December 1, 2024 5:56 am
BOSTON (AP) — Defensive tackle Ty Clemons returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Reed Harris made a leaping 28-yard TD grab and Boston College beat Pittsburgh 34-23 on Saturday. Jordan McDonald had a 36-yard scoring run and Kye Robichaux added a 2-yarder for the Eagles. Grayson James completed 20-of-28 passes for 253 yards with two TDs for BC, which completed its first six-win season (6-1) at home since 2009. Making his second start of the season after starting QB Eli Holstein left last week’s lopsided loss at Louisville early with a leg injury, Nate Yarnell went 23 of 42 for 296 yards with three TD passes, two to Gavin Bartholomew, for Pittsburgh, which lost its fifth straight game.
November 30, 2024 12:01 am
Division III Washington & Jefferson returns to Ashland, VA Saturday to take on Randolph-Macon College in the NCAA football playoffs. Forty years ago, the Presidents beat the Yellowjackets for the school’s first-ever NCAA playoff win. We’ll have the W&J / Randolph-Macon game on WJPA-AM with pre-game coverage starting at 11:30 am.
Division II Super Regional action continues Saturday afternoon as #3 Cal U hosts #7 Ashland at Adamson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 pm.
Saturday, Nov. 30, NCAA Second Round:
Div. III #5 Wash & Jeff at #4 Randolph-Macon, 11:30 am, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
Div. II #7 Ashland at #3 Cal U, 1:00 pm
November 30, 2024 4:35 am
BOSTON (AP) — Philip Tomasino scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period, Tristan Jarry made 31 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 2-1. Tomasino’s first goal of the season with 12:34 remaining in the game came when the forward walked in from the left circle after the Bruins failed to clear the puck. Pittsburgh’s Rickard Rakell scored his ninth goal of the season with less than a second remaining in the second period. Charlie Coyle scored and Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves for Boston.
November 30, 2024 4:32 am
NFL.com-After claiming back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, the Kansas City Chiefs have guaranteed themselves an opportunity for a three-peat. The Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 19-17 in the NFL’s second-annual Black Friday game to become the first team this season to clinch a playoff berth. The Chiefs’ clinching scenario was put into play a day prior thanks to the Green Bay Packers defeating the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving, ensuring that a K.C. win would punch a playoff ticket. With the win, not only did Kansas City sew up its 10th straight postseason berth but did so at the earliest point — with five weeks remaining in the season — in club chronicle.
November 29, 2024 9:33 pm
Both Fort Cherry and Thomas Jefferson had successful seasons come to an end Friday. Thomas Jefferson could not follow up on a successful first half lead of 16-3, and bowed to Lampeter-Strasburgh 20-16 in the PIAA Class 4 Semifinals. Sophmore RB Tyler Eber ran for 2 touchdowns for TJ. The Jaguars finish the season at 13-1. Fort Cherry couldn’t overcome a potent Port Allegany running game and took a 46-8 defeat in the PIAA 1A semifinals Friday night. Aiden Bliss ran for over 300 yard and 5 touchdowns to send the Gators to the championship game. The Rangers finish the season at 14-1. In other PIAA action Friday, Avenworth defeated Penn Cambria 16-6 to advance to the 3A finals to face Northwestern Lehigh next Saturday. In 5A action, Bishop McDevitt bested Pine Richland 28-14. Central Clarion shut out South Park in Class 2A by the score of 55-0.
November 29, 2024 3:51 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Eberflus has been fired by the Chicago Bears, one day after botching a timeout in a loss to Detroit. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will serve as interim coach, the Bears said in a statement. Eberflus was 14-32 in two-plus seasons with the Bears, who fell to 4-8 with their sixth straight loss on Thursday. The Bears began the season eyeing a playoff spot following an offensive overhaul but are now last in the NFC North. Eberflus’ 14-31 record in 2 1/2 seasons ranks among the worst in the history of the founding NFL franchise.
November 29, 2024 4:40 am
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta, Jake Bates made three field goals in the first half and the Detroit Lions held off the Chicago Bears 23-20 to extend their winning streak to 10 games. The Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak on Thanksgiving. The Bears had the ball in Lions territory late in the game with a chance to drive for a game-tying field goal or go-ahead touchdown, but they blew the opportunity. Caleb Williams threw an incomplete pass as time expired from the Detroit 41 after being sacked with about 30 seconds left, allowing time to run off the clock even though Chicago had one more timeout.
November 29, 2024 4:34 am
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes to Jayden Reed and the Green Bay Packers capitalized on a fast start to beat Miami 30-17 and snap the Dolphins’ three-game winning streak. Green Bay has won three straight and seven of its last eight. Miami continued its recent history of struggling in cold weather. The kickoff temperature at Lambeau Field was 27 degrees with 10 mph winds, light flurries and a wind chill of 18. The Dolphins have lost their past 12 regular-season or postseason games in which the temperature at kickoff has been below 40 degrees.
November 29, 2024 4:35 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — DeMarvion Overshown returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, Rico Dowdle ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game and the Dallas Cowboys held on for a 27-20 Thanksgiving Day victory over the New York Giants. Cooper Rush threw a TD pass, and Dowdle finished with 112 yards. The Cowboys ended a six-game home losing streak going back to a wild-card loss to Green Bay last season. Drew Lock started in place of the injured Tommy DeVito and lost a fumble after Overshown’s dynamic pick-6 in a seventh consecutive loss for the Giants. New York’s eighth consecutive loss to Dallas also eliminated the Giants from playoff contention..
November 28, 2024 4:11 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Blake Lizotte scored after missing five games with a concussion, while Kevin Hayes had a power-play goal and Rickard Rakell also scored for Pittsburgh. Erik Karlsson had three assists, while Sidney Crosby had two as the Penguins built a 4-1 lead through one period. Tristan Jarry stopped 25 shots for the Penguins. The Canucks trailed 5-2 entering the third period before Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson cut it to a one-goal deficit. Pius Suter and Aatu Raty also scored for the Canucks. Arturs Silovs made 18 saves.
