November 3, 2025 4:34 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Caleb Williams connected with Colston Loveland for a 58-yard touchdown with 17 seconds left, and the Chicago Bears beat the Cincinnati Bengals 47-42 in a wild game that featured three touchdowns in the last two minutes and two lead changes in the final minute. Joe Flacco put the Bengals ahead 42-41 with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Andrei Iosivas. Williams and the Bears took over with 54 seconds left, and the second-year QB found Loveland four plays later. Williams also had a TD reception and became the first starting quarterback in nearly 82 years with multiple catches in a game. Flacco threw for a career-high 470 yards and four TDs.
November 3, 2025 4:32 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayden Daniels left Washington’s game against Seattle with an injury to his left, non-throwing arm. Daniels’ arm bent gruesomely while he was being tackled near the goal line in the fourth quarter. The Commanders were down 38-7 at the time, raising questions about why Daniels was still in the game. It was yet another injury for the second-year quarterback in a season that has quickly spiraled for Washington. Daniels had just come back from a hamstring injury that caused him to miss the previous game at Kansas City. He also missed two games earlier this season with a knee injury.
November 3, 2025 4:32 am
The Big 12 has two teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years. Notre Dame is back in the top 10 after a two-month absence. Oklahoma and Texas have made significant upward moves. The top seven teams remain unchanged, with Ohio State at No. 1 for the 10th straight week. Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, and Miami have shuffled the Nos. 8, 9, and 10 spots. BYU, Texas Tech, and Notre Dame now hold them. Oklahoma and Texas received seven-spot promotions for their wins on Saturday.
November 2, 2025 12:02 am
The WPIAL has released sites for the second round of the football playoffs. Five Washington County teams will be in action including Peters Township hosting its quarterfinal game after a first round bye. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Football Playoffs, Friday, Nov. 8 (all 7 pm unless noted)
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Neshannock, 6:30 pm at Beaver Area’s Gypsy Glen Stadium, WJPA-FM (95.3), Listen/Watch
#12 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Laurel, 6:30 pm at West Allegheny, wjpa.com, Listen/Watch
2A Quarterfinals
#5 Wash High vs. #4 South Allegheny, 6:30 pm at Charleroi, WJPA-AM (1450), Listen/Watch
5A Quarterfinals
#7 Bethel Park at #2 Peters Township
6A Semifinals
#4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Central Catholic at West Mifflin
November 2, 2025 12:01 am
Kobe DeRosa and Andrew Sharp combined for 180 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, leading Washington & Jefferson to a 28-17 win against Case-Western Reserve Saturday night. The running back duo ran the ball an unusually heavy 39 times on the way to a sixth consecutive win. John Peduzzi caught eight passes, including a 9-yard TD passes helping the Presidents to earn Head Coach Mike Sirianni his 200th career win at the College. W&J opened the scoring with an 83-yard drive on the game’s first possession, capped by Kellen Stahl’s scoring throw to Peduzzi in far back corner of the end zone. Case-Western got on the board with a short field goal, then turned a fumble recovery into an early second quarter lead, 10-7. After an exchange of punts, W&J scored a pair of touchdowns about 3 1/2 minutes apart. DeRosa ended both drives in the endzone as the Presidents ran the ball 14 consecutive plays over the the possessions, carrying a 21-10 lead to intermission. CWR turned the ball over on a sack starting the third quarter, W&J taking over at mid-field. Seven plays later, Sharp powered in from a yard out with the Presidents’ final touchdown. Case QB Sam DiTillio set the final score with a one-yard run on the ensuing possession. W&J heads to Beaver Falls next Saturday to take on Geneva College. A win would clinch the PAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
November 2, 2025 6:21 am
TORONTO (AP) — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles. Los Angeles overcame 3-0 and 4-2 deficits and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees, and the first from the National League since the 1975 and ’76 Cincinnati Reds. Smith hit a 2-0 slider off Shane Bieber into the Blue Jays’ bullpen, giving the Dodgers their first lead of the night.
November 2, 2025 6:20 am
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rookie forward Brad Lambert scored his first NHL goal and backup goalie Eric Comrie made 28 saves as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Saturday. Kyle Connor scored twice, including an empty-net goal, and Gabriel Valardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg (9-3-0). Sidney Crosby and Blake Lizotte scored for Pittsburgh (8-3-2). Arturs Silovs made 29 saves.
November 2, 2025 6:17 am
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mason Heintschel throws for 304 yards and three touchdowns, leading Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win over Stanford on Saturday. Heintschel, Pitt’s first true freshman starting quarterback since 2017, completes 23 of 38 passes. Ja’Kyrian Turner runs for 127 yards, while Kenny Johnson, Raphael Williams Jr., and Jake Overman catch touchdowns. Pitt’s defense dominates with five sacks and four forced turnovers. Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson completes 17 of 30 throws for 228 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions before being benched. The Panthers never trail, scoring their first touchdown early after a defensive stop.
November 2, 2025 6:18 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Julian Sayin passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Penn State 38-14. The Buckeyes led 17-14 at halftime but took control in the second half, scoring on three of their first four possessions. Jeremiah Smith scored twice, including a highlight-reel grab in the fourth quarter. Sayin completed 20 of 23 passes, joining Geno Smith as the only players since 1985 with three games in a season of 300 yards passing, three touchdowns, no interceptions and at least 85% completion. Penn State has dropped five straight games.
November 1, 2025 12:02 am
The WPIAL football playoffs opened Friday night with 11 teams from our two-county area. Two won easily (Fort Cherry, Wash High), two had byes (Canon-McMillan, Peters Township), one rallied late for an upset (Chartiers-Houston), and six were eliminated, one in the final minute of play (Trinity). The Tri-County South was eliminated from the 1A tournament with losses by California, Bentworth, Jeff-Morgan and Avella. Only Bentworth’s game was close into second half as the Bearcats were tied 17-17 with Jeannette into the fourth quarter. Trinity took a 14-7 lead into the middle of the fourth on Aliquippa, only to see the Quips score twice, including the game-winner with just 20 seconds to play. It was the first home playoff game for the Hillers since 2001. Chartiers-Houston registered the first upset of the playoffs, scoring in the 4th quarter to beat South Side in Hookstown, the first playoff victory for Chartiers-Houston since beating Clairton in the opening round of the 2000 playoffs. Wash High jumped in front early and rolled past Beaver Falls, the Little Prexies’ 8th win in their last 9 home playoff games. Sites/times for the next round are expected to be released Saturday. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Football Playoffs, Friday, Oct. 31
4A Quarterfinals
#7 Aliquippa 21, #2 Trinity 14 Listen/Watch
2A First Round
#5 Wash High 37, #12 Beaver Falls 8 Listen/Watch,
#4 South Allegheny 61, #13 Waynesburg 13
1A First Round
#1 Fort Cherry 48, #16 Avella 14
#11 Frazier 27, #6 California 12
#10 Jeannette 38, #7 Bentworth 24
#12 Chartiers-Houston 26, #5 South Side 21
#4 Laurel 35, #13 Jeff-Morgan 0
Friday, Nov. 8
6A Semifinals
#4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Central Catholic, site/time to be determined
5A Quarterfinals
7:00 pm #7 Bethel Park at #2 Peters Township
2A Quarterfinals
#5 Wash High vs. #4 South Allegheny (site/time to be announced), WJPA-AM (1450), Listen/Watch
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Neshannock (site/time to be announced), WJPA-FM (95.3), Listen/Watch
#12 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Laurel (site/time to be announced)
