November 22, 2019 2:26 am
Wash High and Peters Township will travel to Norwin Saturday for WPIAL Football Championship games. For the Little Prexies, it will be their 16th appearance in a District 7 football final. The Indians will be making their first-ever journey to the championship round. A day earlier, Thomas Jefferson will open PIAA play with a quarterfinal matchup against a very familiar opponent, three-time defending PIAA champion, Cathedral Prep (Erie). The Ramblers have ended the Jaguars’ last three trips to the state playoffs. We’ll have all three games on WJPA-FM (95.3) this weekend. Coverage also available online at wjpa.com.
Friday, Nov. 22
PIAA 4A Quarterfinals (CLICK for PIAA Football Brackets)
6:45 pm Thomas Jefferson vs. Cathedral Prep, WJPA-FM (95.3) at Martorelli Stadium, North Hills
Saturday, Nov. 23
WPIAL 2A Championship (CLICK for WPIAL Football Brackets)
11:30 am #1 Wash High vs. #2 Avonworth, WJPA-FM (95.3) at Norwin High School Stadium
WPIAL 5A Championship (CLICK for WPIAL Football Brackets)
5:30 pm #5 Peters Township vs. #2 Gateway, WJPA-FM (95.3) at Norwin High School Stadium
November 20, 2019 3:45 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says the brawl that ended his team’s loss to Cleveland was “ugly for the game of football.” Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was suspended indefinitely after taking off Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and then swinging it at the quarterback’s head. Tomlin said he’s not going to use the incident as a teachable moment, adding he’s not sure the Steelers did anything to “make it happen in the first place.”
November 19, 2019 3:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Cherington is the new general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club announced the move on Monday, three weeks after firing Neal Huntington from the same position following a last-place finish in the NL Central. Cherington won a World Series ring as general manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2013. He was fired following the 2015 season and spent the last three years as vice president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays. Cherington called joining the Pirates the “ideal opportunity.” He is the second high-profile hire by Pittsburgh during the offseason. Travis Williams was brought on as team president last month when Frank Coonelly stepped away after 12 years. One of Cherington’s first jobs will be finding a manager. The Pirates fired Clint Hurdle on the final day of the regular season and put the search of his replacement on pause until a new general manager was brought in.
November 18, 2019 3:49 am
Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes and ran for 86 yards as part of the Ravens’ sixth straight win, 41-7 over the Texans. Jackson threw for three touchdowns in the third quarter and followed with his most impressive play of the day: a 39-yard run in which he broke six tackles while weaving through the Houston secondary. Gus Edwards scored on a 63-yard run with 4:10 left to cap the scoring for the 8-2 Ravens. The Texans dropped to 6-4. Meanwhile, Oakland and Kansas City share the AFC West lead at 6-4 after Derek Carr passed for 292 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders’ 17-10 downing of the winless Bengals. Josh Jacobs had his fourth 100-yard game in the last six weeks, finishing with 112 on 23 carries. Maxx Crosby had a team rookie-record four sacks as the Raiders harassed Bengals rookie quarterback Ryan Finley in Oakland’s third straight win.
November 18, 2019 3:45 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – A person familiar with the meeting says suspended Browns star Myles Garrett will have his appeal heard by the NFL in the next few days. Garrett was suspended indefinitely hours after he swung a helmet and hit Steelers QB Mason Rudolph in the head. Garrett’s appeal must take place before Cleveland’s next game. The league is still finalizing when it will take place, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
November 18, 2019 2:04 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Vera Clemente, the widow of Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball, has died. She was 78. MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates announced her death. She died in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Major League Baseball says Vera Clemente had health issues recently. The Pittsburgh Pirates tweeted on Nov. 1 that she had been hospitalized.
November 17, 2019 8:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Dominik Kahun scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1. Kahun matched a career-high with three points. Bryan Rust also had a three-point game, with a short-handed goal and two assists. Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, and Jared McCann also scored for the Penguins.
November 17, 2019 8:03 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Quarterback Sean Clifford scored three touchdowns Saturday, leading No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana 34-27 to keep its playoff hopes alive. Penn State is 9-1 and next week plays at No. 2 Ohio State, where the top spot in the Big Ten East will be on the line. Clifford also completed 11 of 23 passes for 179 yards and ran for 55 yards. Journey Brown rushed for 100 yards and added a score.
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.
