The BVA girls forced 43 Ringgold turnovers to roll to a win in the rivalry game. Belle Vernon used suffocating defense in the first half and a 21-2 advantage in the second quarter to roll to a 6119 wi...

After a gritty and determined fight on Saturday, G-Force Athletic Club fighter Xoren Radusewicz (right) picked up a decision victory at the North Side Athletic Club over home-turf fighter Evan Cupps. ...

Despite a 20-point fourth quarter, it was just a little too late for the Monessen girls’ basketball team, as it fell short to Bishop Canevin, 45-42, at home Thursday night in a critical Section 2-1A c...

TJ outscored the Indians, 40-21, over the final 16 minutes for key section win Thursday. After a sluggish second quarter that saw Thomas Jefferson fall behind a Peters Township squad it was desperate ...

There are immutable certainties in hockey. The ice will be cold, and the pucks will be rubber. And Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will always be ready for the Philadelphia Flyers. Such was ...

Belle Vernon continued its strong start to section play Thursday night, defeating West Mifflin 68-46 in a Section 3-4A matchup. The Leopards (10-7, 6-1) controlled the game early, building a 33-18 hal...

Burned in Zach Werenski’s memory is the first U.S. practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. “You look around and see the skill,” Werenski said. “I was like, ‘This is fast.’ It’s wave after wa...

Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. But the 25-year-old biathlete from Greenland is facing an extra l...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s federal government said Wednesday it is ready to commit $250 million toward the Alpine nation organizing the 2038 Olympics and Paralympics. The Swiss project is the only ca...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Vance Joseph interviewed with five teams during the Denver Broncos’ bye week in his quest for a second crack at an NFL head coaching job. What’s really on the defensive coordin...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings haven’t wavered in their support of J.J. McCarthy, continuing to exude optimism about his potential when publicly discussing their developing quarterback. Wha...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - CBSSN — Toledo at Kent St. 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Creighton at Providence 8 p.m. - FOX — Baylor at Kansas 8:30 p.m. - CBSSN — Ohio at Ball St. 8:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — Loyol...

BVA Middle School boys continue their streak The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball teams picked up a sweep over host Derry Thursday to remain unbeaten for the season. The 8th-grade Leopa...

Former BVA and Monessen boys basketball coach Joe Salvino will be inducted June 5. Last year, the WPIAL Hall of Fame welcomed in a number of athletes with ties to the Mid-Mon Valley. This year, anothe...

A state championship event is coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania for the rest of the decade. The PIAA board of directors approved Wednesday sites for the fall sports championships, bringing the state...

Both Bentworth and Charleroi entered Wednesday night coming off key section wins and looking to carry that momentum into a non-section matchup before the second half of their section schedules begins....

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin, as always, got right to the point. “When you don’t get it done, words are cheap,” a subdued Tomlin said Monday night after the Pittsburgh Steelers were quickly ushered o...

A slow start led to a slow game Wednesday, too slow for Belle Vernon boys head coach Ricky Tyburski. The Leopards failed to score in the opening five minutes of their non-section game against Gateway,...

Rather than merely a coaching tree, one early candidate to become the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach comes from an impressive family tree, too. The Steelers reportedly asked to interview Los Angeles Rams ...