PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are in first place in the AFC North. It just doesn’t necessarily feel like it. Three losses in four games, each troubling in its own way, will do that. The op...

One year after Clairton and Fort Cherry matched up in the WPIAL Class 1A championship, they’ve got a chance to set up another rematch tonight if both sides prevail. Standing in the way of the No. 2 Be...

As Paul Skenes reflected on the historic season that resulted in winning the National League Cy Young Award, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace couldn’t help but look forward to the future. For someone who p...

When he took the field Sunday night at SoFi Stadium, Aaron Rodgers made the 250th start of his 21-year NFL career and the ninth for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a milestone that wasn’t worth celebr...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence this week when the City Council voted overwhelmingly to urge transportation officials t...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears have produced this season yet another example of how good things can indeed come in the hypercompetitive, super-scrutinized NFL for those willin...

Major League Soccer owners voted Thursday to shift the league’s season to a summer- to-spring calendar in 2027, bringing it more in line with its international counterparts. The move aims to put MLS i...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Braden Smith scored 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and No. 2 Purdue beat eighth-ranked Alabama 87-80 on Thursday night in the first matchup of top-10 teams this se...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Women’s World Cup champions and Olympic gold medalists Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly were elected Thursday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame along with men’s players Ton...

Three recruits in the Class of 2026 put pen to paper and made things official with Pitt men’s basketball, the Panthers announced Thursday morning. Forwards Chase Foster and Anthony Felesi plus guard J...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 9 p.m. - FS2 — AFL Postseason: Adelaide at North Melbourne, Semifinal 3 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL Postseason: Carlton at Hawthorn, Semifinal AUTO RACING 6:30 p.m. -...

Patriots beat Jets behind Henderson’s three touchdowns FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns and made a TD catch to help Drake Maye and the New England Patriots ...

The Pirates’ Paul Skenes received all 30 first-place votes; Detroit’s Tarik Skubal won the AL award. On a day when Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington dismissed trade talk about his ace ...

The annual event features eight teams with four games per day on Nov. 28 and 29. The Mon Valley Independent will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the MVI Shootout Classic with a new venue and a grea...

About a year and a half ago, Sports Stew highlighted the remarkable athletic family of John Hisiro out of Charleroi. His brothers, Tom and Carl, starred for the Cougars on both the football field and ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asante Samuel Jr. spent the last few months recovering from spinal fusion surgery by doing some distance running in hopes of being ready whenever a team called looking for help in th...

It will be a busy opening day of action at the Los Angeles Olympics for the fastest women in the world. As part of a seismic schedule change for the 2028 Games, track and field, and not swimming, will...

Kade Bell distinctly remembers when he became 100% sold on Mason Heintschel. It was following a spring practice in 2024 when the Panthers hosted Heintschel, then approaching his senior season at Clay ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Flacco might have more starts for the Cincinnati Bengals under his belt than he has ahead of him. And it has nothing to do with the quarterback’s injured right shoulder. The move...

The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball programs kicked off their season by hosting a skills clinic last weekend. Campers attended Saturday and Sunday in two sessions, for grades K to 4 and 5 ...