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.
October 12, 2024 7:00 am
Wash High topped Charleroi for the sixth straight time as the Little Prexies stayed within one game of first place Seton-La Salle. Waynesburg dropped a game back of the Little Prexies and Keystone Oaks but is in good shape for a 2A playoff spot. Fort Cherry twice rallied from down a touchdown to beat Bishop Canevin for the third time in a year, clinching the 1A Black Hills Conference title. The win the 22nd straight in the regular season for the Rangers. Chartiers-Houston’s loss to Serra Catholic eliminates the Bucs from the playoff chase. Carmichaels got by Avella, pulling even with the Eagles and Bentworth, just one game back of West Greene in the battle for the final Tri-County South automatic bid.
Canon-McMillan fell to North Allegheny, the Big Macs needing lots of help now to return to the 6A playoffs. Peters Township crushed South Fayette and will host Bethel Park in two weeks with second place going to the winner. Trinity rolled past Chartiers Valley, keeping control of its own playoff destiny. McGuffey lost to Avonworth, the Highlanders’ 8th straight defeat.
Week 7 scores:
6A Quad County
North Allegheny 38, Canon-McMillan 6
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 38, South Fayette 3
4A Big Six
Trinity 49, Chartiers Valley 14
Thomas Jefferson at Ringgold, postponed
3A Western Hills
Avonworth 41, McGuffey 13
2A Century
Wash High 41, Charleroi 6
Keystone Oaks 27, Waynesburg 7
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 49, Bishop Canevin 34
Monessen 34, Burgettstown 17
Serra Catholic 33, Chartiers-Houston 7
1A Tri-County South
Carmichaels 19, Avella 6
Jeff-Morgan 44, Bentworth 12
California 48, West Greene 14
Monday, 7 pm Beth-Center at Mapletown
October 13, 2024 7:07 am
Russell Wilson is healthy, but Justin Fields will remain the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback – for now. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced Fields will continue to be the starting quarterback following Friday’s practice. This week, with Wilson fully healthy, he will dress as the team’s backup, instead of being the emergency third quarterback, as he has been the first five weeks of the season. But Tomlin gave himself and Wilson and out, citing rust after the veteran quarterback missed five weeks of practice with his second calf injury of the 2024 season.
October 12, 2024 3:40 am
(AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 and advance to the National League Championship Series. Yamamoto allowed two hits in five innings for the Dodgers before being pulled after 63 pitches in a decisive Game 5 between the heated rivals. The Dodgers will play the New York Mets in the best-of-seven NLCS starting Sunday in Los Angeles. Darvish gave up two runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings for the Padres. Shohei Ohtani struck out three times for the Dodgers.
October 12, 2024 3:49 am
(AP) Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no teams have reported Milton causing serious issues that might impact operations this winter. The Rays continue to assess the situation at their training complex and stadium, as well as at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, where Milton shredded the roof of the domed stadium that’s been their regular-season home since the franchise’s inception in 1998. Several other teams are assessing situations at their spring training complexes.
