March 8, 2026 6:19 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night after falling behind three times. Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots. Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins, and Stuart Skinner stopped 12 shots.
March 8, 2026 6:21 am
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Pittsburgh beats Syracuse 71 to 69 in overtime and grabs the final spot in the ACC Tournament. On Saturday, Pitt ends the regular season at 12 and 19, and gets in as the last qualifier. Syracuse heads into the tournament on a five-game skid. Overtime stays scoreless until late. Pitt calls timeout with 10 seconds left. Nojus Indrusaitis drives and scores, and a goaltending call makes it the winner. Syracuse misses a last heave. Cameron Corhen scores 21 for Pitt. Naithan George drops 26 for Syracuse. Pitt plays Stanford on Tuesday. Syracuse plays SMU.
March 8, 2026 6:24 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley’s combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching. Hurley was ejected from the fourth-ranked Huskies’ 68-62 loss to Marquette on Saturday after picking up two technical fouls with one second remaining. Hurley argued that UConn’s Silas Demary Jr. was fouled by Marquette’s Ben Gold while driving to the basket with the Huskies trailing 64-62. Hurley approached John Gaffney and got his chest next to the official’s right shoulder while voicing his displeasure. The Big East fined Hurley $25,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
March 7, 2026 4:04 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The punishment will cost the Penguins forward nearly $160,000. The NHL announced Friday that Malkin was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking, a major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct 35 seconds into the second period of Thursday night’s 4-1 loss to the Sabres. Pittsburgh is already without captain Sidney Crosby for a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury.
March 7, 2026 4:10 am
Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens. Two people with knowledge of the trade confirmed it to The Associated Press on Friday night. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until the NFL’s new year starts next week. The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No. 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft. The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks last season and has reached double digits four times in his seven seasons.
March 7, 2026 4:08 am
President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly. Sports leaders who joined Trump Friday at a White House summit agreed that fix could only happen by raising more money to pay players. Trump suggested he would write an “all-encompassing” executive order within a week in hopes it would spark action from Congress. He also said he expected the order to trigger a lawsuit. Many schools are drowning in red ink from paying players for their name, image and likeness while the rules for those payments keep evolving.
March 6, 2026 12:01 am
Friday is Day Two of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships. All but six of the original 37 qualifiers from Washington & Greene Counties are still alive, 13 in the quarterfinals. Only two wrestlers in each classification were eliminated Thursday. 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys will each have a second session during the day Friday, followed by a combined semifinals session Friday night. Saturday brings the consolation semifinals, 3rd-5th-7th place consolation finals and then the championship finals, all on WJPA-AM (1450) or online. Listen Here
2A Boys: Colin Whyte (West Greene) was the only quarterfinal winner from the two-county area. The senior moves to the Friday night semifinals, hoping to keep his chase for West Greene’s first ever PIAA wrestling title alive. Lucas Barr (McGuffey) and Drake McClure (Bentworth) lost in the quarterfinals but won their first consolation bouts and can finish as high as third place. Owen Ivcic (Bentworth) has also clinched a medal with his second straight consolation round victory. Brayden Hanning (Jeff-Morgan), Mason Wright (Beth-Center), Victor Bonus (McGuffey), Alek Palko (Jeff-Morgan), Malachi Peak (Beth-Center) and Noah Layhue (Beth-Center) were all eliminated with losses in the consolations.
Girls Quarterfinals: Araceli Clem (Canon-McMillan), Raya Sentipal (Burgettstown), Marlee Solomon (Canon-McMillan), Liliana Giulianelli (Peters Township). Consolations Malia Ramos (Canon-McMillan), Ella Trahan (Fort Cherry), Yuni Ayala (Canon-McMillan), Abigail Dolanch (Avella), Brookelyn McClain (Fort Cherry), Josie Mason (West Greene), Alaya Henderson (Canon-McMillan), Audrey Calgaro (Canon-McMillan).
3A Boys Quarterfinals: Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan), Parker Jennings (Trinity), Dom Canali (Trinity), Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan), Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan). Consolations Jackson Hoy (Trinity), Evan Tolliver (Ringgold), Aidan Finnigan (Canon-McMillan), Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan).
Friday: Listen Here
2A Boys Quarterfinals + Consolation Rounds 2-3 (archive coming)
11:35 am Girls Quarterfinals + Consolation Round 2
2:05 pm 3A Boys Quarterfinals + Consolation Rounds 2-3
6:50pm 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Semifinals + Consolation Rounds
Saturday: Listen Here
9:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Semifinals
11:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Medal Bouts (3rd Place, 5th Place, 7th Place)
3:50 pm 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Championship Finals
March 6, 2026 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. McLeod now has a league-best five short-handed goals this season. Josh Norris added a power-play goal, Owen Power scored and Mattias Samuelsson scored an empty-net goal for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight game. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots for the Sabres. Bryan Rust scored a short-handed goal for the Penguins, who lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Jan. 10-11. Arturs Silovs made 21 saves.
March 6, 2026 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin was given a major penalty for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin early in the second period Thursday night. Malkin was ejected from the game with the major penalty, and both players were called for cross-checking at 38 seconds of the period. Josh Norris scored on the power play at 4:10 to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead. Alex Tuch added a short-handed goal at 6:18, and Owen Power made it 4-1 with 9:30 to go in the period. The 39-year-old Malkin has been suspended twice in his NHL career, one game for high-sticking Philadelphia’s Michael Raffl in February 2019, and four games in April 2022 for cross-checking Nashville’s Mark Borowiecki.
March 6, 2026 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have released tight end Jonnu Smith. Smith was acquired in a trade with Miami ahead of last season, but he couldn’t replicate the success he enjoyed in 2024 with the Dolphins. Smith had 38 catches for 222 yards and two touchdowns for the Steelers while rushing nine times for 70 yards. A year earlier, Smith had career highs of 88 catches, 884 yards and eight TDs. The Steelers also have Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington at tight end.
