January 23, 2026 4:48 am
Jesse Minter is the new head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. The team has hired the Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator to replace John Harbaugh, who was fired earlier this month after 18 years when the Ravens missed the playoffs. Minter was a sought-after candidate and interviewed with several teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers. He spent two seasons with the Chargers and previously worked at the University of Michigan. Minter’s task will include helping two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson get back on track after an injury-filled 2025 season.
January 21, 2026 12:01 am
Wednesday was the final night of the WPIAL dual meet section season with several available team tournament spots to be determined. The top two teams in each section automatically qualify. Two additional wild card teams will be selected by the WPIAL Wrestling Committee. Brackets are due to be announced late Thursday morning.
In 2A, McGuffey & Burgettstown wins clinch section championships. Avella and Beth-Center both won on the road to clinch tournament bids. The Bulldogs victory at Bentworth wasn’t decided until Malaki Peak scored a pin at 285 pounds to tie the score and win the match because it was B-C’s 7th bout victory of the night. Avella, Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, Jeff-Morgan and McGuffey have all qualified for the WPIAL 2A tournament. Bentworth awaits word on its wild card resume.
In 3A, Canon-McMillan took the lead midway through the match and stormed to the win at Trinity, winning the Section 2 championship. Both teams had already clinched tournament spots. Now, the Big Macs hope to host a quarterfinal grouping next Wednesday night. Peters Township edged Mt. Lebanon, taking a tournament bid and knocking out the Blue Devils. Ringgold lost at home to Belle Vernon, the Leopards taking the automatic bid to the tourney. Canon-McMillan, Peters Township and Trinity have clinched 3A spots. Ringgold is hoping for a wild card invitation.
Wednesday
2A-1 McGuffey 59, Chartiers-Houston 18
2A-1 Wash High at West Greene, postponed
2A-2 Burgettstown 48, Hopewell 23
2A-2 Avella 44, South Side Beaver 28
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan by forfeit over Frazier
2A-3 Beth-Center 37, Bentworth 36 (criteria, most wins)
3A-2 Canon-McMillan 36, Trinity 23
3A-2 Chartiers Valley 42, Waynesburg 35
3A-3 Peters Township 35, Mt. Lebanon 29
3A-7 Belle Vernon 44, Ringgold 24
January 22, 2026 4:26 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tommy Novak and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Yegor Chinakhov and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh (24-14-11). The Penguins have points in five straight (3-0-2) and are 9-2-2 in their last 13 games. Stuart Skinner made 18 saves in his sixth win in seven starts and improved to 17-12-4. Skinner is 6-2-1 against the Flames in his career. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had an assist and extended his point streak to four games (two goals, five assists). Yegor Sharangovich scored for Calgary (21-24-5). Dustin Wolf had 21 stops in losing for the sixth time in seven games. He fell to 15-20-2.
January 22, 2026 4:26 am
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Boden Kapke scored 19 points and his 3-pointer with 22 seconds left was the game-winning basket as Boston College left Pittsburgh in the ACC cellar with a 65-62 win. Roman Siulepa and Cameron Cohren each scored 13 points; Cohren grabbed 12 rebounds and Siulepa pulled down 11. Following Kapke’s 3, Cummings missed a deep 3 attempt with nine seconds left. After a Pitt intentional foul, Siulepa stole the inbounds and fed Cummings who missed another attempt from 3 as time expired.
January 22, 2026 4:28 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The active New York Mets have acquired ace pitcher Freddy Peralta and right-hander Tobias Myers from Milwaukee in a trade that sent two top prospects to the Brewers: pitcher Brandon Sproat and minor league infielder/outfielder Jett Williams. Peralta gives the new-look Mets a frontline starter after their rotation faltered in the second half of a hugely disappointing 2025 season. Peralta went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA last year, when he led the National League in wins and finished fifth in Cy Young Award voting. He also earned his second All-Star selection. The 29-year-old right-hander is set to make $8 million this year and can become a free agent following the World Series.
