February 17, 2026 4:25 am
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign. The Wolverines claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s new poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats. Arizona had been unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at home to Texas Tech. It marks Michigan’s first No. 1 ranking since January 2013. Houston, Duke, Arizona and UConn rounded out the top five. No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 25 Alabama were the week’s new additions. They replaced Clemson and Kentucky.
February 17, 2026 4:24 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins are releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami. Hill is recovering from a season-ending injury suffered in a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 that required surgery to repair significant damage to his left knee, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament. It is one of several major roster cuts the Dolphins made on Monday. The Dolphins acquired Hill in a trade with Kansas City ahead of the 2022 season and gave him a $120 million, four-year contract extension.
February 17, 2026 4:21 am
MILAN (AP) — The United States and Canada will face off for Olympic gold for a seventh time since women’s hockey debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games in a border rivalry that never gets old. And this time, the Americans are the favorites at the Milan Cortina Games. The U.S. clinched its berth with a 5-0 win over Sweden in semifinal play. And the defending champion Canadians followed with Marie-Philip Poulin scoring twice to set the Olympic career goal record in a too-close-for-comfort 2-1 victory over Switzerland. The outcomes set up the latest showdown between the sport’s global powers in the gold medal final on Thursday.
February 16, 2026 4:26 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had to wait more than two years to win again on the PGA Tour. First he had to wait 20 minutes on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to try to make birdie. He delivered in the clutch for a 67 to win by one shot over Sepp Straka and Min Woo Lee in the cold wind at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He also had to respond to a Sunday charge by Scottie Scheffler. The world’s No. 1 player made three eagles in his round of 63. He settled for an 18th consecutive top 10.
February 16, 2026 4:28 am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. Jordan was the face of the December federal antitrust lawsuit that NASCAR settled on the ninth day of trial. The settlement changed the revenue-sharing model in the United States’ top motorsports series.
February 16, 2026 4:27 am
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian men’s and women’s teams, as well as the British men’s team, have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released. It comes as Canada, a historic curling powerhouse, finds its ego bruised. Its mixed doubles team didn’t even play for a medal, and the women’s team can’t afford to lose more matches if it wants to reach the medal round.
February 15, 2026 9:15 am
The four-week PIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Series started Saturday across the WPIAL. The top six finishers in each weight class advance to the WPIAL Championships next weekend, Class 2A at Chartiers Valley, Class 3A at Canon-McMillan. We’ll have live coverage of both WPIAL Championship tournaments, including all of Saturday’s action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online Listen Here. Following are links to the medal bouts in each of the three Sectional tournaments involving Washington/Greene County teams.
2A Southern Sectional — McGuffey won four individual titles and will send nine wrestlers to the WPIAL 2A Championships next weekend. Burgettstown led the Sectional with 10 wrestlers advancing, but the host Blue Devils had to settle for one individual championship. Bentworth (3) and Beth-Center (2) also had multiple winners.
3A Southern Sectional — Trinity has qualifiers in 12 of the 13 weights, including 11 top-3 finishers at the Sectional. Canon-McMillan will have 11 of its wrestlers on home turf at the WPIAL 3A Championships Friday/Saturday, including four individual section champions.
3A Eastern Sectional — Ringgold won one section title and will send five wrestlers to the WPIAL 3A Championships.
February 15, 2026 5:55 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65. The short-handed Tar Heels played without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson and center Henri Veesaar, who are both injured. The pair had started every game this season and are the team’s top two scorers and rebounders. Luka Bogavac and Zayden High each scored 15 points for North Carolina. Cameron Corhen had 23 points and Roman Siulepa added 14 points for Pittsburgh, which has lost five in a row, including four against ranked teams.
February 15, 2026 6:09 am
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. It centers on whether the Canadian men’s and women’s teams are cheating by double-touching stones after they are released on the ice. It comes as the historic curling powerhouse finds its ego bruised. Its mixed doubles team didn’t even play for a medal, and both teams cannot afford to lose more matches if they want a reach the medal matches.
