Metcalf, Wilson lead Seahawks over Eagles
PHILADELPHIA >> DK Metcalf again made the Philadelphia Eagles regret passing him up in the draft.
Metcalf caught 10 passes for 177 yards, Russell Wilson threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Eagles 23-17 on Monday night.
T he Seahawks (8- 3) moved one game ahead of the Rams in the NFC West. The Eagles (3-7-1) fell a half-game behind the Giants and Washington in the woeful NFC East.
Carson Wentz didn’t cede many snaps to backup Jalen Hurts but had another rough game. He was 25 of 45 for 215 yards, two TDs and one interception. RAIDERS’ WEEK 16 GAME AGAINST MIAMI WILL BE IN SATURDAY PRIME TIME >> In a game the Raiders hope will have postseason ramifications, they will host the Miami Dolphins in an evening game in one of three NFL games to be played Saturday in Week 16.
The game at Allegiant Stadium will have a 5:15 p.m. (PST) kickoff on Dec. 26 and be broadcast on the NFL Network.
The Raiders are 6-5 following a 43- 6 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons, while the Dolphins under secondyear coach Brian Flores are one of the surprise teams of the NFL at 7- 4 and a game behind the Buffalo Bills in the NFC East. In Jon Gruden’s third season since returning to the sideline, the Raiders are hoping to challenge for one of three wild card berths with the Kansas City Chiefs in control of the AFC West at 10-1.
Among teams that are not division leaders, the Cleveland is 8- 3 and the Dolphins and Indianapolis are 7- 4 with the Baltimore
Ravens at 6- 4. RAVENS-STEELERS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY >> The Baltimore Ravens’ struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved back to Wednesday.
It’s the third fix to a matchup originally slated to be played Thanksgiving night.
The NFL announced the most recent switch Monday after the Ravens placed starters Matthew Judon, Willie Snead and Mark Andrews on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
TEXANS’ FULLER SAYS HE’S BEEN SUSPENDED 6 GAMES FOR PEDS >> Houston Texans receiver Will Fuller says he’s been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Fuller announced the suspension on Instagram on Monday, saying that the suspension was from a medication he was prescribed that he believed to be permitted, but that was banned under the league’s policy.
Baseball
MLB LAUNCHES WOOD-BAT LEAGUE FOR DRAFT-ELIGIBLE PROSPECTS >> Major League Baseball is creating a minor league for top eligible prospects leading to the summer draft.
The wood-bat MLB Draft League is launching with five teams and could add a sixth, MLB said Monday. Teams will play a 68game regular season that includes an All-Star break that would coincide with the draft in early July.
Teams are going to communities that lost franchises when MLB began shrinking the affiliated minor leagues from 160 to 120 teams. The reduction this offseason followed the expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement, which governed the relationship between the majors and minors. MLB has planned to eliminate the separate governing body of minor league baseball.
College basketball
GONZAGA, BAYLOR STAY ATOP AP MEN’S POLL >> The first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season re
mained steady at the top.
The rest, predictably, was filled with change as teams exceeded or failed to live up to preseason expectations.
Gonzaga and Baylor remained Nos. 1-2 in the poll released Monday. The Zags received 57 of 63 first-place votes from a media panel and the Bears had six first-place votes. They were the only two teams to hold their places from the preseason poll.
Iowa moved up two spots to No. 3, with Wisconsin and Illinois rounding out the top five. SOUTH CAROLINA REMAINS NO. 1 IN WOMEN’S POLL >> Top-ranked South Carolina jumped into the new season by playing three games in the first five days. The Gamecocks were challenged over the weekend in a tournament in South Dakota but emerged victorious.
They remained the top choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes from a media panel. The top 10 teams stayed the same as in the preseason poll, with Stanford, UConn, Baylor and Louisville rounding out the first five.