June 14, 2026 7:31 am
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Vinícius Júnior scored an equalizing goal in the 32nd minute to give five-time champion Brazil a 1-1 draw against Morocco in a pulsating, high-profile group match at the World Cup. A semifinalist four years ago, Morocco dominated early, and Ismael Saibari put the African champions ahead in the 21st minute. Brazil, seeking its first World Cup title since 2002, entered the tournament with high expectations and yellow-clad Seleção fans who dominated the crowd of 80,663 at MetLife Stadium became a bit subdued before Vinícius evened the score with a spectacular angled effort.
June 14, 2026 7:34 am
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — John McGinn deflected a shot off an opposing defender and past goalkeeper Johny Placide in the 28th minute, and Scotland defeated Haiti 1-0 in Group C of the World Cup. The Scots were making their first appearance in the tournament since 1998 and earned their first World Cup victory since beating Sweden 2-1 in 1990. Group favorites Brazil and Morocco played to a 1-1 draw earlier in the day, putting Scotland at the top the group standings. Haiti, whose only other World Cup appearance was in West Germany in 1974, is still in search of its first World Cup point.
June 14, 2026 7:33 am
VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) — Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Turkey’s return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. Goalkeeper Patrick Beach made eight saves for the Socceroos as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looked on. Australia was playing in its sixth straight World Cup and seventh overall. Turkey reached the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup but then missed five straight tournaments before qualifying this year by beating Kosovo in a playoff.
June 13, 2026 12:02 am
Wild Things’ ace Kobe Foster threw a complete game no-hitter Friday night at EQT Park, the franchise’s fourth all-time no-hitter as the Wild Things down New Jersey, 12-0. Foster struck out a club-record 14 batters to notch his second-straight shutout to join Jason Hickman, Adam Palmer and Matt Sergey with no-hitters for the Wild Things. Sergey no-no was a perfect game on August 24, 2014. Foster has allowed just 20 hits in 43.2 innings while holding opponents to three earned runs in six starts.
June 13, 2026 9:52 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up three runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking one. Tied at 2 going into the seventh, the Marlins scored four runs off reliever Wilber Dotel (1-2). Xavier Edwards brought home the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly, Heriberto Hernandez had an RBI single and Caissie broke it open with his double off the fence in center. Liam Hicks added a two-run homer in the eighth.
June 13, 2026 12:01 am
Back-to-back doubles by Keira Drilak & Lauren Rush gave Chartiers-Houston a 1-0 lead two batters into the game but the Bucs never crossed the plate again as Laurel won its first-ever PIAA softball championship, 7-1, Friday afternoon. Rush reached third with nobody out but the Bucs couldn’t score her. In the third, CHHS got runners to 2nd & 3rd with one out but stranded both. Laurel’s Riley Balcom allowed just one base runner the rest of the way. The Spartans used a pair of hit batters and two singles to score three in the bottom of the third, then a couple more free passes helped Laurel score three more times in the sixth. Chartiers-Houston was looking for its first PIAA title since 2010. The Bucs dropped to 1-6 in softball state championship games.
Friday, June 12
PIAA Softball Championship Softball Brackets
2A Laurel > Chartiers-Houston, 7-1, Listen Here
June 13, 2026 10:07 am
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. has opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay. Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead. Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time. The U.S. scored only three goals combined in Qatar four years ago.
June 11, 2026 12:01 am
Chartiers-Houston softball lost back-to-back WPIAL playoff games. The Bucs then had to play through the eastern half of the statewide bracket, logging nearly 1,000 miles and topping three straight district champions to earn a berth in the state championship game for the first time since 2010. Now, the WPIAL’s 4th place team will face Laurel, the team that beat Char-Houston in the WPIAL third-place game, 6-5. The two will play at Penn State’s Nittany Lion Softball Park and on WJPA-AM (1450). Our coverage starts at 10:45 am. Listen Here This is Laurel’s first-ever PIAA championship game appearance. Chartiers-Houston lost five straight state finals before topping Montgomery 16 years ago for their only championship.
Friday, June 12
PIAA Softball Championship Softball Brackets
10:45 am 2A Chartiers-Houston vs. Laurel at Penn State, WJPA-AM (1450), Watch/Listen Here
June 13, 2026 10:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throngs of UFC fans have descended on the nation’s capital for an unusual fight night at the White House. The Sunday night event is marking both America’s 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Fans from as far away as Australia are in Washington for the spectacle. Polling shows UFC fans skew male and nonwhite, with more identifying as Republicans, but the crowd near the Lincoln Memorial for a news conference with the fights on Friday night was diverse. Trump has billed this weekend as “the greatest show on earth.” A watchdog group tried to stop it with a lawsuit and says the event is a corrupt use of national monuments.
June 12, 2026 4:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s 8-6 win over Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation. The reigning NL MVP hit his 13th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning. He also had a single and walked twice, reaching base in all four of his at-bats. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplayed the significance of the injury and said the move to take Ohtani out of the game was precautionary.
