Vulcan men roll to first win
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
November 20, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) men earned their first victory of the season in convincing fashion Wednesday night, defeating Charleston (W.Va.) 90–60 at the Convocation Center behi...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 20, 2025
Of all Pitt’s units, the defense could leave last weekend’s defeat to No. 9 Notre Dame with heads held the highest. Not that any players did in the aftermath of a 37-15 defeat. While the Panthers pick...
Va. Tech preaches alignment as Franklin introduced as HC
NCAA, Sports
By By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press 
November 20, 2025
James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It’s something the 53-year-old Fr...
No. 5 Duke runs past No. 24 Kansas at MSG
NCAA, Sports
November 20, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 18 points and 10 rebounds, twin brother Cayden made a couple of big second-half baskets and fifth-ranked Duke outlasted No. 24 Kansas, defeating the undermanned Jayh...
NCAA, Sports
November 20, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference pushed back Tuesday on a claim by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened to punish the school if it refuses to support...
Smith shares deeply emotional reaction to first win
NCAA, Sports
November 19, 2025
PennLive via TribLive UNIVERSITY PARK — Terry Smith continually referenced a “storm” his Penn State team was in the middle of over the past two months. The Nittany Lions had lost six straight games, s...
NCAA, Sports
November 19, 2025
Michigan to be without top RB against Terps, OSU ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 18 Michigan does not expect injured running back Justice Haynes to play this week at Maryland, or next week against top-ran...
North Texas ends FBS’ longest ranking drought
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 18, 2025
Until this week, no Football Bowl Subdivision team had gone as long as North Texas without appearing in The Associated Press poll. The Mean Green scoring machine was No. 22 after the votes were counte...
NCAA, Sports
November 18, 2025
Locksley will return to Terps in 2026 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland, which has dropped six straight games and is headed toward an 11th straight losing record in Big Ten play, will bring back coach...
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 18, 2025
Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll Sunday, Oklahoma returned to the top 10 and North Texas, ranked for the first time since 1959, is among three Group of Five teams in the...
James Franklin finds new job at Virginia Tech
NCAA, Sports
November 18, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies became the first Powe...
Cal earns tournament bid after beating Shippensburg
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 17, 2025
The Vulcans will begin postseason action Saturday at Virginia Union. The California (Pa.) football team was awarded an NCAA Tournament bid Sunday evening after exploding in the fourth quarter to beat ...
Balog leads Cal women past West Liberty, 77-69
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 17, 2025
She had a game-high 21 points as the Vulcans picked up their second win of the season. WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — Sophomore Trinity Balog scored a career-high 21 points and junior Kimaya Williams recorded ...
No. 1 Houston holds off No. 22 Auburn in close win
NCAA, Sports
November 17, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn o...
Georgia Tech, Virginia hold narrow lead atop ACC
NCAA, Sports
November 17, 2025
Amid all the chaos and uncertainty in the conference title races, one thing is certain: James Madison will play in the Sun Belt championship game. The Dukes clinched a division title Saturday with a w...
Utah thriving with two capable quarterbacks
NCAA, Sports
November 17, 2025
WACO, Texas (AP) — Utah quarterbacks Devon Dampier and Byrd Ficklin are pretty much always together, sometimes even on the field at the same time during games. Dampier, the banged-up dual-threat junio...
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
November 15, 2025
The California men’s and women’s basketball teams tipped off the weekend with a split decision. Both teams are playing in the MEC-PSAC Challenge at West Liberty. Men Wheeling 85, California (Pa.) 82 W...
Irish look to improve CFP ranking against Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi was kidding. Mostly anyway. Asked what it means when No. 23 Pittsburgh hosts No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday, the longtime Panthers coach did a little math and then offered...
Wisconsin finds leaders for rebuild in freshmen
NCAA, Sports
November 15, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cooper Catalano and Mason Posa believe they can help make Wisconsin a winner again. The freshman linebackers have offered ample evidence of that lately while finally providing Bad...
Mountaineers roll past Panthers in Backyard Brawl
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
November 14, 2025
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Basketball coaches always say the key to winning games is the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. West Virginia coach Ross Hodge walked away from Thursday’s Back...