October 29, 2026 4:20 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball, rookie Cooper Pratt got two more hits and two RBIs, and Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to set off a long-awaited celebration among thousands of Brewers fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Misiorowski left the game because of a right calf cramp, but a stellar Milwaukee bullpen had little trouble closing it out.
October 29, 2026 12:01 am
Thursday, Bentworth’s girls team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Shady Side Academy, move the #5 Bearcats into the 1A semifinals on Tuesday. 4A Boys #3 Peters Township fell to Fox Chapel in overtime, ending the Indians’ season.
Wednesday, the defending PIAA and 3-time WPIAL champion Bentworth boys soccer team trailed 2-0 early in the second half before rallying to tie the match, sending it to overtime. Adam Moessner scored the game-winner, his second of the game, moving the Bearcats to the 1A semifinals Monday. Trinity’s Evan Slagle found the back of the net in the 46th minute, the only goal of the match, as the #4 Trinity boys advanced to Monday’s 3A semifinals. 4A #2 Peters Township ended Canon-McMillan’s girls season with goal keeper Kaylin Hoffman’s clean sheet victory.
The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 29
4A Boys #6 Fox Chapel over #3 Peters Township, 2-1 OT
1A Girls #5 Bentworth over #4 Shady Side Academy, 3-2
Wednesday, Oct. 28
3A Boys #4 Trinity over #12 Chartiers Valley, 1-0
1A Boys #1 Bentworth over #9 Freedom, 3-2 OT
4A Girls #2 Peters Township over #7 Canon-McMillan, 3-0
Semifinals
Monday, Nov. 2 (sites/times to be announced)
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #5 Springdale
3A Boys #4 Trinity vs. #1 Plum
4A Girls #2 Peters Township vs. #3 North Allegheny
Tuesday, Nov. 3 (sites/times to be announced)
1A Girls #5 Bentworth vs. #1 Sewickley Academy
October 29, 2026 12:01 am
Thursday night, Waynesburg not only won to advance to the WPIAL 3A volleyball semifinals but clinched a PIAA tournament berth with the victory over South Allegheny.
Fort Cherry advanced to Tuesday’s 2A volleyball semifinals with a straight-sets win over Riverview. With the win, the Rangers also clinched a spot in the PIAA tournament. Peters Township, the top seed in the 5A bracket, easily handled North Hills to reach the quarterfinals. Trinity and Beth-Center lost 3-1 matches on the road and were eliminated. The WPIAL championships are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.
First Round
Wednesday, Oct. 28
5A #1 Peters Township over #16 North Hills, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-21)
5A #6 Chartiers Valley over #11 Trinity, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-20)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 28
2A #2 Fort Cherry over #10 Riverview, 3-0 (26-24, 25-11, 25-20)
2A #3 Frazier over #6 Beth-Center, 3-1 (24-26, 25-23, 25-13, 26-24)
Thursday, Oct. 29
3A #2 Waynesburg over #10 South Allegheny, 3-1 (25-17,. 21-25, 25-14, 25-12)
Monday, Nov. 2
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #8 Armstrong, site/time to be announced
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 3
2A #2 Fort Cherry vs. #3 Frazier, site/time to be announced
Wednesday, Nov. 4
3A #2 Waynesburg vs. #3 Avonworth, site/time to be announced
October 29, 2026 4:18 am
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken is familiar with AFC North rivalries from his time with both the Browns and Ravens. However, he won’t focus on history as his team prepares to face the Steelers on Sunday. Monken believes the game is crucial because it’s a divisional matchup, not because of past rivalries. The Steelers have a strong home record against the Browns, with a 22-game winning streak. Cleveland hasn’t won in Pittsburgh since 2003. A win on Sunday would give the Browns their first season sweep of the Steelers since 1988 and sole possession of the division.
October 28, 2026 4:20 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that forced Game 5. Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th for his fourth hit of the night as Milwaukee neared a sweep and its first World Series title. But the Rays rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz on Junior Caminero’s leadoff grounder against reliever Antonio Senzatela. Liam Hicks singled off Shane Drohan, who relieved in his first appearance since Oct. 15, and DeLuca’s single to center drove in pinch-runner Cedric Mullins to tie the score at 3.
October 28, 2026 4:19 am
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel has returned to practice after recently fainting on a team flight home from Utah. The 19-year-old experienced a vasovagal episode on Oct. 20 shortly after the team left Salt Lake City. He was treated by the team’s medical staff and spent the night in a Utah hospital before returning to Pittsburgh. Kindel called it an “interesting experience” but is eager to get back to work. Penguins coach Dan Muse says the team is monitoring Kindel’s recovery. Kindel has two goals and two assists in nine games for Pittsburgh. The Penguins return to action on Oct. 29 when they host Utah.
October 28, 2026 4:18 am
Five volleyball teams from the two-county area took the court Tuesday night. Only 3A #2 Waynesburg advanced, sweeping Quaker Valley. McGuffey and Chartiers-Houston lost their 3A matches while Ringgold was swept out of the 4A first round. 6A #5 Canon-McMillan won its first set before Baldwin won three straight to eliminate the Big Macs in the quarterfinals. Wednesday will bring 5A #1 Peters Township and #11 Trinity to the floor for first-round play, along with Monday’s 2A winners in the quarterfinals. The WPIAL championships are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 (First Round)
4A #7 Knoch over #10 Ringgold, 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-10)
3A #2 Waynesburg over #15 Quaker Valley, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-17)
3A #10 South Allegheny over #7 McGuffey, 3-1 (25-10, 25-18, 16-25, 25-20)
3A #6 Burrell over #11 Chartiers-Houston, 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-13)
Tuesday, Oct. 27 (Quarterfinals)
6A #4 Baldwin over #5 Canon-McMillan, 3-1 (13-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25)
Wednesday, Oct. 28 (First Round)
5A #1 Peters Township hosting #16 North Hills, 7 pm.
5A #11 Trinity at #6 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 28 (Quarterfinals)
2A #2 Fort Cherry hosting #10 Riverview, 7 pm
2A #6 Beth-Center at #3 Frazier, 7 pm
Thursday, Oct. 29 (Quarterfinals)
3A #2 Waynesburg hosting #10 South Allegheny, 7 pm
October 27, 2026 6:09 pm
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel has returned to practice after recently fainting on a team flight home from Utah. The 19-year-old experienced a vasovagal episode on Oct. 20 shortly after the team left Salt Lake City. He was treated by the team’s medical staff and spent the night in a Utah hospital before returning to Pittsburgh. Kindel called it an “interesting experience” but is eager to get back to work. Penguins coach Dan Muse says the team is monitoring Kindel’s recovery. Kindel has two goals and two assists in nine games for Pittsburgh. The Penguins return to action on Oct. 29 when they host Utah.
October 27, 2026 4:26 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title. Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched one-hit ball and faced the minimum through six innings as Milwaukee rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where many Brewers fans showed up Monday and cheered from behind the visitors’ dugout. Gasser allowed a line-drive single to Yandy Díaz leading off the bottom of the first and then retired 14 straight before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start the Tampa Bay sixth.
October 27, 2026 4:24 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have handed the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth straight loss. Dak Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, two to CeeDee Lamb, in the Cowboys’ 38-21 win on Monday night. Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, and the Cowboys improved to 3-4 to remain in contention for the NFC East title. The New York Giants lead the division at 4-2-1. At 2-5, the Eagles are spiraling into a disaster of a season with their longest skid since 2016. Tanner McKee started in place of Jalen Hurts and threw for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
