October 30, 2024 4:26 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Fall Classic averaged 13.64 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming according to early numbers by Nielsen. That beat the 13.4 million that tuned in for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-18 win over the New York Giants on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and streaming. The audience for Yankees-Dodgers peaked at 14.25 million from 9-9:15 p.m. EDT. It was the most-watched Game 3 since 2018, when the Dodgers’ 18-inning victory over the Red Sox average 13.3 million.
October 29, 2024 4:31 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-18. Austin raced across the field before sprinting down the sideline for a 73-yard touchdown in the third quarter that gave the Steelers the lead for good. He added a 29-yard over-the-shoulder grab from Wilson early in the fourth as Pittsburgh won its 22nd straight home game under the Monday night lights. Rookie Tyrone Tracy ran for a season-high 145 yards and a touchdown for New York. The Giants have lost three straight.
October 29, 2024 4:37 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic. With superstar Shohei Ohtani playing despite a partially dislocated left shoulder, Los Angeles moved within one victory of a surprising sweep in this much-hyped matchup between traditional powers. Buehler and six relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Dodgers, who are on the cusp of their second championship in five years and the eighth in franchise history.
October 29, 2024 4:34 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury is ready for one last skate around the place he helped build. The veteran goalie will make the final start of his career at PPG Paints Arena when the Minnesota Wild face the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins. Fleury spent the first 13 seasons of his career with the Penguins, helping the franchise win the Stanley Cup in 2009, 2016 and 2017 before departing for Vegas in the expansion draft. Fleury says he expects to be emotional before the puck drop and hopes to put on one last show in a place that remains close to his heart.
October 28, 2024 4:33 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jameis Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass — his third of the game — to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds left as the Cleveland Browns beat Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 29-24 to snap a five-game losing streak. Making his first start in two years and replacing injured starter Deshaun Watson, Winston helped the Browns take down their AFC North rival. But only after surviving a late comeback attempt by Jackson, who drove the Ravens to Cleveland’s 24 in the final seconds. Jackson threw two incompletions into the end zone, the second to Zay Flowers as time expired. Winston finished 27 of 41 for 334 yards in his first start since Sept. 25, 2022, for New Orleans.
October 28, 2024 4:35 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — With Joe Burrow at quarterback and an array of talented receivers, Cincinnati has a dangerous passing attack. When it comes to running the ball, well, the Bengals are struggling. Cincinnati had just 58 yards on the ground on a 37-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. It averaged just 2.9 yards per carry, continuing a season-long problem. The 3-5 Bengals were trying to reach .500 after posting consecutive road wins against the New York Giants and Cleveland. They rushed for 121 yards and two TDs in their 17-7 win against New York, but they had just 59 yards on the ground in last weekend’s 21-14 win at the Browns.
October 28, 2024 4:38 am
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels connected with Noah Brown on a 52-yard Hail Mary as time expired to give the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Daniels scrambled for several seconds before heaving the ball from the Commanders 35-yard line. It was deflected about 3 yards short of the goal line and fell into the arms of Brown, who was standing alone in the end zone. Chicago had taken its first lead with 23 seconds left in the game, going ahead 15-12 on a 1-yard TD run by Roschon Johnson after a pass-interference penalty on the Commanders.
October 28, 2024 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is set to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Monday night despite a partially dislocated left shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts. Ohtani planned to take some swings at Yankee Stadium during the Dodgers’ workout on Sunday night. Roberts said pain tolerance was the key factor. Roberts says: “I just don’t see him not playing Game 3” and adds “if he feels good enough to go, then I see no reason why he wouldn’t be in there.” Ohtani did not travel with the team to New York in order to undergo imaging. He was on a separate flight. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0 after winning both games in L.A.
October 27, 2024 8:34 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four goals in under six minutes for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Elias Pettersson scored the first of a quick four-goal run midway through the second period after the Penguins built a 2-0 lead. Kiefer Sherwood and J.T. Miller scored before Bains buried the puck into the back of the net to cap the run. Bains’ goal provided insurance for Vancouver after Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period.
October 27, 2024 7:00 am
Washington & Jefferson College held Bethany under 100 yards total offense through three quarters on the way to a 48-7 win over the Bison Saturday afternoon. Dawson Dietz registered three sacks, 45 tackles for loss and nine total tackles to lead the way. Justin Johns added six tackles, two sacks and a pair of tackles for loss. The Presidents also got interceptions from Brock Sherman, Angelo Volomino and Sam Coleman. Meanwhile, the W&J offense got 250+ yards rushing, led by Own Petrisek’s 89 yards on 10 carries, including a touchdown. QB Jake Pugh, the nation’s leader in passing yards and touchdowns, added significantly to both, throwing for 263 yards, hitting 11-of-13, and four touchdowns, two to Jacob Macosko. W&J improved to 7-1 with the win. The Presidents are in a five-way tie atop the conference, with W&J, Grove City, Carnegie-Mellon, Case-Western Reserve and Westminster each having one loss with three weeks left in the regular season. There are five games featuring two of the five against each other, including next Saturday’s W&J at Case-Western Reserve.
