February 1, 2026 8:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Boxer Jarrell Miller was hit with such a good punch it knocked his hair off. The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a punch in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite it not looking particularly hard. But the punch knocked Miller’s head backward, and his hairpiece popped upward from the front, revealing a large bald spot that covered most of his head. Miller finished the round with the hairpiece, then ripped it off in his corner between rounds and tossed it into the crowd at Madison Square Garden. Miller won by split decision, then rubbed the top of his head while doing a celebratory dance.
January 31, 2026 5:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Graham is heading to Pittsburgh to run the Steelers’ defense for Mike McCarthy. The Steelers have hired Graham as their new defensive coordinator. Graham takes over a highly paid, if occasionally erratic defense. Graham spent the last four years with the Raiders, where the defense steadily improved. The Steelers won the AFC North this season, but the defense struggled at times. Pittsburgh finished 26th in yards allowed, its lowest ranking in that category since 1988.
January 31, 2026 5:23 am
[Associated Press] Federal safety officials have concluded that retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others. The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on Friday. It states that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, the copilot was not qualified for that role. Biffle, along with retired airline pilot Dennis Dutton and his son Jack noticed gauge malfunctions on the Cessna C550. The crash occurred while the plane was trying to return to Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. Biffle’s wife, Cristina, and children Ryder and Emma, along with his friend Craig Wadsworth, also died in the crash.
January 31, 2026 5:21 am
Lindsey Vonn is sitting out a World Cup super-G race on Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier but remains on track for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn’s personal head coach Chris Knight tells The Associated Press in a text message “No she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual.” Vonn posted on Instagram that “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to race today.” She adds “Doing my best right now….” with praying hands and fingers-crossed emojis. Vonn crashed in a downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday and ended up in the safety nets. It still wasn’t clear what her injury was. Saturday’s super-G was slated to be her final race before the Games open next Friday.
January 30, 2026 2:55 am
High school basketball teams look to restore some sense of normalcy with games across the WPIAL get back on schedule. Canon-McMillan girls clinched a 6A playoff spot with the win at Hempfield. Fort Cherry got 17 points from Gianna Bianchini, including five 3-pointers, as the Rangers blew out Burgettstown, taking a two-game lead with three to play. Waynesburg’s win at McGuffey puts the Raiders along in second place and clinches a playoff spot. Here’s the Washington/Greene section scoreboard for Thursday:
Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 59, Hempfield 41
4A Elizabeth-Forward 70, Ringgold 22
3A Wash High at Seton-La Salle, postponed to Feb. 3
3A Waynesburg 54, McGuffey 47
2A-2 Fort Cherry 52, Burgettstown 25, Watch/Listen Here
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 56, Jeff-Morgan 19
2A-3 California 50, Bentworth 38
2A-3 Beth-Center 45, Carmichaels 32
1A Geibel Catholic 106, Mapletown 19
1A West Greene 37, Bishop Canevin 29
1A Clairton 51, Avella 35
Boys
2A Clairton 86, California 37
January 30, 2026 4:23 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Egor Chinakhov and Anthony Mantha scored on rushes in a 31-second span in Pittsburgh’s four-goal second period, helping the Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Connor Dewar scored twice, Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea added goals, and Arturs Silovs made 17 saves. Mantha, Shea and Noel Acciari each had two assists. The Penguins had been off since sweeping a four-game trip with a victory over Vancouver on Sunday, with forward Bryan Rust starting a three-game suspension for a check to Canucks forward Brock Boeser’s head. Connor Murphy and Connor Bedard scored for Chicago, and Soderblom stopped 38 shots in the first game of a back-to-back. The Blackhawks have lost four straight.
January 30, 2026 4:28 am
DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane is now the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history. Kane passed Mike Modano by recording his 1,375th point on Thursday night in the Detroit Red Wings’ game against the Washington Capitals. Kane reached the milestone a couple of months after turning 37. Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374. Kane has been one of the faces of American hockey since getting taken with the first pick in the 2007 draft by Chicago. He helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup three times from 2010-15.
January 30, 2026 4:30 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose is taking advantage of good golf on the easier North course at Torrey Pines. He was only in danger of bogey one time and made 10 birdies for a 62 in the Farmers Insurance Open. That gives him a one-shot lead over Justin Lower. But this day was mostly about the return from LIV Golf of Brooks Koepka. The five-time major champion didn’t make birdie until the last hole. But he had 15 pars on the tough South for a 73. Koepka said he was nervous about the reception he would get and was elated to hear support.
January 29, 2026 2:37 am
McGuffey (2A) and Canon-McMillan (3A) swept their WPIAL Team Tournament matches Wednesday night, advancing to Saturday’s semifinals at Peters Township. We’ll have live coverage of both McGuffey and Canon-McMillan matches on WJPA-AM (1450) and online.
2A Preliminaries
Bentworth 46, Keystone Oaks 27
2A First Round
Beth-Center 42, Quaker Valley 36
Jeff-Morgan 48, Avella 28
McGuffey 45, Bentworth 29
Burgettstown 58, Chartiers-Houston 13
2A Quarterfinals
Burrell 51, Beth-Center 19
Laurel 42, Jeff-Morgan 30
McGuffey 51, Burgettstown 24
3A Preliminaries
Peters Township 39, Shaler 34
3A First Round
Franklin Regional 69, Peters Township 0
Canon-McMillan 44, Belle Vernon 25
Trinity 50, West Allegheny 6
3A Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan 50, North Allegheny 12
Norwin 35, Trinity 31
January 29, 2026 4:31 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns hired Todd Monken as the franchise’s 19th full-time head coach, wrapping up a three-week search. He replaces Kevin Stefanski, who was fired on Jan. 5, the day after Cleveland finished a 5-12 season. This is Monken’s first NFL head coaching job after 11 years in the league as an assistant. He spent the previous three seasons as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator. He first interviewed on Jan. 10 and had a second interview on Jan. 20. Monken previously served as the Browns’ offensive coordinator in 2019.
