November 29, 2022 3:48 am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – The task is clear for the United States: beat Iran in a politically charged World Cup match or go home. A draw or a loss Tuesday night would eliminate the Americans. During unusual pre-match news conferences, captain Tyler Adams was asked to defend the U.S.’s treatment of Black people and chastized for pronoucing the opponent “Eye-ran” instead of “E-ran.” American coach Gregg Berhalter was questioned about U.S. immigration and Naval policy and apologized for the U.S. Soccer Federation’s decision to strip the emblem of the Islamic Republic from Iran’s flag on social media.
November 28, 2022 3:57 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Joe Burrow threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 13:42 left to put Cincinnati ahead to stay, and the Bengals held off the Tennessee Titans 20-16 for their third straight victory and fifth in six games. The defending AFC champs won the rematch of their divisional playoff victory over Tennessee. They didn’t have running back Joe Mixon because he hadn’t cleared the concussion protocol. Receiver Ja’Marr Chase also was out. Evan McPherson kicked a pair of field goals for the Bengals. Cincinnati held NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry to 38 yards, his second-lowest total of the season. Ryan Tannehill passed for 291 yards for the Titans.
November 28, 2022 3:56 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – Nick Chubb scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with 19 seconds left in overtime and Cleveland rallied to stun Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-17 in Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s final start before Deshaun Watson returns from his suspension. Chubb powered through a pile of bodies at the goal line as the Browns sent Brissett off with a win. Watson, who was banned 11 games by the NFL for sexual misconduct allegations, will start next week in Houston. The Browns forced OT on tight end David Njoku’s remarkable, one-handed TD catch with 32 seconds left in regulation. Brady threw two touchdown passes, but couldn’t get anything going in the 10-minute OT.
November 28, 2022 3:51 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jalen Hurts ran for 157 yards to set an Eagles record for a quarterback, and Packers QB Aaron Rodgers injured his ribs in Philadelphia’s 40-33 victory over Green Bay. Hurts also threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns for the NFC-best Eagles, who moved to 10-1 for the fifth time in history. Miles Sanders ran for 143 yards and two scores as Philadelphia rushed for 363 overall, the second-best total for the franchise. Rodgers left in the third quarter with his team trailing 34-23 after grimacing his way through a drive that led to a Packers field goal. He had already been playing with a broken thumb and took several hard hits.
November 28, 2022 3:52 am
Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs are No. 1 for the eighth straight week and 11th time this season in the AP Top 25. Georgia received 58 first-place votes and Michigan received the other five. The Wolverines reached a season-high No. 2 after beating Ohio State, which dropped the Buckeyes three spots to No. 5.
November 26, 2022 12:01 am
WPIAL Football Central CLICK HERE! PIAA Football Central CLICK HERE!
The WPIAL Football Championships for 1A-4A took place Friday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. The winners advance to the state semifinals next weekend. The two largest classifications played their championship games last week with the winners playing in Friday’s PIAA Quarterfinals.
WPIAL Finals at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh
1A #10 Union 26, #1 Bishop Canevin 0
2A #1 Steel Valley 34, #2 Beaver Falls 14
3A #1 Belle Vernon 24, #2 Avonworth 7
4A #1 Aliquippa 34, #2 Central Valley 7
PIAA Quarterfinals
6A State College 28, North Allegheny 7
5A Pine-Richland 21, Cathedral Prep 14
November 27, 2022 7:48 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw three touchdown passes, all to Jared Wayne, and Israel Abanikanda rushed for two touchdowns as Pittsburgh rolled past Miami 42-16 on Saturday night and eliminated the Hurricanes from bowl contention. Miami (5-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) matched its worst season in the last 45 years. Abanikanda now has 20 touchdown rushes this season and finished with 111 yards on the ground, his sixth consecutive 100-yard game for the Panthers (8-4, 5-3). Jake Garcia threw two touchdown passes for Miami.
November 27, 2022 7:49 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes and No. 11 Penn State’s defense tightened up late to beat Michigan State 35-16 in the regular-season finale. Tight end Theo Johnson caught two touchdown passes, Tyler Warren and running back Nick Singleton each caught one, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith threw a touchdown pass and caught another for the 10-2 Nittany Lions. The 5-7 Spartans were down a handful of players due to injuries and suspensions. Penn State held Michigan State to just eight rushing yards and were up 14-3 at halftime. But the Spartans cut Penn State’s lead to 21-16 with 10:52 to play after quarterback Payton Thorne led back-to-back touchdown drives.
November 27, 2022 7:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 16 games with a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Auston Matthews became the seventh player in team history with 200 career even-strength goals, William Nylander scored his 12th of the season and Pontus Holmberg his second for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight games and nine of their last 13 overall. Erik Kallgren made 25 saves for his third win of the season. Rickard Rakell scored his ninth for the Penguins, whose five-game win streak ended. Casey DeSmith stopped 37 shots.
November 26, 2022 4:09 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby became the all-time leading goal scorer against Philadelphia with a first-period tally, Ryan Poehling added a pair of goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Flyers their ninth straight loss with a 4-1 victory on Friday.Teddy Blueger notched three assists and Josh Archibald also scored for the Penguins, who have won five in a row.Philadelphia travels to the New York Islanders on Saturday night and will be trying to avoid its third double-digit losing streak in less than 12 months.
