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.
October 24, 2023 2:03 am
WPIAL boys & girls soccer and girls volleyball playoffs continue Tuesday with first-round action. Tuesday/Wednesday schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Volleyball First Round, Tuesday
1A #7 Beaver County Christian 3, #10 Chartiers-Houston 0
1A #11 California 3, #6 Carlynton 1
1A #4 Greensburg Central Catholic 3, #13 Mapletown 0
1A #8 West Greene 3, #9 Burgettstown 0
4A #7 Peters Township 3, #10 Shaler 2
Volleyball First Round, Wednesday
3A #7 Trinity vs. #10 Latrobe, 6 pm at North Catholic
3A #14 Ringgold at #3 Oakland Catholic, 7:30 pm
2A #16 Charleroi at #1 Freeport, 7:30 pm
2A #19 Ft. Cherry at #3 Quaker Valley, 7:30 pm
Soccer First Round, Tuesday
1A Girls #3 Charleroi 4, #14 Riverside 1
1A Girls #8 Chartiers-Houston 2, #9 Eden Christian Academy 1
1A Girls #7 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 1, #10 Waynesburg 0
Soccer Quarterfinals, Wednesday
1A Boys #1 Charleroi hosts #9 Eden Christian Academy, 7 pm
1A Boys #7 Bentworth vs. #3 Sewickley Academy, 6 pm at Avonworth
October 24, 2023 4:32 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. García, the ALCS MVP, went deep for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15 as the road team took every game. Corey Seager got things started for the Rangers with a long home run in the first inning. Nathaniel Lowe also connected for Texas — one of six major league teams without a World Series title. After winning their Lone Star State showdown with defending champion Houston, the wild-card Rangers open the World Series at home Friday night against Arizona or Philadelphia.
October 24, 2023 4:33 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The winner of Tuesday night’s game advances to the World Series against Texas, which beat Houston on Monday night for the AL pennant. The Diamondbacks came ready in Game 6 to back up the bold pregame words from manager Torey Lovullo and tamed Phillies bats and the hostile home crowd.
October 24, 2023 4:36 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins connected with rookie Jordan Addison for two first-half touchdowns, Camryn Bynum intercepted San Francisco’s Brock Purdy twice in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the 49ers 22-17. Christian McCaffrey scored twice for the 49ers. They lost their second straight game for the first time in a 34-game stretch and fell to 5-2. The Vikings improved to 3-4. Cousins went 35 of 45 for 378 yards. Addison had seven receptions for 123 yards.
October 23, 2023 2:37 am
WPIAL Girls volleyball playoffs begin Monday with preliminary round action. The district soccer playoffs continue with first-round matches. Monday/Tuesday schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Volleyball Preliminary Round, Monday
2A #16 Charleroi 3, #17 Hopewell 0
2A #19 Ft. Cherry 3, #14 Waynesburg 0
3A #14 Ringgold 3, #19 West Mifflin 0
Volleyball First Round, Tuesday
2A #16 Charleroi vs. #17 Hopewell, 6 pm at Ringgold
2A #19 Ft. Cherry vs. #14 Waynesburg, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
3A #14 Ringgold hosting #19 West Mifflin, 7:30 pm
Soccer First Round, Monday
2A Boys #4 Avonworth 4, #13 McGuffey 0
Soccer First Round, Tuesday
1A Girls #3 Charleroi hosts #14 Riverside, 7 pm
1A Girls #8 Chartiers-Houston hosts #9 Eden Christian Academy, 7 pm
1A Girls #10 Waynesburg vs. #7 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 6 pm at Avonworth
October 23, 2023 4:40 am
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris rushed for touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and the Pittsburgh Steelers awoke from a quiet offensive day just in time for a 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Kenny Pickett passed for 230 yards and ran for another score for the Steelers, who had just 110 yards in the first three quarters at SoFi Stadium. Matthew Stafford passed for 231 yards and hit Tutu Atwell for a 31-yard touchdown right before halftime for Los Angeles. Brett Maher missed two long field goal attempts and an extra point for the Rams.
October 23, 2023 4:38 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi remained perfect this postseason, and Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered early before a ninth-inning grand slam by Adolis García helped the Texas Rangers avoid elimination with a 9-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series. The road team has won every game in this series going into the decisive Game 7 on Monday night in Houston. Cristian Javier is scheduled to pitch for the Astros against three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. Javier beat Scherzer in Game 3 at Texas. Eovaldi, who also won Game 2, yielded two runs in 6 1/3 innings to improve to 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA in the playoffs this year.
