October 22, 2024 4:34 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns, helping the Baltimore Ravens overcome an early double-digit deficit and extend their winning streak to five games with a 41-31 victory Monday night over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost their top two receivers, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, to injuries. Jackson improved to 23-1 against NFC teams, the best mark by a quarterback against an opposing conference in NFL history. He’s 3-0 against the Bucs, who faded after taking a 10-0 lead. Godwin suffered an ankle injury that appeared to be severe in the final minutes with the game out of reach.
October 22, 2024 4:35 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray ran for a 44-yard touchdown and led the Cardinals on a drive that set up Chad Ryland’s 32-yard field goal as time expired, and Arizona rallied for a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Cameron Dicker kicked five field goals for the Chargers, and his 40-yarder gave the Chargers a 15-14 lead with 1:54 left. But the Cardinals quickly moved into field goal range, aided by an unnecessary roughness penalty. James Conner’s 33-yard run eventually set up Ryland’s short field goal. The Chargers gained 395 yards but couldn’t find the end zone.
October 22, 2024 4:31 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – Deshaun Watson won’t finish the season as Cleveland’s starting quarterback for the second straight year. Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the first half of Sunday’s loss to Cincinnati. His collapse triggered some Browns fans to cheer as he laid on the ground. The team says an MRI confirmed the rupture. The Browns said Watson will have surgery and that he is expected to make a full recovery. It’s his second significant injury in two seasons. He broke a bone in his throwing shoulder last year. The Browns signed Watson to a $230 million contract in 2022 as he dealt with accusations of sexual assault brought by two dozen women in Texas.
October 22, 2024 4:37 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa could return this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals after medical experts cleared him to return to practice following his latest concussion. Coach Mike McDaniel says Tagovailoa will practice on Wednesday, and if that goes well, the plan is for him to start at home on Sunday. Tagovailoa got hurt in a Week 2 game against Buffalo when he collided with Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa ran for a first down and then initiated the contact by lowering his shoulder into Hamlin instead of sliding.
October 21, 2024 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score in his Pittsburgh debut to lead the Steelers to a 37-15 win over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. The 35-year-old Wilson, who spent the first six weeks watching from the sideline while recovering from a calf injury, completed 16 of 29 passes for 264 yards as Pittsburgh won its second straight. Rodgers threw for 276 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Davante Adams has three receptions for 30 yards in his Jets debut. The Steelers are 5-2. The Jets dropped to 2-5.
October 21, 2024 4:45 am
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton scored a pair of quick third-period goals to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 to remain the only unbeaten NHL team. The victory extended Winnipeg’s franchise-record, season-opening win streak to five games. Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter scored for Winnipeg. The game was tied at 3 in the third period before the Jets scored three consecutive goals to win. Both teams had backup goaltenders starting for the first time.
October 21, 2024 4:40 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers clinched their record 25th NL pennant and first at home since 1988, when they beat the Mets in seven games. They moved on to their 22nd World Series — 13th in Los Angeles — and first since 2020, when they beat Tampa Bay during the pandemic-delayed season. Next up for Ohtani and company is Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, who are back in the World Series for the 41st time. Game 1 is Friday at Dodger Stadium.
October 21, 2024 4:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night. Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead New York, which was one of the original franchises in the league. The Liberty made the WNBA Finals five times before, losing each one, including last season. This time they wouldn’t be denied, although it took an extra five minutes. The win gave the city of New York its first basketball title since 1976 when the Nets won the ABA title.
October 20, 2024 9:30 am
Washington & Jefferson College and PennWest-California each scored football wins against Top 10 teams Saturday, keeping NCAA playoff possibilities alive and well.
Jacob Macosko caught a pair of touchdown passes in the last two minutes of the first half, giving W&J a lead it would never surrender, on the way to a 27-19 win over Grove City. John Peduzzi had 10 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown. W&J’s defense held Grove City to just 143 rushing yards, more than 70 yards below its season average. With the win, W&J’s first over a Top 10 team since 2008, the Red & Black stay within one game of the lead in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, currently held by Case-Western Reserve. The Presidents travel to Cleveland in two weeks to take on the Spartans. Grove City’s loss snaps a 16-game regular season win streak. The Wolverines last regular season loss was at W&J two years ago.
California claimed sole possession of first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West standings by capturing a 28-7 victory over No. 6 Slippery Rock on Homecoming at Adamson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Davis Black hit 16-0f-26 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown and ran for another score in the Vulcans’ win, snapping a six-game losing streak against The Rock. Eric WIllis III had five catches for 106 yards, including a 65-yard TD reception. The CalU defense held Slippery Rock to just 10 rushing yards and an 0-for-8 mark on third downs. The win is the first for CalU against a nationally-ranked opponent since late in the 2021 season, and the fifth against a Top 10 team since 2000.
October 20, 2024 6:46 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Ser ies by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. Baseball’s biggest brand is going back to October’s main stage. Soto, who was acquired in a seven-player trade with San Diego in December, moved the Bronx Bombers into position with one big swing. Giancarlo Stanton added a two-run homer for the Yankees, who will play the New York Mets or Los Angeles Dodgers. Cleveland’s unexpected season ended short of the World Series, adding another year to the franchise’s title drought stretching to 1948.
