October 13, 2025 4:41 am
Indiana has climbed to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, marking its highest ranking ever. This comes after a 10-point win at Oregon. Ohio State and Miami remain the top two teams. Texas A&M and Mississippi have swapped places. Oklahoma dropped to No. 14 following a loss to Texas. The No. 21 Longhorns are back in the Top 25 after a one-week absence. Five teams dropped out of the ratings in the biggest turnover since seven fell out in an October poll in 2022.
October 12, 2025 7:17 am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Mason Heintschel threw for 310 yards and connected with Desmond Reid on a pair of touchdown passes as Pittsburgh defeated No. 25 Florida State 34-31. A true freshman, Heintschel completed 20 of 28 passes and tossed a pair of second-quarter interceptions. He has surpassed 300 passing yards in both of his starts, building off a rout of Boston College last week with a road upset of the Seminoles. Reid had eight catches for 155 yards and 10 carries for 38 yards for Pittsburgh (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Tommy Castellanos completed 16 of 23 passes for 245 yards for Florida State (3-3, 0-3). (Photo: AP)
October 12, 2025 7:16 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Caleb Komolafe ran for 72 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern held on to beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday. Preston Stone threw for 163 yards with a touchdown to Griffin Wilde and Jack Olsen kicked three field goals for the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) who won their third straight. The Wildcats, who hadn’t won in Beaver Stadium since 2014, took the lead for good with 4:51 when Komolafe bulled his way through Penn State’s defense to cap a 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter. Penn State QB Drew Allar returned for his senior season to make better on the season-ending interception he threw in last season’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Notre Dame. Now, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound quarterback will spend the rest of the year watching after suffering what appeared to be a left ankle injury on Penn State’s final drive. Allar, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen ran for touchdowns for the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3), who lost their third straight. It was the fifth time a Franklin coached Penn State team has lost at least three consecutive games in a season.
October 12, 2025 7:12 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan has returned to Pittsburgh, where he once led the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup victories. On Saturday, the Penguins honored him with a tribute video during the Rangers’ 6-1 win. Sullivan, who parted ways with Pittsburgh in April, expressed gratitude for his time there. The tribute brought back many emotions for him. Sullivan, now with the Rangers, aims to bring structure and discipline to a team that missed the playoffs last season. (Photo: AP)
October 12, 2025 7:00 am
W&J’s defense held Westminster to less than 100 yards offense through three quarters and off the scoreboard until halfway through the fourth on the way to a 24-7 Homecoming win Saturday. Kellen Stahl passed for 321 yards and one touchdown and ran for another score. Andrew Sharp closed the scoring with a seven-yard run just over three minutes after the Titans pulled to within 10 points. Sharp finished the 17 carries for 65 yards. He added three receptions for 49 more yards including a 31-yard scamper on a third-and-26 screen pass on the way to W&J’s second touchdown. With the win, W&J takes over sole possession of first place in the PAC heading into the second half of the season.
October 11, 2025 7:01 am
Trinity ran past Chartiers Valley, taking sole possession of first place in the 4A Big Six Conference. The Hillers are one win from their first conference championship since 1986. Jonah Williamson and Owen Gardner each ran for over 100 yards for Trinity, Williamson scoring four touchdowns in the win. Canon-McMillan lost late at North Allegheny, the Big Macs in need of one more win to lock up a playoff spot. C-M fumbled the ball at the NA 1-yard-line with 1:32 left in the game. Peters Township handled South Fayette, keeping the #2 Indians perfect through eight games. Wash High rolled Charleroi, the Little Prexies clinching a 2A Century Conference playoff spot. Waynesburg’s loss at Keystone Oaks dealing a huge setback to the Raiders’ playoff hopes. Fort Cherry blew out Bishop Canevin, clinching the 1A Black Hills Conference championship. Chartiers-Houston’s win over Serra Catholic sets the Bucs up for a win & clinch scenario next week at Cornell. Bentworth handed Jeff-Morgan its first loss of the year, pulling even with the Rockets one game back of first place California. Avella lost at home to Carmichaels, putting the Eagles into nearly a must-win situation next Friday at Jeff-Morgan.
Week 7 scores
6A Quad County
North Allegheny 21, Canon-McMillan 13
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 31, South Fayette 7
4A Big Six
Trinity 42, Chartiers Valley 18 Watch/Listen Here!
Thomas Jefferson 42, Ringgold 6
3A Western Hills
Avonworth 49, McGuffey 0
2A Century
Wash High 61, Charleroi 9
Keystone Oaks 21, Waynesburg 14
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 56, Bishop Canevin 19
Monessen 40, Burgettstown 21
Chartiers-Houston 35, Serra Catholic 0
1A Tri-County South
Carmichaels 14, Avella 13
Bentworth 35, Jeff-Morgan 13 Watch/Listen Here!
Beth-Center 48, Mapletown 0
California 50, West Greene 0
October 11, 2025 4:45 am
(WPXI) — The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced Friday that head coach Bob Lilley has been placed on administrative leave. Assistant Coach Rob Vincent will take over as acting head coach for the time being. The team said these changes are active immediately. It is not clear why Lilley was placed on leave and Riverhounds have said they will not be providing further comment at this time. Lilley was named head coach in 2017. He holds an all-time record of 405-195-189. The Riverhounds website said he has more wins than any other active coach in the U.S. at the professional club level.
October 11, 2025 4:30 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history. With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco drove in J.P. Crawford with a liner to right off Tommy Kahnle. Crawford hit a leadoff single, Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch and Julio Rodríguez was intentionally walked before Polanco’s big swing on the 472nd pitch of the epic game.
October 11, 2025 4:27 am
PHOENIX (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 31 points, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, sweeping their way to a third championship in four seasons. The Aces needed just four games to end the first best-of-seven finals in league history. It was another offensive onslaught from Las Vegas, which scored 54 points in the first half and averaged more than 90 points per game in the series. Wilson finished 7 of 21 shooting from the field, but made 17 of 19 free throws.
October 11, 2025 4:32 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols has met with the Los Angeles Angels about returning to their dugout as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Angels aren’t publicly discussing their search for a successor to Ron Washington, who wasn’t brought back after two seasons. Pujols met with general manager Perry Minasian in St. Louis, and the iconic slugger appears to be the current front-runner to take over the Angels in what would be his first in-season major league coaching job of any kind.
