October 28, 2024 4:35 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — With Joe Burrow at quarterback and an array of talented receivers, Cincinnati has a dangerous passing attack. When it comes to running the ball, well, the Bengals are struggling. Cincinnati had just 58 yards on the ground on a 37-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. It averaged just 2.9 yards per carry, continuing a season-long problem. The 3-5 Bengals were trying to reach .500 after posting consecutive road wins against the New York Giants and Cleveland. They rushed for 121 yards and two TDs in their 17-7 win against New York, but they had just 59 yards on the ground in last weekend’s 21-14 win at the Browns.
October 28, 2024 4:38 am
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels connected with Noah Brown on a 52-yard Hail Mary as time expired to give the Washington Commanders an 18-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Daniels scrambled for several seconds before heaving the ball from the Commanders 35-yard line. It was deflected about 3 yards short of the goal line and fell into the arms of Brown, who was standing alone in the end zone. Chicago had taken its first lead with 23 seconds left in the game, going ahead 15-12 on a 1-yard TD run by Roschon Johnson after a pass-interference penalty on the Commanders.
October 28, 2024 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is set to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Monday night despite a partially dislocated left shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts. Ohtani planned to take some swings at Yankee Stadium during the Dodgers’ workout on Sunday night. Roberts said pain tolerance was the key factor. Roberts says: “I just don’t see him not playing Game 3” and adds “if he feels good enough to go, then I see no reason why he wouldn’t be in there.” Ohtani did not travel with the team to New York in order to undergo imaging. He was on a separate flight. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0 after winning both games in L.A.
October 27, 2024 8:34 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four goals in under six minutes for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Elias Pettersson scored the first of a quick four-goal run midway through the second period after the Penguins built a 2-0 lead. Kiefer Sherwood and J.T. Miller scored before Bains buried the puck into the back of the net to cap the run. Bains’ goal provided insurance for Vancouver after Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period.
October 27, 2024 7:00 am
Washington & Jefferson College held Bethany under 100 yards total offense through three quarters on the way to a 48-7 win over the Bison Saturday afternoon. Dawson Dietz registered three sacks, 45 tackles for loss and nine total tackles to lead the way. Justin Johns added six tackles, two sacks and a pair of tackles for loss. The Presidents also got interceptions from Brock Sherman, Angelo Volomino and Sam Coleman. Meanwhile, the W&J offense got 250+ yards rushing, led by Own Petrisek’s 89 yards on 10 carries, including a touchdown. QB Jake Pugh, the nation’s leader in passing yards and touchdowns, added significantly to both, throwing for 263 yards, hitting 11-of-13, and four touchdowns, two to Jacob Macosko. W&J improved to 7-1 with the win. The Presidents are in a five-way tie atop the conference, with W&J, Grove City, Carnegie-Mellon, Case-Western Reserve and Westminster each having one loss with three weeks left in the regular season. There are five games featuring two of the five against each other, including next Saturday’s W&J at Case-Western Reserve.
October 27, 2024 7:00 am
The WPIAL Football playoff brackets were released Saturday afternoon. Five Washington County teams (1A-Bentworth, 1A-California, 1A-Fort Cherry, 5A-Peters Township and 4A-Trinity) and two Greene County teams (1A-Jeff-Morgan and 2A-Waynesburg) earned automatic bids. 2A-Wash High received a Wild Card bid while 1A-Carmichaels was left out. Defending 1A champion Fort Cherry is the #1 seed and will open the tournament at home. Peters Township, the defending 5A champion, is seeded third and received a first-round bye. The other qualifiers all have first round games on Friday. WPIAL Football (click for brackets): 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A
Friday, Nov. 1, First Round (7:00 pm unless noted):
4A #5 Trinity at #4 Aliquippa, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here!
2A #13 Wash High at #4 Steel Valley, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
2A #11 Waynesburg at #6 South Allegheny
1A #16 Brentwood at #1 Fort Cherry
1A #10 California at #7 Laurel
1A #11 South Side Area at #6 Jeff-Morgan
Friday, Nov. 8, Quarterfinals (7:00 pm unless noted):
5A #6 Penn-Trafford/#11 South Fayette winner at Peters Township
October 25, 2024 10:01 pm
The WPIAL football playoff automatic berths have all been claimed, including five Washington County teams with another two from Greene County. In addition, three other teams will be in consideration for Wild Card berths by the Football Steering committee. The WPIAL is set to release this year’s playoff brackets mid-afternoon Saturday. For the other nine teams from the two-county area, the 2024 season has come to an end.
Trinity scored the last 17 points of the game to rally past Belle Vernon, clinching a 4A berth. Waynesburg’s win secured a 2A spot for the Raiders. Bentworth’s Ben Hays had a hand in five touchdowns, leading the Bearcats to the final 1A automatic bid. Carmichaels and West Greene posted wins to put their names in 1A Wild Card conversations. Wash High falls to fifth place in the Century Conference and is on the bubble for a 2A Wild Card invitation.
IN: Peters Township (5A), Trinity (4A), Waynesburg (2A), Bentworth (1A), California (1A), Fort Cherry (1A), Jeff-Morgan (1A)
ALIVE: Wash High (2A), Carmichaels (1A), West Greene (1A)
OUT: Canon-McMillan (6A), Ringgold (4A), McGuffey (3A), Charleroi (2A), Avella (1A), Beth-Center (1A), Burgettstown (1A), Chartiers-Houston (1A), Mapletown (1A).
Week 8 scores:
6A Quad County
Central Catholic 38, Canon-McMillan 13
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 31, Bethel Park 28
4A Big Six
Trinity 31, Belle Vernon 21
Ringgold 36, Chartiers Valley 26
3A Western Hills
Quaker Valley 33, McGuffey 10
2A Century
Seton-La Salle 52, Wash High 28
Carlynton 54, Charleroi 27
Waynesburg 51, Sto-Rox 7
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 42, Serra Catholic 3
Bishop Canevin 42, Burgettstown 6
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth 40, Avella 0
Jeff-Morgan 28, California 27
West Greene 29, Beth-Center 22
Carmichaels 52, Mapletown 6
Non-Conference
Northgate 35, Chartiers-Houston 7
October 26, 2024 9:26 am
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout, Viktor Arvidsson had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers, who had struggled offensively to start the season. The game was highly touted as a superstar showdown between Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Pens’ veteran Sidney Crosby, but both were kept off the scoresheet. The Penguins have dropped four straight. Despite the loss, Joel Blomqvist had 46 saves for Pittsburgh.
October 26, 2024 5:36 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener. Hobbled by a badly sprained right ankle, Freeman homered on the first pitch he saw — an inside fastball from Nestor Cortes — and raised his bat high before beginning his trot as the sellout crowd of 52,394 roared. In the top of the 10th, Anthony Volpe grounded into a fielder’s choice to shortstop, scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. from third after he stole two bases, to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. It was the third straight World Series opener to go extra innings.
October 25, 2024 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rasheem Biles, Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace all returned first-half interceptions for touchdowns and No. 19 Pittsburgh breezed past Syracuse 41-13. Pitt improved to 7-0 for the first time since 1982 behind a defense that harassed Kyle McCord from the first snap and never relented. McCord threw five picks in all as the Orange fell to 5-2. Pitt’s three pick-6s were the most in an FBS game since USC had three against Rice in 2022. Eli Holstein threw for 108 yards and two scores for Pitt, which has won 19 of its last 23 meetings with Syracuse.
