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.
November 30, 2025 7:51 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carson Beck passed for 267 yards with three touchdowns and an interception as No. 13 Miami beat No. 24 Pittsburgh 38-7 on Saturday to keep its slim hopes for a spot in the ACC title game alive, at least for a few hours. The Hurricanes (10-2, 6-2 ACC) need several other outcomes across the league to go their way later Saturday to earn a spot in the conference championship next week in Charlotte. The more long-range — and far more pressing — matter for Miami is whether it has done enough to earn one of the at-large berths in the College Football Playoff. The Hurricanes ripped off four straight wins by an average of 27.5 points to close the regular season. “I believe we can compete with anybody, in my opinion, and honestly not even in my opinion,” Beck said. “I think we’ve shown that.” Miami’s resume also includes a victory over No. 6 Notre Dame in the season opener. A lot has happened over the last three months, though the Hurricanes hope their play down the stretch puts them back in the position they thought they’d be to start the season: in the mix to play for a national title.
November 29, 2025 4:41 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kris Letang scores 58 seconds into overtime, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sidney Crosby adds a pair of goals, tying him with Dave Andreychuk for 15th on the NHL’s career list. Bryan Rust also scores, and Tommy Novak contributes two assists. Tristan Jarry makes 26 saves. Zach Werenski scores for Columbus, becoming the first Blue Jackets defenseman with three different home goal streaks of at least three games. The Blue Jackets have gone to overtime in eight of their last 11 games. They are 4-2-5 in their last 11 overall. Pittsburgh has a 6-3-2 record in home games and a 12-6-5 record overall. The Penguins are 12-2-1 when scoring at least three goals. The Penguins host the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.
November 29, 2025 5:02 am
The California Vulcans hosts Frostburg State in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs this afternoon at Adamson Stadium. The Vulcans and Bobcats, which previously met in Week 9, both earned road victories over seeded CIAA teams last weekend. The Vulcans scored two touchdowns off turnovers early in the first quarter while claiming a 27-24 victory at third-seeded Virginia Union in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs. Junior Khalil Taylor led the team with eight tackles and added 1.5 TFL and one pass break-up. Fellow junior Keith Charney and sophomore Malachi Thomas each added six stops. Junior Kendrick Agenor finished with 122 rushing yards and one touchdown, while quarterback Roman Purcell rushed for two scores. The Vulcans and Bobcats are meeting for the second time in four weeks. Cal posted a victory at Adamson Stadium in Week 9 of the regular season this year in the first meeting between the programs since 1983.
