October 27, 2023 4:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended Colorado’s NHL-record road winning streak with a decisive 4-0 victory. The win also snapped the Penguins three-game losing skid. The Avalanche had won 15 straight away from Ball Arena in the regular season dating back to March. Their run came to an end as Jarry picked up his 15th career shutout. Lars Eller and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, who put together their best performance of the young season behind Jarry’s steady play.
October 27, 2023 4:37 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and the Buffalo Bills hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 on Thursday night. After a week of questions about his “low-energy” approach and Buffalo’s slow-starting offense, Allen came through for the Bills. He had been listed on the Bills’ report with a right shoulder injury and was checked in the blue medical tent in the second quarter, but remained in the game. Gabriel Davis had a career-best nine catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. Baker Mayfield tried to rally the Buccaneers late, but the game ended on a Hail Mary attempt. Tampa Bay has lost three straight.
October 26, 2023 11:21 am
Girls volleyball, girls & boys soccer playoffs continue with quarterfinal round play through the weekend. Bentworth and Charleroi boys soccer teams are already slotted into semifinal matches on Monday. 6A girls soccer winners will also play Monday. Thursday-Monday schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Thursday
Volleyball Quarterfinals
4A #3 Canon-McMillan 3, #6 Penn-Trafford 1
4A #2 Seneca Valley 3, #7 Peters Township 1
1A #3 Bishop Canevin 3, #11 California 1
1A #1 Serra Catholic 3, #8 West Greene 0
Soccer Quarterfinals
4A Girls #6 Fox Chapel 5, #3 Peters Township 1
4A Girls #5 Canon-McMillan 2, #4 Seneca Valley 1
Saturday
Volleyball Quarterfinals
3A #7 Trinity at #2 North Catholic, 1:30 pm
Soccer Quarterfinals
4A Boys #7 Canon-McMillan at #2 North Allegheny, 1 pm
4A Boys #6 Peters Township at #3 Butler, 1 pm
1A Girls #3 Charleroi hosting #6 Springdale, 1 pm
1A Girls #8 Chartiers-Houston vs. #1 Riverview, 2 pm at Peters Township
Monday
Soccer Semifinals
1A Boys #1 Charleroi vs. #4 Seton-La Salle, 8 pm at Peters Township
1A Boys #7 Bentworth vs. #3 Burrell, 6 pm at Peters Township
4A Girls #5 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 North Allegheny, 6 pm at Moon
Volleyball Semifinals (date/time/site to be determined)
4A #3 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley
October 25, 2023 2:00 am
WPIAL girls volleyball wraps up the first round Wednesday night, including four Washington County teams in action. Boys & girls soccer playoffs move to the quarterfinals Wednesday, with both Bentworth and Charleroi in 1A boys matches. Wednesday/Thursday schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Trinity volleyball needed five sets but prevailed, earning a spot in Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Hillers scored the first 13 points of the night, but were nearly even the rest of the way (25-13, 23-25, 27-25, 23-25, 15-10). Bentworth’s boys soccer team jumped in front 3-0 at the half and cruised to the upset win over #2 Sewickley Academy. #1 Charleroi also advanced to Monday’s semifinals.
Wednesday
Volleyball First Round
3A #7 Trinity 3, #10 Latrobe 2
3A #3 Oakland Catholic 3, #14 Ringgold 0
2A #1 Freeport 3, #16 Charleroi 0
2A #3 Quaker Valley 3, #19 Ft. Cherry 0
Soccer Quarterfinals
1A Boys #1 Charleroi 3, #9 Eden Christian Academy 1
1A Boys #7 Bentworth 5, #2 Sewickley Academy 0
Thursday
Volleyball Quarterfinals
4A #3 Canon-McMillan hosting #6 Penn-Trafford, 7 pm
4A #7 Peters Township at #2 Seneca Valley, 7 pm
1A #11 California vs. #3 Bishop Canevin, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
1A #8 West Greene vs. #1 Serra Catholic, 6 pm at Gateway
Soccer Quarterfinals
4A Girls #3 Peters Township hosts #6 Fox Chapel, 7 pm
4A Girls #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 Seneca Valley, 7 pm
October 26, 2023 5:40 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward has returned to practice for the first time since injuring his groin in the season opener. Heyward hasn’t played since tearing an adductor muscle in his groin during a 30-7 loss to San Francisco on Sept. 10. Heyward says he still has a few more boxes to check before he will be cleared to play. The Steelers have held their own without the six-time Pro Bowler. Pittsburgh is 4-2 heading into a visit by AFC South-leading Jacksonville.
October 26, 2023 4:29 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper highlighted by a World Series win last season. Baker broke the news in an interview with USA Today. Baker told the newspaper that he’d like to move into an advisory role in baseball, either with the Astros or a team closer to his Northern California home. He stepped down after his fourth season with the Astros, who came one win shy of reaching the World Series for a third straight year with a loss to the Rangers on Monday night.
October 26, 2023 4:30 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Rangers against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Texas manager Bruce Bochy made the announcement Wednesday. It will be the first career World Series start for Eovaldi, a Texas native who signed with the Rangers last offseason. The veteran right-hander made three relief appearances for the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 World Series. Eovaldi is 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA in his four starts this postseason. He won the AL Wild Card Series and AL Division Series clinchers for Texas, and the must-win Game 6 in the ALCS against Houston on Sunday night. The Diamondbacks had Wednesday off, a day after clinching the NL pennant. They will start 17-game winner Zac Gallen in Game 1.
October 26, 2023 4:39 am
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, putting his status for this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals in doubt. Coach Kyle Shanahan said that Purdy reported symptoms on the flight home after Monday night’s loss in Minnesota and was placed in the protocol. Purdy is feeling better Wednesday and will be able to take part in a portion of San Francisco’s walkthrough practice but still must clear several protocols in order to play on Sunday against Cincinnati.
October 25, 2023 4:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston scored third-period goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Tuesday. Bryan Rust scored the first goal for Pittsburgh, but Dallas had the next four, as the Stars haven’t lost in regulation yet this season. Jason Robertson, who scored 46 goals last season, scored his first on Tuesday, as did Evgenii Dadonov before third-period goals from Harley and Johnston. Jake Oettinger stopped 38 shots for the Stars, who won their third straight. Penguins John Ludvig, who was making his NHL debut, left in the second period after being briefly knocked unconscious following a collision at center ice. Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves.
October 25, 2023 4:33 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years by stunning the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series. Arizona plays the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Globe Life Field. In their only other trip to the Fall Classic, the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in a seven-game thriller in 2001. The young Diamondbacks, who at 84-78 squeezed into the playoffs as the final National League wild card, completed their comeback from an 0-2 hole in the NLCS by taking early leads in Games 6 and 7 to win the final two in Philadelphia.
