Legendary Valley athletes Carl Crawley and James “Mouse” Chacko were honored prior to Friday’s football game between rivals Monessen and Charleroi at Myron Pottios Stadium. Both men died in the past y...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Victoria Ruelas was 12 years old when she made history as the first American girl to play in the Little League World Series. That was in 1989. And while Ruelas is proud of how far wo...

Paul Skenes is willing to give everything he has to be the best pitcher in baseball while simultaneously expending as little energy as possible thinking about winning the National League Cy Young Awar...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Burleson drove an ...

A number of Mon Valley graduates will take the field for Duquesne when they play Pitt Saturday. Duquesne defensive lineman A.J. Ackerman remembers the first time we spoke about the topic. What’s the l...

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh had so much adrenaline pumping, he couldn’t even hear a crowd of 37,550 chanting “MVP!” following his record-breaking feat. The Seattle Mariners slugger hit his major league...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr grew up in a football family. His father, Jason, was a quarterback at Michigan and his grandfather, Lloyd, led the Wolverines to a perfect season and the 1997 national ...

Cards down Bucs Alec Burleson’s walkoff HR gave St. Louis a 7-6 win. B2

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN) 7 p.m. - ACCN — South Carolina at Clemson MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. - TBS — Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets 7 p.m. - TRUTV — Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets 7:45 p.m. - SPORTSNETPIT – Pittsburgh at...

An edge in experience and a multi-year contract weren’t enough for Cameron Johnston to keep his job as Pittsburgh Steelers’ punter. The Steelers terminated the contract of Johnston on Monday as they m...

The Warriors’ quarterback finished with 128 yards on the ground and 112 through the air. By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward rode the legs of senior quarterback Ryan Messina and a stingy s...

Getting ready for a week of no NFL football regular season games for no good reason, here’s a little food for thought: • If his impressive opener is a sign of things to come, McKeesport’s Kemon Spell ...

After scoring on the opening kickoff, he compiled 295 rushing yards on 13 carries. By the Mon Valley Independent McKeesport opened its season with a dominant showing in the KDKA Kickoff Classic, defea...

Lilly Shevitz’s two late goals provided the margin of victory. Ringgold’s girls soccer season kicked off Saturday with the annual Moe Rosensteel Memorial Kickoff Classic at Joe Montana Stadium. The Ra...

Pirates pitchers were dominant throughout the weekend sweep. Paul Skenes took a slow stroll off the mound to a standing ovation after seven scoreless innings and with complete confidence that the Pitt...

Sitting in a dugout at PNC Park for the first time since he was fired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates an hour before the 2019 season finale, Clint Hurdle reflected on his nine-year tenure with pr...

Ben Cherington long has maintained that the Pittsburgh Pirates would prefer if their prospects forced promotions with their performance rather through public pressure. The Pirates general manager deal...

At the Canon-Mac Tournament, Ryan Moessner netted a hat trick and Adam Moessner added another as Bentworth rolled to a dominant 4-0 win in the program’s first-ever meeting with Blackhawk (0-1). The Be...

Ten days into training camp, Skylar Thompson was the clear No. 4 option at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a near lock to be placed on waivers when final roster moves are made this week. A...