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...
McIlroy says LIV and PGA Tour ‘too far apart’
Sports
January 22, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have grown “too far apart” to form an alliance and bring a splintered sport back together. “I just don’t see a world ...
Mets make another big deal with trade for Robert Jr.
MLB, Sports
January 22, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, filling a hole in center field. New York sent infielder Luisangel Acuña and minor league pit...
Sports
January 22, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Monmouth at Hampton 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — South Florida at UAB 7 p.m. - FS1 — Wisconsin at Penn St. 9 p.m. - ESPNU — Tennessee St. at SIU-Edwardsville COLLEGE BASK...
Adams resumes chase of ‘mystical thing’ for Rams
NFL, Sports
January 22, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Davante Adams reached the NFC championship game four times during his eight seasons with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Every time, Green Bay came up just short of the Super Bowl — ...
Balanced Rams top Hounds as rivalry renewed
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 21, 2026
Entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s contest, Ringgold led Monessen 48-46 in what was anyone’s game. But in the end, the Rams closed the game strong with an 18-5 fourth quarter that pushed t...
Belle Vernon, Clairton boys cruise to section wins
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
January 21, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon opened Tuesday night by scoring 27 first-quarter points and never let Yough recover in a 79-43 Section 3-4A boys basketball win. The Leopards (11-7, 7-1) bui...
Steelers hold in-person interview with Flores
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 21, 2026
Brian Flores was only weeks removed from filing a lawsuit against the NFL when the Pittsburgh Steelers hired him in 2022, providing the former Miami Dolphins head coach a pathway back into the league....
Belle Vernon runs through West Mifflin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 21, 2026
Aubrey Brown (17) and Lyla McConnell (12) combined for 29 points in the Leopards’ rout. The Belle Vernon girls basketball team reeled off 15 straight points to start their game against West Mifflin Tu...
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...
Titans agree to hire Robert Saleh as head coach
NFL, Sports
January 21, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans agreed to hire Robert Saleh as their coach on Monday night, hoping he can speed up their rebuild and end the franchise’s skid of four straight losing seaso...
QB Flores hypes flag football ahead of Olympic debut
Olympics, Sports
By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer 
January 21, 2026
Quarterback Diana Flores has won world titles and MVPs on the flag football field. She’s starred in Super Bowl commercials to promote her sport, too. This, though, confirmed just how far-reaching wome...
Should safety, not questionable call, have ended game?
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
January 21, 2026
Sean McDermott went down fighting for Buffalo, both at the postgame lectern in the Mile High City and from 35,000 feet on the flight home, insisting over and over that it was a catch and the Bills sho...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 21, 2026
Smith is the first former Steelers coach to be hired somewhere else since Mike Tomlin resigned. Longtime special teams coordinator Danny Smith became the first member of former coach Mike Tomlin’s sta...
MLB, Sports
January 21, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán fielded a question about the impact of his role in the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal as deftly as he grabbed so many balls hit to him in center field. “There’s no dou...
Penguins make trade for Avalanche defenseman
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 21, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Valtteri Puustinen and a seventh-round draft pick in 2026 on Tuesday. Solovyov, 25, has sp...
Sports
January 21, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - ACCN — Pittsburgh at Boston College 7 p.m. - BTN — Maryland at Illinois 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Murray St. at Drake 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Notre Dame at North Carolina 7 p.m. - ES...
Sports
January 21, 2026
Pitino gets career win No. 899 NEW YORK (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 17 points and 11 rebounds as St. John’s rallied from 15 down in the second half to beat Seton Hall 65-60 on Tuesday night at Madison ...