Super Bowl: Seattle will beat Patriots out by the Bay
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
I’M JUST SAYIN’
February 5, 2026
Super Bowl week is here ... and for my next trick, I will tell you who is going to win – and why. Of course, this is the part when I tell you to NOT take my opinion in this column as gospel, and don’t...
Nittany Lions came calling for EF’s Thomas
High school, NCAA, Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
February 5, 2026
Mark Thomas graduated from Elizabeth Forward as a member of the Class of 1972, and his athletic talent was so evident that Penn State came knocking early. His scholastic sports career began in eighth ...
ANOTHER WIN FOR G-FORCE
Sports
February 5, 2026
G-Force A.C. fighter Dragan Radusewicz has his arms raised in victory during the Punch Out Parkinson’s amateur boxing event at the Shriner Center in Cheswick. Radusewicz won a unanimous decision over ...
California boys pick up first win
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
February 5, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent In a game featuring teams with a combined 40 losses, it was California getting the monkey off their backs and picking up their first win of the season. Three players scor...
Steelers hire new offensive coordinator
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 5, 2026
Brian Angelichio was the passing game coordinator in Minnesota before coming to Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Brian Angelichio as offensive coordinator, choosing a candidate who spent the ...
Penn State star McKenna facing felony aggravated assault charge
NCAA, Sports
February 5, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive Penn State hockey superstar Gavin McKenna is facing a first-degree felony charge as well as three other charges following an alleged incident this past Saturday. A Pennsylvan...
‘Dark Side’ rises: How Seahawks’ defense powered to Super Bowl
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
February 5, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jarran Reed can’t quite remember if the nickname surfaced during OTA’s or training camp, but the Seattle Seahawks lineman recalls a group chat forming among the defensive leade...
Kings acquire Panarin in trade with N.Y. Rangers
NHL, Sports
February 5, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artemi Panarin needed a new home after 6 1/2 seasons with the New York Rangers. The Los Angeles Kings have needed a scorer of Panarin’s stature for a whole lot longer than that. And...
Photographer Biever has shot every Super Bowl
Sports, Super Bowl LX
February 5, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quar...
SUPER BOWL
Sports, Super Bowl LX
THIS YEAR’S MATCHUP AMONG THE MOST UNLIKELY AT START OF SEASON SUPER BOWL
By BY ARNIE MELENDREZ STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
February 5, 2026
SeattleSeahawksvs. NewEnglandPatriots KICKOFF: SUNDAY, FEB. 8, AT 6:30 P.M. EST Mike Vrabel and Sam Darnold are bringing the unlikeliest of Super Bowl matchups to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Califo...
Next Gen Stats has changed the game
Sports, Super Bowl LX
February 5, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —Anyone watching Caleb Williams’ desperation fourth-down touchdown pass in the divisional round knew how improbable a play it was. Quantifying that was a different story. That’s whe...
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
SUPER BOWL NOTES
February 5, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame show will be headed to Alcatraz Island. NBC announced Monday that the network will broadcast part of its pregame show before Sunday’s game between the New E...
Don’t tune into big game hoping for break from politics
Entertainment, NFL, Sports, ...
February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t tune into the Super Bowl hoping for a break from the tumultuous politics gripping the U.S. The NFL is facing pressure ahead of Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and th...
Unheralded players could make a big impact
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
February 5, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Much of the attention during Super Bowl week is usually on the star players like Drake Maye and Jaxon Smith-Njigba for good reason. But if history is any indication, some lesser-k...
News, NFL, Sports, ...
February 5, 2026
The popular video game franchise predicted a 2320 win for Seattle in the Bay Area. By the Associated Press The Business Wire The last time the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks played against ...
Eagles’ Hurts leads NFC to win in Pro Bowl Games
NFL, Sports
February 5, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jalen Hurts said the flag football played in the Pro Bowl Games doesn’t have the negative connotation that it may have once had. If anything, Hurts believes the NFL’s all-star exh...
McCarthy, Khan go way back to Big Easy
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
February 5, 2026
Omar Khan certainly feels the frustration from Pittsburgh Steelers fans over the organization’s lack of a playoff win for nine years. He understands that fan perspective because he’s lived it as a fan...
Harden to Cavs, Garland to Clippers in All-Star deal
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
February 5, 2026
James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a ...
Shaquille O’Neal says 2006 Heat title is his favorite
NBA, Sports
February 5, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal played for four NBA championship teams. And now, 20 years after his last title, he has one that he can call his favorite. It was the one he got with the Miami Heat. The H...
Suarez happy to be back in Cincinnati with the Reds
MLB, Sports
February 5, 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ever since he was traded in 2022, Eugenio Suárez was hoping there was some way he could eventually return to the Cincinnati Reds. On Tuesday, the reunion became official after he pas...