Injuries are an inevitable part of the NFL with all the high-speed collisions, crushing hits and high exertion necessary on every play. Success each season often comes down to which teams can be the h...

Brian Callahan is the first NFL head coach to get pink-slipped this season and chances are he’ll have some company in the unemployment line in the not-too-distant future. Last year three head coaches ...

BVA MS girls open season with big win The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team opened their season with a 47-2 win at East Allegheny Monday. Khloe Skibo finished with a game-high 11 p...

Local schools have crucial matches coming up in the final week of the regular season. The WPIAL volleyball playoffs will start Monday, and several Mon Valley squads have high hopes for postseason succ...

Will Robertson hit .129 with Toronto and Chicago. The Pittsburgh Pirates added an outfielder who flashed some power in the minor leagues by claiming Will Robertson off waivers Monday from the Chicago ...

By the MVI Ringgold 5, McGuffey 1 Ringgold defeated Mc-Guffey 5-1 in Section 1-2A play, with a strong second- half surge. Emily Bucchianeri netted a brace and Miranda Santina also scored twice for the...

Aaron Rodgers also expressed concern about the home turf. Mike Tomlin joined his quarterback in expressing disappointment in the playing surface at Acrisure Stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game S...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — It wasn’t quite the same drama as the Hail Mary that decided these teams’ game a year ago, but Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the better of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Instead of focusing primarily on what has gone wrong amid a 1-5 start to the season, the Miami Dolphins are answering questions again about their team culture following Tua ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rico Dowdle has been phenomenal since stepping in as the Carolina Panthers’ starting running back two weeks ago, totaling 473 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in two outi...

The coaching change came after Saturday’s loss against Northwestern. STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State offensive lineman Landon Tengwall was shocked by the firing of the university’s longtime football...

The previous time the Dallas Cowboys looked this bad on defense five years ago, their one-and-done defensive coordinator at least made it to the end of the season. Dak Prescott’s gruesome ankle injury...

TORONTO (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers, Josh Naylor added a two-run drive and the Seattle Mariners took a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead by routing the Toronto Blue Jay...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brian Thomas Jr. was supposed to be Jacksonville’s No. 1 receiver, a go-to guy who would help quarterback Trevor Lawrence reach another level. After six games, it’s reasonabl...

France missed a chance to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup on Monday after being held to 2-2 at Iceland. The result in Reykjavik halted France’s perfect start in European qualifying after three str...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. - CBSSN — New Mexico St. at Liberty 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — Arkansas St. at South Alabama 8 p.m. - ESPNU — FIU at W. Kentucky COLLEGE GOLF 9 a.m. - GOLF — The 2025 St Andrews Links...

BVA basketball teams hosting camp The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball teams will kick off the basketball seasons with a camp for local boys and girls. The camp will be held on Nov. 8 and 9...

Edinboro scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:38 remaining in the game. By the Mon Valley Independent No. 16 California (Pa.) twice took the lead in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold on, fallin...

Allderdice continued its impressive run with a 4–0 nonsection win over Belle Vernon, extending the Dragons’ winning streak to nine straight games. Ethan Voight-Cherna led the way with two goals and an...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows the Pittsburgh Steelers are hardly a finished product five games into the season. Yet the parts are starting to come together, and they were on full display over ...