August 27, 2023 7:04 am
DUBLIN (AP) — The Irish economy is getting a boost from the Notre Dame football game in Dublin. The Pittsburgh Steelers are benefitting, too. The NFL team has front-office representation in Dublin this weekend supporting American football initiatives and gathering intel on the Irish market now that it has marketing rights for Ireland and Northern Ireland as part of the NFL’s push to expand its audience. The team has joined forces with the powerful Gaelic Athletic Association with an eye toward a regular-season game at Croke Park in the future. Daniel Rooney, the Steelers’ director of business development and strategy, is attending Saturday’s game and has been meeting with key stakeholders.
August 27, 2023 7:03 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland can’t remember playing this well with every aspect of his game, and he can’t think of a better time for it to all come together. One more round of that and he’ll have $18 million to show for it, along with his name on the FedEx Cup trophy. Hovland delivered another sterling performance Saturday in the Tour Championship, a 4-under 66 that allowed him to pull away from an All-Star cast of contenders and build a six-shot lead going into the final round of the season at East Lake.
August 26, 2023 12:01 am
Friday Night Lights returned across the area as the 2023 high school football season opened last night. Each week, WJPA Radio will have a pair of games on Friday night with a couple Saturday specials also on the broadcast plan for this fall. All of our high school coverage is available on-air and online all season long, including the WPIAL & PIAA playoffs.
Week 0 scores:
Mapletown 29, Avella 12
Bentworth 42, Brownsville 6
Riverview 41, Beth-Center 20
California 37, Frazier 0
Canon-McMillan 14, Penn-Trafford 0
Jeff-Morgan 42, Chartiers-Houston 30
Ft. Cherry 42, Northgate 6
Southmoreland 34, McGuffey 6
Peters Township 35, Fox Chapel 0
Elizabeth-Forward 37, Ringgold 0
Trinity 47, Perry Traditional 2
Wash High 49, Monessen 20
Waynesburg 35, Carmichaels 0
West Greene 28, Cameron WV 24
August 26, 2023 3:37 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched eight scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored twice in the first inning before holding on to beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1. Keller (11-8) allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six in a 94-pitch outing. The All-Star won back-to-back starts for the first time since May 26 and 31. The Cubs lost for the second time in seven games. They entered play Friday holding the second National League wild card and trailing first-place Milwaukee by three games in the NL Central.
August 26, 2023 3:41 am
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten says it will require its football teams to provide an availability report of its players to the conference office no more than two hours before their games kickoff. The move is part of the league’s efforts to safeguard the integrity of games with legalized gambling becoming pervasive. No other Power Five conference has a league-wide availability report. College sports has been hit with multiple gambling related scandals this year, including in the Big Ten where several Iowa athletes in multiple sports are facing NCAA discipline for online gambling on sporting events.
August 25, 2023 4:39 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Kenny Pickett led two touchdown drives and showed he and the Pittsburgh starters are ready for real games as the Steelers overpowered the Atlanta Falcons’ backups 24-0 in the final preseason game for both teams. Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren ran for touchdowns to cap the only drives led by Pickett, who completed 4 of 4 passes for 86 yards in his short but productive playing time. The Steelers scored touchdowns on each of their five preseason possessions led by Pickett. Falcons coach Arthur Smith held out his starters, and his backups were overwhelmed on both sides of the ball when matched with Pittsburgh’s first-team units.
August 25, 2023 4:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Nico Hoerner grounded to short to move automatic runner Mike Tauchman to third before Dansby Swanson walked and took second on a wild pitch. Happ then dropped a single into right, driving in Tauchman with Swanson scoring when right fielder Connor Joe bobbled the ball. Chicago, at 67-60, has won five of six to pull to three games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.
August 25, 2023 4:43 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire. The 2019 World Series MVP has had his career derailed by injuries. Strasburg last pitched in June 2022 and has thrown only 528 pitches since signing a $245 million, seven-year contract in December 2019. An announcement is expected sometime next month. His decision was first reported by The Washington Post.
August 24, 2023 4:43 am
PITTSBURGH — As Oneil Cruz works his way back from a left ankle fracture, his rehab has stalled after experiencing general left foot soreness. Pirates Director of Sports Medicine Todd Tomczyk provided the update to the media at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon. Tomczyk noted that the long-term prognosis is still positive and the soreness is not uncommon for an athlete coming off of a traumatic injury. Cruz started a running program about two weeks ago but has experienced soreness over the last 7-10 days. The Pirates decided to take a pause.
August 24, 2023 2:58 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Richie Palacios had a career-best three hits and drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 to avoid a three-game sweep. Palacios capped a three-run first inning with a two-run double, singled in his next two at-bats and walked in the ninth. The 26-year-old had his first three-hit performance in 61 major league games. The last-place Cardinals had lost six of seven and were outscored 17-4 in the first two games of the series. Winning pitcher Zack Thompson gave up two runs on six hits with five strikeouts in five innings. His outing was ended by a 92-minute rain delay.
