Category: Sports

Patriots’ Gronkowski expects to play in Super Bowl

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski says he expects to play in Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Gronkowski has been in the league’s concussion protocol after taking a hit from Jacksonville’s Barry Church in the AFC championship game. He made his first public appearance on Tuesday night while playing former teammate and current Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount in a game of “Madden 18” at the Mall of America.
Gronkowski said he’s still in the concussion protocol and would leave his status up to those in charge of making medical decisions.
“Hopefully by (Wednesday),” he said. “We’ll see how it goes. I’m not the guy to say I’m out of the protocol. That’s the doctors’ calls.”
Gronkowski led the Patriots with 69 receptions for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He missed last year’s Super Bowl win against Atlanta because of a back injury.
Blount, who won two Super Bowls with Gronkowski and the Patriots before joining the Eagles, dominated his virtual matchup on Xbox in front of a packed crowd of Patriots fans at a Microsoft store. They left disappointed as Blount led his Eagles to a 33-13 win over Patriots.

Goodell wants league to look deeply into catch rule

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Goodell wants to see the mystery of the NFL’s catch rule solved, and he’s ensured that the process has begun.
The commissioner said at his annual Super Bowl news conference Wednesday that he personally sees that rule as the most obvious to address.
Asked about the scrutiny that NFL officiating came under this season, Goodell said “on the catch/no catch rule, we need to find a rule we think will address that. We certainly need to get this rule right so everyone can appreciate.”
Goodell recently spent three hours with former players, including Pro Football Hall of Famers, going over 150 plays. He said there were many good ideas offered, but as for the specifics of what should be a catch, there was little consensus.
“There were a lot of people with different perspectives and lot of disagreement in the room,” he said.
So the competition committee will dive into not only this rule, but perhaps refining the rulebook.
“I would like to start back, subtracting from the (catch) rule and look at the rule fundamentally from the start. These rules are very complex.”
He added that there were more video replay interruptions in 2017 “and I think we can look at that. How do we make the game more attractive with less stoppages is one of the things we focus on.”
“How do we use replay to ensure correcting obvious mistakes but making sure it doesn’t interrupt the flow of the game.”
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Breaking News !!! Pirates acquire Josh Smoker from the Mets!!!

The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired left-handed relief pitcher Josh Smoker from the New York Mets in exchange for minor league pitcher Daniel Zamora and cash considerations. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.

The 29-year-old Smoker went 1-2 with a 5.11 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 54 relief appearances last year for the Mets. He was a member of New York’s Opening Day roster before being optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on May 9.

Smoker, who was designated for assignment by New York on January 26, broke into the big leagues in 2016 and went 3-0 with a 4.70 ERA  and 25 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances. Since breaking into the big leagues, he has averaged 11.68 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in 74 appearances.

Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: January 31, 2018

NHL

Tuesday’s Scores
Pittsburgh 5, San Jose 2
New Jersey 3, Buffalo 1
Florida 4, NY Islanders 1
Anaheim 3, Boston 1
Minnesota 3, Columbus 2 (SO)
St. Louis 3, Montreal 1
Carolina 2, Ottawa 1
Winnipeg 3, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago 2, Nashville 1
Los Angeles 3, Dallas 0
Vegas 4, Calgary 2
Vancouver 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

7:30pm
NY Islanders at Toronto

8:00pm
Philadelphia at Washington
San Jose at Detroit

NBA

Tuesday’s Scores
Detroit 125, Cleveland 114
Toronto 109, Minnesota 104
Washington 102, Oklahoma City 96
New York 111, Brooklyn 95
Houston 114, Orlando 107
San Antonio 106, Denver 104
Utah 129, Golden State 99
Sacramento 114, New Orleans 103
Portland 104, LA Clippers 96

7:00pm
LA Lakers at Orlando
Memphis at Indiana

7:30pm
Miami at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Charlotte at Atlanta

8:00pm
New York at Boston

10:00pm
Chicago at Portland

10:30pm
Dallas at Phoenix

High School Basketball: January 31, 2018

BOYS

Tuesday’s Scores
Lincoln Park 69, Aliquippa 57 (WBVP)
Blackhawk 50, Ambridge 48 (WMBA)
Riverside 62, New Brighton 32
Quaker Valley 73, Beaver Falls 50
Rochester 56, South Side Beaver 52
Central Valley 53, Beaver 38
Cornell 79, Quigley Catholic 32
New Castle 57, Hopewell 41
OLSH 88, Laurel 62
Avonworth 71, Freedom 69
Vincentian 93, Western Beaver 47
Ellwood City 58, Mohawk 26
Moon 72, Knoch 63
Sewickley Academy 69, Bishop Canevin 25

