November 1, 2025 4:48 am
TORONTO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7. Yamamoto was not quite as sharp as in his Game 2 four-hitter. He lasted six innings and allowed an RBI single in the third by George Springer, who returned after missing two games with an injury to his right side. Rookie relievers Justin Wrobleski and Roki Sasaki combined for six outs before starter Tyler Glasnow came out of the bullpen to escape a ninth-inning jam and rescue the Dodgers.
October 31, 2025 12:01 am
The Bentworth girls & boys soccer teams swept WPIAL 1A championship matches Thursday night. The girls won their first-ever WPIAL title, beating #1 Sewickley Academy, 1-0. The boys claimed their third straight crown, beating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-1.
The girls match went scoreless deep into the second half when Brielle Dillon’s swept the ball forward and through the legs of the Panthers’ goal keeper with just 93 seconds left. Madelyn Johns was credited with the assist. Just moments earlier, Bentworth goalie Julia Brandau and defender Meredith Allender stopped a Sewickley corner kick on the goal line. The Bentworth girls will take on the District 5 runner-up in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday.
Ryan Moessner scored twice, Adam Moessner had a goal and an assist as the boys delivered on a three-peat, topping OLSH for the second straight year in the finals. Ryan Moessner took a long feed from his brother nd scored less than three minutes into the match. Andre Kolocouris scored off a corner kick for the Chargers in the 25th minute, tying the match. Adam Moessner was set up by Caden Hackinson, breaking the tie with just under 10 minutes to play in the half. The Bearcats’ final goal came early in the second half, again, Ryan finding the net on a feed from Billy Moyer. Ryan Moessner now has 55 goals on the year, 143 in his career at Bentworth. The boys will play the District 10 champion Tuesday in the PIAA first round.
October 30, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Thursday – WPIAL Championship at Highmark Stadium, Station Square
1A Girls #2 Bentworth > #1 Sewickley Academy, 1-0 Listen Here!
1A Boys #1 Bentworth > #2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 3-1 Listen Here!
PIAA Qualifier
#4 Springdale > #11 Waynesburg, 3-1
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Wednesday – Semifinals
4A #2 Peters Township > #6 North Catholic, 3-0
1A #6 Serra Catholic > #7 California, 3-2
Thursday – PIAA Qualifier
2A #2 Waynesburg > #4 OLSH, 3-1
Saturday – PIAA Qualifier
1A #1 Frazier > #7 California, 3-2
Saturday – WPIAL Championship at Peters Township
4A #2 Peters Township > #5 Pine-Richland, 3-0
October 31, 2025 4:29 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota 4-1 to hand the Wild their fifth straight loss. Rust’s tip-in of Ryan Shea’s long pass from the point broke a 1-1 tie 6:29 into the third. Ben Kindel added an insurance goal a minute later. Shea also scored and Anthony Mantha had an empty-net goal for Pittsburgh, which improved to 5-1-1 on the road. Kirill Kaprizov had the lone goal for Minnesota, which has lost eight of nine, including four straight to start a six-game homestand. Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves.
October 31, 2025 4:31 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns, showing little rust in his return from a right hamstring strain, and the Baltimore Ravens routed the Miami Dolphins 28-6. Jackson completed 18 of 23 passes in his first start since Week 4 against Kansas City, and the Ravens won their second straight as they hope to make a run in the wide-open AFC North. Tight end Mark Andrews made two touchdown catches. Jackson’s other TD passes went to tight end Charlie Kolar and receiver Rashod Bateman. Derrick Henry rushed 119 yards on 19 carries. The Dolphins were undone by a slew of mistakes in the first half.
October 30, 2025 4:23 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shuffled their slumping lineup for Game 5 of the World Series. The changes did absolutely nothing to prevent another dismal offensive performance by their powerhouse lineup. The Dodgers managed just four hits against Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage and his bullpen during the Blue Jays’ 6-1 victory. Kiké Hernández’s third-inning homer was the Dodgers’ only extra-base hit, and they struck out a whopping 15 times. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved Mookie Betts down in the order for the first time in four years and benched Andy Pages.
October 30, 2025 4:26 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have picked former bench coach Derek Shelton as their new manager, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Wednesday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the hire. Major League Baseball encourages clubs to avoid spotlighting big moves during the World Series. Shelton served as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates for five-plus years before he was fired just 40 games into this season. The 55-year-old was the bench coach for the Twins in 2018 and 2019 under two different managers, Paul Molitor and Rocco Baldelli.
October 29, 2025 12:01 am
WPIAL Soccer Brackets
Tuesday – Semifinals
4A Boys #4 Seneca Valley > #1 Peters Township, 3-0
1A Girls #2 Bentworth > #11 Waynesburg, 1-0 Watch/Listen Here!
Bella Moyer tallied the game’s only goal in the 36th minute as the #2 Bearcats earned their first trip to the WPIAL finals since 2018. Waynesburg had a chance to tie but a shot hit the crossbar and was cleared. Bentworth’s win is the third against the Raiders this year after sweeping the section season series.
Thursday – Championship – Highmark Stadium, Station Square
5:45 pm 1A Girls #2 Bentworth vs. #1 Sewickley Academy, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
7:45 pm 1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here!
PIAA Qualifier
7:30 pm #11 Waynesburg at #4 Springdale
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets
Tuesday – Semifinals
2A #11 Avonworth > # 2 Waynesburg, 3-2
Wednesday – Semifinals
4A #2 Peters Township > #6 North Catholic, 3-0
1A #6 Serra Catholic > #7 California, 3-2
Thursday – PIAA Qualifier
6:00 pm 2A #2 Waynesburg vs. #4 OLSH (at Peters Township)
October 29, 2025 4:30 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny scored a milestone goal, Bobby Brink scored the shootout winner and had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Brink scored on the power play in the first by poking a rebound past Arturs Silovs for his third goal of the season. He also made a deft double deke move on a goal in the shootout. Sam Ersson made 24 saves for the Flyers. Sidney Crosby s cored his team-leading eighth goal of the season to force overtime for the Penguins. Justin Brazeau scored his sixth goal for Pittsburgh and Silovs made 32 saves.
October 29, 2025 4:32 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4. Ohtani redefined the concept of short rest by taking the mound just more than 17 hours after he reached base nine times in Game 3, but he gave up four runs and six hits while pitching into the seventh. The Blue Jays reclaimed homefield advantage and guaranteed the World Series trophy will be won at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
