November 7, 2026 4:17 am
BOSTON (AP) — Braylon Mullins scored 23 points and connected on 10 of 11 free throws to help No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in a rematch of last season’s NCAA championship game. Silas Demary Jr. finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Colben Landrew added 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Huskies at TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics. In last season’s title game, the Wolverines held off UConn 69-63 despite making only two 3-pointers. This time, Michigan again struggled from beyond the arc, going 7 of 28 against a Huskies team that led by 18 in the first half. Trey McKenney led the Wolverines with 22 points.
November 6, 2026 12:01 am
High school football’s second season kicks off tonight. More than half of the 19 teams from Washington/Greene Counties reached the WPIAL playoffs, with 10 of those teams in first-round action tonight. Six of those teams have home games including four of the eight Class 1A games. Two of those games including head-to-head matchups of Washington County teams. Tonight’s winners advance, losers see the end of their seasons. Canon-McMillan has the night off, preparing to host North Allegheny next Friday night in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. . Click for WPIAL brackets
We have four games on the WJPA Sports Network tonight with free-to-access audio. We’re also producing the NFHS Network video for all four games (subscription required under WPIAL agreements). Note: We did not receive authorization to carry the California, Chartiers-Houston or Trinity games this week. Watch/Listen Here
WPIAL First Round (7:00 pm unless noted):
1A #9 Burgettstown at #8 Beth-Center, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
1A #16 Frazier at #1 Wash High, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
1A #13 Avella at #4 Fort Cherry, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com (Watch/Listen Here
1A #11 Northgate at #6 California
2A #9 Beaver Falls at #8 McGuffey, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
2A #12 Chartiers-Houston at #5 Western Beaver
3A #10 Waynesburg at #7 Aliquippa
5A #9 Latrobe at #8 Trinity
November 6, 2026 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2. Morgan Geekie scored in his third straight game and had an assist. Elias Lindholm, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten also scored for the Bruins, who have won three straight. Boston has won 10 of its last 13 games overall. David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka added two assists and Michael DiPietro stopped 16 shots for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game road losing streak. Justin Brazeau and Nick Robertson scored for Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs made 18 saves for the Penguins, who lost their fourth straight.
November 6, 2026 4:32 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and the Jacksonville Jaguars had little trouble with Joe Fagnano and the Baltimore Ravens in a 33-10 victory. Fagnano made his first career start with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley injured, and the 25-year-old rookie threw for only 60 yards. Baltimore has lost four straight. Jacksonville did not need to do anything extraordinary to beat a badly weakened Baltimore team. The Jags have won five of their last six to take command of the AFC South, where they have a 3 1/2-game lead.
November 5, 2026 2:59 am
WPIAL Soccer brackets
Bentworth boys head to Station Square Saturday afternoon in search of a fourth consecutive WPIAL soccer championship. The Bearcats face off against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the team they beat in each of the past two title matches. The Bentworth girls shutout Riverview Thursday, clinching a berth in the PIAA tournament, set to begin Tuesday. The Bearcats will play District 10 champion Seneca. The Trinity boys lost to West Allegheny Wednesday night in their state qualifier match, ending the Hillers’ season.
State Qualifiers (winners only advance to PIAA tournament)
Wednesday, Nov. 4
3A Boys #3 West Allegheny over #4 Trinity, 6-1
Thursday, Nov. 5
1A Girls #5 Bentworth over #6 Riverview, 3-0
WPIAL Championship at Station Square
Saturday, Nov. 7
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #3 OLSH, 5:45 pm
WPIAL Volleyball brackets
Peters Township volleyball won, Waynesburg lost their semifinal matches Wednesday night. The WPIAL championships are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Fort Cherry’s hopes of reaching the finals ended in a 5-set loss to #3 Frazier. The Rangers beat #4 Shenango Thursday claim third place heading into the PIAA bracket next week. All three teams from the two-county area have clinched state tournament bids.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 4
3A #3 Avonworth over #2 Waynesburg, 3-1 (25-22, 25-13, 16-25, 25-22)
5A #1 Peters Township over #4 Penn-Trafford, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-16)
Third-Place Matches
Thursday, Nov. 5
2A #2 Fort Cherry over #4 Shenango, 3-1
Saturday, Nov. 7
3A #2 Waynesburg vs. #3 Seton-La Salle, 11 am at Bentworth
WPIAL Championship at AHN Arena, Peters Township
Saturday, Nov. 7
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #2 North Catholic, 5:30 pm
November 5, 2026 4:24 am
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell says he has full movement in his lower body and is continuing to make progress with movement in his upper body days after he was carted off the field on a backboard during a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Campbell suffered a neck injury early in the fourth quarter of the 19-15 win over the Vikings on Sunday. He was alert and breathing when he was taken to the hospital, where he has been recovering since his injury. Campbell says “I know there’s still work ahead, but I remain very optimistic.”
November 5, 2026 4:23 am
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney, the star receiver for top-ranked Miami and a Heisman Trophy candidate, has been scheduled for surgery to address a high ankle sprain and will be sidelined for multiple weeks, a person with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday night. The initial timeline for Toney’s recovery won’t be known until after the surgery, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the player nor the school revealed those details publicly. It is a huge blow to the Hurricanes (8-0, No. 1 College Football Playoff), who play a showdown game at No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1, No. 11 CFP) on Saturday — and now will do so without one of the nation’s most dynamic players.
November 4, 2026 4:24 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tomas Hertl’s second goal of the night with 32 seconds left in regulation lifted the Vegas Golden Knights past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Hertl tipped a pass from Mark Stone past Pittsburgh’s goaltender Arturs Silovs to give the Golden Knights just their second road win over the Penguins in franchise history. Trevor Connelly’s breakaway goal midway through the third period tied the game for Vegas after Pittsburgh briefly surged to take the lead. Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights. Tommy Novak and Rickard Rakell scored for the Penguins, who have dropped seven of nine.
November 4, 2026 4:27 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028. The league says teams have too many commitments for the 2027 season to reduce spending quickly. On Tuesday, owners proposed a hard cap of $258.2 million for 2028 and a mandatory floor of $180.2 million. The proposal uses luxury tax payrolls with average annual values. MLB spokesman Glen Caplin says the delay allows a smoother transition without affecting key player benefits. These benefits include earlier free agency, a $1 million minimum salary and a 30% increase to the pre-arbitration bonus pool.
November 4, 2026 4:26 am
The undefeated Miami Hurricanes received top billing in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, undefeated Utah and defending national champion Indiana filling out the top four spots in the initial projected playoff bracket. The biggest surprise from the selection committee was its choice to rank Notre Dame 11th — seven spots lower than its spot in the AP Top 25 and the last team in the bracket if the playoffs started today. The rest of the rankings: No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Texas and undefeated UCLA at No. 8. BYU was slotted in the ninth spot, followed by Ole Miss, the Irish and Ohio State.
