Campbell leans on his experience during skid
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2026
PennLive.com Matt Campbell’s been in spots like this before. While his start at Penn State has been inauspicious — 3-4 on the year and 0-4 with four straight losses in Big Ten play — Campbell’s not pa...
Pitt guard Sumler looks to bring scoring touch to ACC
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Jeff Capel’s two most successful teams at Pitt shared a key commonality, helping propel the Panthers to backto- back 20-win campaigns. For the 2022-23 and 202324 seasons, Pitt got major contributions ...
Zolak reflects on Montana, Western Pa.’s QB tradition
NFL, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
October 28, 2026
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story on Ringgold graduate, and NFL quarterback Scott Zolak. Ringgold’s Scott Zolak was a two-sport star who went on to play in the NFL. Throughout his c...
Steelers winning important games
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows what a playoff team looks like. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are certainly contenders in the standings after a workmanlike 16-10 win over New Orleans on Sund...
Colts try to tune out deadline noise
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Taylor snaked through a crease off the left side of the line and outraced the defense for a 38-yard touchdown to cap the opening drive for the Indianapolis Colts, giving th...
Penguins Kindel just happy ‘to be back on the ice’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Tuesday was demanding for Ben Kindel. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry, he centered the team’s second line with Egor Chinakhov and Evgeni Malkin on his wings. Then he served as ce...
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quenton Nelson made an All-Pro impact right from the start for the Indianapolis Colts. The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks think he can do the same thing for their s...
Narduzzi preaches playing complementary football
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Pat Narduzzi has no shortage of options when it comes to picking out the most unappetizing aspect of Pitt’s weekend loss to No. 1 Miami. The Panthers allowed 52 points, completely failed to stop Hurri...
Steelers QB looks like ‘vintage Aaron Rodgers’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 28, 2026
“Vintage Aaron Rodgers” is how it’s fondly described in the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room whenever the 42-year-old makes a play reminiscent of his MVP-winning prime. But those aren’t just throw...
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tanner McKee and the Philadelphia Eagles still had a potential victory within their grasp in the fourth quarter when the career backup threw a pass into the outstretched hands of D...
Flag-filled: Rash of penalties mars Packers-Lions
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
October 28, 2026
The officials really got under the Green Bay Packers’ skins in Week 7, and Tom Brady was squarely in their corner, disputing call after call during a flag-filled showdown the Detroit Lions won 20-17 o...
Small colleges look to football to boost enrollment
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
October 28, 2026
A bagpiper in a kilt led hundreds of Azusa Pacific University students and the school president into the Cougars’ stadium before kickoff against Whittier College earlier this season, a sun-splashed ce...
Sports
October 28, 2026
BVA boosters hosting Turkey Trot The Belle Vernon Area Big Boosters will hold its fifth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon. Registration ...
Plum breaks loose in second half to beat Leps
High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO For MVI Sports 
October 27, 2026
The Plum girls soccer program has made a habit of deep runs through the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs over the past decade. That gave Mustangs coach Jamie Stewart confidence that a scoreless first 40 minute...
Wash High no match for No. 3 Commodores
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 27, 2026
A dominant performance from the service line led Frazier to the win. The Frazier volleyball team opened their WPIAL championship chase in impressive fashion Monday, cruising past No. 14 Washington wit...
Warriors knock out Latrobe
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 27, 2026
Elizabeth Forward has come a long way from a season-opening loss to Latrobe. “We’re completely different now,” Warriors coach Sotiri Tsourekis said. “We took on four big giants early in the season to ...
Ambridge upsets No. 4 EF
High school, Sports
By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
October 27, 2026
By Brennan Valladares bvalladares@yourmvi.com The Bridgers’ Aaron Scheib scored all four goals in a 4-3 overtime win. After sacrificing a 3-2 lead late in Monday’s WPIAL Class 2A first-round match aga...
Rays on brink of World Series flop
MLB, Sports
October 27, 2026
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s first World Series game at Tropicana Field in 18 years turned into a record-setter: for Milwaukee Brewers batters and Rays pitchers. Milwaukee became the first ...
Dillon scores four as Bearcats roll in playoff opener
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 27, 2026
Bentworth looked every bit like a veteran playoff team Monday night. Brielle Dillon scored four goals and the fifth-seeded Bearcats took control early on their way to a 5-0 win over No. 12 Aquinas Aca...
Hernandez, Gray win Pirates’ minor league awards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 27, 2026
Right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez started the season as one of baseball’s top prospects, and third baseman Murf Gray finished it in the top-100 rankings. After spectacular showings in their first pr...