December 2, 2025 4:20 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby is on the verge of breaking Mario Lemieux’s record for career regular-season points with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby needs just eight more points to surpass Lemieux’s 1,723 points. Crosby scored his 58th and 59th career goals against the Philadelphia Flyers, leading the Penguins to a 5-1 victory. The 38-year-old Crosby has dominated the Flyers, collecting 137 points in 92 games against them. Despite the Flyers’ attempts to promote the rivalry, Crosby’s success has overshadowed it. Crosby’s pursuit of Lemieux’s record adds excitement to the Penguins’ season, even as the team struggles.
December 2, 2025 4:21 am
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye passed for two touchdowns, and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season with a 33-15 victory over the New York Giants. It was the 10th straight win for the AFC-leading Patriots, the franchise’s longest streak since winning 10 consecutive games in 2015. Coach Mike Vrabel also became the third coach since 1970 to have a win streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team. Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 282 yards with no interceptions. The 2-11 Giants lost their seventh straight game, and third in a row since firing former coach Brian Daboll.
December 2, 2025 4:22 am
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss “the best six years” of his life. Then he explained why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, behind and take over an LSU football program that he’s always admired from afar. Kiffin says LSU is “different” and “the best job in football” because of its history, tradition, passion, great players from Louisiana,, and the environment in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. Kiffin was flown in on a private plane on Sunday night with LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry. Monday afternoon, he was speaking to a festive crowd of LSU dignitaries at Tiger Stadium, where massive video boards were lit up with his name and likeness.
December 2, 2025 4:23 am
Michigan has jumped to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Rival Michigan State and Iowa State have both climbed into the top 10. Purdue and Arizona remain at No. 1 and No. 2. Michigan’s rise follows a dominating run through the Players Era Championship. The Wolverines have won four straight games by at least 20 points, including big wins over ranked teams like Gonzaga. Vanderbilt made the biggest jump, moving up seven spots. St. John’s had the biggest drop, losing nine places. Kansas is back in the poll, while UCLA and North Carolina State have dropped out.
December 1, 2025 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are hurting in more ways than one after a 26-7 loss to Buffalo. Rodgers sustained a bloody nose in the second half as Pittsburgh lost for the fifth time in seven games to drop to 6-6. Rodgers completed just 10 of 21 passes for 117 yards while playing with a brace on his broken left wrist. Pittsburgh’s offense managed just 166 yards. The defense struggled to get off the field while allowing the Bills to pile up 249 yards rushing. Pittsburgh remains tied with Baltimore atop the AFC North, but the Steelers know they must improve if they want to win the division.
December 1, 2025 4:42 am
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Nik Bonitto batted away Marcus Mariota’s pass in overtime to deny Washington a winning 2-point conversion, and the Denver Broncos held on for their ninth straight victory, a 27-26 thriller over the Commanders. After Denver’s RJ Harvey ran for a touchdown on the first possession of overtime, Mariota drove the Commanders down the field and connected with Terry McLaurin for a TD on fourth-and-goal from the 3. Commanders coach Dan Quinn went for 2 and Mariota had an open receiver, but Bonitto leaped and knocked the ball down. The Broncos have eight victories in one-score games this season.
December 1, 2025 4:41 am
Lane Kiffin has left Ole Miss to become the head coach at LSU. This decision comes after Ole Miss’s victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, which likely secured them a playoff spot. Kiffin expressed disappointment that he wasn’t allowed to coach Ole Miss in the postseason. Ole Miss has promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach. LSU’s athletic director praised Kiffin as a top coach who can lead the team into the future. Kiffin’s move adds to an already busy hiring cycle in college football, with several coaching changes happening recently.
December 1, 2025 4:44 am
Texas A&M is out of the top five in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months. The Aggies slipped from No. 3 to No. 7 following their 10-point loss at Texas. Ohio State and Indiana remain the top two teams for the seventh straight poll and Georgia and Oregon each moved up a spot. Texas Tech is next and Mississippi, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama round out the top 10. There are two top-10 matchups in conference championship games. Those are Indiana-Ohio State in the Big Ten and Georgia-Alabama in the SEC.
November 30, 2025 1:20 pm
Aidan Grella’s 24-yard field goal as time expired gave defending PIAA champion Biship McDevitt a walk-off win against Peters Township in the 5A state semifinals. McDevitt used three splash plays to build a 21-10 halftime lead, scoring on a long pass, a long run and a punt return. Nolan DiLucia touchdown passes to Lucas Rost and PJ Luke less than five minute apart gave Peters Township its only lead midway through the fourth quarter. A McDevitt 60-yard drive put the Crusaders back in front with 4:11 to play. The Indians moved from their own 7-yard-line to a first and goal at the McDevitt eight-yard-line. When the drive stalled, Peters Township tied the game on Anthony Maiello’s second field goal of the game, a 25-yard kick. One more splash play set up Grella’s winning kick, a 41-yard crossing route and catch by Ish Palmer to the Peters’ 8. Watch/Listen Here
In other Saturday games, Central Catholic jumped to a 15-0 lead and never looked back, beating Harrisburg to reach a 9th PIAA title game. Chrys Black carried 37 times for 217 yards and three Vikings’ touchdowns to lead the way. Juelz Johnson ran for 240 yards and three touchdowns, Dey’Mar Cain added a 78-yard Pick Six, leading Farrell back to the state finals, eliminating Seton-La Salle. Farrell will make a 7th state championship game appearance Friday afternoon.
PIAA Football Semifinals — PIAA Brackets
Saturday
6A Central Catholic 32, Harrisburg 14
5A Bishop McDevitt 31, Peters Township 28
2A Farrell 40, Seton-La Salle 19
Friday
4A Twin Valley 28, Aliquippa 24
3A Avonworth 31, Penn Cambria 15
1A Clairton 57, Greenville 0
November 30, 2025 7:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-2 on Saturday. Ekman-Larsson extended his point streak to a career-best nine games, tied for second-longest by a defenseman in team history. He has three goals and seven assists during the streak. Toronto won in regulation for the first time since Nov. 5. It improved to 3-6-2 in its last 11 games. Auston Matthews, Nicolas Roy and Bobby McMann also had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs. Morgan Rielly had two assists to become the third defenseman in team history with 100 multipoint games. Toronto goaltender Dennis Hildeby, making his first start since Nov. 13, stopped 32 shots. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby scored his 641st career goal, passing Dave Andreychuk for 15th on the NHL list. He also had an assist and passed Mario Lemieux for most home points in team history (941) and sole possession of the seventh-most home points in league history.
