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Dialuna 12 OctOber 2020

Rookie WR Claypool scores 4 TDs, Steelers top Eagles 38-29

(AP) — Rookie wide re- the Steelers showed little rust work to do in what looks to
ceiver Chase Claypool despite having an unexpected be a stacked AFC, but they've
scored four touchdowns, bye week last Sunday after avoided the early pratfalls
including the clincher the NFL scheduled their trip that have plagued them in re-
with 2:59 remaining, and to Tennessee while the Titans cent years.
the Pittsburgh Steelers re- dealt with a COVID-19 out-
mained unbeaten with a break. Inuries
38-29 win over the Eagles: OL Lane Johnson was
Carson Wentz threw for 258 carted to the locker room in
Philadelphia Eagles on yards and two touchdowns the third quarter with an an-
Sunday. but was also picked off twice, kle injury. Johnson has been
Claypool, a second-round both times by Steelers cor- dealing with a balky ankle all
pick from Notre Dame, raced nerback Steven Nelson. season and underwent a pro-
down the slot, hauled in a Miles Sanders ran for 80 cedure last week to remove
dart from Ben Roethlisberger yards and two scores in his re- a cyst that had been bother-
and went the rest of the 35 turn to his hometown. Travis ing him. LB Duke Reily left
yards to the end zone as the Fulgham caught 10 passes for in the fourth quarter with an
Steelers improved to 4-0 for 152 yards and a touchdown undisclosed injury.
the first time since 1979. to give Philadelphia's injury- Steelers: Lost Pro Bowl left
ravaged receiving group a guard David DeCastro in
A native of Abbottsford, needed boost, but the Eagles the first quarter with an ab-
British Columbia, Canada, (1-3-1) couldn't pull off a dominal injury. Rookie Kevin
Claypool finished with sev- second straight road win. Dotson filled in. WR Diontae
en receptions for 110 yards Johnson left with a back in-
and three scores and added a The Steelers scored on five jury and did not return after a
2-yard touchdown run on a straight possessions to take a Eric Ebron but Jake Elliott's Singleton and sprinted into first-quarter punt return.
jet sweep. Claypool became 31-14 lead in the third quar- 57-yard field-goal attempt the end zone while the 4,708
the first Canadian-born NFL ter, but the Eagles stormed sailed wide right with 3:18 to fans allowed into Heinz Field Up next
player with three receiv- back behind Wentz, who go. erupted.Nelson picked off a Eagles: Start a three-game
ing TDs in a game since Joe connected with Greg Ward desperation heave from Wen- homestand next Sunday
Rooney did it for the Duluth for an 8-yard touchdown Pittsburgh took over and a tz to end Philadelphia's next against Baltimore.
Eskimos on Oct. 23, 1927. pass and found Fulgham for personal foul facemask by possession and the Steelers Steelers: Finish a stretch of
a 4-yard score with 11:27 left. the Eagles pushed the Steel- were unbeaten a quarter of four straight games at Heinz
Roethlisberger completed Philadelphia, which at one ers into Philadelphia terri- the way through the season Field when they host Cleve-
27 of 34 passes for 239 yards point converted 10 straight tory. Facing third-and-8 from for the first time in 41 years. land next Sunday. The AFC
and the three scores to Clay- third downs, had a chance the Philadelphia 35, Claypool The 1979 team won the fran- North rivals split in 2019,
pool. James Conner ran for to take the lead following a lined up in the slot, zipped chise's fourth Super Bowl each team winning on its
44 yards and a touchdown as fumble by Steelers tight end past Eagles linebacker Alex in six years. This group has home field.

Liverpool, Man United plan power grab with leagues’ overhaul

(AP) — Liverpool and Football Association and lower league clubs there ap- been in the Premier League
Manchester United have good causes. A quarter of pear to be backroom deals the longest get a greater
angered the Premier broadcast revenue would go being cooked up that would share of the voting rights.”
League and the govern- to EFL clubs. The Premier create a closed shop at the The plans would see only
ment by formulating League currently gener- very top of the game," the two teams automatically
plans to reshape English ates about 3 billion pounds government said in a state- relegated from the Premier
football with a power per season from selling the ment. League and replaced by pro-
grab that would also re- rights to broadcast its games. moted Championship sides.
duce the size of the top "Sustainability, integrity and Instead of four second-tier
competition to 18 teams. But agreeing to this pack- fair competition are abso- teams contesting playoffs
age of changes would also lutely paramount and any- for a third promotion place,
The plans have been engi- work together” through the lead to changes in the Pre- thing that may undermine three would be joined by the
neered by the American- “proper channels." mier League only needing them is deeply troubling. Premier League's 16th-place
owned clubs in conjunction “A number of the individual approval from six of the Fans must be front of all our team.
with Rick Parry, the chair- proposals in the plan pub- nine-longest serving clubs minds, and this shows why
man of the English Football lished today could have a — rather than the current- our fan led review of foot- To reduce domestic fixture
League, which features the damaging impact on the ly required 14 of 20 teams. ball governance will be so commitments, there could
72 professional teams below whole game,” the Premier British Prime Minister Boris critical.” also be the abolition of the
the Premier League. League said in a statement, Johnson's government saw Liverpool and United are League Cup and Communi-
Parry is championing the “and we are disappointed that as a power play by the both owned by American ty Shield, which is contested
biggest shakeup of English to see that Rick Parry ... wealthiest clubs. It chimes sports tycoons and have by the Premier League and
football since he helped to has given his on-the-record with moves by the European remained publicly silent, FA Cup winners.
create the Premier League in support.” Club Association to have while Parry's remarks pro- Another idea allows clubs
1992 with a breakaway from a maximum of 18 teams in vided apparent cover for to generate more cash from
the Football League by say- Parry is backing what is be- leagues, creating space for them in public. He was Pre- live games, which would
ing it would provide greater ing called “Project Big Pic- the elite to play each other mier League CEO at the in- benefit teams with the larg-
revenue for EFL clubs as ture” with the promise of more often in continental ception in 1992 before mov- est fan bases the most.
they struggle financially due 250 million pounds ($270 games. ing into the same position Premier League clubs could
to fans being shut out of sta- million) being advanced at Liverpool in 1998 for 11 exclusively sell the rights to
diums during the pandemic. from the Premier League “We are surprised and dis- years. broadcast eight live matches
to help EFL clubs. From appointed that at a time of “This isn’t about giving each season internation-
But the lack of wide col- the 2022-23 season, 8.5% of crisis when we have urged power to a limited number ally on digital platforms that
laboration has opened up broadcast revenue would be the top tiers of professional of named clubs,” Parry said. would be allowed to show
fractures, with the Premier used to operate the Premier football to come together “This is about recogniz- in-game highlights for the
League stressing “we all League and help to fund the and finalize a deal to help ing that those clubs who’ve whole year.