February 14, 2026 10:00 pm
WPIAL 3A Eastern Sectional at Norwin
Championships
107 Luca Butera (Norwin) DEC Jax Brentzel (Penn-Trafford), 3-1
114 Dylan Barrett (Penn-Trafford) DEC Zach Rehak (Thomas Jefferson), 4-0
121 Landon Sidun (Norwin) DEC Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area), 6-1
127 Coleton Klipa (Norwin) DEC Nolan Rice (Connellsville), 4-1
133 Dominic Butera (Norwin) DEC Landon Lynn (Connellsville), 6-5
139 Brooks Blasko (Norwin) DEC Chase Smith (Franklin Regional), 11-7
145 Kai Vielma (Connellsville) TECH FALL Nathan Klingensmith (Norwin), 19-4 4:08
152 Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional) MAJ DEC Owen Campbell (Plum), 12-2
160 Cristian Lowther (Ringgold) FALL Jack White (Norwin), 3:19
172 Zach Labryer (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Ethan Cartwright (Franklin Regional), 10-9
189 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe) FALL Tanner Shaffer (Norwin), 2:24
215 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon) FALL Cael Ott (Penn-Trafford), 0:34
285 John Montgomery (Franklin Regional) FALL Frank Grazulis (Plum), 5:33
Third Place
107 Gracin Guglielmo (Belle Vernon) DEC Salvatore Colangelo (Franklin Regional), 3-0
114 Beau Fennick (Franklin Regional) FALL Zachary Franks (Connellsville), 1:40
121 Titus Colangelo (Franklin Regional) DEC Tommy Gretz (Connellsville), 3-1 UTB
127 Nate Caracciolo (Hempfield Area) DEC Luke Desantis (Penn-Trafford), 3-1
133 Evan Tolliver (Ringgold) MAJ DEC Lashawn Haley (West Mifflin Area), 14-4
139 Daniel Smith (Connellsville) MAJ DEC Braden Washington (Gateway), 13-2
145 Jake Halsted (Hempfield Area) MAJ DEC Cohen Buccicone (Franklin Regional), 12-0
152 Noah Curren (Norwin) FALL Luke Lilley (Connellsville), 2:13
160 Cooper Dietz (West Mifflin Area) DEC Jake Lilley (Connellsville), 7-2
172 Riley Shaffer (Norwin) DEC Sydney Hand (Penn-Trafford), 4-2
189 Dylan Lytle (Connellsville) TECH FALL Shawn Congdon (West Mifflin Area), 15-0 4:29
215 Donovan Deluco (Gateway) FALL Dane Petrarco (Norwin), 0:42
285 Colin Rockwell (Albert Gallatin) FALL Jonah Fierle (Norwin), 3:42
Fifth Place
107 Jeremy Gray (Connellsville) FALL Gavin Morris (Albert Gallatin), 1:42
114 Brayden Broadwater (Belle Vernon) DEC Greyson Morris (Albert Gallatin), 2-0
121 Robert Cordova (Thomas Jefferson) TECH FALL Rylee Doppelheuer (Belle Vernon), 16-1 4:21
127 Jacob Labryer (Thomas Jefferson) TECH FALL Chaney Shawl (Ringgold), 17-2 2:46
133 Jake Lang (Penn-Trafford) DEC Brennan Overcash (Plum), 7-6
139 Logan Peagler (Greater Latrobe) DEC Leif Syrko (Ringgold), 2-0 UTB
145 Cameron Timko (Thomas Jefferson) FALL Logan Skuta (Greater Latrobe), 3:21
152 Dominic Angelicchio (Greater Latrobe) DEC Dylan Clayton (Penn-Trafford), 1-0
160 Logan Matrisch (Penn-Trafford) DEC Colby Hibner (Belle Vernon), 5-2
172 Caden Wills (West Mifflin Area) DEC Theodore Mitchell (Gateway), 1-0
189 Caden Smith (Ringgold) FORFEIT Garrett Huff (Plum), 0-0
215 Nico Dominick (Greater Latrobe) FALL Kameron Dietrick (Plum), 2:57
285 Andrew Gabriel (Gateway) DEC Gamin Owens (Greater Latrobe), 5-1
