NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, the New York Rangers could not buy a break on home ice. The puck was not going in for them, and they lost their first seven games at Madison Square Garden on the way to 27 ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on Pittsburgh’s North Shore at the 2026 draft, the Steelers’ rookie class did what some do when they find t...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The feeling around the San Francisco 49ers after their latest victory was more relief than celebration. The Niners looked like their dominant selves for most of the first th...

The Washington Commanders got bad, but not unexpected, news on Tuesday when Terry McLaurin was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a torn left patellar tendon. Coach Dan Quinn confirmed the...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Connor Heyward spent his first four seasons in Pittsburgh, playing a mixture of tight end and fullback for the old-school Steelers. With the chance to go elsewhere as a free age...

Today in sports Oct. 21 1950 — Tom Powers of Duke scores six touchdowns — three rushing, three receiving — in a 41-0 victory over Richmond. 1956 — Billy Howton of the Green Bay Packers catches seven p...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Exhibition: Louisville at Kansas COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. - ESPN2 — New Mexico St. at Sam Houston St. COLLEGE GOLF 4 p.m. - GOLF — 2026 Abilene Christian Inter...

BVA boosters hosting Turkey Trot The Belle Vernon Area Big Boosters will hold its fifth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, at North Belle Vernon Community Park. Registration will be ...

The Leopards scored twice in the first half and added three more in the second while down five players in the lineup. Playing without five players Monday against Class 4A Connellsville, Belle Vernon b...

BETHEL PARK, Pa – While Elizabeth Forward girls’ soccer had already clinched the Section 3-3A title a week ago, they still had two non-league matches remaining on their schedule. And as head coach Sot...

Serra Catholic secured a spot in the postseason with a 5-0 Section 3-1A victory over Ellis School. Milena Poziviak led the Eagles (6-8-2, 3-5-2) with a hat trick and added an assist. Giana Tozzi and B...

Although there are two huge games remaining on Belle Vernon Area’s schedule against Waynesburg and Elizabeth Forward, I’m having a hard time finding a coach who has done a better job this season than ...

No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Illinois also received first-place votes. Florida will start the men’s college basketball season where it ended it two seasons ago: No. 1. The Gators were the overwhelming pick to...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James might have shifted the power in the Eastern Conference — and perhaps the NBA in general — when he ended eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with Philadelphi...

Jaquan Brisker has never been to Europe. “I’ve wanted to go,” the Pittsburgh Steelers safety said with a smile Monday, “but … it’s just … I don’t like long flights.” There’s another reason that Briske...

The Belle Vernon Area Middle School cross country teams both finished second at the Fayette County Coaches Meet last week. From left are Miada Niemiec, Gia Quiggle, Sydney Welsh, Liam Atkins and Dante...

The Charleroi Division I cheer squad was named grand champions at the WPYFL Battle of the Bows. Front row, from left, are Vivienne Johnson, Frankie Hatalowich, Isabella Koerner, Alivia Bashur, Charlot...

The versatile defensive back filled up the stat sheet, including 10 tackles and two sacks. Born exactly 26 1/2 years ago this week, Payton Wilson is roughly the median age for the Pittsburgh Steelers ...

Columnist calls loss “less pathetic than some, but more infuriating than most.” Fans and analysts in Tampa Bay are licking their wounds after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ fourth-quarter comeback Sunday ov...

Narduzzi: “They know everybody’s got to step up and do more. That’s what we certainly try to do.” Pitt has dropped two straight games to middle-ofthe- pack ACC teams by a combined 10 points. On Saturd...