November 8, 2026 6:26 am
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 4 Notre Dame avenged its most damaging loss from last season by running out to a 21-point lead and holding on to beat No. 1 Miami 31-24. Micah Gilbert caught two of those scoring passes and Jordan Faison had the other for Notre Dame, which came into the game knowing another loss to Miami could doom its national championship hopes. Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes for Miami, twice getting the Hurricanes within a touchdown after they trailed 24-3 early in the third. Cooper Barkate had a pair of those scoring grabs. Elija Lofton had the other.
November 7, 2026 12:01 am
Beth-Center, California, Fort Cherry, Trinity and Wash High all won opening-round football playoff games Friday night, advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Trinity led 6-0 at the half, then added a pair of touchdowns after intermission to earn a shot at #1 Pine-Richland next week. Wash High scored early and often at home and set up a meeting with Beth-Center, the Bulldogs coming in off a blowout of Burgettstown. Fort Cherry rolled into the quarterfinals where the Rangers will play Laurel for the third time in less than a year. California trailed 7-0 at the half before scoring touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to advance in the 1A bracket against Clairton. McGuffey led 7-0 at intermission but Beaver Falls scored four time after the break, ending the Highlanders’ season. Chartiers-Houston lost at Western Beaver bringing the Bucs’ season to a close. Waynesburg fell behind Aliquippa early and never recovered. Friday’s winners advance to play next weekend, along with Canon-McMillan who had the night off, preparing to host North Allegheny next Friday night in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Brackets were expected to be updated Saturday but that has been delayed, possibly until Sunday morning. Click for WPIAL brackets
WPIAL First Round Scores
1A #8 Beth-Center 34, #9 Burgettstown 8, Watch/Listen Here
1A #1 Wash High 58, Frazier 8, Watch/Listen Here
1A #4 Fort Cherry 50, #13 Avella 6, (Watch/Listen Here
1A #6 California 16, #11 Northgate 7
2A #9 Beaver Falls 28, #8 McGuffey 7, Watch/Listen Here
2A #5 Western Beaver 44, #12 Chartiers-Houston 22
3A #7 Aliquippa 52, #10 Waynesburg 14
5A #8 Trinity 21, #9 Latrobe 0
November 7, 2026 4:15 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Myles Garrett is expected to return to the field for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Washington after missing the past seven games with a knee injury. Coach Sean McVay announced Garrett’s likely availability before the last practice of the week. The Rams acquired the two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in a trade over the summer, but he has played in just one game for his new team. That was the Rams’ season-opening blowout loss to the 49ers in Australia. Garrett was ineffective in that game and revealed afterward that he was limited by the knee injury.
November 7, 2026 4:19 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL has told disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk that he needs to repay the San Francisco 49ers about $13 million he previously received in bonuses as he tries to get reinstated to the team’s roster. A person with knowledge of the situation says the league sent Aiyuk and the NFL Players Association a letter Thursday saying that he owes the 49ers the money based on bonuses he was paid after signing a four-year, $120 million extension before the start of the 2024 season. Aiyuk and new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with the team Friday at the Niners’ business offices.
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.”
