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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > ole-miss-football-team-turns-into-unlikely-powerhouse

Ole Miss football team turns into unlikely powerhouse

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (957+ words) Keith Carter had a premium vantage point at the Sugar Bowl for arguably the biggest moment in Mississippi's college football history, standing directly behind the goalposts as Lucas Carneiro's 47-yard field goal split the uprights. The Ole Miss athletic director…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > nfl-playoffs-wildcard-ap-pro-picks-four-road-favorites

Four road teams favored in NFL wild cards

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1170+ words) The NFL's wild-card weekend features a rematch of the 2022 NFC championship game, two division rivals facing off, a team with a losing record playing a home game and four road favorites. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and their…...

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altoonamirror.com > life > area-life > 2026 > 01 > canoecreek-ice-fishing-nothing-biting

Nothing biting | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (38+ words) A lone ice fisherman checks his line as he relaxes in his chair at Canoe Creek State Park on Tuesday afternoon. Landolfi trains on despite pain, inconclusive diagnosis Horoscope " Sunday, Jan. 4 Kenyan barber uses shovel, unconventional tools...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > nfl-season-unravels-for-some

Season unravels for some NFL teams

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (668+ words) Wouldn't you know it? The season of the kicker came down to a missed kick. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell hadn't missed an extra point all season until Ravens safety Kevon Johnson got a hand on the PAT after Aaron…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > cfb-playoff-miami-mississippi-quarterbacks-different-paths

QBs for Canes, Rebels take different paths

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (612+ words) Miami's Carson Beck is the prototypical power-program quarterback, a former four-star prospect with a massive NIL portfolio who knows what it's like to play on the big stage. Mississippi's Trinidad Chambliss nearly gave up football, won a Division II national…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > nfl-coaches-six-teams-looking

Six NFL teams looking for coaches

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (648+ words) A rundown of the NFL head coach firings, with three Black Monday dismissals and one on Sunday night increasing the number of job openings to six for the 2025 season. Arizona came into the season with high hopes of contending in…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > psu > football-news > 2026 > 01 > grunkemeyer-transfer-portal-virginiatech-heading-south

Grunkemeyer heading south for Virginia Tech

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (173+ words) Former Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer has found a new home, returning to play for James Franklin and Virginia Tech. Grunkemeyer threw for 1,339 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions in 11 games with the Nittany Lions this season. He will also…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > scholastic > athlete-of-the-week > 2026 > 01 > tyrone-wrestling-scott-dominates-for-eagles

Kyle Scott dominates for Eagles

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (198+ words) Athlete of the week achievement: Scott had two first-period falls and two technical falls, including a 16-0 shutout in 5:12 of Chestnut Ridge's Jayden Imler in the championship bout to win the 189-pound title at the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference wrestling championships....

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altoonamirror.com > sports > professional > steelers > 2026 > 01 > steelers-tomlin-not-affected-by-what-if-scenarios

Steelers’ Tomlin not affected by what-if scenarios

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (743+ words) PITTSBURGH " Mike Tomlin isn't into "what-ifs?" There's really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his team received an up-close look at yet again in a…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 01 > nfl-week18-roundup-browns-garrett-sack-record-set

Garrett sets mark in win for Browns

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1243+ words) CINCINNATI " The night before Myles Garrett got his 23rd sack to break the NFL single-season record, he had a nightmare that he fell short of the mark. Garrett instead made his sweetest dreams come true. The All-Pro Cleveland Browns pass rusher…...