Sep 23, 2019 3 min read

Big Ben has elbow surgey

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had surgery to repair his right elbow Monday.

Team spokesman Burt Lauten said Roethlisberger underwent the procedure at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in consultation with team physician Dr. Jim Bradley.

Roethlisberger will begin rehabilitation when he returns to Pittsburgh and plans to return to the field in 2020.

Lawmakers disagree over W.Va. racingA bill expected to be introduced during the 2020 legislative session could end greyhound racing in West Virginia.

News outlets report Republican Senate President Mitch Carmichael released an opinion piece Tuesday calling for an end to the practice. He’s now facing opposition from some state delegates.

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the casinos make video lottery payments of about $15 million each year to the West Virginia Lottery Commission. The lottery commission transfers the money into purse accounts at the casinos and the racing commission.

Carmichael says the money subsidizes the greyhound industry, but could be better invested in roads and education.

Antonio Brown going back to school

Central Michigan University spokeswoman Heather Smith said Monday that Antonio Brown began taking online courses last week, adding he is not attending classes on campus.

Brown played for the Chippewas from 2007 to 2009 before Pittsburgh drafted him in 2010. In March, the Steelers traded the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to Oakland, which released him before he played in a game. New England gave Brown another chance, but it did not last long; the team cut him last week after one game.

Days after the Patriots signed him, a former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing Brown of rape.

Pens trim roster

The Pittsburgh Penguins have reduced their training camp roster to 27 players.

Pittsburgh assigned 17 players to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, including forwards Andrew Agozzino, Justin Almeida, Anthony Angello, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Joseph Blandisi, Joseph Cramarossa, Thomas Di Pauli, Ryan Haggerty, Sam Lafferty, Jake Lucchini, Sam Miletic and Oula Palve; defensemen Niclas Almari, Kevin Czuczman, Pierre-Olivier Joseph and David Warsofsky; and goaltender Emil Larmi. The Penguins have also returned forwards Nathan Legare and Sam Poulin to their junior teams.

Field hockey

Cassidy King and Gia Grau each scored two goals for Peters Township as the Indians defeated Upper St. Clair 5-1 on Monday night. Nica Schrat scored the other goal for PT. USC’s goal was scored by Madeline Takos.

Girls soccer

Anna Hertzler’s goal at 39:28 of the first half gave South Fayette a 1-0 victory over Chartiers Valley in Section 4-AAA.

The win has South Fayette (4-2, 5-3) in sole possession of second place in the section.

• Lexi Herriot chipped in a goal from 15 yards with a little more than three minutes remaining in the second overtime as Chartiers-Houston defeated host McGuffey 2-1 in Section 2-A.

Ashley Horvath scored the first goal for the Bucs (5-1, 6-4). Jordan Sekora had the lone tally for McGuffey (4-2, 5-4).

Morgan Eindoshofer scored two goals, Grace Henderson made four saves and Belle Vernon blanked Laurel Highlands 4-0 in Section 2-AAA.

The section-leading Leopards (6-0, 7-2) led 3-0 at halftime. Marissa Grubbs scored one goal for Belle Vernon and Farrah Reader had the lone tally of the second half. LH is 3-3 in section, 3-6 overall.