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WPIAL high school football Week 6 scores for Oct. 16, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 6 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK STO-ROX 50, WESTERN BEAVER 14 Sophomore Josh Jenkins, who plays quarterback and wide receiver, threw three touchdowns, rushed for a score and caught another as Sto-Rox (5-1, 3-1) tied Western Beaver (5-1,...
Freeport cruises past Burrell in conference matchup
Freeport came into its Allegheny Seven Conference matchup against Burrell on Friday with a chip on its shoulder and a determined attitude. After missing consecutive games because of a covid-19 exposure, the Yellowjackets (3-1, 3-0) were ready to go, and it showed. Burrell quarterback Alex Arledge scored the first six...
Highlands makes good in final seconds to defeat Armstrong
It looked for a while like a remarkable comeback would fall short for the Highlands football team. Down a point and going for a 2-point conversion, a pass slipped through the hands of Brock White backpedaling out of the end zone with 4 minutes, 27 seconds left in the game...
Elizabeth Forward uses big-play offense to escape Mt. Pleasant with victory
Friday’s first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference was decided by big plays. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward (5-0, 4-0), led by senior Nico Mrvos, made a few more and escaped No. 5 Mt. Pleasant with a 16-14 victory. Mrvos, who played quarterback and receiver, raced 70 yards for...
George Springer, Astros beat Rays to force Game 7 in ALCS
SAN DIEGO — George Springer and Jose Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdez pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight game, 7-4, on Friday to force a deciding Game 7 of the AL Championship Series....
Leechburg scores 76 in dominating Riverview for 400th winVideo
Leechburg averaged 44 points in wins over Riverview in Eastern Conference matchups the past two seasons. The Blue Devils surpassed that by halftime against the Raiders on Friday. Leechburg led by 41 at the break and cruised to a 76-25 victory on senior night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “It was...
Xander Schauffele goes on birdie run, leads at Shadow Creek
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele began his second round by missing a 4-foot birdie putt. That was hardly a sign of what was to follow Friday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Schauffele made putts as short as 3 feet and as long as 35 feet. He...
Tom Brady-Aaron Rodgers relationship revolves around admiration
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady has a score to settle with Aaron Rodgers, and it has nothing to do with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers. The Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks meet for just the third time in their long careers Sunday, with Rodgers’ Packers (4-0) trying to remain...
Chiefs’ locker room mum on Le’Veon Bell’s arrival — almostVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The only member of the Kansas City Chiefs who was available and willing to discuss Le’Veon Bell, arguably the biggest free-agent signing since the offseason, happened to be the defensive coordinator who won’t have anything to do with him. Steve Spagnuolo is happy for that, too....
On Football: Flames under coaching hot seats intensifyVideo
Bill O’Brien went first. Dan Quinn was next. There will be others. The firing line for NFL head coaches is heavily populated. O’Brien, who also was Texans general manager, lasted four games, all defeats. Quinn got one more week in Atlanta — and one more loss — before being canned....
Ex-Angels employee indicted in Tyler Skaggs’ fatal overdose
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee on drug charges for allegedly providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused his overdose death. Eric Prescott Kay was charged Thursday with drug distribution and drug conspiracy in Skaggs’ overdose death, according...
Alabama’s Saban tests negative for covid-19 in follow-up; could return SaturdayVideo
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban tested negative in a follow-up test for covid-19, leaving open the possibility of a return to the sideline for the Georgia game. Alabama head athletic trainer Jeff Allen said Saban’s test came back negative Thursday. If he tests negative again Friday and Saturday,...
Kyle Larson requests NASCAR lift suspension, 6 months after making racial slurVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is in the process of reviewing a request by Cup driver Kyle Larson to return to competition after he was suspended indefinitely from the sport in April for using a racial slur during an iRacing event. A NASCAR spokesperson told the Observer on Friday that Larson...
