October 11, 2026 7:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday. Arturs Silovs stopped Mikko Rantanen in the shootout to help Pittsburgh snap a three-game losing streak. Sidney Crosby and Ben Kindel also scored in the shootout for the Penguins, who lost in a shootout at Columbus on Friday. Connor Dewar scored in regulation for Pittsburgh and Silovs stopped 24 shots. Jake Oettinger stopped 20 shots for the Stars. Oettinger set the longest shutout streak of his career at 188:52. During Oettinger’s run, in which he stopped 54 straight shots, the Stars set the longest shutout streak in team history at 2:06:08. Tyler Seguin forced overtime for Dallas when he scored with 29.1 seconds left in regulation.
October 11, 2026 7:40 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams had 12 of a record 21 strikeouts by Cleveland pitchers, José Ramírez homered on a pitch just above home plate and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 to complete a comeback from an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five AL Division Series. Cle6veland opens the AL Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking its first World Series trip since 2016. The Guardians/Indians franchise hasn’t won the title since 1948, the longest drought among MLB teams. Guardians pitchers set a record for strikeouts in a nine-inning postseason game. The White Sox got just three hits, put only nine balls in play and struck out 75 times over the series.
October 10, 2026 9:21 am
Major League Baseball has announced the ‘Chill Mobile’ initiative, a mental health awareness initiative by Pirates Charities and Allegheny Health Network (AHN), as a finalist for the prestigious Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence. The award was created in 2010 to recognize the charitable and philanthropic efforts of MLB clubs. For two decades, Pirates Charities has worked to improve mental and physical health for area youth of all ages. In 2022, Pirates Charities furthered that commitment by partnering with AHN to launch Chill Mobile, an innovative and mobile mental health unit created to address the growing youth mental health crisis throughout Western Pennsylvania. Built from a retrofitted RV and designed as a welcoming, immersive space, Chill Mobile brings evidence based behavioral health programming directly to students, educators, and communities. The Chill Mobile unit visits upwards of 10 local schools and groups each year, providing education to groups that may otherwise have limited access to these resources. The program was developed around three core goals: reducing mental health stigma, expanding the reach of AHN’s successful school-based Chill Project model, and transforming the delivery of preventative behavioral health services across the region. Fans can vote now for the ‘Chill Mobile’ program at mlbtogether.com/selig, through Friday, October 16.
October 10, 2026 8:20 am
Eagles fans from both the U.K. and U.S. have a go-to sports bar in London ahead of Philadelphia’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. It’s called Passyunk Avenue. It’s a self-described dive bar named after a well-known south Philadelphia street. Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and 76ers paraphernalia cover the walls and ceilings. Cheesesteaks are on the menu. U.S. dollar bills with written messages are pinned to the walls. There’s an unopened DVD set of “Rocky” movies. The hole-in-the-wall spot in swanky Fitzrovia opened in 2018 and they’ve added several other London locations. Travis and Jason Kelce recorded an episode of their podcast at the Fitzrovia location in 2024.
October 9, 2026 12:01 am
Trinity and Peters Township were among the last teams to get into conference play. Losses by both teams a week ago turn tonight’s 5A Allegheny Six game into a must-win situation. The loser falls two games off the pace with just three games to play. Four teams in the 1A Black Hills are within one game. Wash High leads the way with a 2-0 mark. The Little Prexies host Burgettstown, the Blue Devils looking to rebound from their first loss of the season. Canon-McMillan hosts Woodland Hills in a non-conference game at Memorial Stadium in Canonsburg. We’ll have all three games on the WJPA Sports Network. Pregame starts at 6:30 pm with kickoff at 7. Watch/Listen Here!
McGuffey heads to Dormont and a game against 2A #1 Seton-La Salle. Last week, all four Greene County teams in the Tri-County South lost. Tonight, they all play teams in the top half of the league. Barring an upset, there will be a two-game gap between the two halves of the league. Fort Cherry hosts Bentworth, both teams with just one loss in the Black Hills. The winner stays no worse than a game out of first place. Chartiers-Houston, like Canon-McMillan, takes a break from conference play but the Bucs face a 90-minute bus ride for their game at Apollo-Ridge.
Week 7 Schedule (7:00 pm unless noted)
Thursday
4A Big Six
Ringgold 46, Uniontown 6
Friday
5A Allegheny Six
Trinity at Peters Township, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
3A Interstate
Waynesburg at Greensburg Salem
2A Allegheny
South Allegheny at Charleroi
2A Century
McGuffey vs. Seton-La Salle (at Dormont Stadium)
1A Black Hills
Burgettstown at Wash High, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
Bentworth at Fort Cherry
1A Tri-County South
Avella at Jeff-Morgan
Beth-Center at Carmichaels
West Greene at California
Mapletown at Frazier
Non-Conference
Woodland Hills at Canon-McMillan, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
Chartiers-Houston at Apollo-Ridge
October 9, 2026 11:56 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86. Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defenses ever. It also had enough outsized personalities to record a rap video, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” and back up their boasting in the championship game three months later. After retiring as a coach, Ditka became a restaurateur and TV personality, as well as a forceful advocate for improved medical and retirement benefits for former players.
October 9, 2026 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to put an uneven opening month of the season behind them when Indianapolis visits. The Steelers find themselves at 2-2 after a dismal road loss at Cleveland. McCarthy says the team is still a work in progress as they prepare to face Indianapolis, which is also at 2-2. The Colts have been improving since an opening-week loss at Baltimore and are coming off a solid win over the Commanders in London. Winning in Pittsburgh has always been a challenge for Indianapolis. The Steelers are 21-3 all time at home against the Colts.
October 9, 2026 4:27 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bucky Irving ran for a career-high 165 yards, including a 72-yard run to set up the touchdown that put Tampa Bay ahead for good while scoring twice himself, and the Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-16 night for their first win of the season. Jalon Daniels threw for a TD pass to Irving in the first half while directing a turnover-free offense amid several Dallas miscues in the just the second start for the undrafted rookie. Daniels is filling in for franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield. Dak Prescott led a 99-yard scoring drive but threw two interceptions as the Cowboys continued an up-and-down start to the season.
October 9, 2026 4:26 am
CHICAGO (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5. Pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey also went deep and Game 2 starter Gavin Williams got the last three outs as the Guardians won for the second consecutive day in Chicago after beginning their postseason with two straight losses at home. Jo Adell hit a two-run single to cap a six-run sixth inning for the AL Central champions. Cleveland is looking to become the first major league team to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series since the 2017 New York Yankees accomplished the feat against, well, Cleveland. Game 5 is back in Cleveland on Saturday night.
October 9, 2026 4:28 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players. Owners also proposed to allow higher-seeded teams in the first two rounds of the postseason to pick their opponents beginning next year and to make Monday a day off for most teams starting in 2029 except for those in one or two nationally broadcast games. Cutting regular-season games would reduce the opportunity for players to set season and career records.
