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AP Top 25 9/24/2017
1. Alabama (52)
2. Clemson (8)
3. Oklahoma (1)
4. Penn State
5. USC
6. Washington
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. TCU
10. Wisconsin
11. Ohio State
12. Virginia Tech
13. Auburn
14. Miami
15. Oklahoma State
16. Washington State
17. Louisville
18. South Florida
19. San Diego State
20. Utah
21. Florida
22. Notre Dame
23. West Virginia
24. Mississippi State
25. LSU
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas State
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes in the first 9 ½ minutes against what used to be his hometown team, Terrance Mitchell had two interceptions and rookie Kareem Hunt scored on a 69-yard run to seal the Kansas City Chiefs’ 24-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
The Chiefs (3-0) beat the Chargers for the seventh straight time and have won 12 straight AFC West games. Los Angeles’ Philip Rivers threw three interceptions and the Chargers fell to 0-3 in their first season playing in the 27,000-seat StubHub Center after moving from San Diego.
After a quick start, the Chiefs held on through a defensive struggle in the second half. They got two huge plays in the closing minutes: Justin Houston’s sack of Rivers and then Hunt’s sensational run when he cut back against the flow and raced 69 yards down the left sideline with 1:49 left. The rookie finished with 172 yards on 17 carries.
The game couldn’t have started more differently for Smith, who grew up in the San Diego area, and Rivers. Rivers was intercepted by Mitchell on the game’s third play from scrimmage. Four plays later, Smith hit Tyreek Hill on a 30-yard touchdown pass. Rivers moved the Chargers into Chiefs territory before Marcus Peters intercepted a pass intended for tight end Antonio Gates and returned it 38 yards to the Los Angeles 34. Four plays later, Smith threw a shovel pass to Albert Wilson for a 14-0 lead.
The Chargers got it together and drove for Melvin Gordon’s 11-yard scoring scamper to cut it to 14-7. Rivers floated a 44-yarder to Travis Benjamin for the drive’s big gain. After the Chargers forced a three-and-out, Rivers threw his third interception, when Mitchell leaped in front of Tyrell Williams for the pickoff.
The Chargers’ defense began playing better. The Chiefs moved to the Los Angeles 25 before Smith was sacked on consecutive plays, first by Melvin Ingram and then by Joey Bosa and Corey Liuget. Cairos Santos missed a 51-yard field goal, but Rayshawn Jenkins was whistled for roughing the kicker, giving the Chiefs the ball on the 18. The drive fizzled and Santos kicked a 34-yarder to make it 17-7.
Chargers rookie Younghoe Koo kicked a 29-yard field goal as the clock expired to cut the lead to 17-10 at halftime. A week earlier, Koo missed a 44-yard attempt as time expired that would have given the Chargers a win against the Miami Dolphins in their home opener. In the season opener, Koo had a potential game-tying, 44-yarder blocked at Denver and the Broncos won 24-21.
ANTHEM: With widespread rebuke around the league toward President Donald Trump for his obscene criticism of the kneeling by players during the national anthem in protest of social injustice, five Chargers either knelt or sat during the national anthem. Many of their teammates linked arms and stood. About 10 Chiefs sat.
UP NEXT: Chiefs: Return home to host the Washington Redskins a week from Monday night.; Chargers: Host the Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals stumbled against the Pirates for the second straight day, allowing home runs to Starling Marte and rookie Jordan Luplow in a stinging 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. St. Louis began the day 1 1/2 games behind Colorado for the NL’s second wild card. With the score 1-1, Pat Bostick singled against Seung Hwan Oh (1-6) leading off the fifth and Marte followed with his seventh home run. Luplow went deep an inning later off Brett Cecil.
Jameson Taillon (8-7) allowed one run and four hits in five innings. Five pitchers combined for hitless relief, with Felipe Rivero striking out two in a perfect ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances. Matt Carpenter hit his 22nd home run for St. Louis.
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In boys action at the Harlan Community School District’s Cross County meet, Saturday, the Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Yellowjackets took 1st place with their low team score of 58. The team had four of its members in the Top 12 at the event.
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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Juwan Johnson caught a seven-yard TD pass as time expired and fourth-ranked Penn State rallied to stun host Iowa 21-19 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Saquon Barkley added 211 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving for the Nittany Lions, who outgained Iowa 579-273 but nearly blew a game that could’ve been crippling to their postseason hopes. Penn State went 80 yards on 12 plays to close out the game, and McSorley found Johnson in the end zone on fourth down.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tanner Lee led Nebraska on a 97-yard scoring drive for the go-ahead touchdown after Rutgers returned an interception for a touchdown, and the Cornhuskers shook off the Scarlet Knights in the second half for a 27-17. The Huskers picked up a much-needed victory for coach Mike Riley two days after athletic director Shawn Eichorst was fired following last week’s humiliating home loss to Northern Illinois. Rutgers has lost 15 straight Big Ten games.
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Gordon homered, Whit Merrifield drove in three runs and Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, keeping Kansas City’s slim playoff hopes alive. Salvador Perez went 2 for 4 with a pair of run-scoring doubles. With eight games remaining, the Royals trail Minnesota by 4 ½ games for the second AL wild card. Duffy allowed two runs in six-plus innings for his first win since Aug. 22.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kerryon Johnson rushed for a career-high five touchdowns as No. 15 Auburn put an end to its recent offensive struggles in a 51-14 win over Missouri. Johnson, who had missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury, finished with 48 yards rushing on 18 carries _ falling one short of Carnell Williams’ school record of six rushing touchdowns in a game.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Will Grier threw for 347 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, Justin Crawford ran for 125 yards and another score and West Virginia pulled away late to beat pesky Kansas 56-34. David Sills and Kennedy McKoy each scored twice for the Mountaineers, who overcame a 291-yard rushing performance by the Jayhawks’ Khalil Herbert.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lance Lynn allowed eight runs in the first inning and the St. Louis Cardinals slipped up against the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6. St. Louis entered the day 1 1/2 games behind Colorado, which plays San Diego on Saturday night, for the second NL wild card. The loss ended the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak. St. Louis remained five games behind the Cubs in the NL Central after Chicago lost to Milwaukee, which is a half-game ahead of the Cardinals.
