AJ Watson’s career-high 13 points helped Belle Vernon roll over East Allegheny. Heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against East Allegheny, Belle Vernon boys head coach Ricky Tyburski wasn’t quite su...

By the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson recorded a 43-25 win over Bethel Park in Section 4-5A action Tuesday to open a boy-girl double header. The Jaguars led 18-14 at halftime and extended the...

Many WPIAL basketball programs took it easy over the holiday break, but Thomas Jefferson took on two strong Class 6A opponents up north in McDowell and Erie. Splitting those matchups allowed the Jagua...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t into “whatifs?” There’s really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his...

Five things we learned in the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24, season-extending win against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night: 1. Houston, hello As a reward for clinching the AFC North, the ...

Steelers tight end Connor Heyward admits that he was never a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Tush Push.” When all the conversation about banning the short-yardage shove kicked into high gear this off...

00083136 Wouldn’t you know it? The season of the kicker came down to two missed kicks. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pa...

Knicky Nelson was dressed head to toe in Pittsburgh Steelers gear, but that didn’t stop her from perusing the merchandise at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Waterworks on Monday in search of a deal. Nels...

The franchise’s losing streak in playoff games is a main topic of conversation among Pittsburgh Steelers fans. It’s frequently cited by writers and talk-show hosts. Even the team’s owner has gone on r...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history, two people ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The groundwork to find the New York Giants’ next coach began not long after Brian Daboll was fired in November. Joe Schoen went to work doing research and coming up with a...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5 p.m. - CBSSN — Furman at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. - BTN — Indiana at Maryland 7 p.m. - ACCN — Stanford at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Saint Louis at VCU 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Mis...

No. 6 Duke rallies past Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 27 points, including seven during a 16-6 run early in the second half, Isaiah Evans added 23 and No. 6 Duke shot 71% aft...

Madison Johnson had 20 points in the section loss for Monessen. For a large portion of a Section 2-1A matchup between Serra Catholic and Monessen, Bella Dumbroski was outscoring the home Greyhounds by...

When the greatest missed kick against the Steelers since “the idiot kicker” from Indianapolis missed wide right in the playoffs a decade ago sailed wide, it sent Steelers fans everywhere into a wild d...

Elizabeth Forward controlled the game from the opening tip Monday night, rolling to a 57-15 victory over Ringgold in a Section 3-4A matchup. Behind a triple-double from senior Kaelynn Settles, the War...

Lyla McConnell scored 20 points and Emerson LaCarte had a careerhigh 11 for Belle Vernon. Like most other coaches, Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit knew his team was going to...

Aaron Rodgers is hoping the Pittsburgh Steelers can bottle up the good fortune they received in the final seconds Sunday night and take it into the playoffs. Rodgers is entering the postseason for the...

There was no booing of “Renegade” this time. Mike Tomlin, too, was spared from targeted derisive chants. It was far from pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed — somehow — in Sunday night’s thr...