPIAL title)
5A Boys #8 Laurel Highlands over #3 Mars Area, 52-51 (LH–2nd WPIAL title, 1st since 1968)
6A Boys #1 Butler over #3 Mt. Lebanon, 70-61 (Butler–5th WPIAL title, 1st title since 1991)
February 29, 2020 9:30 pm
The WPIAL’s three-day basketball championship weekend at the Petersen Event Center is over. Now, it’s on to the PIAA tournament for four Washington County teams, one from Greene County and lots from our
Girls WPIAL Brackets — — Boys WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Basketball Championships at Petersen Events Center
Girls
1A Girls #1 Rochester over #2 West Greene, 59-43 (Rochester–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
2A Girls #2 Bishop Canevin over #4 Laurel, 50-41 (Canevin’s 5th WPIAL title)
3A Girls #2 Mohawk over #1 Beaver, 44-26 (Mohawk–first-ever WPIAL title)
4A Girls #1 North Catholic over #2 Southmoreland, 61-44 (NC–20th WPIAL title, 4th straight)
5A Girls #1 Chartiers Valley over #3 Trinity, 58-40 (CV–3rd WPIAL title, 2nd straight)
6A Girls #2 North Allegheny over #1 Bethel Park, 54-50 OT (Tigers–3rd WPIAL title, all in last four years)
Boys
1A Boys #1 Vincentian over #3 Cornell, 63-51 (Vincentian’s 4th WPIAL title)
2A Boys #1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart over #2 Sto-Rox, 81-72 (OLSH–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
3A Boys #2 North Catholic over #1 Lincoln Park, 65-56 (NC’s 5th WPIAL title)
4A Boys #1 Highland over #6 Belle Vernon, 72-54 (Highlands–2nd WPIAL title)
5A Boys #8 Laurel Highlands over #3 Mars Area, 52-51 (LH–2nd WPIAL title, 1st since 1968)
6A Boys #1 Butler over #3 Mt. Lebanon, 70-61 (Butler–5th WPIAL title, 1st title since 1991)
February 29, 2020 3:33 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Brendan Steele is the leader at the midway point of the PGA’s Honda Classic at Palm Beach Garden. Steele shot a 3-under 67 to get to 5-under through two rounds, one shot clear of J.T. Poston, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. Donald moved up the leaderboard with a 66. Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and defending champion Keith Mitchell are among those who missed the cut.
February 28, 2020 3:52 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Tom Lewis and Harris English each fired 4-under 66s to take a one-shot lead in the first of the PGA’s Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. Lewis and English each made the field on sponsor exemptions after failing to qualify for the event. Zach Johnson shares second with J.T. Poston, Brian Stuard, Cameron Tringale and Lee Westwood, who also made the field on a sponsor exemption.
February 27, 2020 3:49 am
UNDATED (AP) – The NFL and its players are closer to a new collective bargaining agreement and the next decade of labor peace that would come with it. There’s still work to be done to get the deal into the end zone, however. Following a late-night vote on the slim majority approval of the 32 team representatives, the NFL Players Association was preparing to send the current CBA proposal to the full union membership for potential ratification. Last week, owners gave their majority-vote approval. Negotiations have been gone on for the past 10 months. The 17-game regular season is the most significant change.
February 26, 2020 3:45 am
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) – The New York Yankees’ starting rotation has taken another hit. The reigning AL East champs say Luis Severino will undergo Tommy John surgery that will keep him on the shelf until 2021. Severino served as the Yankees’ ace in 2018 while going 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 220 strikeouts in 191 1/3 innings. But he made just three starts last year while battling shoulder problems after signing a four-year, $40 million contract. The Yankees also open the season without starters James Paxton and Domingo German. Paxton will miss the first two months of the season following back surgery. German has been suspended for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
February 25, 2020 3:44 am
UNDATED (AP) – Patrick Marleau will get another shot at winning a Stanley Cup after getting traded by the San Jose Sharks to the contending Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick. The struggling Sharks will get a 2021 third-round pick from the Penguins for Marleau that becomes a second-rounder if Pittsburgh wins the title this year. Marleau provides a needed depth forward for Pittsburgh with scoring ability as the Penguins look to make a playoff run. They started the day in second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Pens also acquired forwards Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues from the Buffalo Sabres For Dominik Kahun.
February 24, 2020 9:19 am
Sites and times for the WPIAL Basketball Semifinals are now set, including those for the Trinity and West Greene girls. The Hillers and Pioneers won quarterfinals and clinched berths in the upcoming state tournament. In addition to those two teams, California and Avella girls, Ringgold boys teams are still alive for spots in the PIAA tournament. Bracket & Listen links and the complete schedule for our coverage follows.
Girls WPIAL Brackets — — Boys WPIAL Brackets
Tuesday, Feb. 25–Semifinals
1A Girls #2 West Greene vs. #6 Sewickley Academy, 6:15 pm at Canon-McMillan
5A Boys #4 Thomas Jefferson vs. #8 Laurel Highlands, 6:05 pm at Woodland Hills — WJPA-FM (95.3)
Wednesday, Feb. 26–Semifinals
5A Girls #3 Trinity vs. #2 Woodland Hills, 5:50 pm at Mt. Lebanon — WJPA-FM (95.3)
5A Girls #1 Chartiers Valley vs. #5 Thomas Jefferson, 7:50 pm at Mt. Lebanon — WJPA-FM (95.3)
