Panthers find their range to pull away from Longwood
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 8, 2025
An ugly first half only got uglier when Pitt went to the foul line with frequency, as the Panthers struggled to make free throws by missing eight of their first 12 attempts. So, they took a few steps ...
No. 2 Hoosiers looking for first win at Penn State
NCAA, Sports
November 8, 2025
By the Associated Press Terry Smith wants to give the Penn State football program something to feel good about, but he knows he’s running out of chances. The team’s interim coach will lead the Nittany...
Fickell will remain as Wisconsin’s coach beyond season
NCAA, Sports
November 8, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh says Luke Fickell will remain as coach “beyond this season” as the Badgers face the realistic possibility of their worst finish in decad...
Pitt coaches challenge Mason Heintschel
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 7, 2025
Late in the third quarter of Pitt’s eventual 35-20 win over Stanford, the Panthers were at the goal line looking to pile it on even more against the Cardinal. In the shotgun, after faking a handoff up...
Notre Dame looking to solve kicking woes
NCAA, Sports
November 7, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has watched missed extra points and errant field goals for two seasons. He knows it’s time to give that problem the boot. The 10th-ranked Irish ...
Iowa QB’s running ability a concern for Oregon
NCAA, Sports
November 7, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Gronowski needed Iowa’s second off week of the season to rest his body. Not because of the beating he had taken as a passer, but as a runner. Gronowski was expected to put ...
CFP committee makes it clear it will use ‘eye test’
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 7, 2025
The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national cham...
No. 8 BYU at No. 9 Texas Tech a highlight game
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 6, 2025
Lubbock is the center of the college football universe this week. No. 8 BYU visits No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday for the first top-10 matchup in a Big 12 conference game since 2021. ESPN’s “College Gam...
Pitt 24th in rankings
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 5, 2025
A five-game win streak proved insufficient to get Pitt into the most recent AP Top 25 or coaches poll, but the College Football Playoff selection committee viewed the Panthers in a more positive light...
Buckeyes at the top of first CFP rankings
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 5, 2025
The closest thing resembling drama for the first big reveal of this season’s College Football Playoff rankings hinged on which undefeated team would receive top billing. Answer: The defending champion...
Panthers top Youngstown St. in season opener
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Two exhibitions provided coach Jeff Capel’s retooled Pitt basketball roster a few tune-ups during the preseason, but Monday at Petersen Events Center, it was time to play a game that counted. Youngsto...
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
November 3, 2025
For the MVI California (Pa.) earned its third win this season over a nationally ranked opponent Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 24 Frostburg State 31–26 in NCAA Division II action at Adamson Stadium...
NCAA, Sports
October 30, 2025
Gonzaga guard ruled eligible by judge SEATTLE (AP) — Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster’s eligibility for this season has been reinstated by a Spokane County judge. The NCAA had denied an appeal from Gra...
No. 6 Blue Devils favorite to win ACC
NCAA, Sports
By By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer 
October 30, 2025
Jon Scheyer inherited a seemingly impossible task at Duke in following retired Hall of Fame coaching great Mike Krzyzewski. Yet the sixthranked Blue Devils have kept on winning. They’re starting this ...
Pitt’s true freshmen providing needed boost
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 30, 2025
When the dust settled around Pitt’s 2025 recruiting class and 22 true freshmen prepared to join the Panthers’ program, coach Pat Narduzzi had reason to be pleased with the reinforcements he was bringi...
Penn State gets ready for Ohio State challenge
NCAA, Sports
October 30, 2025
USA Today Penn State is in the middle of a four-game losing streak, its worst since 2020, and things won’t get any easier this weekend against No. 1 Ohio State. Interim coach Terry Smith said the Nitt...
Duke’s Cameron Boozer headlines top freshmen group
NCAA, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
October 30, 2025
Cameron Boozer’s extraordinary potential is evident from the way Tennessee coach Rick Barnes described him before the Duke freshman forward even played a college game that counts. “One of the best pla...
LSU fires Brian Kelly in fourth season of deal
NCAA, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 28, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million, athletic director Scott Woodward announced Sunday night. The move comes on the h...
NCAA urges schools to be cautious of equity deals
NCAA, Sports
October 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the NCAA is urging schools and conferences tempted by riches offered through potential deals with new equity sources to think about the long-term repercussions before ...
Receiving corps has No. 2 Indiana soaring
NCAA, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
October 22, 2025
Elijah Sarratt came to Indiana to show he could excel against the nation’s top secondaries. Omar Cooper Jr. stuck around his home state, hoping to get the same opportunity. Now, under the brightest sp...