November 15, 2022 3:49 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Eagles’ bid for an undefeated season is over. The Washington Commanders turned methodical drives into scores and took advantage of turnover-prone Philadelphia to stun the Eagles 32-21 on Monday night and send them to their first loss in nine games this season. Behind Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were 8-0 for the first time in franchise history and the last team in the NFL that could make a run at Miami’s 17-0 mark in 1972 and the lone perfect season. The 2007 New England Patriots came close, going 18-0 before a Super Bowl loss. The Commanders also spoiled Pittsburgh’s 11-0 start in 2020. Hurts threw for just 174 yards.
November 15, 2022 3:50 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Atlanta’s Michael Harris II, a pair of 21-year-old center fielders, are baseball’s Rookies of the Year. Rodriguez hit .284 with 28 homers, 75 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in helping the Mariners reach the postseason for the first time since 2001. He won the AL honor by receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes and one second for 148 points from a BBWAA panel. Harris batted .297 with 19 homers, 64 RBIs and 20 steals. He was voted the NL award, getting 22 firsts and eight seconds for 134 points from a different BBWAA panel.
November 15, 2022 3:47 am
TORONTO (AP) – Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, Finnish women’s national team player Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnegie were welcomed into the Hockey Hall of Fame as the class of 2022 on Monday. The Sedin twins and Luongo were elected in their first years of eligibility back in June, while Alfredsson had waited since 2017. The induction of the Sedins and Alfredsson increased the number of Swedish players in the hall from four to seven.
November 14, 2022 3:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kenny Pickett and George Pickens ran for 1-yard touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away from the listless New Orleans Saints 20-10. Fueled by the return of star outside linebacker T.J. Watt, the Steelers held the Saints to 186 yards to win for just the second time in eight games. Pittsburgh sacked Andy Dalton twice and forced a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions to thwart any hope of a late rally by the Saints. Watt hadn’t played since tearing his left pectoral late in a Week 1 win over Cincinnati.
November 14, 2022 3:52 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – The Vikings beat the Bills in overtime. If not for an officiating mistake, they might have won in regulation. The NFL’s senior vice president of officiating acknowledged there was a breakdown in the instant replay process after a pivotal play late in Minnesota’s 33-30 win over Buffalo on Sunday. Walt Anderson told a pool reporter that Gabe Davis’ 20-yard reception along the sideline with 24 seconds left in regulation should have been reviewed before the Bills ran another play. Anderson says Davis didn’t secure the ball when he hit the ground and the pass should have been ruled incomplete.
November 14, 2022 3:51 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Christian McCaffrey ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 7:54 to play, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-16 in their first game back from a bye week. The Niners returned from the midseason break as healthy as they’ve been all season on offense and with hopes of making a second-half run. Their performance against the short-handed Chargers was a slog at times but proved to be just enough to come out on top. San Francisco fell behind by 10 points in the second quarter before rallying. McCaffrey has now accounted for four touchdowns in three games since arriving from Carolina in a midseason trade.
November 14, 2022 3:54 am
No. 1 Georgia leads an unchanged top five in The Associated Press college football poll. The rest of the Top 25 has been shuffled around after eight ranked teams lost. The Bulldogs received all but one of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week. No. 2 Ohio State received the other first-place vote. No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 TCU and No. 5 Tennessee held their spots after victories Saturday, with only the Horned Frogs facing a real challenge. Oregon losing at home to Washington and UCLA losing at home to Arizona has shaken up the rest of the top 10.
November 13, 2022 1:23 am
Jake Pugh ran for one touchdown and tossed a trio of scoring passes, all in the first half, as Washington & Jefferson shutout Waynesburg, 56-0. Troy Volpatti, Ray Holmes and Drew Schiano added rushing touchdown and Schiano added a 62-yard TD pass to set the final. John Peduzzi, Zach Cernuto, Jacob Macosko and Karson Kline caught the scoring passes. Volpatti and Holmes each rushed for over 100 yards for W&J (8-2, 6-2) as the Presidents ran for 333 yards while adding another 246 passing. Pugh completed 15-of-18 passes for 183 yards. Schiano’s only throw of the game was to Kline, a freshman who tallied his first collegiate score. Peduzzi caught five passes for 75 yards. Waynesburg had four runners each with 50+ yards: Hunter Cameron (71), Justin Flack (57), Dagyn Williams (55) and Hunter Cameron (51). Tyler Raines, the Yellowjackets’ starting quarterback missed the game with a concussion. Dakota Romantino, the team’s leading receiver, also was out, suffering from an ankle injury. Waynesburg (4-6, 3-5) got just 30 passing yards from backup Thomas Burke on a 6-of-18 afternoon. W&J awaits a likely ECAC Bowl invitation.
November 13, 2022 1:09 am
Saturday, Nov. 11, PIAA Quarterfinals
Girls 4A Owen J. Roberts 2, Peters Township 1 OT
Boys 1A McConnellsburg 1, Charleroi 0
November 12, 2022 4:06 am
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All five teams from Washington/Greene County in the WPIAL football playoffs were eliminated Friday night. #4 Canon-McMillan took top-seeded North Allegheny scoreless to the fourth before falling 7-0 in the 6A semifinals. Wash High fell behind early, fought to get close but couldn’t get the ball back as Neshannock beat the Little Prexies, 30-27. McGuffey scored first but Steel Valley returned the ensuing kickoff to go in front to stay, ousting the Highlanders, 46-13. Fort Cherry took an early lead, then scored early in the fourth to pull to within a touchdown but fell to Rochester, 30-14. Mapletown’s best season ever ended with a 47-6 loss to South Side Area.
6A Semifinals
#1 North Allegheny 7, Canon-McMillan 0
2A Quarterfinals
#4 Neshannock 30, Wash High 27
#1 Steel Valley 46, McGuffey 13
1A Quarterfinals
#14 Rochester 30, #6 Fort Cherry 14
#5 South Side 47, #4 Mapletown 6
