February 2, 2026 12:01 am
We don’t need a groundhog to tell us there’s only one week left in the high school basketball season. All WPIAL teams have to complete their section games by the end of the Saturday. Then, the League’s basketball committee will meet and set the pairing for the 12 playoff brackets. Canon-McMillan girls used a 13-0 run to open the second half on the way to a huge road win at Norwin, clinching at least a share of the 6A Section 2 title for the Big Macs. C-M girls went 5-16 three years ago and may be the #1 seed in this year’s tournament. Peters Township girls have played their way into a ‘win-and-you’re-in’ game with Monday’s victoryt at Uniontown. The Indians will host Bethel Park Friday. Ringgold missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot, falling at home to Laurel Highlands. Wash High’s 3A Section 3 post-season hopes took a step forward as the Little Prexies beat McGuffey, the Highlanders having already clinched a berth. Wash High qualifies with a win at Keystone Oaks on Thursday.
On the boys side, 5A Section 3 leader Thomas Jefferson topped Ringgold, keeping the Rams from clinching a playoff berth. Bentworth topped Greensburg Central Catholic, the Bearcats moving into a tie for third in 2A Section 1 with Southmoreland, both having playoff berths in hand. Here’s the Monday section scoreboard:
Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 44, Norwin 37
5A Trinity 52, Albert Gallatin 21
5A Peters Township 46, Uniontown 40
4A Laurel Highlands 29, Ringgold 20
3A Wash High 46, McGuffey 35
3A Waynesburg 58, Keystone Oaks 55
3A Brownsville 47, Charleroi 24
2A-2 Fort Cherry 77, Northgate 21
2A-2 Burgettstown 49, Brentwood 27
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 51, Carmichaels 12
2A-3 California 54, Jeff-Morgan 26
2A-3 Beth-Center 52, Bentworth 46
1A Serra Catholic 71, West Greene 36
1A Clairton at Mapletown
1A Bishop Canevin 54, Avella 21
Boys
5A Thomas Jefferson 76, Ringgold 69
3A-3 Charleroi 67, Waynesburg 53
2A-1 Bentworth 41, Greensburg Central Catholic 33
February 2, 2026 4:23 am
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West. The Cardinals made the announcement on Sunday, bringing an end to the nearly four-week process. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Rams assistant replaces Jonathan Gannon, who was fired on Jan. 5 after a 15-36 record over three seasons, including 3-14 this past season. LaFleur — who is the younger brother of Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur — has been the Rams’ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons.
February 2, 2026 4:21 am
The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the discussions who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no contract was in place. The Raiders would not be allowed to announce a deal with Kubiak until after next Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seahawks and New England Patriots. The 38-year-old Kubiak would be the third coach in three seasons for the Raiders and the fifth full-time leader since they moved to Las Vegas in 2020.
February 2, 2026 4:24 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose is the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years. Rose finished with a 70 to break the tournament scoring record last set by Tiger Woods in 1999. He finished at 23-under 265. The Farmers Insurance Open has some of the best weather ever. What it didn’t have was drama. Rose started with a six-shot lead and never let anyone get any closer, winning by seven. Tommy Bolt in 1955 was the last player to win this tournament from start to finish without ties. Rose now moves to No. 3 in the world at age 45. He is not slowing.
February 1, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL Wrestling Team Tournament semifinals and finals are in the books. McGuffey finished third in the 2A bracket and will advance to the PIAA tournament. The Highlanders travel to District 6 Bishop McCort to face District 10 runner-up General McLane Tuesday at 4:30 pm. The winner then takes on the host Crushers with a spot in the PIAA quarterfinals going to the winner. Canon-McMillan lost twice Saturday and had to settle for fourth in the 3A tournament. PIAA Team Tournament Brackets
2A Semifinals
#2 Derry Area 48, #3 McGuffey 16 Listen Here
#1 Burrell 39, #4 Laurel 36
Championship
#2 Derry Area 37, #1 Burrell 13
3rd Place
#3 McGuffey 36, #4 Laurel 31
3A Semifinals
#2 Norwin 32, #3 Canon-McMillan 31 Listen Here
#1 Franklin Regional 29, #4 Connellsville 25
Championship
#1 Franklin Regional 31, #2 Norwin 27
3rd Place
#4 Connellsville 36, #3 Canon-McMillan 26
January 31, 2026 7:00 am
