November 23, 2025 12:02 am
Cole Neupaver scored three times after intermission as Peters Township rallied past Pine-Richland, 20-19, to win the WPIAL 5A football championship. Pine-Richland dominated the first half, outgaining the Indians, 205-38 yards. Aaron Strader ran for one score and passed for another for the Rams. After intermission, the script flipped as the Peters Township defense shut down Pine-Richland nearly completely. The Rams managed just three first downs after the break plus a fumble lost. Neupaver scored on run of 74, 22 and 1 yard to give Peters the lead. The defense needed one more stop and got it on downs inside the 30 yard line, Reston Lehman tackling a scrambling Aaron Strader. Peters Township then ran out the clock. Anthony Maiello kicked a pair of PATs for Peters Township, the difference in the final score. Pine-Richland failed on a pair of two-point conversion attempts, then kicked the extra point on its third touchdown. The WPIAL title is the second in three seasons for the Indians who advance to the PIAA semifinals next weekend against District 3 champion Bishop McDevitt. Peters/Pine-Richland Listen Here
WPIAL Football Championships, Saturday at Acrisure Stadium WPIAL Brackets
1A #2 Clairton 8, #4 Laurel 6
2A #1 Seton-La Salle 21, #3 Steel Valley 14
3A #1 Avonworth 30, #2 Imani Christian 6
5A #2 Peters Township 20, #1 Pine-Richland 19 Listen Here
PIAA Football Quarterfinals, Friday PIAA Brackets
4A Aliquippa 28, Oil City 6
6A Central Catholic 42, State College 21
November 23, 2025 12:01 am
Susquehanna’s Romero Lafalais blocked a Washington & Jefferson field goal attempt and returned it 70 yards as the first half ended, keying the River Hawks’ come-from-behind 38-32 win over the Presidents in the opening round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. W&J was trying to build a 17-14 lead when Lafalais came clean from the right side for the block. Susquehanna then scored touchdowns on its first two possessions of the second half to build a lead W&J couldn’t overcome. The loss is the fourth straight in the NCAA playoffs for W&J since beating Johns Hopkins in the 2017 opening round. Kellen Stahl threw for nearly 300 yards and a pair of touchdowns to John Peduzzi but also threw a pair of interceptions. The second turnover thwarted a late comeback attempt. W&J ends the season with an 8-3 record. Susquehanna moves on to the second round, traveling to Christopher Newport next weekend.
November 23, 2025 5:58 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Montour’s wrist shot from the left side gave the Kraken their fourth win in their last five games. Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist to reach 200 points in the NHL, while Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer stopped 30 shots for the Kraken. Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh to become the sixth player in NHL history with 500 or more multipoint games. Evgeni Malkin scored Pittsburgh’s second goal on the power play.
November 23, 2025 5:57 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Ja’Kyrian Turner ran for 201 yards and a touchdown, Braylan Lovelace had a 100-yard interception return and Pittsburgh held off No. 15 Georgia Tech 42-28 on Saturday night to keep its Atlantic Coast Conference championship holes alive. Up 28-0 early in the second quarter, Pitt (8-3, 6-1) had only a seven-point advantage in the fourth quarter when Turner went up the middle for 56 yards and a touchdown with 2:41 remaining. Mason Heintschel was 20 of 27 from 226 yards and two touchdowns for Pitt. Kenny Johnson caught six passes for 91 yards and a score. Georgia Tech (9-2, 6-2) dropped out of the ACC title chase. Haynes King completed 27 of 41 passes, with a pair of scoring throws to Isiah Canion.
November 23, 2025 5:55 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards with two touchdowns and Penn State’s defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions’ bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 win over Nebraska on Saturday.Allen, who racked up 181 rushing yards in last week’s win against Michigan State, became Penn State’s all-time leading rusher with 3,954 yards, passing Evan Royster’s 3,932 set in 2010.The senior back plowed through and zipped around the Huskers all night. Allen passed Saquon Barkley on the school’s career rushing list in the first half before eclipsing Royster with a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.By then the Nittany Lions (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) had put the game out of reach, scoring on five-straight possessions while their defense stymied the Cornhuskers.
November 22, 2025 4:12 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his second shutout of the season, Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. The Wild have three shutouts in their last six games and have eight victories and only one regulation loss in 10 games in November. Pittsburgh played its first game since beating Nashville on Sunday in Sweden to split Global Series games. Gustavsson has recently formed a formidable goaltending tandem with fellow Swede Jesper Wallstedt, the backup who had consecutive shutouts against Calgary and Anaheim. Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had a goal and an assist and Marcus Johansson also scored.
November 22, 2025 4:15 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers has practiced with a broken left wrist in a brace, raising the possibility of playing against Chicago on Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Rodgers practiced in a limited capacity and showed no major issues with the brace on the injured wrist. Rodgers is officially listed as questionable for the game as Pittsburgh aims for a rare win in Chicago. If Rodgers can’t play, Mason Rudolph will start.
November 22, 2025 4:14 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA says former Temple guard Hysier Miller placed dozens of bets on Owls games, including some against his team. The NCAA deemed Miller permanently ineligible after finding he placed 42 parlay bets totaling $473 on Temple games during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. The NCAA says three of those bets were against his team. The NCAA found he used sportsbook accounts belonging to other people to bet. Additionally, former Temple special assistant coach Camren Wynter and former graduate assistant Jaylen Bond were found to have violated NCAA rules by betting on professional and collegiate sports, although neither bet on games involving Temple.
November 21, 2025 4:24 am
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears meet in a matchup of division leaders. Pittsburgh has won two of three to keep its tenuous grip on the AFC North lead over Baltimore. But it’s not clear who will be at quarterback for the Steelers. Aaron Rodgers is dealing with a broken left wrist, putting the chances of the four-time MVP facing a team he has dominated throughout his career in jeopardy. Mason Rudolph will start if Rodgers can’t go. The NFC North-leading Bears have won seven of eight, though they haven’t made it easy on themselves. Chicago has five wins this season after trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, including the past three games.
November 21, 2025 4:29 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s dominant defense sacked Josh Allen eight times and Calen Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans’ 23-19 win over the Buffalo Bills. After Allen took consecutive sacks on the Bills’ final possession, they faced fourth-and-27 but gained 44 yards on a short pass from Allen to Josh Palmer, who tossed a lateral to Khalil Shakir. But on another fourth down, Bullock picked off Allen’s pass at the Houston 9 with 24 seconds left. Davis Mills threw for 153 yards with two first-half TD passes to help the Texans (6-5) to their third straight victory with C.J. Stroud sidelined by a concussion. Houston moved above .500 for the first time this season. Buffalo is 7-4.
