December 15, 2025 4:32 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime, leading the Utah Mammoth to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Utah rallied after trailing 3-0, with Michael Carcone scoring twice and Nate Schmidt and Sean Durzi adding goals. Karel Vejmelka made 12 saves. Pittsburgh’s Justin Brazeau scored twice, while Bryan Rust and Ben Kindel also scored. Pittsburgh earned a point for the ninth time in 11 games but lost its fifth straight.
December 15, 2025 4:34 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt. The perennial All-Pro outside linebacker is recovering from a partially collapsed lung and will miss a Monday night visit by Miami. Nick Herbig and rookie Jack Sawyer will see increased playing time alongside Alex Highsmith with Watt sidelined. Herbig has shown flashes of brilliance this season. His 6 1/2 sacks rank second on the team behind Watt’s 7. Herbig says replacing Watt is impossible but added that he and Sawyer will do what they can to honor him with their play.
December 15, 2025 4:36 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers eliminate the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff contention with a 16-13 victory on Sunday, with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tearing the ACL in his left knee. Derwin James intercepts Gardner Minshew’s pass in the closing seconds to secure the 16-13 win. Justin Herbert, playing with a broken hand, throws for 210 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers complete a regular-season sweep of Kansas City. Patrick Mahomes was injured after being tackled by Da’Shawn Hand. Minshew steps in but throws a crucial interception in the fourth quarter. The Chargers, now 10-4, edge closer to a playoff berth, while the Chiefs’ playoff hopes ended with the loss.
December 15, 2025 4:38 am
DENVER (AP) — Micah Parsons is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the All-Pro pass rusher’s injury who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the severity of the injury hasn’t been confirmed by test. Parsons tells the AP in a text that he’s “sickened.” Parsons’ injury is a devastating blow to the Green Bay Packers, who lost 34-26 to Denver on Sunday. The Packers fell to second place behind the Chicago Bears in the NFC North.
December 14, 2025 6:20 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Klingberg capped off a frantic late rally by scoring his second goal of the game 2:57 into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to an improbable 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Klingberg’s seventh of the season off a feed from Macklin Celebrini gave the Sharks their first victory in the franchise’s 34-year history when trailing by four goals in the third. San Jose trailed 5-1 with less than 14 minutes to go. Klingberg, William Eklund, Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli scored to tie it. Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves. Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added an assist for Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs stopped 26 shots.
December 14, 2025 6:28 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Navy has beaten Army for a second straight season. Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining — on fourth-and-goal — and the 22nd-ranked Midshipmen rallied for a 17-16 win on Saturday. Horvath turned the ball over twice, and his fumble near the goal line nearly spoiled Navy’s key drive. But Heidenreich fell on the ball, and Horvath found him when Navy gambled and went for it on fourth down. With President Donald Trump in attendance, the Midshipmen won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for a second straight season.
December 14, 2025 6:18 am
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Duke Brennan scored 24 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 shooting, Bryce Lindsay scored 24 points of his own, and Villanova cruised to a 79-61 win over Pitt on Saturday. Lindsay was 8-of-18 from the floor, and 4-of-11 from deep. Acaden Lewis scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, dishing out seven assists. Brennan led with nine rebounds. The Wildcats (8-2), who received votes in this week’s AP Poll, improved to 6-0 at home, and tied the historical series dating back to 1960 at 33 wins each. Each team traded the lead back-and-forth for much of the first half, but a 12-0 Villanova run gave the Wildcats the lead for good.
December 14, 2025 6:25 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935. Mendoza beat Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
December 12, 2025 3:41 pm
(WPXI) – PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has undergone surgery today on his lung reportedly by his brother J.J. Watt. A day after the team announced he was in the hospital for evaluation. On Friday afternoon, J.J. Watt posted on social media that his brother had undergone a successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung. Watt suffered the condition after a dry needling treatment session at the Steelers facility on Wednesday, J.J. Watt said.J.J. Watt said his brother’s recovery timeline is uncertain, but the surgery went well, and he was set to be released on Friday. “He and his family are very appreciative of everyone’s kind words and well wishes,” J.J. Watt said. According to the Cleveland Clinic, dry needling is a “treatment that healthcare providers use for pain and movement issues associated with myofascial trigger points. With this technique, a provider inserts thin needles into or near your trigger points. The needles stimulate your muscles, which causes them to contract or twitch. This helps relieve pain and improve your range of motion.”NFL insider Ian Rapport reports that Watt is expected to play again this season after the surgery, according to sources.Dry needling is a common treatment for players to alleviate soreness, Rapoport says. After a treatment, Watt was left in “extreme pain” and sent to the hospital.The Steelers had said on Thursday that Watt was in the hospital for evaluation of his lung after feeling “discomfort” at Wednesday’s practice.Citing sources, ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Watt’s lung injury happened during treatment at the team facility on Wednesday, and that Watt was hospitalized afterward. When contacted on Thursday, the NFL Players Association told Channel 11 it is “aware of the situation and has been in contact with T.J. and his representatives.”
December 12, 2025 12:01 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to Edmonton for goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick. Jarry, a two-time All-Star, spent 10 years in Pittsburgh and has rebounded this season under new coach Dan Muse. Skinner, who becomes a free agent after this season, has struggled with a .891 save percentage. Kulak, 31, had career highs in goals and assists last season. Poulin, a 2019 first-round pick, has struggled in the NHL. Edmonton also traded a 2027 third-round pick to Nashville for defenseman Spencer Stastney.
