(Credit and Caption for Photo: Calgary Stampeders defensive back Tommie Campbell. (Peter Power/CP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) The Central Valley Li’l Warriors have removed former NFL player and Aliquippa native Tommie Campbell as a coach of its Twerp team.

According to a recent statement from the team, there was an incident between Campbell and his son during the Twerp football game on Saturday where Campbell became frustrated with his child on the field and removed him.

Campbell’s firing occurred on that same evening during an emergency executive board meeting.

The statement from the Central Valley Li’l Warriors also confirms that safety of their children is their top priority and it also noted that the organization of the team has been in contact with the Center Township Police Department and is fully cooperating in the investigation into the incident between Campbell and his son.

Someone from the organization is also understanding that it is working on placing Campbell on a ban that prohibits him from going on all property of the Central Valley School District.

Campbell was an assistant coach in his first year coaching the Twerp team of the Central Valley Li’l Warriors before he was removed from his position.

(Credit and Caption for Photo: Calgary Stampeders defensive back Tommie Campbell. (Peter Power/CP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Tommie Campbell, a former NFL player who is now a youth football coach in Beaver County, is now accused of assaulting his own son during a youth football game.

According to Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible, Campbell was seen on video yelling at his 6-year-old on the field.

As the child puts his hands up, Bible states that Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.  

Bible noted that moments later, Campbell grabs the child near a portable toilet, lifts him off the ground and holds him at eye level against the portable toilet while yelling before dropping him down.

The child was not injured. 

Campbell is now charged with simple assault and harassment, and these are misdemeanor and summary offenses.

He is scheduled to undergo a preliminary hearing next month. 

Campbell is a native of Aliquippa who played college football at Pitt, Edinboro and Cal U.

He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2011. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin with his helmet off before playing the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game, Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The scenes of Hamlin’s on-field collapse after suffering cardiac arrest on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, has forced some fans to yet again confront a truth they have always known but hated to think about: Football can go from exciting and joyous to dark and tragic in a flash. Now, as the Bills defensive back remains in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital, fans are reflecting on their relationship with the sport they love. (AP Photo/John McCoy, File)

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schutt Sports and the Chasing M’s Foundation, the non-profit organization founded by Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin, yesterday announced a partnership to outfit every player in the Sto-Rox Little Vikings Youth Sports Association with new Schutt F7 AiR Youth helmets ahead of the 2026 season.

Certor Sports, the parent company of Schutt Sports, is the Official Tackle Protective Partner of USA Football, the sport’s National Governing Body. With support from USA Football’s grants program, Schutt will now equip the full league in Hamlin’s name, a donation of approximately 100 Schutt F7 AiR Youth helmets, which earned the highest 5-star rating from the independent Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, and 60 Schutt Youth Flux shoulder pads.

McKees Rocks is a borough of roughly 6,000 residents just west of Pittsburgh, where youth football has long been a cornerstone of community life. Equipment cost remains one of the most persistent barriers to participation in leagues like it across the country, and helmets are the single largest line item most programs face.

“Being able to give back to where I started is something that means a lot to me,” Hamlin said. “I know firsthand what it means to have a community that believes in you and supports you when you’re young. I’ve been around Schutt for a long time, so being able to come together with Schutt Sports and USA Football to make sure these kids have the gear and support they need is special to me. I’m thankful to both of them for helping make this happen.”

Hamlin founded Chasing M’s in 2020 before he was drafted, and the foundation has since supported youth football camps, back-to-school and holiday drives, and community programming in McKees Rocks and greater Pittsburgh. Following his on-field cardiac arrest in January 2023, Hamlin became a national advocate for CPR training and expanded access to automated external defibrillators, work that contributed to the passage of the HEARTS Act in December 2024.

“Protecting athletes is our mission, and that mission starts at the youth level,” said Jeremy Erspamer, CEO, Certor Sports. “Damar could have taken his platform anywhere, but he brought it home. These kids are going to put on the same standard of protection we build for the NFL, in the same borough that raised him, and we’re proud to stand behind that.”

Certor Sports is funding $750,000 in annual grants awarded through USA Football’s programs to lower barriers to play and equip young athletes with essential protective gear. Since 2006, USA Football has awarded more than $23 million in grants to more than 16,000 programs in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

The donation is part of Certor Sports’ broader effort to bring NFL-grade safety standards to youth and varsity athletes nationwide. Certor Sports was named an Official Corporate Champion of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) in a multi-year alliance spanning roughly 20,000 high schools, and this year was named the Official Tackle Protective Partner of USA Football to support youth safety initiatives, player development, and coach education.

To learn more about Schutt Sports, visit www.schuttsports.com.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski struck out seven in five shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers won their their fourth straight National League Central title with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

About 50 minutes after the final out, the Brewers clinched the division when the second-place Chicago Cubs lost to Atlanta. Milwaukee players watched the end of that game on television, raising hands and cheering at the final out.

The flamethrowing Misiorowski (15-5) dropped his ERA to major league-best 1.89 and boosted his season strikeout total to 243. Nine of the towering right-hander’s first 10 pitches topped 100 mph and he worked around five hits — all singles — to win his fourth straight decision.

Joey Ortiz and Luis Lara drove in two runs each for the Brewers, who have become postseason fixtures for the last decade but are still seeking the franchise’s first World Series appearance since 1982. Swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers last season’s NL Championship Series, Milwaukee has qualified for the postseason for the eighth time in nine years.

The Brewers took the lead early against opener Lake Bachar (1-4) in a sequence that symbolizes the approach that’s helped them carry the major leagues’ best record for much of the season. Jake Bauers led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Lara’s sacrifice fly.

That was enough for Misiorowski, who exited after throwing 82 pitches — 43 at 100 mph or more — to strengthen his grasp on his first Cy Young Award.

