Longhorns spoil A&M’s perfect season
NCAA, Sports
November 29, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning threw a touchdown pass and ran for the clinching score late in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Texas beat No. 3 Texas A&M 27-17 on Friday night to spoil the Aggies’ und...
Georgia holds off Ga. Tech, reaches SEC Championship
NCAA, News, Sports
November 29, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — There was an added edge to No. 4 Georgia’s postgame celebration after the Bulldogs’ latest win in the state rivalry known as “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.” Nate Frazier ran for 108 yards,...
Pitt seniors ready for emotions of senior day
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 29, 2025
By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive The current landscape of college sports facilitates more movement by student- athletes through the transfer portal than ever before. As a result, far fewer players begin a...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 29, 2025
By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive As Pitt reached its critical end-of-season juncture, closing out the year against three straight ranked opponents, it began without the steady services of kicker Trey Butk...
Harding hits go-ahead jumper as TCU upsets Florida
NCAA, Sports
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
November 28, 2025
The loss snapped a fourgame winning streak for the defending national champion Gators. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brock Harding made a goahead jumper in the key with 48 seconds left and then hit five free throw...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 28, 2025
As Pitt reached its critical end-of-season juncture, closing out the year against three straight ranked opponents, it began without the steady services of kicker Trey Butkowski. Butkowski, a true fres...
Turner’s potential only beginning to show
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 26, 2025
A few weeks ago, Mason Heintschel didn’t fully know how to respond when asked why no Power Four programs, save for Pitt, offered him a scholarship as a high school recruit. Seven starts into his colle...
Lovelace shows he can play with the best linebackers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Braylan Lovelace entered this season already having proven himself as a valuable contributor at Pitt. In 2024, the Leechburg grad thrived as a rotational member of the Panthers’ linebacking corps, pos...
Still work to do for Brown before heading to Happy Valley
NCAA, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
November 25, 2025
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown decommitted from Pitt and signed a letter of intent to wrestle at Penn State. Penn State picked up commitments from two of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL and PIAA — Norwin ...
Pitt upset by hot-shooting Quinnipiac
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 25, 2025
Pitt’s two games against Power Five opponents this season — West Virginia and Central Florida — resulted in double-digit losses. However disappointing those defeats were, the Panthers were at least ha...
Cal’s Strom hits milestone win
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
November 24, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent WILMINGTON, Del. — California (Pa.) head coach Jess Strom reached a major program milestone on Saturday afternoon, earning her 300th career victory as the Vulcans defeate...
Vulcans advance past Virginia Union
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 24, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — California (Pa.) capitalized on two early turnovers and held the nation’s leading rusher below his season averages to earn a 27–24 victory over third-seeded Virginia Union on Saturday ...
Cal faces No. 17 Virginia Union in first round
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 22, 2025
The Vulcans have won eight games three times in the past five seasons. California (Pa.) will travel to Richmond, Va., today for a first-round NCAA Division II playoff game against No. 17/19 Virginia U...
Panthers’ offense looks to get back on track
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 22, 2025
When Mason Heintschel walked off of the field at Acrisure Stadium last weekend, he experienced something new as a collegiate athlete. Pitt’s freshman quarterback, for the first time in six games since...
Origins behind trophies height football rivalries
NCAA, Sports
November 22, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The winners of the annual North Dakota State-South Dakota State rivalry football game get an unusual honor: hoisting a 78-pound trophy for all to see. The Dakota Marker is a rock...
Slow start in 2nd half dooms Pitt in loss to UCF
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 21, 2025
Pitt coach Jeff Capel said earlier this week that the Panthers were getting close to figuring out what kind of basketball team they are. That remark came on the heels of a 34-point beatdown of Bucknel...
Tennessee tries to end 10-game skid against Gators
NCAA, Sports
November 21, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 22 Tennessee seemingly has its best chance in more than two decades to celebrate in the Swamp. The Volunteers (7-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) have lost 10 in a row in G...
Hoosiers’ Mendoza has learned to savor the moments
NCAA, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
November 21, 2025
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took a brief respite from film study Wednesday to reflect on his incredible season and another historic Hoosiers run. He certainly deserves to take a bow — though ...
Kiffin, Sarkisian take different approaches to rumors
NCAA, Sports
By By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer 
November 21, 2025
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin politely declined to talk about other job openings. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian eagerly wanted to discuss his future. In the last — and most interesting — Southeastern Confe...