October 3, 2026 4:04 am
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Komolafe rushed for a career-high 188 yards and a touchdown, and Northwestern routed Penn State 34-13 in the first game at the new Ryan Field. Led by Komolafe and Joseph Himon II, Northwestern set season highs with 413 yards rushing and 506 yards overall. Himon finished with a career-high 162 yards and two TDs on 10 carries. It was a memorable performance by the Wildcats in the debut of their fancy $875 million stadium. They led from start to finish while bouncing back from a tough 29-23 loss at No. 6 Indiana. Penn State dropped its second consecutive game in its first season under coach Matt Campbell.
October 3, 2026 4:02 am
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko is changing his jersey number to 62 to honor his father Alexander, who died in a bear attack in Russia last week at age 62. Kuzmenko has returned to practice with the Penguins after attending his father’s funeral in Moscow. The 30-year-old signed a one-year, $5 million contract with Pittsburgh over the summer. He explained that his father was attacked by a bear while fishing in Siberia. Kuzmenko described his father’s death as a “big shock.” Kuzmenko, who used to wear No. 10, also noted that his mother was born in 1962.
October 2, 2026 12:01 am
A most ambitious plan comes together tonight for Week 6 of the high school football season. We’ve broadcast four football games in a single day several times over WJPA’s nearly 85-year history. Never have we carried four games all starting within a half-hour of each other! That’s the plan tonight here on the WJPA Sports Network. Two of the three leaders in the 1A Black Hills meet when Wash High visits Bentworth on WJPA-AM (1450). Two more top teams in the Black Hills play at Hill Memorial Stadium as unbeaten Burgettstown entertains Fort Cherry on wjpa.com. 5A Allegheny Six action opens when Trinity hosts Thomas Jefferson on WJPA-FM (95.3) and the 6A Quad County Conference has Canon-McMillan visiting North Allegheny with an audio-only online stream at wjpa.com. All four games are available online, with audio & video streams for the TJ/Trinity, Wash High/Bentworth and Fort Cherry/Burgettstown games with pregame at 6:30 pm. The Canon-McMillan/North Allegheny pregame is set for 6:50 pm with a 7:30 kickoff in Wexford. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 6 Schedule (7:00 pm unless noted)
1A Black Hills
Wash High at Bentworth, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
Fort Cherry at Burgettstown, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
1A Tri-County South
West Greene at Avella
Jeff-Morgan at Beth-Center
California at Mapletown
Frazier at Carmichaels
2A Allegheny
Steel Valley at Charleroi
2A Century
Chartiers-Houston at Quaker Valley
Keystone Oaks at McGuffey
3A Interstate
Waynesburg at Southmoreland
4A Big Six
Ringgold at Laurel Highlands
5A Allegheny Six
Thomas Jefferson at Trinity, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
Peters Township at Upper St. Clair
6A Quad-County
Canon-McMillan at North Allegheny, 6:50 pm, WJPA.com (audio only) Listen Here
October 2, 2026 4:19 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt’s career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watson completed 24 of 33 passes with a touchdown and an interception. He was 4 of 5 for 46 yards as he led a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter for the third straight week. The Browns are 3-1 for the first time since 2021. They led 21-7 before Aaron Rodgers rallied the Steelers to tie the game at 24-all.
October 2, 2026 4:22 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Chris Sale came out of the bullpen to get the final four outs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in the decisive Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series. Surprise starter Ray Kerr threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings for Atlanta, and Ozzie Albies launched a two-run homer in the fourth. Matt Olson added a solo shot in the seventh as the Braves advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves took a postseason series for the first time since winning the 2021 World Series and earned their first playoff series win against the NL East rival Phillies. Aaron Nola allowed three runs in 1 2/3 innings for Philadelphia.
October 1, 2026 4:20 am
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have acquired disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a move to try help an injury-plagued secondary and boost a defense that remains among the NFL’s worst. Pittsburgh will receive two draft picks from Dallas, a sixth-rounder in 2027 and a second-rounder in 2028. The Cowboys announced the trade Thursday. Porter was inactive for all three games this season for the Steelers. The fourth-year pro has been dealing with a back issue and had also been in the middle of a stalemate with the Steelers over a new contract. The 26-year-old Porter, a second-round pick out of Penn State in the 2023 draft, was seeking an extension as he entered the final year of his four-year rookie deal.
October 1, 2026 4:23 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evgenia Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre and Filip Hallander scored in the second period and Arturs Silovs stopped 19 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins steamroll the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0. Silovs posted his third career shutout in his 57th start. Nick Robertson scored two goals and Ville Koivunen and Egor Chinakhov also scored for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby added an assist. The 40-year-old Malkin ripped a one-timer from the slot early in the second period for the 3-0 lead that also gave him 100 career points against the Flyers.
October 1, 2026 7:45 am
Padres Sweep Cubs
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets blasted a two-run homer, five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and San Diego swept the Chicago Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 victory in Game 2. Xander Bogaerts drove in the first run for the surging Padres, who followed up their 8-0 victory in Tuesday’s opener with another dominant mound performance. The Cubs led the majors in runs and and the NL in homers this year, but they managed just eight hits over 18 innings against San Diego’s inspired staff. The Padres advanced to face the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers in an NL division series.
Yankees Eliminate Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried dominated Boston in the playoffs for the second straight year, Cody Bellinger and Luis García Jr. homered, and the New York Yankees romped over the Red Sox 9-2 for a two-game AL Wild Card Series sweep. Clinging to a 2-1 lead after Willson Contreras homered to end Boston’s 26-inning postseason scoreless streak, the Yankees broke the game open with a six-run sixth after Spencer Jones reached on a wild pitch while striking out leading off — with the help of a video review. New York will face AL East champion Tampa Bay in an AL Division Series starting Saturday.
White Sox Pounce Early, Oust Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves. The White Sox used a big first inning and a three-run homer from Chase Meidroth to propel them to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday to sweep their AL Wild Card Series. It’s the first time Chicago has won a playoff series since beating Houston in the World Series in 2005. Under the direction of Venable, the second-year skipper, and with a lettef of support from Pope Leo XIV, the White Sox advanced to face AL Central champion Cleveland in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday in Cleveland.
Bohm 10th Inning Homer Forces Game 3
ATLANTA (AP) — Alec Bohm put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out homer in the 10th inning, and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive third game in their NL Wild Card Series. The Phillies rallied with back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Harper in the eighth after trailing 3-1 in the seventh. Harper’s homer made up for a crucial fielding mistake an inning earlier. Andrew Painter (1-0), a starter in the regular season, saved the Phillies’ beleaguered bullpen with three scoreless innings to close things out. Painter stranded two runners in the 10th when he struck out Dominic Smith with a successful ABS challenge.
September 30, 2026 4:26 am
Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey says he broke his wrist on the first defensive series of Sunday’s win over the Bengals at Acrisure Stadium. Ramsey, however, has not bee ruled out for Thursday night’s game in Cleveland. According to the injury report, he was a limited participant in Tuesday’s walk-thru practice. He has a cast covering his right hand. Coach Mike McCarthy predicted earlier in the week that Ramsey would try everything possible to play.
September 30, 2026 4:20 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby continues to show no signs of slowing down as he enters his 22nd NHL season. The longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain is still grinding through intense practices while preparing for the season opener against Philadelphia. Crosby remains passionate about the game. Despite being in the final year of his contract, Crosby is in no hurry to sign a new deal, focusing instead on listening to his body and maintaining his performance level. With 1,761 career points, Crosby is close to moving up the all-time scoring list but insists that personal milestones are not his motivation.
