High school football season enters Week 3 in Western Pennsylvania. Here are four players to watch this weekend:

Each week throughout the high school football season, TribLive will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

A week from now, we’ll be knee-deep in labeling the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers a complete success, or a total failure.

Thursday’s “First Call” looks at Mike Tomlin’s view of a possible return to coaching. Injury news for the New England Patriots as they prepare to host the Pittsburgh Steelers next week. The Pirates had a good night on the field and in the standings.

SEATTLE — Backup quarterback Drew Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seattle Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to starter Sam Darnold and beat the New England Patriots, 13-10, on Wednesday night in a Super Bowl rematch.

New research out of Carnegie Mellon University may have students rethink how they learn and study.

The latest Trib 10 power rankings look a tad different in the big schools, but it’s not déjà vu you are experiencing with the small schools this week.

The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation is selling historic buildings in Market Square that it has owned for about two decades.

Let’s call it, WPIAL Thursday night football, take two.

West View has extended the borough’s three-year contract with its police union for another year.

LOS ANGELES — To begin to understand how a ” super” El Niño winter could punish the Southern California coast, the historic wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula may just offer a glimpse at what’s to come.

HARRISBURG — Around this time two years ago, Sen. John Fetterman was in high demand on the campaign trail, going county-to-county in Pennsylvania to help Democrats up and down the ballot.

CINCINNATI — For years, the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense has had Joe Burrow lining up in the shotgun at a high rate.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for much of Western Pennsylvania until 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Braddock appeared in a prerecorded video at Wednesday night’s Republican midterm convention to warmly introduce one of the event’s speakers, his Senate colleague from Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill, Dave McCormick.

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff fought off a couple match points in a tiebreaker and beat Mirra Andreeva, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2, on Wednesday to set up a U.S. Open semifinal matchup against new No. 1 Elena Rybakina.

Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70.

Latrobe has managed full seasons with low roster numbers before, and the Wildcats are primed to do it again in 2026.

It is almost two weeks into the WPIAL girls soccer season, yet the pair of top-five-ranked Class 4A teams featured in Wednesday night’s Section 1 opener — Norwin and Fox Chapel — had combined for zero wins.

As unlikely as it seemed a few weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a .500 record and are within shouting distance of the National League’s final wild-card berth.

Silvi Rossi scored the decisive goal to lead South Fayette to a 1-0 victory over Moon (1-2, 0-1) in Section 2-3A girls soccer Wednesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 68-72) routed Omaha (Royals), 9-1, despite both teams recording nine hits apiece. DH Ryan O’Hearn (.167), rehabbing a hamstring injury, went 0 for 3 with a walk and a run scored. RF Nick Yorke (.200) went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer, his fourth. 3B Enmanuel Valdez (.253) went 2 for 3 with his 18th homer, a double, two runs and ...

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