November 8, 2026 1:47 am
Andrew Sharp ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half, as Washington & Jefferson extended its win streak to eight with a 63-0 home win against St. Francis. Sharp’s day was part of a 360-yard rushing effort by the Presidents who scored on each of their first six possessions. 13 different W&J players were credited with at least one rushing play. Sharp now has 24 total touchdowns (21 rushing), moving him to 5th place on the single-season touchdown list, passing Ryan Ruffing (2015) and Chris Babirad (1991). Babirad’s 34 touchdowns in 1992 is the best single-season ever. Sharp also moved into 5th place on the single-season points scoring list, now with 144 points. Meanwhile the Red & Black defense held the Red Wolves to just 47 yards total offense while snaring three interceptions and allowing just three first downs. Matt Boyce grabbed his first interception on a pass tipped by his brother, Alex. Rudy Morris and Will Domico each picked up their second interceptions of the season. Devin Wyandt kicked 8 extra points in the game, giving him 204 in his career, passing Mike Evan (1993-1996) for the most in school history. W&J, with at least a share of the PAC title and the League’s automatic playoff big in hand, wraps up the regular season next Saturday at Westminster, then will await word from the NCAA regarding their first playoff site, date and opponent.
November 8, 2026 7:01 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored two goals while moving into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s career scoring list, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The 39-year-old Crosby broke his tie with Kings great Marcel Dionne by scoring his 1,772nd point when Evgeni Malkin’s one-timer deflected in off him. Tommy Novak got two goals in the first six minutes and Egor Chinakhov also scored for the Penguins, who opened a three-game California trip with just their third win in 11 games. Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored for the Kings.
November 8, 2026 6:23 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Penn State’s offense didn’t score in the second half, but it did something even more valuable when it mattered most. After a Washington touchdown turned what had been a 22-point halftime advantage into a three-point lead, the Nittany Lions held onto the ball for the final 7:40 of gametime, seeing out a 28-25 win with a 14-play, 70-yard drive. Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play. But his biggest play of the night may well have been a 2-yard sneak on fourth-and-1 to the UW 1-yard on the first play after the two-minute timeout, which allowed the Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) to kneel the rest of the clock out.
November 8, 2026 6:26 am
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 4 Notre Dame avenged its most damaging loss from last season by running out to a 21-point lead and holding on to beat No. 1 Miami 31-24. Micah Gilbert caught two of those scoring passes and Jordan Faison had the other for Notre Dame, which came into the game knowing another loss to Miami could doom its national championship hopes. Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes for Miami, twice getting the Hurricanes within a touchdown after they trailed 24-3 early in the third. Cooper Barkate had a pair of those scoring grabs. Elija Lofton had the other.
November 7, 2026 12:01 am
Beth-Center, California, Fort Cherry, Trinity and Wash High all won opening-round football playoff games Friday night, advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Trinity led 6-0 at the half, then added a pair of touchdowns after intermission to earn a shot at #1 Pine-Richland next week. Wash High scored early and often at home and set up a meeting with Beth-Center, the Bulldogs coming in off a blowout of Burgettstown. Fort Cherry rolled into the quarterfinals where the Rangers will play Laurel for the third time in less than a year. California trailed 7-0 at the half before scoring touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to advance in the 1A bracket against Clairton. McGuffey led 7-0 at intermission but Beaver Falls scored four time after the break, ending the Highlanders’ season. Chartiers-Houston lost at Western Beaver bringing the Bucs’ season to a close. Waynesburg fell behind Aliquippa early and never recovered. Friday’s winners advance to play next weekend, along with Canon-McMillan who had the night off, preparing to host North Allegheny next Friday night in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Brackets were expected to be updated Saturday but that has been delayed, possibly until Sunday morning. Click for WPIAL brackets
WPIAL First Round Scores
1A #8 Beth-Center 34, #9 Burgettstown 8, Watch/Listen Here
1A #1 Wash High 58, Frazier 8, Watch/Listen Here
1A #4 Fort Cherry 50, #13 Avella 6, (Watch/Listen Here
1A #6 California 16, #11 Northgate 7
2A #9 Beaver Falls 28, #8 McGuffey 7, Watch/Listen Here
2A #5 Western Beaver 44, #12 Chartiers-Houston 22
3A #7 Aliquippa 52, #10 Waynesburg 14
5A #8 Trinity 21, #9 Latrobe 0
November 7, 2026 4:15 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Myles Garrett is expected to return to the field for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Washington after missing the past seven games with a knee injury. Coach Sean McVay announced Garrett’s likely availability before the last practice of the week. The Rams acquired the two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in a trade over the summer, but he has played in just one game for his new team. That was the Rams’ season-opening blowout loss to the 49ers in Australia. Garrett was ineffective in that game and revealed afterward that he was limited by the knee injury.
November 7, 2026 4:19 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL has told disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk that he needs to repay the San Francisco 49ers about $13 million he previously received in bonuses as he tries to get reinstated to the team’s roster. A person with knowledge of the situation says the league sent Aiyuk and the NFL Players Association a letter Thursday saying that he owes the 49ers the money based on bonuses he was paid after signing a four-year, $120 million extension before the start of the 2024 season. Aiyuk and new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with the team Friday at the Niners’ business offices.
November 7, 2026 4:17 am
BOSTON (AP) — Braylon Mullins scored 23 points and connected on 10 of 11 free throws to help No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in a rematch of last season’s NCAA championship game. Silas Demary Jr. finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Colben Landrew added 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Huskies at TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics. In last season’s title game, the Wolverines held off UConn 69-63 despite making only two 3-pointers. This time, Michigan again struggled from beyond the arc, going 7 of 28 against a Huskies team that led by 18 in the first half. Trey McKenney led the Wolverines with 22 points.
November 6, 2026 12:01 am
High school football’s second season kicks off tonight. More than half of the 19 teams from Washington/Greene Counties reached the WPIAL playoffs, with 10 of those teams in first-round action tonight. Six of those teams have home games including four of the eight Class 1A games. Two of those games including head-to-head matchups of Washington County teams. Tonight’s winners advance, losers see the end of their seasons. Canon-McMillan has the night off, preparing to host North Allegheny next Friday night in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. . Click for WPIAL brackets
We have four games on the WJPA Sports Network tonight with free-to-access audio. We’re also producing the NFHS Network video for all four games (subscription required under WPIAL agreements). Note: We did not receive authorization to carry the California, Chartiers-Houston or Trinity games this week. Watch/Listen Here
WPIAL First Round (7:00 pm unless noted):
1A #9 Burgettstown at #8 Beth-Center, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
1A #16 Frazier at #1 Wash High, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
1A #13 Avella at #4 Fort Cherry, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com (Watch/Listen Here
1A #11 Northgate at #6 California
2A #9 Beaver Falls at #8 McGuffey, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
2A #12 Chartiers-Houston at #5 Western Beaver
3A #10 Waynesburg at #7 Aliquippa
5A #9 Latrobe at #8 Trinity
November 6, 2026 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2. Morgan Geekie scored in his third straight game and had an assist. Elias Lindholm, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten also scored for the Bruins, who have won three straight. Boston has won 10 of its last 13 games overall. David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka added two assists and Michael DiPietro stopped 16 shots for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game road losing streak. Justin Brazeau and Nick Robertson scored for Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs made 18 saves for the Penguins, who lost their fourth straight.
