December 6, 2025 4:21 am
Matt Campbell has been hired as Penn State’s football coach. The announcement Friday night marks the end of a long search by the Nittany Lions to find James Franklin’s successor. The 46-year-old Campbell heads to Happy Valley after going 72-55 in 10 seasons at Iowa State to become the winningest coach in the history of that program. Campbell’s contract could be approved as early as Monday by a university committee, after which he is expected to be introduced. Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft calls Campbell “the right leader at the right time for Penn State football.”
December 5, 2025 4:30 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal of the game with 2:43 left and the Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth victory in five games. Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots, Ville Koivunen scored his first career goal for Pittsburgh, and Ben Kindel had a power-play goal. Malkin scored the winning goal off a one-timer feed from Tommy Novak. Kucherov appeared to tie it with 55.4 left in the third but the goal was overturned after a league initiated review determined there was a missed stoppage for a hand pass. Pittsburgh’s top-ranked power play scored twice to help the Penguins build a 3-0 lead.
December 5, 2025 4:24 am
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a five-player trade. Boston also got left-hander Tyler Samaniego and minor league catcher Adonys Guzman from Pittsburgh in exchange for outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and minor league right-hander Jesus Travieso. Oviedo is a 27-year-old from Cuba. He had Tommy John surgery in December 2023 and missed the 2024 season. He returned last season and went 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA in nine starts. In 2023, he made 32 starts and went 9-14 with a 4.31 ERA with 158 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings for the Pirates.
December 5, 2025 4:31 am
DETROIT (AP) — Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions have beaten the Dallas Cowboys to help their playoff chances. Gibbs ran three touchdowns in Thursday night’s 44-30 win. Gibbs’ final score was a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed a much-needed win for the Lions. Detroit avoided losing consecutive games for the first time in more than than three years. The Cowboys had surged into postseason contention with a three-game winning streak. But against the Lions, the NFL’s top-ranked offense had to lean on powerful kicker Brandon Aubrey too much, and Dallas’ revitalized defense was humbled.
December 5, 2025 4:24 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers have remarkably never faced each other. Maybe it’ll finally happen this weekend, but with these two, you can’t be certain of anything at the moment. Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens host Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday with first place in the AFC North on the line. But these two rivals are looking pretty shaky. That’s in part because of the health and performance of their star quarterbacks. Jackson didn’t practice Thursday because of his ankle. Rodgers rested Wednesday after playing last weekend with a brace on his broken wrist.
December 5, 2025 4:25 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Cornerback Darius Slay has put off reporting to the Buffalo Bills to instead take time to consider his future, the player’s agent confirmed in a text. Drew Rosenhaus said Slay will take the next few days to determine whether he wants to continue playing, a development that comes a day after Buffalo claimed the 13-year player off waivers. Slay was released by Pittsburgh this week after being inactive in two of the Steelers’ past three outings. Complicating matters further, Buffalo may have lost a player for nothing if Slay decides not to continue playing. In claiming Slay, the Bills released fourth-year defensive back Ja’Marcus Ingram, who on Thursday was claimed by the Houston Texans.
December 4, 2025 4:25 am
Standout Fort Cherry senior Matt Sieg made it official Wednesday. The four-star safety flipped his college commitment from Penn State To West Virginia. The 6-foot, 180-pounder had close to two dozen offers but said he wanted a school close to home and a coach willing to let him play defense and offense. Sieg originally committed to Penn State in November of last year but changed plans when the Nittany Lions fired coach James Franklin in October.
December 4, 2025 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are struggling as December hits, but Aaron Rodgers isn’t panicking. The quarterback, known for his “R-E-L-A-X” message in Green Bay earlier in his career, doesn’t feel the need to repeat it. The 42-year-old Rodgers says while the Steelers have been inconsistent, he remains confident heading into a showdown with Baltimore for first place in the AFC North. Pittsburgh signed two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen to the practice squad this week to see if the 35-year-old can help boost a wide receiver group that has struggled to make a consistent impact. Meanwhile, outside linebacker T.J Watt missed practice Wednesday with a reported toe injury.
December 4, 2025 4:33 am
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes to compete for division championships. Detroit hosts Dallas on Thursday night and the winner will improve its position in the playoff picture, while the loser may not have time to recover from the setback over the last month of the regular season. After starting 5-2, the two-time defending NFC North champions have lost three of five to fall behind division-leading Chicago and second-place Green Bay. Dallas has a winning record for the first time this year.
December 3, 2025 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t immune to the boos that followed the Pittsburgh Steelers after their blowout loss to Buffalo. The longest-tenured NFL coach shares their frustration with Pittsburgh having lost 5 of 7 to drop to 6-6 on the season. Tomlin says his team has things to correct but that he is confident the Steelers can turn things around. Pittsburgh travels to Baltimore this week with first place in the AFC North on the line.
