November 1, 2022 3:49 am
CLEVELAND (AP) – Nick Chubb rushed for two touchdowns and Myles Garrett and Cleveland’s defense frustrated Joe Burrow as the Browns thrashed Cincinnati 32-13, keeping the Bengals star quarterback winless against them. Garrett, who came to FirstEnergy Stadium wearing a Halloween costume, led a scary defense that sacked Burrow five times and held the Bengals to 229 total yards – 100 in the first half. Burrow has already been to the Super Bowl in just three NFL seasons. However, the Ohio native has yet to beat Cleveland, dropping to 0-4 in four career starts against Cincinnati’s AFC North rival. The Browns ended a four-game losing streak, and in the process saved their season from slipping away. Jacoby Brissett had a TD run and pass for Cleveland.
November 1, 2022 3:50 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Game 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros has been postponed because of rain with the matchup tied 1-1, pushing the entire Fall Classic schedule back one day. The rainout moved Game 3 to Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, when the weather was supposed to be all clear. Game 4 will now be played Wednesday and Game 5 is set for the scheduled travel day on Thursday night. Game 5 will compete with the NFL game that has, of all teams, the Philadelphia Eagles in Houston against the Texans. There will now be a travel day Friday, with Game 6 has been rescheduled for Saturday and Game 7 would be Sunday. All games will start at 8:03 p.m. ET.
November 1, 2022 3:52 am
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn has fired coach Bryan Harsin after less than two full seasons, ending a rocky tenure in which the Tigers struggled to compete in the Southeastern Conference. Harsin went 9-12 overall and 3-5 this year. Auburn has lost four straight games while struggling against Power Five opponents, including a 41-27 loss to Arkansas on Oct. 29. Auburn will owe Harsin 70% of his remaining contract, which adds up to more than $15 million. Half of that must be paid within 30 days. Harsin was hired away from Boise State in December 2020 and Auburn gave him a 6-year, $31.5 million deal. He never came close to replicating his past success.
October 31, 2022 3:57 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jalen Hurts threw three touchdown passes to A.J Brown in the first half and finished with 285 yards and four TDs overall as the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles raced past the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-13. The Eagles are 7-0 for the second time in franchise history and first since 2004 when Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens led them to the Super Bowl. The Steelers fell to 2-6. Brown caught six passes for 156 yards. Rookie Kenny Pickett showed more short-term growing pains for the Steelers and was 25 of 38 for 191 yards and an interception.
October 31, 2022 3:52 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Stefon Diggs ran his mouth before running past Green Bay’s secondary as he led the Buffalo Bills to a 27-17 win over the Packers, who are off to their worst start eight games into a season under Aaron Rodgers. Diggs began by exchanging words before and after pregame warmups in the tunnel with Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander. He then burned Green Bay with six catches for 108 yards and a 26-yard touchdown. The AFC-leading Bills never trailed in winning their fourth straight and matching their best start to a season since 1993 at 6-1. The three-time defending NFC North champion Packers dropped to 3-5.
October 31, 2022 3:54 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The World Series is set to return to Philadelphia for the first time since 2009 when the Phillies host the Houston Astros in Game 3 on Monday night. The series is tied at one game each after the teams split a pair in Houston. The always entertaining Phillie Phanatic mascot and the Philly fans figure to make it a fun time at Citizens Bank Park, especially with the game being played on Halloween night. One possible damper, however, is there’s rain in the forecast. Noah Syndergaard starts for the Phillies against Lance McCullers Jr.
October 30, 2022 1:54 am
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Six Washington County football teams earned spots in the 2022 WPIAL Football Championship tournaments. Two Greene County teams also qualified. McGuffey (2A), Burgettstown (1A) and Fort Cherry (1A) will host opening-round games along with undefeated Mapletown (1A). Canon-McMillan (6A), Wash High (2A), California (1A) and Carmichaels (1A) will open on the road.
WPIAL First Round, Friday, Nov. 7 (all games at 7 pm)
2A #9 Mohawk at #8 McGuffey, 6:30 pm on WPJA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
2A #12 Wash High vs. #5 Serra Catholic at Norwin, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1A #11 Monessen at #6 Fort Cherry
1A #10 Union at #7 Burgettstown
1A #12 California at #5 South Side Area
1A #15 Carmichaels at #2 Laurel
1A #13 Leechburg at #4 Mapletown
WPIAL Semifinals, Friday, Nov. 11 (7 pm)
6A #4 Canon-McMillan at #1 North Allegheny
October 30, 2022 1:09 am
Washington & Jefferson extended its dominance of PAC foe Thiel to 16 straight games with Saturday’s 55-0 shutout in Greenville. Jake Pugh scored on a pair of short runs and threw 7 yards for Shakir Perkins’ second touchdown of the season. Leading 14-0 on Pugh’s two rushing scores, Brandon Brown scooped up a skittering Thiel punt snap and ran it in from 19 yards out. Ray Holmes capped a 10-play, 88-yard drive with a one-yard run, putting the Presidents up, 27-0, early in the second quarter. Tanner Volpatti snared his third interception of the year on Thiel’s next play and returned it 31 yards for his second “Pick Six”. Pugh scoring pass to Perkins closed out the first half scoring. W&J drove the field after receiving the second-half kickoff with Troy Volpatti tallying his first collegiate touchdown, a 1-yard run. Colton Jones found Chris Church behind the Thiel defense and got him the ball, combining on a 73-yard catch-and-run touchdown that closed the scoring. Nine different runners carried the ball for W&J, led by Holmes’ 10 carries for 43 yards. The Presidents rushed for 198 yards on the afternoon. Pugh was one of four W&J quarterbacks, completing 14-of-18 for 192 yards and one touchdown. W&J tallied 514 yards total offense while the Red & Black defense limited Thiel to 101 total yards, -17 on the ground.
October 30, 2022 7:48 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for five touchdowns and Antoine Green had a career night with 180 yards receiving as No. 21 North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 42-24. UNC is 4-0 in ACC play for the first time since going 8-0 in 2015. Green, a fifth-year senior, hauled in a pair of touchdowns and set career highs in yards receiving and receptions with 10. The loss was Pitt’s second straight, and the Panthers are 1-3 in their last four games after starting 3-1. UNC went down 24-14 early in the third quarter on the third touchdown of the night by Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda before scoring 28 unanswered points.
October 30, 2022 7:50 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack that set up No. 2 Ohio State for a separation-score in the fourth quarter and then a pick-6 to cap a spectacular performance by the defensive end as the Buckeyes beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31. C.J. Stroud passed for 354 yards and the Buckeyes extended their winning streak in the rivalry to six in a row. The Nittany Lions went up 21-16 with 9:26 remaining in the fourth quarter on a tough 1-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen on fourth down. Ohio State outscored Penn State 28-3 the rest of the way with Tuimoloau in the center of the rally.