7:30pm
Quaker Valley at Blackhawk
Cornell at Fort Cherry

GIRLS

Tuesday’s Scores
Mohawk 67, Riverside 34

6:30pm
Shenango at New Brighton

Scores across the valley

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WBVP/ Trib Live

Lincoln Park 69 vs Aliquippa 57   Final

WMBA

Blackhawk 50 vs Ambridge 48   Final

Moon 72 vs knock 63   Final

Ellwood City 58 vs Mohawk 26   Final

Quaker Valley 73 vs Beaver Falls 50   Final

New Castle 71 vs Beaver 62   Final

Avonworth 71 vs Freedom 69   Final

 

Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: January 30, 2018

NBA

Monday’s Scores
Milwaukee 107, Philadelphia 95
Memphis 120, Phoenix 109
Indiana 105, Charlotte 96
Atlanta 106, Minnesota 100
Miami 95, Dallas 88
Boston 111, Denver 110

7:00pm
Oklahoma City at Washington

7:30pm
Minnesota at Toronto
Brooklyn at New York

8:00pm
Cleveland at Detroit
Orlando at Houston
Sacramento at New Orleans

8:30pm
Denver at San Antonio

9:00pm
Golden State at Utah

10:30pm
Portland at LA Clippers

NHL

7:00pm
San Jose at Pittsburgh
New Jersey at Buffalo
Anaheim at Boston
Minnesota at Columbus
Florida at NY Islanders
Ottawa at Carolina

8:00pm
Chicago at Nashville
Montreal at St. Louis
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg

8:30pm
Los Angeles at Dallas

9:00pm
Vegas at Calgary

10:00pm
Colorado at Vancouver

High School Basketball: January 30, 2018

GIRLS

Monday’s Scores
Central Valley 59, New Castle 38
Ellwood City 55, Freedom 37
Beaver 45, Ambridge 37
Rochester 53, Cornell 34
Quaker Valley 51, Hopewell 38
Laurel 50, Beaver Falls 35
South Fayette 76, Lincoln Park 33
Quigley Catholic 67, Propel Andrew Street 24
South Side Beaver 58, McGuffey 39
Chartiers-Houston 58, Aliquippa 26
West Allegheny 78, Moon 39
OLSH 65, Washington 44

6:00pm
Riverside at Mohawk

BOYS

Monday’s Scores
New Castle 71, Beaver 62

7:00pm
Bishop Canevin at Sewickley Academy

7:30pm
Aliquippa at Lincoln Park (WBVP)
Blackhawk at Ambridge (WMBA)
South Side Beaver at Rochester
Quaker Valley at Beaver Falls
New Brighton at Riverside
Beaver at Central Valley
Quigley Catholic at Cornell
New Castle at Hopewell
Ellwood City at Mohawk
Western Beaver at Vincentian
Avonworth at Freedom
Laurel at OLSH
Moon at Knoch

Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: January 29, 2018

NFL

Sunday’s Scores [2018 Pro Bowl]
AFC 24, NFC 23

NHL

Sunday’s Scores [2018 NHL All-Star Game]
Pacific 5, Central 2
Atlantic 7, Metropolitan 4
Pacific 5, Atlantic 2

NBA

Sunday’s Scores
Cleveland 121, Detroit 104
Houston 113, Phoenix 102
Milwaukee 110, Chicago 96
LA Clippers 112, New Orleans 103
Oklahoma City 122, Philadelphia 112
San Antonio 113, Sacramento 98
Toronto 123, LA Lakers 111

7:00pm
Charlotte at Indiana

7:30pm
Minnesota at Atlanta

8:00pm
Philadelphia at Milwaukee
Phoenix at Memphis

8:30pm
Miami at Dallas

9:00pm
Boston at Denver

High School Basketball: January 29, 2018

GIRLS

6:00pm
Central Valley at New Castle

6:30pm
Shenango at New Brighton
Sewickley Academy at Union

7:30pm
Cornell at Rochester
Beaver at Ambridge
Freedom at Ellwood City
Hopewell at Quaker Valley
Laurel at Beaver Falls
Moon at West Allegheny
Aliquippa at Chartiers-Houston
South Fayette at Lincoln Park
Quigley Catholic at Propel Andrew Street
Washington at OLSH
McGuffey at South Side Beaver

BOYS

Sunday’s Scores
Pine-Richland 81, Ambridge 64
Mars 67, Sewickley Academy 48

7:30pm
Beaver at New Castle