A return of traditional spring football games?
NCAA, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
March 6, 2026
The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country. Playing a game in front of fans to end spring...
Vulcans move on to PSAC semifinals
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 5, 2026
The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team showed no lingering effects from its regular- season finale loss as the Vulcans delivered a dominant performance in the PSAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. C...
Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame coach, dies at 89
NCAA, Sports
March 5, 2026
By ERIC OLSON AND TOM COYNE Associated Press Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn’t beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one o...
NCAA, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
March 5, 2026
DeSean Goode observed with great interest the amazing scene unfolding on a campus just outside Pittsburgh a year ago as the college basketball season picked up its usual maddening pace come March. Wha...
The Golden Era: Florida’s Golden reaches 100 wins
NCAA, Sports
March 5, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Todd Golden was an afterthought in coach of the year conversations a month ago. Now, maybe he should be considered a frontrunner. Golden became the fastest coach in ...
Pitt fires women’s basketball coach Verdi
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 4, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of a third straight disappointing season, Pitt fired women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday morning, athletic director Allen Greene announced. The Panthers went 8-23...
Hoosiers make history with 9 players at combine
NCAA, NFL, Sports
March 4, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The national champion Indiana Hoosiers just keep making history. Less than two months after winning their first national championship and becoming the first major college football ...
Narduzzi takes stock of new group, coaches
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 4, 2026
ith the first of 15 spring practices complete, Pitt took the opening step toward coalescing as a team months ahead the 2026 football season. After Monday’s session, the Panthers will continue practici...
No. 1 Blue Devils clinch outright ACC title
NCAA, Sports
March 4, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N.C. State 93-64 on Monday night, securing the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-seas...
Manfredo too much for Vulcans in first-round exit
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 3, 2026
Edinboro rode a dominant performance from McKeesport graduate Rachael Manfredo to an 85-64 victory over California (Pa.) in the first round of the PSAC Championship on Monday night at McComb Fieldhous...
Sibling rivalries on display at NFL Combine
NCAA, NFL, Sports
March 2, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Spencer and Logan Fano began their football careers like so many other brothers — roughhousing in their parents’ backyard. They pushed, shoved, wrestled and even boxed. Eventually,...
Baker-Mazara out of basketball program at USC
NCAA, Sports
March 2, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly a year after helping Auburn reach the Final Four, Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of Southern California’s basketball program, the team said Sunday. He was the second...
Penn State’s Becht ready to resume throwing
NCAA, Sports
February 27, 2026
PennLive STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar isn’t the only Penn State quarterback who is expected to throw on Saturday. Veteran Rocco Becht, the Iowa State transfer who will lead Matt Campbell’s Penn State of...
Pitt’s Louis eager to show his speed at NFL Combine
NCAA, NFL, Pittsburgh, ...
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
February 27, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — Perhaps the only thing Kyle Louis does faster than run as compered to other draft-eligible linebackers is answer a question about what drill he’s most excited about during his workouts ...
Texas Tech’s defensive line reaps benefits of combine
NCAA, NFL, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
February 27, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Texas Tech had the best college defensive line money could buy last season. Ends David Bailey and Romello Height each had double-digit sacks totals and were ranked among the top 15...
Vulcans alone in second place
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 26, 2026
The California University of Pa. men’s basketball made a statement Wednesday night with an emphatic 78-60 victory over Indiana University of Pa. to edge closer to a second place finish in the PSAC Wes...
Blue Devils rise to No. 1 for record 148th time
NCAA, Sports
By By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer 
February 25, 2026
Duke’s win against Michigan has propelled the Blue Devils to a familiar perch: No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Blue Devils climbed two spots to top Monday’s poll, mark...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 20, 2026
In terms of personnel and oversight, Pitt enters a new era on special teams in 2026. That’s the result of former coach Jacob Bronowski departing Pitt for a job at Auburn in early December, coupled wit...
32-year-old Thompson stars for WCCC basketball
NCAA, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
February 19, 2026
Julian Thompson is a former star at Greensburg Salem. Julian Thompson calls himself “Unc,” as in uncle. As in, ahem, the elder statesman of the locker room. “I figured I’d get that out of the way and ...
Vulcans hit century mark in sweep
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 17, 2026
The California (PA) men’s basketball team eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time this season — and needed every bit of it Saturday afternoon. Despite building an early double-digit lead, Clari...