August 27, 2024 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rarely, if ever, has a pitcher been happier after giving up six runs in 1 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Brady Feigl struggled in his major-league debut Monday night in an 18-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs. However, it was still a special moment for the 33-year-old. Feigl finally made it to the major leagues 10 years after signing as an undrafted amateur free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 2014 from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Feigl entered with two outs in the seventh inning and the Pirates trailing 11-2. He allowed one run in the eighth and five in the ninth.
August 27, 2024 4:28 am
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Three people familiar with the deal say All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has ended his holdout with the Dallas Cowboys by agreeing to a $136 million, four-year contract. Lamb is going into the last year of his rookie contract after being drafted 17th overall in 2020. He is a close second to Minnesota receiver Justin Jefferson as the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Lamb led the NFL in receptions last season with 135 and was second in yards receiving with 1,749 and third in touchdown receptions with 12.
August 26, 2024 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Bryan De La Cruz was hit by a pitch from Alexis Díaz before Grandal connected for his seventh homer — a drive into the first row above the Clemente Wall in right field. It was Grandal’s fourth career game-ending homer. Aroldis Chapman handled the ninth for the win. Elly De La Cruz reached on a leadoff single, but Chapman picked him off before striking out Tyler Stephenson and TJ Friedl. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits for Pittsburgh, which won three of four in the series.
August 26, 2024 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th homer of the season, connecting in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. Then he connected for No. 51 in the seventh in New York’s 10-3 victory. Judge drove a 0-2 changeup from Austin Gomber into the visiting bullpen in left-center to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. It was his 18th homer in the first this season, matching Alex Rodriguez in 2001 for the major league record. Judge joined Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as the only players in major league history with three 50-homer seasons.
August 26, 2024 4:33 am
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Keegan Bradley has gone from the last man in the BMW Championship to the winner. He held off mistake-prone Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg and Sam Burns to win at Castle Pines. And it changed everything so quickly for the Ryder Cup captain. Bradley went from No. 50 in the FedEx Cup to the fourth seed at the Tour Championship. He’ll start four shots behind in a chase for the $25 million bonus. He also enters the conversation for a Presidents Cup pick for Montreal next month. Bradley is the first Ryder Cup captain to win on tour in nine years.
August 25, 2024 5:01 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elly De La Cruz had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Cincinnati Reds breezed past the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2. Jonathan India and TJ Friedl added two hits apiece for the Reds, who beat the Pirates for just the third time in nine meetings this season. De La Cruz hit an RBI single in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. The 6-foot-5 shortstop also boosted his stolen base total to a major league-leading 61 by swiping second base after a one-out walk in the first inning. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer for the Pirates.
August 25, 2024 4:59 am
DETROIT (AP) — Russell Wilson and Justin Fields led touchdown drives for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who lost 24-17 to the Detroit Lions in the preseason finale for both teams. Jermar Jefferson rushed for two touchdowns for the Lions, including a go-ahead, 7-yard run in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin hasn’t named Wilson the starting quarterback, but has said repeatedly that the veteran is in the “pole position” for the job. The 35-year-old Wilson completed both of his pass attempts to set up an opening-drive touchdown. Fields took over from there and had an uneven performance. Lions starting quarterback Jared Goff didn’t play.
August 25, 2024 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton ruptured the patella tendon in his left knee during the fourth inning of a 10-2 loss to Cincinnati and is out indefinitely. Stratton suffered the injury while trying to chase down the ball behind home plate. Stratton was covering home after uncorking a wild pitch that Pirates catcher Joey Bart tracked down. Bart flipped to Stratton, who missed the ball. The right-hander ran toward the backstop to retrieve the ball and slipped, with his left leg twisting awkwardly underneath him. He was replaced by Jalen Beeks. Manager Derek Shelton says Stratton will miss “significant time.”
August 24, 2024 1:48 am
Peters Township & Fort Cherry opened defense of their WPIAL Football championships Friday evening with lopsided wins. Peters Township fell behind early, then rolled past Canon-McMillan. Fort Cherry shutout mercy-ruled Northgate. Wash High got a pair of Tristan Reed-to-Caleb Patton TD passes to get by McGuffey. Chartiers-Houston and Ringgold each have new coaches but were not able to snap lengthy losing streaks. Each week of the regular season, we’ll feature a pair of games on-air and online with free audio & multi-camera video coverage. In the first six weeks of the season, the WJPA Sports Network will cover all 14 Washington County teams at least once. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 0 Scores
Peters Township 42, Canon-McMillan 17
Moon Area 21, Trinity 0
South Allegheny 28, Ringgold 14
Wash High 14, McGuffey 7
Monessen 59, Charleroi 12
Waynesburg 42, West Greene 7
Mapletown 20, Avella 6
Bentworth 48, Brownsville 0 (at Charleroi)
California 62, Serra Catholic 26
Jeff-Morgan 35, Chartiers-Houston 6
Fort Cherry 39, Northgate 0
Beth-Center, Burgettstown and Carmichaels are involved in scrimmages this weekend.
August 24, 2024 4:13 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz drove in a pair of runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5. The Pirates had dropped nine straight one-run games since the July 30 trade deadline before coming back from five down to beat the skidding Reds. Joey Bart and Rowdy Tellez had two hits for Pittsburgh, which is 5-3 since a 10-game slide. Tyler Stephenson hit his 17th home run of the season for Cincinnati. Santiago Espinal had three hits for the Reds, who used seven relievers after starting pitcher Andrew Abbott was placed on the injured list with a left shoulder injury.
