Northwestern, Central Michigan set to play today
NCAA, Sports
December 26, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Christmas bowl games often turn into scoring bonanzas, where the first team to 40 points is the winner. The GameAbove Sports Bowl might be the exception to that rule — 20 points could b...
Minnesota hoping for record ninth-straight bowl win
NCAA, Sports
December 26, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Opting out has become the in thing to do. Every year, players regularly choose not to play in bowl games, some wary of injuries affecting their pro prospects, others leaving for another...
NCAA, Sports
December 26, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) — Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 comeback victory over California in a thrilling Hawai...
Ohio State, Miami set for nostalgic playoff clash
NCAA, Sports
December 24, 2025
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The last time Ohio State and Miami met in a postseason football game, the Hurricanes spent a couple of seconds celebrating a victory that gave them back-to-back national cham...
Vulcan men close year with crossover sweep
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 22, 2025
Antonie Arnett hit a shot before the buzzer to lead Cal men over Lock Haven Saturday before crushing Mansfield Sunday. LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Redshirt sophomore Antoine Arnett knocked down a stepback jumpe...
Chambliss, Ole Miss crush Tulane in CFP
NCAA, Sports
December 22, 2025
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — New Mississippi coach Pete Golding spent the last minutes of his high-stakes debut taking in the smiling faces of his players on the sideline. “To know what they’ve been through, ...
Fierce defense dominates Texas A&M to advance
NCAA, Sports
December 22, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M on Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed ...
No. 1 Indiana looks to defy painful past against Alabama
NCAA, Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
By By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer 
December 22, 2025
Alabama and Indiana couldn’t have more different football histories. This Indiana team couldn’t be more unlike the program’s painful past. Alabama will play No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in...
Panthers throttle Nittany Lions in Chocolate Town
NCAA, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 22, 2025
Three decades-plus of irregular meetings has obscured the historical legacy of Pitt vs. Penn State on the hardwood. The two men’s basketball programs, which have played only 10 times since 1992, own a...
Pitt volleyball swept out of Final 4 by A&M
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and...
Simpson, Mateer meet in CFP first-round
NCAA, Sports
December 19, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Alabama’s Ty Simpson and Oklahoma’s John Mateer will bring contrasting styles to their College Football Playoff matchup on Friday. Simpson, considered a Heisman Trophy candidate f...
Vulcans extend winning streak to four
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 18, 2025
The California (Pa.) men and women swept Shippensburg in PSAC crossover play. The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team continued its strong December run Tuesday, pulling away in the second half for ...
Panthers end skid with blowout of Binghamton
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 18, 2025
Winning one game is an insufficient remedy for Pitt, given the team’s repeated early struggles against a wide spectrum of competition. While it will take far more than a single victory to get the Pant...
Penn St. players encouraged by first impression
NCAA, Sports
December 18, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Trebor Peña has advice for his younger teammates who must decide soon whether to stay at Penn State and play for new coach Matt Campbell or look for opportunities elsewhere. ...
Cignetti first to win back-to-back Coach of the Year awards
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
December 18, 2025
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti exceeded expectations again this season and it earned him a second consecutive honor as The Associated Press coach of the year in college football. Cignetti is the first coach ...
Salisbury named head coach at West Liberty
NCAA, Sports
December 17, 2025
The Frazier graduate and former offensive coordinator at California (Pa.) will start immediately. By the Mon Valley Independent Former Frazier quarterback and California (Pa.) offensive coordinator Ch...
Panthers volleyball team gets sendoff en route to Final Four
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 17, 2025
Pitt volleyball — from coach Dan Fisher and his staff to the Panthers players as well as their fan base — has been here before. The Panthers departed Fitzgerald Field House on Tuesday afternoon to tra...
Pitt women on to Final 4, will face Texas A&M
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By ANTONIO ROSETTI TribLive 
December 16, 2025
The Pitt women’s volleyball team (30-4, 18-2 ACC), behind Olivia Babcock’s 23 kills, defeated No. 3 Purdue, 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 2517), sending the Panthers to their fifth straight Final Four. Up...
Pitt volleyball outlasts Purdue, returns to Final Four
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By ANTONIO ROSSETTI TribLive 
December 15, 2025
The Panthers will face Nebraska or Texas A&M on Thursday in the national semifinals. The Pitt women’s volleyball team (30-4, 18-2 ACC), behind Olivia Babcock’s 23 kills, defeated No. 3 Purdue, 3-1 (25...
Michigan HC search includes Dillingham, Drinkwitz
NCAA, Sports
December 15, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The firm hired by Michigan to search for a football coach to replace Sherrone Moore has contacted representatives for Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham and Missouri’s Eli Drinkw...