October 24, 2025 4:31 am
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sidney Crosby scores two goals and adds an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 5-3. Crosby now has five goals in his last four games, marking his longest scoring streak since the 2021-22 season. Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin each contributed two assists, while Ben Kindel, Rickard Rakell, and Connor Dewar also score for Pittsburgh. Brad Marchand scores twice for Florida, with Sam Reinhart adding another goal. This game marks the first time Crosby and Marchand both score two or more goals in the same game. Crosby is now two points away from reaching 1,700 career points with one franchise.
October 24, 2025 4:34 am
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10. The Chargers snapped a skid of three losses in four games. They won for the first time since Week 6 at Miami. Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen joined Hall of Famer Antonio Gates as the only players in franchise history with 11,000 receiving yards. The Vikings lost consecutive games for the first time this season. Carson Wentz started on short rest in place of J.J. McCarthy, who missed his fifth straight game with an ankle injury.
October 23, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Wednesday – Quarterfinals
1A Boys # 1 Bentworth > #9 Eden Christian, 6-0
Thursday – Quarterfinals
4A Girls # 1 Peters Township > # 8 Canon-McMillan, 2-0
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Wednesday – First Round
4A #10 Canon-McMillan > # 7 Hempfield, 3-1
1A # 9 Carmichaels > # 8 Rochester, 3-2
1A # 7 California > #10 Beaver County Christian, 3-0
1A # 2 Beth-Center > #15 Western Beaver, 3-0
1A # 3 Fort Cherry > #14 Trinity Christian, 3-0
1A # 5 St. Joseph’s > #12 West Greene, 3-0
Thursday – First Round
2A # 2 Waynesburg > #10 Neshannock, 3-0
October 23, 2025 4:28 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to beat the Green Bay Packers because it’s his job, not for revenge. Rodgers will face his former team for the first time in his 21-year career when Pittsburgh hosts the Packers. Rodgers won four MVPs and a Super Bowl during his 18-year stay in Green Bay before being traded to the New York Jets in 2023. Rodgers says he holds no animosity about his departure and that he has nothing but “love and appreciation” for the Packers and their fans.
October 23, 2025 4:32 am
TORONTO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the verge of being considered a modern-day baseball dynasty. Winning a third World Series title in six years would solidify their status. The Dodgers have already won 12 of the last 13 NL West titles. However, the definition of a dynasty is debated. Some believe sustained success, rather than consecutive titles, qualifies a team for this status. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says winning another title would place them among the top sports organizations. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts says each championship boosts his goal of reaching the Hall of Fame.
October 23, 2025 4:30 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager for his first professional coaching job. It’s a bold gamble by San Francisco executive Buster Posey on a coach with no previous experience in the pros. The 47-year-old Vitello is making the jump after spending his entire career at the college level. He guided the Vols to their first NCAA title last year. The Giants went 81-81 this season under Bob Melvin. Posey calls Vitello “one of the brightest, most innovative and most respected coaches in college baseball today.”
October 22, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Tuesday – First Round
1A Girls #4 Springdale > #13 Chartiers-Houston, 2-1
1A Girls # 2 Bentworth > #15 Freedom, 3-2
1A Girls #11 Waynesburg > # 6 Winchester Thurston, 1-0
2A Girls # 2 Freeport > #15 Ringgold, 11-0
4A Boys #5 Canon-McMillan > #12 Hempfield, 9-0
Wednesday – Quarterfinals
1A Boys # 1 Bentworth > #9 Eden Christian, 6-0
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Tuesday – First Round
3A #2 Beaver Area > #15 Ringgold, 3-0
3A #6 Greensburg Salem > #11 Trinity, 3-1
2A #1 Hopewell > #16 McGuffey, 3-0
2A #2 Waynesburg > #15 Quaker Valley, 3-0
Wednesday, October 22, First Round
4A #10 Canon-McMillan > # 7 Hempfield, 3-1
1A # 9 Carmichaels > # 8 Rochester, 3-2
1A # 7 California > #10 Beaver County Christian, 3-0
1A # 2 Beth-Center > #15 Western Beaver, 3-0
1A # 3 Fort Cherry > #14 Trinity Christian, 3-0
1A # 5 St. Joseph’s > #12 West Greene, 3-0
October 22, 2025 4:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang both reached milestones in Pittsburgh’s 5-1 win over Vancouver. Crosby scored his fourth goal of the season to move past Mario Lemieux and into seventh place alone for most points in NHL history in regular season and playoff games combined. Crosby now has 1,896 career points, one more than Lemieux. Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman to reach 600 career assists. The 20-year-veteran set up Tommy Novak’s goal in the second period to get to 599 assists. Letang reached 600 assists in the third period on Justin Brazeau’s fifth goal of the year. The Penguins have won three straight.
October 22, 2025 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers special teams captain Miles Killebrew will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler and 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee earlier this month on what his teammates described as an unsafe turf at Acrisure Stadium. Veteran safety Jabrill Peppers filled in for Killebrew as the personal protector on punts, but Tomlin isn’t ready to make it permanent. Outside of Killebrew, the Steelers are relatively healthy as they prepare for a Sunday night game against Green Bay. Wide receiver Calvin Austin III could return after missing two games with a shoulder injury.
October 22, 2025 4:33 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pitch in Game 2, according to manager Dave Roberts. This pitching order repeats the strategy used in the NL Championship Series, which the Dodgers swept in four games against the Milwaukee Brewers. Snell had an impressive performance in Game 1 last week, striking out 10 over eight scoreless innings. He became the first Dodger pitcher to complete eight innings while allowing one hit or fewer in a postseason game. Yamamoto threw the first complete game by a Dodgers pitcher in the postseason since 2004.
