January 20, 2020 2:03 am
Wednesday night marks the start of Team Wrestling Tournaments for the 2019-2020 season with the WPIAL Team Section Championships. In Triple-A, Waynesburg will host Section 4 foes South Fayette, Canon-McMillan and Trinity while Section 2 action, including Peters Township, will be hosted by Mt. Lebanon. Double-A Section 1 teams will meet at McGuffey with the Highlanders hosting Burgettstown, Beth-Center and South Park. Also, in Section 1-AA, Fort Cherry will visit West Greene for fifth place and a berth in the WPIAL AA Team Tournament. Hempfield (1-AAA), North Allegheny (3-AAA), Quaker Valley (2-AA) and Elizabeth-Forward (3-AA) are also hosting Team Section Championship tourneys.
Semifinals are scheduled for 6 pm with finals/3rd place matches at 7:15 pm. Fifth-place matches are scheduled for 7 pm.
WPIAL Team Section Championships
Section 2-AAA (at Mt. Lebanon)
Semifinals: Mt. Lebanon vs. Thomas Jefferson, Connellsville vs. Peters Township
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: West Mifflin at Bethel Park
Section 4-AAA (at Waynesburg) WJPA-AM (1450)
Semifinals: Waynesburg vs. South Fayette, Canon-McMillan vs. Trinity
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: West Allegheny at Chartiers Valley
Section 1-AA (at McGuffey) WJPA-FM (95.3)
Semifinals: McGuffey vs. South Park, Burgettstown vs. Beth-Center
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: Fort Cherry at West Greene
January 18, 2020 4:09 am
UNDATED (AP) – Houston Astros owner Jim Crane expects to hire a new manager by Feb. 3. The Astros need a new manager and general manager after AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday, hours after both were suspended by Major League Baseball for a year for the team’s sign-stealing scandal. Crane says his list is still pretty extensive and that he hopes to have it narrowed down by the end of next week.
January 17, 2020 3:41 am
BOSTON (AP) – Patrice Bergeron scored his 20th goal, Karson Kuhlman and David Pastrnak both had two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm also scored for the Bruins and Brad Marchand added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins just 24 seconds into the game, but Jaroslav Halak shut out Pittsburgh the rest of the way. Halak made 29 saves. Boston improved to 2-0 against the Penguins.
January 17, 2020 2:53 am
According to reports, Antonio Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus is cutting ties with the wide receiver for the time being. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Rosenhaus will no longer work with the free agent wide receiver until he “seeks counsel.” Additionally, Brown’s attorney Darren Heitner requested – and was granted – removal as counsel for Brown. Heitner dealt with a landlord/tenant lawsuit involving reports of Brown throwing furniture off a balcony in a Florida luxury apartment complex.
January 16, 2020 3:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the team is confident quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can return to form in 2020. Roethlisberger is in the early stages of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on his right elbow. Rooney says the team is confident Roethlisberger will be ready for his 17th season next fall. Rooney added there are no plans to shake things up behind Roethlisberger. Both Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges played erratically during Roethlisberger’s absence but Rooney chalked up Rudolph’s first extending playing time to a learning experience.
January 15, 2020 10:18 am
UNDATED (AP) – Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG’-lee-uh-boo) has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. He and former New York Giants general manager George Young made it as contributors. Ex-Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris and former Cleveland receiver Mac Speedie were the last members of the centennial class announced today. The 10 senior candidates, three contributors and two coaches are part of the hall’s celebration of the NFL’s 100th season. Also going into the hall are Harold Carmichael, Donnie Shell, Steve Sabol, Bobby Dillon, Jim Covert, Winston Hill, Duke Slater, Ed Sprinkle, Alex Karras, Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson.
January 15, 2020 3:43 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Derek Culver scored 17 points, West Virginia’s bench provided a huge lift on the offensive end and the 12th-ranked Mountaineers stomped TCU 81-49. The Mountaineers are unbeaten in eight home games and have held 10 opponents this season to 60 points or less, including five straight. TCU remains winless in Morgantown since joining the Big 12 in the 2012-13 season. The Horned Frogs missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place in the league and had their four-game winning streak snapped. RJ Nembhard led TCU with 14 points and Desmond Bane scored 13.
January 14, 2020 3:43 am
Golf is taking another swing at cracking down on slow play. The European Tour and PGA Tour have new policies that allow for swifter penalty shots and increased fines. The PGA Tour is developing what it calls an “observation list” that targets slow players. Those players are identified by data that shows they take an average of 45 seconds a shot based on their last 10 tournaments. The list is updated weekly, and the tour is not making it public. Europe’s policy is effective this week in Abu Dhabi. The PGA Tour’s policy starts a week after the Masters.
January 14, 2020 2:11 am
HOUSTON (AP) –The Houston Astros fired manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s use of electronics for sign stealing during the Astros’ run to the 2017 World Series title. Commissioner Rob Manfred strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora will face equal or more severe punishment. Cora was the Astros bench coach in 2017 and Manfred said he developed the sign-stealing system used by the team. The Red Sox are under investigation for sign stealing in Cora’s first season as manager in 2018, when Boston won the title.
January 12, 2020 7:45 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chin is in. Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a surprise announcement Saturday night before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game. Hall President and CEO David Baker delivered the news live in studio to Cowher, an analyst for CBS, during the network’s “The NFL Today” pregame show broadcast. An emotional Cowher, now 62, hugged Baker and then his wife Veronica and daughter Meagan, who were standing off to the side of the set during the announcement. The rest of Cowher’s CBS broadcast team, including James Brown, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms and Nate Burleson also gave him congratulatory hugs. Cowher was the coach of the Steelers for 15 seasons from 1992 to 2006, and led them to 10 playoff appearances including two Super Bowls and winning one — beating Seattle in 2006. His Pittsburgh teams won nine division titles. Cowher had an overall career record of 161-99-1 with a .619 winning percentage.
