December 1, 2024 5:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Bunting scored a power-play goal and added two assists, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Saturday night. Philip Tomasino and Kris Letang also scored on the power play as Pittsburgh has goals with the man advantage in six of its last eight games. Rickard Rakell equaled a season-long three-game goal streak with his 10th of the season, while Anthony Beauvillier and Blake Lizotte also scored. Sidney Crosby extended a four-game point streak with an assist. Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri added a goal and assist each in the third period for Calgary.
December 1, 2024 5:59 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar threw for a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 4 Penn State beat Maryland 44-7 and advanced to its first Big Ten championship game since 2016. Nick Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Beau Pribula rushed for a TD and tossed a scoring pass to Tyseer Denmark, and star tight end Tyler Warren caught at TD pass for the Nittany Lions (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP), who will face No. 1 Oregon for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis on Saturday with a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff at stake. Penn State’s path to the conference title game was cleared when Michigan beat No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 in Columbus, Ohio.
December 1, 2024 5:56 am
BOSTON (AP) — Defensive tackle Ty Clemons returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Reed Harris made a leaping 28-yard TD grab and Boston College beat Pittsburgh 34-23 on Saturday. Jordan McDonald had a 36-yard scoring run and Kye Robichaux added a 2-yarder for the Eagles. Grayson James completed 20-of-28 passes for 253 yards with two TDs for BC, which completed its first six-win season (6-1) at home since 2009. Making his second start of the season after starting QB Eli Holstein left last week’s lopsided loss at Louisville early with a leg injury, Nate Yarnell went 23 of 42 for 296 yards with three TD passes, two to Gavin Bartholomew, for Pittsburgh, which lost its fifth straight game.
November 30, 2024 12:01 am
Division III Washington & Jefferson returns to Ashland, VA Saturday to take on Randolph-Macon College in the NCAA football playoffs. Forty years ago, the Presidents beat the Yellowjackets for the school’s first-ever NCAA playoff win. We’ll have the W&J / Randolph-Macon game on WJPA-AM with pre-game coverage starting at 11:30 am.
Division II Super Regional action continues Saturday afternoon as #3 Cal U hosts #7 Ashland at Adamson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 pm.
Saturday, Nov. 30, NCAA Second Round:
Div. III #5 Wash & Jeff at #4 Randolph-Macon, 11:30 am, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
Div. II #7 Ashland at #3 Cal U, 1:00 pm
November 30, 2024 4:35 am
BOSTON (AP) — Philip Tomasino scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period, Tristan Jarry made 31 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 2-1. Tomasino’s first goal of the season with 12:34 remaining in the game came when the forward walked in from the left circle after the Bruins failed to clear the puck. Pittsburgh’s Rickard Rakell scored his ninth goal of the season with less than a second remaining in the second period. Charlie Coyle scored and Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves for Boston.
November 30, 2024 4:32 am
NFL.com-After claiming back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, the Kansas City Chiefs have guaranteed themselves an opportunity for a three-peat. The Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 19-17 in the NFL’s second-annual Black Friday game to become the first team this season to clinch a playoff berth. The Chiefs’ clinching scenario was put into play a day prior thanks to the Green Bay Packers defeating the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving, ensuring that a K.C. win would punch a playoff ticket. With the win, not only did Kansas City sew up its 10th straight postseason berth but did so at the earliest point — with five weeks remaining in the season — in club chronicle.
November 29, 2024 9:33 pm
Both Fort Cherry and Thomas Jefferson had successful seasons come to an end Friday. Thomas Jefferson could not follow up on a successful first half lead of 16-3, and bowed to Lampeter-Strasburgh 20-16 in the PIAA Class 4 Semifinals. Sophmore RB Tyler Eber ran for 2 touchdowns for TJ. The Jaguars finish the season at 13-1. Fort Cherry couldn’t overcome a potent Port Allegany running game and took a 46-8 defeat in the PIAA 1A semifinals Friday night. Aiden Bliss ran for over 300 yard and 5 touchdowns to send the Gators to the championship game. The Rangers finish the season at 14-1. In other PIAA action Friday, Avenworth defeated Penn Cambria 16-6 to advance to the 3A finals to face Northwestern Lehigh next Saturday. In 5A action, Bishop McDevitt bested Pine Richland 28-14. Central Clarion shut out South Park in Class 2A by the score of 55-0.
November 29, 2024 3:51 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Eberflus has been fired by the Chicago Bears, one day after botching a timeout in a loss to Detroit. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will serve as interim coach, the Bears said in a statement. Eberflus was 14-32 in two-plus seasons with the Bears, who fell to 4-8 with their sixth straight loss on Thursday. The Bears began the season eyeing a playoff spot following an offensive overhaul but are now last in the NFC North. Eberflus’ 14-31 record in 2 1/2 seasons ranks among the worst in the history of the founding NFL franchise.
November 29, 2024 4:40 am
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta, Jake Bates made three field goals in the first half and the Detroit Lions held off the Chicago Bears 23-20 to extend their winning streak to 10 games. The Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak on Thanksgiving. The Bears had the ball in Lions territory late in the game with a chance to drive for a game-tying field goal or go-ahead touchdown, but they blew the opportunity. Caleb Williams threw an incomplete pass as time expired from the Detroit 41 after being sacked with about 30 seconds left, allowing time to run off the clock even though Chicago had one more timeout.
November 29, 2024 4:34 am
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start to beat Miami 30-17 and snap the Dolphins’ three-game winning streak. Green Bay has won three straight and seven of its last eight. Miami continued its recent history of struggling in cold weather. The kickoff temperature at Lambeau Field was 27 degrees with 10 mph winds, light flurries and a wind chill of 18. The Dolphins have lost their past 12 regular-season or postseason games in which the temperature at kickoff has been below 40 degrees.
