2005 • Belle Vernon Area rallied but fell short in their meeting against Laurel Highlands. The Leopards never gave up fighting after being behind by as many as 18 points at one point in the game. Desp...

Teams will begin scrimmages Saturday with the regular season scheduled to begin March 14. While a few local high school basketball teams have turned their attention to the state playoffs, other local ...

The WPIAL basketball season has just concluded as two local Mon Valley squads earned meaningful championships for their respective communities. For Belle Vernon, the Class 4A champion after a 54-49 vi...

For the Mon Valley Independent In a thrilling showdown between rivals, the IUP women’s basketball team edged California (Pa.), 58-57, in a nail-biting PSAC playoff contest. The game was redemption for...

Joey Bart had two of the Pirates’ three hits, including a 3-run homer. In their 10th game of spring training Monday evening, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 12-3 to the New York Yankees at George M. Stein...

BRADENTON, Fla. — On the day he was reassigned to minor league camp by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Termarr Johnson spent the morning talking about the offseason steps he took to get closer to the majors. ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Cooper Flagg had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in possibly his final home game, helping No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest 93-60 on Monday night to clinch at least ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — When Konnor Griffin connected on Brandon Young’s 1-1 pitch, he knew he barreled the ball and immediately believed it would be an extra-base hit. With the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltim...

TribLive Thomas Jefferson won three playoff matches Sunday afternoon to capture the Western Pennsylvania Regional boys bowling team title. The Jaguars were the fifth seed after qualifying but then def...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Jared Jones seemed surprised when Derek Shelton strolled out to the mound with two outs in the third inning, prepared to pull the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander from the game. Jones...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Booser’s bumpy road to the major leagues included arm and back injuries, along with a stint as a carpenter in his native Seattle. Such an unlikely big league debut was worth...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christopher Bell is making the most of his late-race chances to seize victories. Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win...

BASEBALL 1 p.m. - MLBN — World Baseball Classic Qualifier: China vs. Brazil, Tucson, Ariz. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - SECN — Georgia at South Carolina 7 p.m. - ACCN — Miami at Georgia Tech 7 p....

2005 • Yough High School boys basketball coach Brian Znavor thinks a different Yough team will be hitting the court when they face District 10 runner-up Grove City. He said the team is very different ...

The Gladiators got a late steal that led to a game-winning basket in the 37-35 victory over Aliquippa. With 34.3 seconds remaining in Saturday’s rock fight of a WPIAL Class 3A championship basketball ...

They were powered by Maddox Shaw and Shep Turk, who both won their weight classes. The PIAA wrestling regionals concluded over the weekend as local schools had success — none more than Thomas Jefferso...

John Kukrak remembers that day in 1995 perfectly. He was in his driveway washing his vehicle when his neighbor and friend, Nick Mahalko, pulled up. Mahalko had been the scorekeeper for Monessen’s boys...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Campbell has a candid answer for NFL scouts who question his measurements. Go watch the tape. What they’ll find, he contends, is a tackle who has kept draft prospects at arm’s...

2005 • It has been two weeks since the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has played a game. The Warriors bowed out of the WPIAL Class AAA tournament with a heart-breaking 35-33 loss at Ringgold t...