Kansas hopes to have coach Les Miles back at West Virginia
Four games into the season, West Virginia finally will welcome thousands of people to a home football game. Kansas plans to have coach Les Miles there, too. Miles announced last week he tested positive for covid-19 and has quarantined at his home. In a video Sunday, Miles said his health...
Browns’ Odell Beckham sits again; Baker Mayfield getting better entering Steelers gameVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield finally fired some passes Friday — none to Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham missed another practice with the Browns because of covid-19 protocols, but Mayfield, who has been slowed this week by sore ribs, appears ready to play in Sunday’s hyped AFC North matchup against the unbeaten...
Diontae Johnson, David DeCastro will not play Sunday for Steelers vs. Browns
For their big AFC North game Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense will be without a Pro Bowl selection and a second-team All-Pro from last season. David DeCastro and Diontae Johnson on Friday were ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Neither practiced Friday because of injuries suffered during...
Year after helmet swing, Myles Garrett won’t seek out Rudolph, vows ‘clean’ game vs. SteelersVideo
Myles Garrett expects to get booed by the handful of fans at Heinz Field on Sunday but not because of his helmet swing heard ‘round the AFC North last year. “We are the Browns,” Cleveland’s star defensive end told reporters Friday. “I expect to get booed (for that reason).” Garrett...
Steelers defense vows to fix third-down woes
Total defense, rushing, passing, turnovers, yards per play, sacks, pressures, completion percentage, negative-yardage plays. You name it, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense ranks in the top 10 in the NFL. And in many of those, at No. 1 or among the best five. But there is one recognizable defensive statistic for...
Mark Madden: Blackhawks’ situation with aging stars sounds very familiar
When NHL free agency hit last weekend, Chicago made moves with an eye toward the future. It traded winger Brandon Saad, a two-time Stanley Cup winner. It let goalie Corey Crawford walk via free agency. He also won two Cups. The Blackhawks want to skew younger. The Blackhawks’ core four...
Steelers continue to be haunted by struggles on opening possession of games
After a one-game reprieve of sorts, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense last week was back to its ineffective ways during its first possession of a game. The Steelers’ first offensive drive Sept. 20 lasted 11 plays, traveled 63 yards and reached the Houston Texans’ 15-yard-line. But, in their next game against...
5 things to watch: Can good work week lead Pitt to victory?
Every week, with most of the game preparation behind him, Pat Narduzzi gets on his Thursday Zoom conference call and either assures reporters “the hay’s in the barn” or “we’ve had a good week of practice.” Sometimes, he mentions both things. This week, with Pitt (3-2, 2-2 ACC) preparing for...
Colts’ retests for covid-19 come back as negative
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts closed their practice facility Friday after “several individuals” tested positive for covid-19, then the retests came back negative. “Earlier this morning, we were informed that four individuals within the organization tested positive for covid-19,” the team said in a late-morning statement. “The four positive samples...
First Call: Ex-Steeler wanted Le’Veon Bell back in Pittsburgh. Ravens mad at Bengals. Aaron Donald’s surprising revelation.
Friday’s “First Call” gives us an ex-Steeler who wishes Le’Veon Bell would’ve come back to Pittsburgh instead of going to Kansas City. Another AFC coach admits his team wanted Bell. Aaron Donald’s surprising quote about his huge game last week. And the Ravens are mad at the Bengals. Better luck...
Fantasy Sports: Chase Claypool, Travis Fulgham emerge; Explaining those data problems that hit many leagues
No. Your commissioner wasn’t mining for your data. It wasn’t a weird computer virus to worry about along with coronavirus. It wasn’t a hack of your fantasy football league from Russia or China. It was an error from your platform’s service provider that kept you in fantasy-limbo throughout Sunday afternoon....
Tim Benz: Dwayne Haskins to Steelers? Theory adds up. Stats, actions from Washington do not.
I feel bad for Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. During a week where he has to relive every image of Myles Garrett clonking him on the head with his own helmet, the NFL rumor mill is kicking him in the crotch. OK, maybe not that directly. No one is writing that...
