November 2, 2020 3:50 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have matched the best start in team history while retaining first place in the AFC North. The Steelers are 7-0 after turning a 17-7 halftime deficit into a 28-24 win over the Ravens in Baltimore. Ben Roethlisberger tossed a pair of second-half touchdown passes to help the Steelers remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team. After completing only four of 10 passes for 24 yards in the first half, the 38-year-old Roethlisberger finished 21 for 32 for 182 yards. Reigning MVP Lamar Jackson had a miserable day, losing a pair of fumbles and completing just 13 of his 28 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson was stopped on fourth down at the Pittsburgh Steelers with less than two minutes remaining and had a pass batted down in the end zone on the game’s final play.
November 1, 2020 7:34 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Inconsistent for most of the season, West Virginia finally put together an all-around performance to boast about against a ranked opponent. Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Dylan Tonkery returned an interception for a score and West Virginia beat No. 16 Kansas State 37-10 on Saturday. Leddie Brown rushed for 102 yards and a score as the Mountaineers (4-2, 3-2 Big 12) knocked the Wildcats from their solo perch atop the league standings. Kansas State freshman Will Howard was intercepted three times and the Wildcats (4-2, 4-1) went scoreless after halftime to see their four-game winning streak snapped. The Big 12′s top defense held Kansas State to 225 total yards, including 73 after halftime.
November 1, 2020 7:32 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Justin Fields doesn’t need the energy of 110,000 people mostly rooting against him in a stadium to put on a show. The Ohio State quarterback is just fine shredding defenses in front of a more intimate gathering. Justin Fields passed for 318 yards and four touchdowns, two to Chris Olave, and No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 18 Penn State 38-25 on an eerily quiet Saturday night at what is usually one of the most raucous settings in college football. Jeremy Ruckert also caught a pair of touchdowns, Master Teague II ran for another and the Buckeyes generated 526 yards of offense in their 15th straight Big Ten win and 10th straight on the road against a ranked opponent. Ohio State (2-0) didn’t take long to break the game open and hand Penn State (0-2) its first 0-2 start since 2013.
November 1, 2020 7:36 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Archer’s $11 million option for 2021 has been declined by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 32-year-old right-hander became a free agent. Archer will receive a $250,000 buyout, completing a contract he agreed to with Tampa Bay in April 2014. The deal originally guaranteed $25.5 million over six seasons and included a $9 million club option for 2020 that the Pirates exercised. Archer was a two-time All-Star with the Rays, then was traded to the Pirates on July 31, 2018, for right-hander Tyler Glasnow, outfielder Austin Meadows and a player to be named, who later became minor league right-hander Shane Baz.
October 31, 2020 4:29 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed catcher Michael Perez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Perez appeared in 38 games in 2020. He went 2 for 7 with a home run and 3 RBI in 8 post season games this year. In addition to the claim of Perez, Kevin Kramer, Luke Maile, Yacksel Rios and Jason Martin were reinstated from the injured list and outrighted off the 40 man roster. John Ryan Murphy cleared waivers and was outrighted. The Minnesota Twins claimed Brandon Waddell and the Mets claimed Nick Tropeano off the Pirates roster. There are currently 36 players on the Pittsburgh’s 40 man roster.
October 31, 2020 4:20 am
(AP) – Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley has died at 81. His death was confirmed on Twitter by his cousin Nasir Adderley, a safety for the Los Angeles Chargers. No details were given.
Adderley played on six NFL title teams over a 12-year career with Green Bay and Dallas. He was a star running back at Michigan State, but Packers coach Vince Lombardi switched him to defense. He played in four of the first six Super Bowls and won five titles with Green Bay and one with Dallas. Along with former teammates Fuzzy Thurston and Forrest Gregg, Adderley is one of three players in pro football history to play on six championship teams. After his retirement, Adderley was a crusader for the rights of former players.
October 31, 2020 4:18 am
(AP) The college football bowl season includes 37 games and starts Dec. 19, the day most of the major college football conferences are set to play their championship games. College football’s postseason schedule was finally set Friday. Several games, including the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Hawaii Bowl, have already been cancelled for this season because of issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. But there will still be opportunities for 72 teams to go bowling in the 36 games that lead up to the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
October 30, 2020 3:47 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 to avoid a series season sweep. The Falcons have had a penchant for squandering leads this season, coming into the game 1-3 when leading entering the fourth quarter. Carolina was driving late, but Atlanta stalled the rally when Blidi Wreh-Wilson intercepted Teddy Bridgewater near the Falcons’ 10-yard line with 1:04 remaining. Todd Gurley grinded out 46 yards rushing and a touchdown, and Julio Jones added 137 yards receiving.
October 29, 2020 3:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers will take the third-longest sack streak in NFL history with them when they travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens. The Steelers have had at least one sack in 64 games, five short of the record set by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 1999 and 2003. Pittsburgh will have its hands full extending its streak to 65 games when it takes on Baltimore and reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson. Jackson is one of the league’s most dynamic players, though the Steelers sacked him five times when the teams met in Pittsburgh last season.
October 29, 2020 3:47 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Major League Baseball says Justin Turner risked the safety of others by violating coronavirus protocols when he celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series win with his teammates and refused instructions from security to leave Globe Life Field. The commissioner’s office said Wednesday that it is starting a full investigation of the 35-year-old third baseman. Turner was pulled from Tuesday night’s game following the seventh inning after MLB was notified that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Turner was quarantined in a doctor’s office off to the side. But he later returned to the field and took down his mask to pose for a team photo on the field. The commissioner’s office said it will consult with the players’ association as part of its investigation. The union was in the process of gathering facts on the events.
