Witherspoon’s jumper pushes Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Pan...
No. 5 Huskers streak ends as longest since 2014-15
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
January 29, 2026
Major college basketball’s longest winning streak in more than a decade ended at 24 games Tuesday night with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan. “To beat Michigan, you have to play almost p...
Mensah joins Hurricanes after legal battle with Duke
NCAA, Sports
January 29, 2026
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, giving the Hurricanes another standout transfer at quarterback as they come off a season where they went to the national championship gam...
No. 4 Duke is suddenly blowing out opponents
NCAA, Sports
January 28, 2026
Blue Devils are dominating inside as they stay unbeaten in ACC play. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Jon Scheyer entered January seemingly grappling a bit with exactly how to bring out the best from hi...
Pitt gets first schedule with nine ACC games
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 27, 2026
The ACC revealed its 2026 football schedule Monday evening, including Pitt’s full 12-game slate, which includes nine league contests. The Panthers begin the season Sept. 5 against Miami (Ohio) and hos...
Wade making instant impact at Slippery Rock
NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 27, 2026
After helping her Slippery Rock team beat up on her dad’s alma mater, California (Pa.), former Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix Super 6 Player of the Year Iyanna Wade, continues to show that she’s go...
Win at Slippery Rock keeps Vulcans in tie for first
NCAA, Sports
January 26, 2026
Bryson Lucas led the way for California (Pa.) with 21 points and 10 rebounds. By the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team remained in a tie for first place in the PSAC Wes...
Auburn gets signature win over Florida for Coach Pearl
NCAA, Sports
January 26, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Steven Pearl’s signature win came at an unlikely venue and against one of his closest friends. Pearl and Auburn stunned No. 16 Florida 76-67 on Saturday to notch the program’s...
Eagles’ late 3-pointer sinks Panthers in ACC play
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 22, 2026
A 41-point beatdown by Louisville last weekend has made Pitt well-acquainted with the feeling of intense dejection. Wednesday at Boston College provided the Panthers with major disappointment of a dif...
200 FBS quarterbacks went into transfer portal
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
January 22, 2026
About 200 Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks entered the transfer portal by last week’s deadline. That doesn’t mean it’s a buyer’s market. The top programs in the power conferences are paying a pr...
A ‘miracle’ season: Fischer’s journey with IU football
NCAA, Sports
January 21, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Don Fischer never saw this coming. The play-by-play voice of Indiana basketball and football was behind the microphone a half-century ago when the Hoosiers — the basketball ...
Fletcher and Toney delivered, Hurricanes still fell short
NCAA, Sports
January 21, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There will be a new starting quarterback at Miami next season, new starters on the offensive and defensive lines, a new kicker and probably a slew of other depth chart chang...
Mendoza’s clutch play helped push Hoosiers to title
NCAA, Sports
January 21, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — A historic season for Fernando Mendoza ended with a national title. The Heisman Trophy winner didn’t have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up big when it mattered. He c...
Cignetti, Mendoza bring Hoosiers a title
NCAA, Sports
January 20, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a ra...
McKeesport’s Manfredo leads ’Boro over Cal
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 19, 2026
The former Tiger scored 20 points in the Fighting Scots’ 69-45 win over the Vulcans. Rachael Manfredo delivered a team-high 20 points in a return to the area Saturday, helping Edinboro pull away for a...
A champion will be crowned but chaos will linger
NCAA, Sports
January 19, 2026
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Once the legal wrangling over paying players finally got settled last summer, there was hope that college football might finally stumble into something resembling stability. O...
Toney’s rise has Miami on bring of national title
NCAA, Sports
January 19, 2026
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney was just 17 years old when he introduced himself to the college football world by hauling in a 28-yard touchdown pass in Miami’s season-opening win against Notre...
NCAA, Sports
January 19, 2026
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — College football leaders gave every indication Sunday that they remain stuck in a yearlong debate about expanding the playoff from 12 teams to 16 or beyond. Commissioners and ...
Heintschel announces he’ll return to Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 17, 2026
Pitt’s most important player removed a major source of anxiety for coach Pat Narduzzi with an important announcement Thursday as quarterback Mason Heintschel intends to return to the Panthers for his ...
Norwin’s Shanahan on brink of national championship
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
January 17, 2026
A former high school lacrosse coach turned millionaire playcaller for the No. 1 college football team in the country is a win away from a national championship. If Norwin alum Mike Shanahan tells you ...