Brandon Lowe hit his 30th homer for Pittsburgh and the team’s 171st of the season, tying a franchise record set in 1999. Rafael Flores Jr. added four hits for the Pirates, who fell back below .500 at 75-76 on the day the club celebrated franchise icon and Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente by wearing the outfielder’s famous No. 21.

Up next

The series continues on Wednesday. Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) starts for the Brewers against Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones (4-6, 4.10 ERA).

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Esmerlyn Valdez, center, is helped off the field by first base coach Tarrik Brock, left, and a trainer during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain, likely signaling the end of the 22-year-old outfielder’s rookie season.

In a corresponding move, the Pirates recalled outfielder Ronny Simón from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Valdez is batting .235 with 17 homers and 47 RBIs in 71 games. He made his major league debut on May 22 at Toronto.

Valdez left Friday’s 12-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs after injuring himself while running to first base on a grounder in the sixth inning. He grabbed the back of his left leg and limped off the field with his arms draped around the shoulders of training staff after shortstop Nico Hoerner threw him out.

Simón is batting .281 with two RBIs in 10 games with the Pirates this season. He had been returned to Indianapolis on Friday after O’Hearn was activated from the injured list.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Brandon Lowe, right, watches his two-RBI single hit during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh’s three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of their weekend series.

Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI single in the first. Carmen Mlodzinski, Luke Weaver and Mason Montgomery combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings in relief of Bubba Chandler (8-9).

The Pirates (75-75) closed out a 4-2 stay in Chicago. They swept the White Sox before dropping two of three against the Cubs.

Miguel Amaya homered for Chicago, and Michael Busch had two hits. Matthew Boyd (8-5) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in his second straight loss.

The Cubs (83-67) dropped into a tie with Philadelphia for the top spot in the NL wild-card standings.

Montgomery worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances. The Pirates had a 3-2 lead on Saturday before a wild Gregory Soto surrendered two runs in the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss.

Chicago jumped in front in the series finale on Amaya’s sixth homer, a two-run drive to left with two out in the fifth. It was his first homer since Aug. 16.

Pittsburgh responded with three runs in the sixth. Reynolds reached on a leadoff walk and scored on Nick Gonzales’ ground-rule double. With one out and the bases loaded, Lowe made it 4-2 when he drove in Rafael Flores Jr. and Gonzales with a pinch-hit liner to center off Aaron Civale.

Chicago closed to 4-3 on Nico Hoerner’s grounder to second in the bottom half. But the Cubs left the bases loaded when Pedro Ramírez flied to right against Mlodzinski, ending the inning.

Up next

Pirates: Following an off day, the Pirates host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night in the opener of a nine-game homestand.

Cubs: LHP David Peterson (7-8, 5.28 ERA) starts on Monday night against Atlanta. RHP Reynaldo López (4-4, 4.13) takes the mound for the visiting Braves.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Chicago Cubs’ Pedro Ramírez celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Chicago, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning when Gregory Soto hit Nico Hoerner with a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday.

Before Hoerner’s at-bat, Soto walked pinch-hitter Matt Shaw to force in Pedro Ramirez from third to tie it at 3 as the Cubs won their second straight. Soto relieved after seven strong innings from Paul Skenes, who left with a 3-2 lead.

Skenes settled in after giving up solo shots to Michael Busch and Ramirez off high fastballs as the Pirates dropped a second straight after winning nine of 11. Ramirez led off the eighth with a double off Soto (6-5), who allowed two runs on one hit, two walks and hit two batters.

Ryan Rolison (9-1) got five outs for the win. Ryan Zeferjahn got the final out of the ninth for his sixth save.

Ryan O’Hearn hit his career-best 18th homer of the season, a three-run drive in the sixth, to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead. O’Hearn connected for the first time since being reinstated on Friday following six weeks on the injured list (left quad strain) and upped his career-high RBI total this season to 72.

Skenes allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings while striking out four and walking one.

Cubs starter Clay Holmes cruised through five scoreless innings. The right-hander allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six.

Busch hit an opposite-field homer in the first for a 1-0 Chicago lead. Ramirez pulled a drive high into the right-center bleachers in the third to make it 2-0.

O’Hearn sent a high cutter from Holmes to the base of Wrigley Field’s message board in right.

Up next

Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler (7-9, 4.25 ERA) faced Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-4, 4.03) on Sunday.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Chicago Cubs’ Alex Bregman, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Seiya Suzuki, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman hit his 25th homer and doubled among three hits, Shota Imanaga tossed six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Friday to end a four-game slide.

Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including a wind-blown triple, scored three runs and drove in one as the Cubs finished with 16 hits against three Pittsburgh pitchers and ended the Pirates’ four-game winning streak. Chicago remains well behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee but is in position for a wild card.

Michael Busch doubled and had three RBIs, and Carson Kelly doubled in a pair of runs. All of Chicago’s starters had at least one hit, and five finished with two or more.

Bregman went deep in the fourth inning, a two-run shot off Khristian Curtis that made it 9-1.

Imanaga (10-10) allowed two runs on five hits in a second straight solid start and win. The left-hander struck out four and walked two.

Bryan Reynolds hit a solo shot for Pittsburgh, which came in having won 9 of 11 to climb back above .500. Rookie Konnor Griffin tripled among two hits.

Pirates rookie right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez left in the sixth inning with left hamstring discomfort after running to first on a groundout.

The Cubs made it 3-1 in the second off Pirates opener Wilber Dotel (1-5). After Chicago loaded the bases, Michael Conforto’s sac fly tied it at 1 and Kelly’s double plated two more.

Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (10-11, 3.83 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Clay Holmes (6-7, 2.83) on Saturday.