October 3, 2022 3:56 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Albert Pujols slammed his 702nd career home run and drove in three runs in the Cardinals’ 7-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Pujols also had a two-run double in the first. He moved into a tie with Babe Ruth for second on the all-time RBI list with 2,214. Hank Aaron leads the way with 2,297. Ben Gamel and Bryan Reynolds homered for Pittsburgh, which has won four of six. The Cardinals won 26 of their final 34 home games. It was the final home regular-season game for Pujols and catcher Yadier Molina, who are both retiring after the season. Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright started their 328th game together.
October 3, 2022 3:50 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 41-31 victory over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Playing in a packed stadium only four days after Hurricane Ian ravaged portions of Florida, Mahomes had TD throws of 16 yards to Travis Kelce, 1 yard to Clyde Edwards-Helaire and 10 yards to Jody Fortson. Mahomes made NFL history by reaching 20,000 passing yards faster than anyone else. Edwards-Helaire and tight end Noah Gray rushed for TDs for the Chiefs, who won the first meeting between Mahomes and Brady since Tampa Bay’s 31-9 rout of Kansas City in the Super Bowl two seasons ago.
October 3, 2022 3:51 am
This was reset week for Associated Press college football poll voters. A season-high 10 teams that entered the weekend ranked in the AP Top 25 lost. That included five ranked teams losing to unranked opponents. The fallout was more than a quarter of the poll turning over Sunday. The voters tossed out seven teams, five of which had been ranked all season, including Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor. Among the seven new arrivals, six made their season debut. Kansas was the headliner. The Jayhawks had not been ranked in 13 years, the longest drought among Power Five conference teams.
October 2, 2022 3:48 am
Washington & Jefferson scored six rushing touchdowns, Tanner Volpatti and Dillon Rebuck returned interceptions for touchdowns and punt teams set up a pair of scores as the Presidents overwhelmed Allegheny, 66-14 Saturday afternoon. QB Jacob Pugh ran for three touchdowns while Ray Holmes, Colton Jones and Owen Petrisek added rushing scores. Jones threw a 5-yard scoring pass to John Peduzzi. Volpatti’s 44-yard Pick Six gave the Presidents an early 21-0 lead. Two Allegheny possessions later, Rebuck returned an interception 64 yards, the fourth defensive score for W&J this season. W&J also blocked one punt and recovered a punt muff by the Gators early in the second quarter. Wshington & Jefferson, now 2-1 in conference play, limited Allegheny to 65 yards rushing and 215 total yards. The Gators drop to 1-2 in the league.
October 2, 2022 11:07 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nick Singleton had 21 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown and No. 11 Penn State’s defense forced three turnovers in a 17-7 win over Northwestern. Sean Clifford completed 10 of 20 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown. Kaytron Allen added 86 rushing yards on 21 carries and kicker Jake Pinegar added a field goal to help Penn State stay unbeaten heading into an off week.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Sims passed for a touchdown and ran for another Georgia Tech made interim head coach Brent Key a winner in his debut, stunning No. 24 Pittsburgh 26-21. Five days after Key was promoted to replace Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech took advantage of some sloppy play by the defending ACC champions to beat an FBS opponent for the first time in nearly a year. The Panthers turned it over three times and failed to muster any momentum offensively until they were woefully behind late.
October 2, 2022 3:53 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a two-run single and Corey Dickerson had a grand slam in a six-run first inning to help the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-3 on Saturday night. Pujols singled to left with the bases loaded in the first inning driving in Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead. Two batters later, Dickerson lined an 0-1 fastball 433 feet into the right-center field bleachers for his sixth home run of the season and his second career grand slam to increase the Cardinals’ lead to 6-0. Jordan Montgomery (9-6) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings and struck out five batters after losing his previous three starts.
October 1, 2022 3:57 am
Wash High scored early and often, rolling past Waynesburg, setting up a showdown at unbeaten Sto-Rox next week. McGuffey lost at home in a match-up of 2A Century unbeaten teams. Trinity’s playoff hopes took a big hit with the home loss to Latrobe, giving the Wildcats control of their own destiny heading into the final weeks of the season. Canon-McMillan led by two touchdowns early but couldn’t make it stand up. Avella rallied past Carlynton as the Eagles snapped their 7-game losing streak. Ringgold wasn’t as fortunate as the Rams fell for the 11th straight time.
6A Tri-County Five
Central Catholic 31, Canon-McMillan 20
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 50, Baldwin 13
4A Big Seven
Latrobe 31, Trinity 6
McKeesport 42, Ringgold 0
2A Century
Wash High 59, Waynesburg 14
Keystone Oaks 42, Charleroi 0
Sto-Rox 6, McGuffey 0
1A Black Hills
Avella 22, Carlynton 14
Burgettstown 26, Cornell 6
OL/Sacred Heart 45, Chartiers-Houston 0
Bishop Canevin 60, Ft. Cherry 7
1A Tri-County South
Jeff-Morgan 28, Bentworth 25
Carmichaels 35, Beth-Center 8
Mapletown 52, California 20
Monessen 62, West Greene 25
October 1, 2022 3:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – No. 24 Pittsburgh begins defense of its ACC title when it faces new-look Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are playing their first game under interim head coach Brent Key, who was promoted after Geoff Collins was fired following a 1-3 start. The Panthers are 3-1 through four games, weathering a slew of injuries in the process. Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi says his team’s success is a tribute to the depth the Panthers have built over the years. Pitt is led by junior running back Israel Abanikanda, who has averaged 154 yards rushing over his last three games.
October 1, 2022 3:56 am
BEREA, Ohio (AP) – Myles Garrett knows he’s lucky. His life could be very different or even over. Speaking to reporters for the first time since losing control and flipping his Porsche, the Cleveland Browns defensive end promised to change his behavior after surviving a crash he caused by driving too fast. The 26-year-old has been ticketed numerous times for speeding in the past few years. Garrett hurt his shoulder and biceps in the single-car wreck Monday near his home. Despite his injuries, and not practicing for three days, the Browns are listing Garrett as questionable for Sunday’s road game against Atlanta.
September 30, 2022 3:52 am
CINCINNATI (AP) – Joe Burrow tossed a late 2-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst to seal a 27-15 win for the Cincinnati Bengals over Miami. The game was marred by the horrific sight of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa being taken off on a stretcher. Tagovailoa was chased down and slammed to the turf by Cincinnati’s Josh Tupou with about six minutes left in the first half. He was taken to a hospital with reported head and neck injuries. Vonn Bell’s interception of backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater with three minutes left in the game set up the Bengals’ final drive.