January 21, 2026 2:00 am
The three-week sprint to the finish of the high school basketball season has begun. Peters Township split its home girls/boys doubleheader with Baldwin. The Defending WPIAL 5A girls lost, falling two games back of the final playoff spot with four games to play. On the boys side, the hosts knocked Baldwin a game back of the final playoff spot heading down the stretch. Thomas Jefferson swept its doubleheader at Trinity, both winners still unbeaten in section play. The Trinity girls are in good shape for the playoffs but the boys are in trouble, 1.5 games back with just four to play. In 2A Section 3, the five teams in playoff position have at least three games’ cushion on the rest of the section, each with five games remaining. Chartiers-Houston, Jeff-Morgan, Fort Cherry, Beth-Center and West Greene are all closing in on clinching post-season berths. Here’s the Tuesday section scores for Washington & Greene County teams.
Girls
5A Thomas Jefferson 48, Trinity 39
5A Baldwin 62, Peters Township 54
Boys
6A Upper St. Clair 69, Canon-McMillan 37
5A Thomas Jefferson 71, Trinity 52
5A Peters Township 72, Baldwin at 64
2A-1 Jeannette 62, Bentworth 38
2A-1 Springdale 76, California 34
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 54, Carmichaels 19
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan 66, Beth-Center 44
2A-3 Fort Cherry 62, Burgettstown 45
2A-3 West Greene 73, Mapletown 29
January 21, 2026 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Beltrán, in his fourth ballot appearance, received 84.2% of the votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Jones, in his ninth appearance, was picked on 78.4% of ballots. Beltrán’s vote percentage has steadily increased since 2023. He was also briefly hired as the New York Mets’ manager in 2019. Jones started with just 7.3% in 2018 but has steadily climbed. They will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, along with second baseman Jeff Kent.
January 20, 2026 4:29 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night. The Hoosiers toppled Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. The Heisman Trophy winner finished with 186 yards passing, but it was his tackle-breaking, sprawled-out 12-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-4 with 9:18 left that defined this game. Mendoza’s TD gave turnaround artist Curt Cignetti’s team a 10-point lead — barely enough breathing room to hold off a frenzied charge by the hard-hitting Hurricanes.
January 20, 2026 4:33 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Brett Kulak broke a second-period tie with his first goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3. Kulak, acquired from Edmonton in December as part of the trade for goalie Tristan Jarry, scored for the first time since last year’s Western Conference final. The defenseman ripped a one-timer to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead with 5:15 left in the second. Connor Dewar had a short-handed goal and an empty-netter for the Penguins, who also got goals from Justin Brazeau, Rickard Rakell and defenseman Parker Witherspoon. Sidney Crosby had two assists in his 1,400th career game, and Stuart Skinner made 20 saves. Ben Meyers, Ryan Lindgren and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for Seattle, which has lost four straight and six of seven.
January 19, 2026 12:01 am
Three weeks from today, the WPIAL Basketball Playoff brackets will be announced. About half of the 19 girls teams from Washington/Greene Counties returned to section play Monday/Tuesday with the rest opening their second half section schedules on Thursday. McGuffey’s Quinn Schumacher hit a three-pointer with just 9 second to play to beat Keystone Oaks, moving the Highlanders into a tie for second with Waynesburg. Wash High’s home win over Brownsville put the Little Prexies into a tie for the final playoff spot with KO. Avella’s home loss to Monessen drops the Eagles three games back of the Greyhounds for the final playoff spot. Here’s the Monday/Tuesday girls section schedule/scores for Washington & Greene County teams.
Girls
Monday
4A Ringgold 54, Southmoreland 33
3A Seton-La Salle 67, Charleroi 17
3A McGuffey 55, Keystone Oaks 52
3A Wash High 48, Brownsville 19
1A Monessen 51, Avella 46
1A West Greene 62, Mapletown 9
Tuesday
5:50 pm 5A Thomas Jefferson at Trinity, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen/Watch Here
5A Baldwin at Peters Township
