With Monday’s win over Mt. Pleasant, the Belle Vernon girls clinched their first section title in 27 years. For the first time in 27 seasons, members of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team can call...

his commitment to play at SEC power Georgia. McKeesport’s junior star running back is the top-ranked running back in the class of 2027, according to multiple recruiting sites. McKeesport junior runnin...

By the Mon Valley Independent Behind a balanced scoring attack and a flurry of three-pointers, the Eagles rolled to a 71-36 win over West Greene in a Section 2-1A matchup. Serra Catholic knocked down ...

Justin Fry (27) and Nick Trklja (21) combined for 48 points as TJ stayed unbeaten in section play. With the calendar turning to February, it’s officially crunch time for basketball teams throughout th...

Just like every Cypriot alpine skier, Hungarian speed skater and Romanian luger representing their respective countries, Rickard Rakell is excited about going to Italy next week for the Olympics as a ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Not so fast on an 18-game NFL season. A week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it seem inevitable, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said expanding the regular season to 18 g...

There will be battles for spots in the back end of the starting rotation. The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their offseason predicated on the premise that they had a solid foundation with their starting p...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year. The league on Monday announced the p...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Rowdy Reptiles were ready for Charles Bediako. Florida’s raucous student section taunted Alabama’s 7-foot center unmercifully with chants of “G League dropout” during a 10...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose doesn’t pay attention to his age no matter how much he gets reminded. His victory Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open was historic on a couple of fronts. At age 45, he be...

Torrence Taylor led the way with 25 points and 14 rebounds. In a tightly contested game, the Monessen boys’ basketball team made its free throws late, got production from its bigs and came up with the...

Kennedy Bankett’s 34-point game led the women past UPJ, 82-58 By the Mon Valley Independent The Vulcans’ Bryson Lucas set the tone early Saturday afternoon and never let the game slip away. The redshi...

They combined for 40 points in the 48-46 victory at Southern Garrett. Maggie Spell and Riley McCabe combined for 40 of Thomas Jefferson’s points in a come-from-behind 48-46 win over Southern Garrett (...

The biggest betting extravaganza in the world of sports takes place Sunday. In other words, it’s the Super Bowl. Millions of dollars will be bet on a bevy of different props like whether the toss of t...

Five goals in Saturday’s victory over the Rangers came from the third and fourth lines. The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship squad Saturday for a ceremo...

He was selected as a reserve for the game in Los Angeles later this month. LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. James was a pick for the 22nd consecutive year,...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach on Sunday, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West...

The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday. T...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Condon scored 25 points, Thomas Haugh added 22 and No. 19 Florida handled 23rd-ranked Alabama and Charles Bediako 100-77 on Sunday. Florida’s fifth consecutive victory in...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz had Novak Djokovic across the net from him and Rafael Nadal watching from above in Rod Laver Arena. His inspiration, and his idol. Alcaraz had visions of thi...