October 15, 2024 4:31 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers’ record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece. Lindor added to his storybook season with a leadoff homer in the first inning against Ryan Brasier. Viento delivered during New York’s five-run second, connecting for a grand slam against Landon Knack. Before Lindor went deep, Los Angeles had a string of 33 consecutive scoreless innings. Jack Flaherty led the Dodgers to a 9-0 victory in Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday night.
October 14, 2024 4:44 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Najee Harris finally found his form after a slow start to the season, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 32-13 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Harris exceeded 100 yards for the first time since ending last season with back-to-back such performances. Quarterback Justin Fields added 59 yards on the ground and two TDs, though he passed for just 145 yards. Pittsburgh had its highest-scoring game since last season as it stopped a two-game skid to improve to 4-2. Aidan O’Connell finished 27 of 40 for 227 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception for the Raiders.
October 14, 2024 4:46 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 323 yards and a touchdown to outshine rookie Jayden Daniels and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Washington Commanders 30-23 for their fourth consecutive victory. Washington’s winning streak ended at four. Derrick Henry ran for 132 yards and scored his NFL-leading eighth and ninth TDs. Mark Andrews found the end zone for the first time this season with a 13-yard reception from Jackson. Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on two TDs but the Commanders struggled to get much of a running game going and could not contain Jackson and Henry.
October 14, 2024 4:42 am
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Joe Burrow scored on a career-long 47-yard run on the opening possession, and the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense carried them to a much-needed 17-7 victory over the New York Giants. Evan McPherson made a go-ahead 37-yard field goal in the third quarter after a botched snap and hold contributed to him missing a potential game-winning kick a week earlier. And Chase Brown scored on a 30-yard run with 1:52 to play to give the Bengals some hope after a dismal start to the season. Cincinnati is now 2-4. The Giants fell to 2-4 and they are winless in three home games with one touchdown.
October 14, 2024 4:45 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s $230 million contract is guaranteed. Seemingly, so is his job. Watson failed to lead Cleveland to an offensive touchdown, failed to lead Cleveland to its first 20-point game, and failed to lead Cleveland to even a glint of hope it can turn around its season. But coach Kevin Stefanski said after the Browns lost 20-16 to the Philadelphia Eagles that Watson will remain the starting quarterback. Watson finished 16 of 23 for 168 yards and blew a chance at a tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter. He has yet to throw for more than 200 yards in a game this season.
October 14, 2024 4:47 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship Series opener. Los Angeles knocked out a wild Kodai Senga in the second inning, built a six-run lead by the fourth and matched the scoreless record set by the Baltimore Orioles over the first four games of the 1966 World Series against the Dodgers. Backed by chants of “MVP! MVP!,” Shohei Ohtani was 2 for 4 with a walk while scoring two runs and driving in another.
October 13, 2024 12:01 pm
Jake Pugh threw for 324 yards and six touchdown, two each to John Peduzzi and Jake Macosko, as Washington & Jefferson College rolled past Geneva, 73-21, Saturday afternoon. Pugh has thrown for more than 6,000 yards in his career and notched a third 6-TD game this season. Peduzzi caught five passes for 124 yards. His two touchdown receptions moved him to fourth all-time in college history. All told, the Presidents (5-1) put up 565 yards total offense while holding Geneva to just 251 yards, 178 of that in the opening quarter. Geneva took leads of 7-0 and 14-7 in the opening quarter before W&J scored 42 straight points. The Presidents stayed within one game of Grove City and Case-Western Reserve for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference lead. W&J hosts Grove City Saturday night at Cameron Stadium and on WJPA-AM (1450).
October 13, 2024 8:21 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 4 Penn State rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half for a 33-30 overtime victory over Southern California. Tyler Warren caught 17 passes to tie the FBS single-game record for tight ends, and Ryan Barker hit a 36-yard field goal to end it after the Nittany Lions’ defense held USC scoreless in OT. Drew Allar passed for a career-high 391 yards and two touchdowns despite three interceptions for Penn State, which didn’t lead in the final 49 minutes of regulation. Quentin Joyner scored two TDs for the Trojans, who have lost three of four.
October 13, 2024 8:19 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi spent part of the week grousing about his defense, the one that had served as more bystander than difference-maker during the Panthers’ unbeaten start. His players were listening. No. 22 Pitt regained some of the swagger that’s been its trademark for most of Narduzzi’s decade-long tenure, racking up six sacks to cover for a suddenly sputtering offense in a 17-15 win over California on Saturday that pushed the Panthers to 6-0 for the first time in 42 years. “Some games (the offense) carried us,” said Pitt defensive end Jimmy Scott, who had a career-high three sacks. “This game we kind of carried them a little bit.” Pitt managed just 277 total yards — nearly 250 below its season average coming in — and did next to nothing in the second half, relying on two first-half touchdown runs by Desmond Reid and a 58-yard field goal from Ben Sauls to take an eight-point halftime lead before holding on. Pitt, meanwhile, picked to finish in the bottom half of the conference in the preseason, is now 2-0 in the ACC and firmly believes its best days are still
October 13, 2024 7:57 am
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Toronto beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday in the Maple Leafs’ home opener. William Nylander had two goals for Toronto, including an empty-netter. Matthew Knies also scored, Max Domi had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves. It was the home debut for Toronto coach Craig Berube, who was hired in May. The Maple Leafs split their first two games of the season on the road. Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell scored for Pittsburgh. Joel Blomqvist stopped 29 shots in his second NHL start after picking up his first victory Thursday in Detroit. Evgeni Malkin had two assists to give him 1,300 points for his career. Leafs center John Tavares missed the game with an illness. Toronto, which dropped to 0 for 9 this season on the power play, improved to 9-0-0 in its last nine home openers.
