District 10 champion Huskies beat North Catholic, 2-1, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Elizabeth Forward’s softball team hits the road today for a PIAA quarterfinal at Mohawk High School, wit...

When Bentworth takes the field Thursday afternoon in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals, the Bearcats will face a familiar postseason opponent. District 7 champion Bentworth (22-1) meets District 5 champ...

Uniontown Junior Legion No. 2 put together a complete performance Tuesday night, using timely hitting and solid pitching to defeat Belle Vernon Junior Legion Post 484, 10-3. Belle Vernon (2-1) entered...

Belle Vernon erupted for 11 runs over the final two innings and rolled past Uniontown, 12-2, in a five-inning Senior Legion contest. After taking a 1-0 lead in the first on JB Crovak’s RBI single, Bel...

For the second time in two days, the Pittsburgh Steelers have locked in a member of their 2023 draft class. The Steelers and tight end Darnell Washington agreed to a four-year, $42 million extension w...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and others testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a college sports system where players can increasingly ea...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After carrying the Carolina Hurricanes during the season as their top goal scorers, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are ice cold in the playoffs. That was easier ...

Belle Vernon recently approved the formation of a gymnastics team at its February board meeting. With logistical hurdles such as facilities and equipment and the lack of a PIAA-sponsored state champio...

Jared Jones finds himself in a familiar spot by pitching between Mitch Keller and Paul Skenes for the Pittsburgh Pirates, even if the order is reversed. Where Jones was behind Keller and ahead of Sken...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Hertl joined the Vegas Golden Knights in a trade in March 2024 when they were defending champions, fortifying a group that had just won the Stanley Cup and expected to conte...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over. New York’s Jordan Clarkson and San Antonio’s Dylan Harper — who’l...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For well over a decade now, general manager Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams have consistently pulled off the aggressive, audacious moves that every NFL fan wishes their team woul...

PARIS (AP) — After letting another big lead slip with an error-strewn performance at the French Open, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka felt like getting as far away from the courts as possible. “Just want t...

ATLANTA (AP) — On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves. Matt Olson marked his 844th consecutive game with a tiebreaking homer in the s...

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Deadline approaching for Playing in the Dirt photos The deadline for Playing in the Dirt submissions is quickly approaching. Any local team, travel organization or parent wishing to submit candid phot...

AMD takes over first place after getting a win over Foster House and a Monessen Florist loss. After weathering an early deficit, Cedarbrook GC responded with defensive pressure and timely scoring to e...

Charleroi’s Jamael Payne (seated) is joined by principal Dr. Patti Mason and athletic director Bruno Pappasergi to sign his national letter of intent to play football at Waynesburg. Jenn Codeluppi / M...

Ryan Dolekary was untouchable on the mound, firing a five-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead Elizabeth Forward to a 10-0 Junior Legion victory over Uniontown #2 in its season opener. Doleka...

Endy Rodriguez added a two-run homer as 8 of Pirates’ 10 runs came from the long ball. The Pittsburgh Pirates trading Mike Burrows to the Houston Astros last December was a reflection of organizationa...