Sports
January 6, 2026
BVA MS boys stay unbeaten The Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball teams steamrolled South Allegheny Monday to up their records to 9-0 to start the second half of the season. For the 8th-grade L...
Raiders fire Carroll after 3-14 season
NFL, Sports
January 6, 2026
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Carroll expressed high...
Gladiators fall to Hickory, Jaguars nip Erie High in OT
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
WEEKEND ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 5, 2026
Hickory held off a strong second-half push from South Allegheny to earn a 71-65 victory Saturday at the North Allegheny Tournament. The Hornets (7-1) built a 29-22 lead at halftime and maintained cont...
Vulcans hammer Golden Bears
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 5, 2026
The Cal men remained unbeaten in PSAC play with a win over Kutztown Saturday. Seton Hill up next. The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team remained undefeated in conference play Saturday, pulling aw...
Penguins rally to beat Columbus in overtime
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 5, 2026
New Pittsburgh Penguins forward Yegor Chinakhov isn’t terribly eager to explain what went wrong for him in parts of five seasons as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets. “It’s pretty hard times,” Chi...
Steelers capture North with wild win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 5, 2026
No. 4 Pittsburgh will host No. 5 Houston next Monday in the wild-card round. Coming off one of the most disappointing losses in the Mike Tomlin era, the Pittsburgh Steelers responded with one of the m...
Sports
January 5, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. - CBSSN — William & Mary at Charleston Southern 7 p.m. - PEACOCK — Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. - FS1 — Southern Cal at Michigan S...
NCAA, Sports
January 5, 2026
PennLive.com Penn State made its big (expected) splash Sunday, gaining the commitment of former Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht via the transfer portal. But a second win followed in short order, on...
Dybantsa’s resilience led BYU to opening Big 12 win
NCAA, Sports
January 5, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — About the fourth or fifth time that A.J. Dybantsa crashed to the floor, and he looked up at an official in both shock and vain, one of the most talented freshmen in college bask...
Bills fans celebrate Highmark Stadium
NFL, Sports
January 5, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills fans arrived early and lingered long after the game ended to bid what could be farewell to their long-time home stadium filled with 53 years of memories — and o...
NFL, Sports
January 5, 2026
First domino falls in coaching carousel as Falcons fire Morris ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night, announcing the moves hou...
Broncos lock up AFC’s top seed with 19-3 win
NFL, Sports
NFL CAPSULES
January 5, 2026
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos secured the AFC’s top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers’ bevy of backups Sunday, a victory fueled by Ja’Quan McMillian’s 45-yard interception ...
Mangum ready to make impression on Pittsburgh
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 5, 2026
Jake Mangum blames his family’s football mentality for his aggressive approach at the plate, where he has a well-earned reputation for swinging at nearly every pitch within six inches of the strike zo...
Vulcans sweep away East Stroudsburg
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
Jordyn Buchanan scored a gamehigh 26 points in a Cal victory over the visiting Warriors Friday. By the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team remained unbeaten in PSAC play ...
Talking Steelers, Pitt and playoffs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 3, 2026
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday he was hopeful that TJ Watt could play to some degree in Sunday’s all-or-nothing game against the Ravens for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. ...
Gainwell named Steelers’ MVP
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as ...
Ravens, Steelers meet with both coaches under fire
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 3, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have spent nearly two decades staring across the sideline from each other. At some point, there’s going to be a last time. There’s a sense that the 40th...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his ...
NHL, Olympics, Pittsburgh, ...
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Rickard Rakell was enthralled in 2006 Sweden’s entry into the Olympics that year was stocked with luminaries such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin and his personal favorite, Peter Forsberg. And a 12-y...
Chambliss, Carneiro lift Ole Miss past Georgia
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneir...