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8A — BAKER CITY HERALD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 WORLD SERIES GAME 5 ARIZONA HANDS SEATTLE ITS FIRST LOSS WITH AN OVERTIME FIELD GOAL Seahawks squander lead Kingsbury elected to go ahead and try for the fi eld goal. Gon- zalez made the 41-yarder, but Kingsbury called a timeout just before the snap because the play clock was winding down. Gonzalez missed wide left on the next attempt. “That was pretty bad,” Kingsbury said of the sideline and clock management. “Pretty much a complete de- bacle. But luckily those guys bailed us out.” Moments later, it appeared Seattle had won on the ensu- ing drive when DK Metcalf caught a 48-yard touchdown pass, but the play was called back because of holding on receiver David Moore. Wilson threw an interception on the next play. The pass was picked off by rookie Isaiah Simmons. “We could have won it on offense a couple times, on de- fense a couple times, in over- time as well, and we weren’t able to get the fi nish that we needed,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. That gave Gonzalez the chance for redemption. He nailed the winner to knock off the previously undefeated Se- ahawks and set off a raucous celebration at midfi eld. Murray threw for 360 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 67 yards and a touch- down. Wilson completed 33 of 50 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns but also had three costly interceptions. “I thought we played a great game except for those three plays, I mean honestly,” Wilson said. “Those are my fault. There’s so much that we can do, and we have so much confi dence. Our confi dence is not going to waver. They’re a great football team too. We knew it was going to be a battle.” Seattle’s Carlos Hyde had a 24-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Tyler Lockett caught three touchdowns passes and had a career-high 200 yards receiving on 15 catches. The Cardinals pulled to 27-24 on Murray’s 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Arizona had a chance to take the lead early in the fourth after Wilson’s pass was picked off by Patrick Peterson in the end zone. But Murray threw an interception on the next play. The throw was intended for Andy Isabella but sailed way off target and was caught by a diving Quandre Diggs. That set up Lockett’s third touchdown catch of the night and a 34-24 lead. He caught a 3-yard pass from Wilson, deftly dragging his feet in the end zone just before he fell out of bounds. But the Cardinals (5-2) weren’t done. Christian Kirk caught an 8-yard touchdown pass with 2:28 left to pull Arizona to 34-31. Seattle had to punt on the ensuing drive and the Cardinals needed just 52 seconds to move 54 yards and Gonzalez kicked the tying fi eld goal. “I don’t think I smiled all game,” Murray said. “It just felt like we had to keep our heads down and keep grind- ing. When you are playing against Russell, anything is possible. I think everybody saw that tonight.” The action-packed fi rst half featured 377 yards of total offense from the Seahawks (5-1), who took a 27-17 lead into the break. ting No. 6 Michigan State in 1967, which capped a Continued from Page 6A three-game streak in which The Hoosiers ended the they also beat No. 10 Arizona second-longest active streak and No. 7 Wisconsin and won of losses to Top 10 opponents for only the second time in in the Football Bowl Subdivi- 24 tries against the Nittany sion. Only Wake Forest, at 63, Lions. had been longer. They did it on a day Penix They beat their highest- wasn’t at his best. He fi n- rated opponent since upset- ished 19 of 36 with 170 yards, one touchdown and three sacks. But his magical feet worked wonders when the Hoosiers needed him most. “All I’d seen was an oppor- tunity, an opportunity to go out and show the world what the Indiana Hoosiers are all about,” Penix said, referring to the fi nal play of the game. “They were playing man (cov- erage), and we’ve got to score to win the game so I wasn’t going to let my team down. I went out and gave it my all.” It took a lengthy replay review to confi rm the initial call and when the offi cial made the announcement Penix knew was coming, the wild celebration began inside the mostly empty stadium. By David Brandt AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NFC West has a new chal- lenger for the top that’s won three straight games. The Arizona Cardinals earned a few style points with the way they pulled off this prime- time thriller, too. Zane Gonzalez made a 48-yard fi eld goal with 20 sec- onds left in overtime to give the Cardinals a 37-34 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a Sunday night show that featured 1,091 total yards, huge plays, crucial mistakes and — fi nally — a winner. “These are the games you honestly dream about,” Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray said. Seattle led all of regula- tion until Gonzalez made a 44-yard fi eld goal as time ex- pired to tie it at 34. It meant an entertaining quarterback duel between Murray and Se- attle’s Russell Wilson would continue. And that’s when the crazy really got started. The Cardinals stopped the Seahawks opening drive in overtime and then quickly moved downfi eld. On second- and-15, Arizona coach Kliff “These are the games you honestly dream about.” — Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals quarterback UPSET Dodgers one win from world title By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — As much as Clayton Kershaw has dominated hitters throughout a glittering career, he has not silenced those who cite his lack of baseball’s ultimate accomplishment. With a gritty performance, plus one particular delivery home that will long be remembered, he hushed the skep- tics and moved the Los Angeles Dodgers within a victory of their fi rst World Series title since 1988. “He’s a phenomenal pitcher on the biggest stage,” reliev- er Blake Treinen said after Kershaw beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second time in six days, a 4-2 win Sunday night that gave the Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead. “I think a lot of credit goes to what he’s been able to do in this World Series for us.” Kershaw even prevented the Rays from stealing the tying run. Los Angeles was clinging to a one-run lead with run- ners at the corners and two outs in the fourth inning, and Kevin Kiermaier at the plate. The great left-hander had raised both hands over his head in his instantly recognizable stretch position when he heard fi rst baseman Max Muncy scream: “Step off! Step off! Step off!” “Instinctually, I kind of did it,” Kershaw recalled. He coolly and quickly backed off the rubber and calmly threw to catcher Austin Barnes, who grabbed the ball and got his mitt down on Manuel Margot’s outstretched hand while the runner’s helmet tumbled off and cut his own lip. Tampa Bay rarely threatened again. Mookie Betts and Corey Seager sparked a two-run fi rst inning, and Joc Pederson and Muncy homered off long-ball prone Tyler Glasnow, whose 100 mph heat got burned. Thirty of the previous 46 teams to win Game 5 for a 3-2 lead have won the title, but just six of the last 14. Teams that wasted 3-2 leads include last year’s Houston Astros. Tony Gonsolin will start for the Dodgers tonight, when Game 2 starter Blake Snell pitches for Tampa Bay. This is the fi rst time since 1997 that teams have alter- nated wins in the fi rst fi ve games. Allen needed to pull out every trick in the book, too, especially after Sean Clifford hooked up with Jahan Dot- son on a 60-yard TD pass to give Penn State its fi rst lead of the second half, 21-20 with 2:30 left in regulation. Penn State sacked Penix on the next two plays, forced him to throw the ball away on third and an incompletion on fourth, taking the ball back on down at the Indiana 14. This time, Allen called for the defense to give up the touchdown, hoping for one more possession, and Devyn Ford obliged with a TD run that gave Penn State a 28-20 lead. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO THIS FALL? 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