Nov 16, 2021 3 min read

W&J men win

Defense took the night off as the Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team remained undefeated by rallying to edge Penn State Altoona 103-102 Tuesday night at Salvitti Family Gymnasium.

Nick Gearhart made a game-winning layup with nine seconds remaining as W&J (3-0) overcame a 17-point deficit in the final 15 minutes. The Presidents ended the game on a 14-2 run.

Alexander Skowron led W&J with 27 points, Kyran Mitchell was right behind with 26, J.R. Mazza had 20 and Michael Bigley scored 11.

Varun Ajjarapu led Penn State-Altoona (2-1) with 22 points. The Lions led 62-53 at halftime.

Wayesburg women lose

Senior guard Abbey Lawrence scored 45 points to power Case Western Reserve to a 90-68 victory over Waynesburg on Tuesday at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

Lawrence made 17 of 25 shots and eight of nine free throws as Case Western improved to 2-2. Lawrence entered the night averaging 20 points per game.

Case Western led 25-10 after one quarter and was never challenged by Waynesburg (0-2). Brooke Fuller scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets. Marley Wolf had 15 points and Avery Robinson contributed 12.

In the NFL

The Baltimore Ravens waived running back Le’Veon Bell on Tuesday.

Bell was one of three veterans the Ravens picked up after losing running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards to preseason injuries. Baltimore also brought in Latavius Murray and Devonta Freeman, and Bell had the fewest carries of the three even though Murray has missed the past three games with an ankle injury.

The 29-year-old Bell rushed for 83 yards on 31 carries for the Ravens. He did run for two touchdowns.

In college basketball

The grandson of Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and the coach’s prized freshman recruit who’s considered a top NBA prospect face charges related to impaired driving, according to court records.

Michael Savarino, Krzyzewski’s grandson, was pulled over for a stop sign violation in rural Orange County just after 1 a.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Chris Knox, a North Carolina State Highway Patrol spokesman. The 20-year-old Savarino, a junior, was driving teammate Paolo Banchero’s white Jeep and admitted that he had consumed “several shots,” court records said.

• Loyola Chicago has accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic 10 Conference and is leaving the Missouri Valley Conference.

The move announced by the school and leagues takes effect July 1. Adding Loyola as the conference’s 15th member gives the Atlantic 10 a foothold in Chicago and a boost in men’s basketball.

In the NFL

The Los Angeles Chargers may be missing a pair of important defensive players going into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after linemen Joey Bosa and Jerry Tillery entered the league’s reserve/COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday.

Bosa is tied for the league lead with three strip-sacks and has 5 1/2 sacks this season.