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.
November 12, 2019 3:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Penguins star Sidney Crosby will not play against the Rangers because of an undisclosed injury. Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan says Crosby will not travel with the club to New York. The Penguins finish the two-game road trip in New Jersey, but Sullivan did not explicitly say Crosby will sit out both games. The two-time MVP has five goals and 12 assists in 17 games.
November 12, 2019 3:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick’s arrival has galvanized the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. The Steelers are 5-2 since acquiring Fitzpatrick from Miami in mid-September, including a 17-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams that pushed their winning streak to four games. Fitzpatrick has four interceptions and a fumble recovery since making his debut in Week 3 against San Francisco. Fitzpatrick’s heady play is one of the reasons the Steelers have already created 26 turnovers, 11 more than they had in 2018.
November 11, 2019 3:48 am
UNDATED (AP) – LSU is an overwhelming No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after receiving 57 first-place votes following Saturday’s 46-41 win over Alabama. Second-ranked Ohio State picked up five first-place votes and No. 3 Ohio State came away with three. Alabama fell two spots to fourth. Georgia is fifth, followed by Oregon, Minnesota, Utah, Penn State and Oklahoma. The Golden Gophers beat the Nittany Lions on Saturday to climb into the top 10 for the first time since 1962.
November 10, 2019 7:59 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – D’Angelo Hunter scored 17 points and Nicholls State made 11 3-pointers as the Colonels upset Pittsburgh 75-70. A turnover on a traveling violation by sophomore Pitt guard Au’Diese Toney with the Panthers trailing by three and 25 seconds left on the clock salted away the upset for the Colonels.
November 8, 2019 3:45 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night in Brooklyn to end New York’s 10-game winning streak. Pittsburgh erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and snapped its three-game skid. Jared McCann had a goal and two assists, and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins. Matt Murray made 20 saves. Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck and Adam Pelech scored for New York. Semyon Varlamov stopped 35 shots. Rust took the puck from Islanders center Brock Nelson behind the net and scored on a wraparound 3:25 into the extra session. Rust extended his point streak to five games. McCann ended Varlamov’s shutout bid when his wrist shot got by the goalie 1:38 into the third to spark the Penguins’ comeback. Pittsburgh defensemen John Marino and Brian Dumoulin helped set up the play. Rust and Malkin followed up McCann’s goal with scores of their own as the Penguins wiped out their three-goal deficit in 7:10. Rust snapped a wrist shot over Varlamov’s glove after Murray made a sprawling save on Anthony Beauvillier’s backhand at the other end. McCann and Malkin assisted on the goal. Malkin tied it 3-all at 8:48 when he swatted home a long rebound. It was his second goal of the season in five games. Juuso Riikola and McCann assisted. Cizikas opened the scoring when he sneaked a backhand past Murray just 19 seconds into the game. Michael Dal Colle deflected the puck behind the net, and Cizikas beat a confused Murray to the far post. Dal Colle and Ryan Pulock got assists. Clutterbuck scored short-handed for the second straight game at 6:28 of the second period when his wrist shot whizzed between Murray’s pads to give New York a 2-0 advantage. The Islanders have killed off 24 of 25 penalties over the past eight games. Pelech stepped into a slap shot at 9:26 of the second to make it 3-0. The original shot was deflected by Penguins forward Teddy Blueger while Anders Lee provided a screen at the top of the crease. Lee and Mathew Barzal assisted.
