NCAA, Sports
NC State’s Tony Gibson is named head coach at Marshall
December 9, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Barry Odom is getting a second chance to put a Power Four program back to prominence. He can’t wait. Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski announced Sunday he had hired the 48-yea...
Oregon outlasts Penn State for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs
NCAA, Sports
December 9, 2024
Dillon Gabriel throws four TD passes for the Ducks in the 45-37 victory. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 1 Oregon managed to navigate all the potential pitfalls of a topsy-turvy college football season — even...
High stakes for Vulcans’ rematch with Slippery Rock
NCAA, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 7, 2024
The teams will meet today at Adamson Stadium for a spot in the NCAA Division II semifinals. When the California (Pa.) football team knocked off Slippery Rock 28-7 in mid-October to move to 6-1, things...
No. 1 Panthers sweep Morehead State
NCAA, Sports
NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
December 7, 2024
Oklahoma is up next after the decisive first-round victory. Senior libero Emmy Klika and her teammates huddled together in front of the net after the Pitt women’s volleyball team swept Morehead State ...
Franklin, PSU looking to buck ‘big game’ trend
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about the program as it does about its coach. James Franklin was in on the de...
Former Pitt QB Tino Sunseri hired as UCLA OC
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy’s return to UCLA lasted only one season. The Bruins let go of Bieniemy on Thursday after fielding one of the nation’s worst offenses this season. It didn’t take head c...
Lots at stake for CFB teams vying for playoff
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s more than just school pride and bragging rights to all that bellyaching over who might be in and who might be out of college football ‘s first 12-team playoff. Try the more...
Sanders, Hunter capture Big 12 season honors
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter was named the Big 12 defensive player of the year, and Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was picked as the top offensive player in a vo...
Big 12 Championship comes full circle for Dillingham
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was just something about coach Matt Campbell and his program at Iowa State that intrigued Kenny Dillingham. “His culture and his realness, I think he’s one of the most re...
FCS teams know all about a longer playoff
NCAA, Sports
By By HANK KURZ JR. AP 
December 7, 2024
The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff will be a new experience for many teams that never participated in the four-team version. The potential for multiple postseason games means a lot more pla...
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Texas wasted no time making its presence felt in the mighty Southeastern Conference. In their debut as a member of the powerhouse league, the No. 2 Longhorns posted the best regular-sea...
Mountaineers to face Memphis in Frisco Bowl
NCAA, Sports
December 6, 2024
TribLive West Virginia has been selected to play in Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl to cap off a tumultuous 2024 season. Just days after parting ways with coach Neal Brown, the Mountaineers accepted a bi...
Flagg’s growth shows in Duke’s win over Auburn
NCAA, Sports
December 6, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Cooper Flagg knows what’s coming from older and stronger defenders. So too does Auburn coach Bruce Pearl when it comes to the pressure facing his frontcourt star, Johni Broo...
Iowa QB Cade McNamara will transfer for 7th year of eligibility
NCAA, Sports
December 6, 2024
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cade McNamara, who started Iowa’s first eight games at quarterback, has said he will enter the transfer portal and petition the NCAA for a seventh season of eligibility. McNamar...
Mississippi State crushes Pitt in ACC-SEC Challenge
NCAA, Sports
December 5, 2024
KeShawn Murphy led the way with 20 points in the Bulldogs’ 90-57 victory. STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — KeShawn Murphy scored a season-high 20 points and Mississippi State led from start to finish in thump...
Panthers trying to remain grounded
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
December 5, 2024
When there’s no one on the floor at Petersen Events Center and the seats are empty, Pitt sophomore point guard Jaland Lowe likes to grab some basketballs and shoot foul shots by himself. The idea is t...
NCAA, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL Trib Total Media 
December 5, 2024
Seven losses in eight games, and it’s not yet time for the Atlantic 10 schedule to begin. Not before Duquesne plays against five more opponents in what has turned out to be a challenging nonconference...
Clemson, UNLV could stir trouble for CFP hopefuls
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
December 5, 2024
The last two weeks of the college football regular season were wild, and the madness could continue in the conference championship games this week if Clemson, UNLV or both win. The five automatic bids...
NCAA, Sports
December 5, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michigan has a nickname for its pair of 7-foot newcomers: Area 50-1. The tag was unveiled by the school on social media Tuesday night after Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf produce...
NCAA, Sports
December 3, 2024
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jaylen Reed’s hands were still dirty and his face smeared with eye black as he took a seat in the Beaver Stadium media room. The hard-nosed veteran of nearly 50 college footb...