September 8, 2024 6:53 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eli Holstein threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives, Ben Saul kicked a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Pittsburgh rallied from 21 points down to take a 28-27 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Holstein, making his second career college start, rallied Pittsburgh to its largest comeback win since 1971 when they rallied from a 35-10 deficit against Navy for a 36-25 victory. After throwing for just 66 yards in the first half, where Holstein threw an interception in the end zone on Pitt’s first drive, he finished 305 yards and three touchdowns.
September 7, 2024 1:58 am
Bentworth pulled out a 35-28 win against Charleroi while Chartiers Houston made it two wins in a row with a 47-12 win at home against Mapletown. Quarterback Aaron Walsh had four touchdown runs and tossed another as the Buccaneers scored on every offensive possession and returned an interception for a score to improve to 2-1.
Week 2 schedule:
Bentworth 35, Charleroi 28
Chartiers Houston 47, Mapletown 12
South Fayette 13, Canon-McMillan 10
Peters Township 28, Mt. Lebanon 0
Montour 14, Trinity 7
Ringgold 21, Yough 19
McGuffey at West Allegheny (Suspended)
Wash High 35, Union 6
Waynesburg 28, California 18
Avella 44, Springdale 0
Monessen 56, Beth-Center 30
Jefferson Morgan 49, Burgettstown 14
Fort Cherry 41, West Greene 0
Carmichaels 50, Frazier 20
September 7, 2024 3:57 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A game between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed because of rain in the forecast. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. and the nightcap for 6:40 p.m. The game was called off about a half hour before the scheduled start Friday. While no rain was falling, the radar showed a strong line of severe thunderstorms heading toward Pittsburgh. Luis Ortiz will be the Pirates starting pitcher in Game 1 of the doubleheader followed by Mitch Keller. The Nationals will start two rookie left-handers — DJ Herz and Mitchell Parker.
September 7, 2024 3:54 am
SAO PAULO (AP) — Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns in his debut for Philadelphia, leading the Eagles past the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in the first NFL game in South America. Packers quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after getting injured with 6 seconds left. Backup Malik Willis was sacked by Zack Baun on the final play of the game, preventing him from launching a Hail Mary from the Philadelphia 47. Barkley rushed for 109 yards and scored on an 18-yard catch and runs of 11 and 2 yards. Jalen Hurts was 20 of 34 for 278 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
September 7, 2024 3:51 am
SAO PAULO (AP) — Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love was helped off the field after being injured in the final seconds of the Packers’ 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night in Brazil. After driving the Packers beyond midfield, Love was pressured by Jalen Carter and Josh Sweat. Carter was lying down and had a hold of Love’s left leg when Sweat pushed the quarterback to the ground. Packers coach Matt LaFleur had no update on Love after the game. Love signed a four-year, $220 million extension this summer after leading the NFL’s youngest team to the playoffs last season, his first as a starter.
September 6, 2024 4:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is dealing with calf tightness again, putting his status for the opener at Atlanta in question. Coach Mike Tomlin said Wilson was limited in practice with the Week 1 kickoff less than 72 hours away. The 35-year-old spent a significant portion of training camp dealing with a calf injury. Tomlin said the tweak Wilson felt Thursday was in the same calf. If Wilson can’t play, the Steelers will turn to Justin Fields, who was acquired from Chicago in March.
September 6, 2024 4:45 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City defense kept Lamar Jackson and the Ravens out of the end zone on three consecutive plays in the closing seconds. That allowed the Chiefs to begin their pursuit of a third straight Super Bowl title with a 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night. The game ended with a video review after Jackson appeared to hit Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown. The video clearly showed Likely’s toe on the line, though, and the call was overturned and the pass ruled incomplete.
September 6, 2024 4:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales highlighted a five-run second inning with a two-run single and finished with three RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 9-4, one night after being no-hit. Oneil Cruz had a sharply hit a two-out double to right in the opening inning for the Pirates’ first hit after managing just three baserunners — two walks and an error — against Chicago a night earlier when the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combined on a no-hitter. Pirates starter Bailey Falter (7-7) worked five innings, allowing seven hits and three runs, all coming in the first four at-bats of the game. Andrés Chaparro homered for the Nationals and Jake Irvin took the loss.
September 5, 2024 4:26 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga and two Cubs relievers combined on a no-hitter, leading Chicago over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 on Wednesday night. Imanaga, a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and walked two over seven innings. He threw 66 of 95 pitches for strikes. He needed 25 pitches to get through the second inning. Nate Pearson pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Porter Hodge a perfect ninth in the Cubs’ 18th no-hitter, the first since Zach Davies, Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel combined to hold Los Angeles hitless at Dodger Stadium on June 24, 2021.
September 5, 2024 4:29 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A year after making the cut to successfully resume his football career following a near-death experience, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reached a new plateau in his comeback in being selected a season-opening starter. Coach Sean McDermott announced the news by saying Hamlin will be paired with Taylor Rapp when the Bills take the field in hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The fourth-year player was hardly assured of winning a staring job, even with both spots being open. The promotion for the 26-year-old Hamlin comes some 20 months since he went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati.