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Scotty Gilkey threw two touchdown passes to Alexander Hollins and ran for another score to help Eastern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri State 19-16 in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams. Gilkey completed 9 of 20 for 142 yards passing and added 26 carries for 98 yards while Hollins had seven receptions for 118 yards for Eastern Illinois.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Grant Kraemer threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score, and Drake pulled away in the second half to beat Valparaiso 38-13 in its Pioneer Conference opener for its 14th straight win in the series. The Bulldogs (2-2) took a 17-13 halftime lead on Danny Donley’s short field goal after Valapraiso made a goal-line stand.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Juwan Johnson caught a seven-yard TD pass as time expired and fourth-ranked Penn State rallied to stun Iowa 21-19 Saturday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Saquon Barkley had 211 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving for the Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0), who outgained Iowa 579-273 but nearly blew a game that could’ve been crippling to their postseason hopes.
Akrum Wadley had a 70-yard TD reception midway through the fourth quarter and a 35-yard touchdown run with 1:42 left to put the Hawkeyes (3-1, 0-1) ahead 19-15. Penn State went 80 yards on 12 plays to close out the game, and Trace McSorley found Johnson in a crowded end zone on fourth down. McSorley finished with 284 yards passing on 48 tries.
Wadley had 80 yards rushing and 75 yards receiving and Nate Stanley threw for 191 yards and two TDs for Iowa. The Hawkeyes’ defense, led by preseason All-American linebacker Josey Jewell, played its heart out. Wadley then put Iowa in position to make a major statement nationally, but the Nittany Lions simply made one more play than they did.
UP NEXT: Iowa plays at Michigan State next weekend.
(2-1)Sioux Falls Christian, SD 21-12-15, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 15-21-11
(2-0) A-D-M, Adel 21-21, Dubuque, Senior 10-18
(2-1) AHSTW 21-20-15, Exira-EHK 19-22-6
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Lenox 10-14
(2-1) Atlantic 21-17-15, AHSTW 6-21-9
(2-1) Atlantic 24-25-15, CAM, Anita 26-18-7
(2-1) Audubon 14-21-15, Panorama 21-17-6
(2-0) Ballard 25-25, Carroll 9-12
(2-0) Bettendorf 21-21, A-D-M, Adel 14-12
(2-0) Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 21-21, Hinton 10-10
(2-0) Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 21-21, Lewis Central 19-10
(2-1) CAM, Anita 19-21-15, Audubon 21-17-10
(2-1) CAM, Anita 19-21-15, Panorama 21-11-7
(2-0) CAM, Anita 26-25, Exira-EHK 24-20
(2-0) Carroll 21-21, Des Moines, Abraham Lincoln 17-10
(2-1) Carroll 21-21-15, Norwalk 23-14-11
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Central Decatur, Leon 19-19
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, East Union 14-12
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Lamoni 13-6
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Stanton 17-9
(2-0) Exira-EHK 21-21, Atlantic 14-16
(2-0) Exira-EHK 21-21, Lenox 19-7
(2-1) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 17-21-15, LeMars 21-6-9
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Red Oak 9-16
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5-7
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Hinton 16-16
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Sheldon 6-6
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Sioux City, East 8-13
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Sioux City, North 6-11
(2-1) Mount Ayr 25-23-15, East Mills 19-25-11
(2-0) Nevada 21-25, Carroll 16-23
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Southwest Minnesota Christian 7-9
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, East Atchison, MO 7-9
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Fremont-Mills 5-5
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Griswold 10-8
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Griswold 12-11
(2-1) Sioux Center 21-11-15, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 15-21-12
(2-0) Siouxland Christian 21-22, Westwood, Sloan 19-20
(2-1) Southwest Valley 21-10-15, Audubon 13-21-12
(2-0) Southwest Valley 25-25, CAM, Anita 17-16
(2-0) Southwest Valley 25-25, Exira-EHK 18-16
(2-0) Unity Christian 22-21, Red Oak 20-14
(2-1) West Marshall 22-12-15, Carroll 20-21-10
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Grant Kraemer threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score, and Drake pulled away in the second half to beat Valparaiso 38-13 in its Pioneer Conference opener on Saturday for its 14th straight win in the series. The Bulldogs (2-2) took a 17-13 halftime lead on Danny Donley’s short field goal after Valapraiso made a goal-line stand. Brock Reichardt’s 1-yard scoring run broke the game open in the third and Drake scored again on its next possession.
Drake had three interceptions and held Valapariso’s conference-leading offense to 294 yards, including 184 passing. The Bulldogs offense rolled up 567 total yards, including 122 on the ground. The Bulldogs hold a 22-3 series record against the Crusaders and its winning streak is the second longest active streak for most consecutive wins in an uninterrupted series. Penn has the longest active streak with 20 straight over Columbia.
Kyle Cartales ran for two touchdowns for Valapariso (1-3, 0-1). Jimmy Seewald was 17 of 31 for 173 yards and two interceptions.
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