Defending WPIAL 5A girls champion Peters Township kept its playoff hopes alive with a crushing victory over Alert Gallatin. The Indians play Uniontown, then Bethel Park next week. Two wins put the Indians back in the post-season, something that seemed unlikely just a week ago. The Peters Township boys used 8-0 & 13-0 first-half runs to distance themselves from South Fayette. During the fourth quarter, Dylan Donovan became the all-time boys scoring leader at Peters Township, breaking a record that stood for 26 years. Donovan is just four points shy of 1,300 in his career. Ringgold improved its playoff chances with a one-point win at Baldwin. In 3A Section 3, McGuffey and Wash High moved into playoff spots with Friday wins. Charleroi locked up a 3A Section 4 berth, winning at Mt. Pleasant. Waynesburg clinched despite losing a one-point game at Southmoreland. The four teams with playoff berths in hand in 2A Section 3 play each other tonight (C-H @ B-C and J-M @ FtCh), while West Greene can clinch with a win at Burgettstown. Jeff-Morgan’s win keeps the Rockets within one game of league leader Chartiers-Houston. Avella topped Cornell Friday night and, paired with an Aquinas win over Beaver County Christian, clinched a playoff spot for the Eagles. Here’s the Washington/Greene section scoreboard for Friday/Saturday:
Girls
5A Peters Township 63, Albert Gallatin 16
3A McGuffey 40, Brownsville 33
2A-3 California 42, Carmichaels 12
1A West Greene 46, Clairton 27
Boys
6A Hempfield 68, Canon-McMillan 40
5A Peters Township 66, South Fayette 45 Watch/Listen Here
5A Ringgold 53, Baldwin 52
3A-3 McGuffey 52, Keystone Oaks 48, 2OT
3A-3 Wash High 62, Sto-Rox 58
3A-4 Southmoreland 62, Waynesburg 61
3A-4 Charleroi 63, Mt. Pleasant 59
2A-1 Bentworth at Clairton, postponed
2A-1 Frazier 60, California 36
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 58, Beth-Center 35
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan 52, Fort Cherry 42
2A-3 West Greene 57, Burgettstown 43
2A-3 Carmichaels 67, Mapletown 35
1A Avella 63, Cornell 49
Saturday
Girls 3A Waynesburg 46, Seton-La Salle 41
Boys 3A Bishop Canevin 56, McGuffey 41
Boys 1A Avella 74, Summit 42
February 1, 2026 7:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored two goals apiece, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins held off the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory. Mantha and Acciari beat Jonathan Quick twice in a span of just over three minutes early in the first period to give the Penguins an early cushion. Mantha made it 3-0 with an easy tap-in in the second period. Acciari and Rickard Rakell scored 20 seconds apart early in the third to push Pittsburgh’s advantage to 5-1 on a night the franchise celebrated the 10th anniversary of the 2016 club that won the Stanley Cup. Erik Karlsson became the 12th defenseman in NHL history to reach 700 career assists when he picked up the secondary helper on Rakell’s 10th goal of the season 1:20 into the final period. The other 11 defensemen to reach the 700-assist plateau are in the Hall of Fame. Until the late surge, New York coach Mike Sullivan — who guided the Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 during a decade-long run as head coach before trading Pittsburgh for New York last summer — watched his team spend most of the afternoon putting up little fight against the surprising Penguins. Pittsburgh moved into second place by itself in the Metropolitan Division with the victory despite being without veteran defenseman Kris Letang, who will miss at least a month with a fractured left foot sustained in a win over Chicago on Thursday. The 20-year veteran was wearing a protective boot on the foot during a pregame ceremony honoring the 2016 club.
February 1, 2026 8:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Boxer Jarrell Miller was hit with such a good punch it knocked his hair off. The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a punch in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite it not looking particularly hard. But the punch knocked Miller’s head backward, and his hairpiece popped upward from the front, revealing a large bald spot that covered most of his head. Miller finished the round with the hairpiece, then ripped it off in his corner between rounds and tossed it into the crowd at Madison Square Garden. Miller won by split decision, then rubbed the top of his head while doing a celebratory dance.
January 31, 2026 5:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Graham is heading to Pittsburgh to run the Steelers’ defense for Mike McCarthy. The Steelers have hired Graham as their new defensive coordinator. Graham takes over a highly paid, if occasionally erratic defense. Graham spent the last four years with the Raiders, where the defense steadily improved. The Steelers won the AFC North this season, but the defense struggled at times. Pittsburgh finished 26th in yards allowed, its lowest ranking in that category since 1988.
January 31, 2026 5:23 am
[Associated Press] Federal safety officials have concluded that retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others. The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on Friday. It states that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, the copilot was not qualified for that role. Biffle, along with retired airline pilot Dennis Dutton and his son Jack noticed gauge malfunctions on the Cessna C550. The crash occurred while the plane was trying to return to Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Biffle’s wife, Cristina, and children Ryder and Emma, along with his friend Craig Wadsworth, also died in the crash.
