BVA piled up 332 rushing yards and held a 35-0 lead at halftime. After Belle Vernon’s offense went through a bit of a lull last week on the grass at Derry, there was nothing like a return to The Beach...

They scored the final 28 points in a 49-13 victory. Early in the third quarter of Friday night’s Interstate Conference clash against Elizabeth Forward, Derry overcame an early surge from the Warriors ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86. Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement. “It is with profound sadne...

Columbus tops Penguins in shootout COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kent Johnson scored the only goal in a shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Damon Sever...

AUTO RACING 5 a.m. - APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore 9 a.m. - APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore 1 p.m. - TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Pract...

The veteran DB must serve as leader of a makeshift unit beset with injuries. One of the unit’s projected best players has been traded. Another is out this week because of injury. One starter has been ...

The team is best served repeating last year’s game plan against Indianapolis. How do the Pittsburgh Steelers take care of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday? Just do exactly what they did last year when...

The Indians turned away the Jaguars on their final drive for a 24-17 victory. Thomas Jefferson battled back from an early deficit and made things interesting late, but West Allegheny did enough to hol...

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills vs. Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams. Sounds like a potential Super Bowl preview. The Bills (3-1) visit the Rams (2-2) on Monday night fresh off a home loss t...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even before the Dallas Cowboys lost to a winless team with an undrafted rookie quarterback making just his second start, coach Brian Schottenheimer said the defense had to stop...

Marcus Holt reached the end zone twice for Serra in the 28-19 win. Serra Catholic scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away from Riverview for a 28-19 Eastern Conference victory. Riverv...

Ringgold had 366 yards of total offense in the 46-6 victory. There have been a lot of “what ifs” for the Ringgold football team this fall, from close losses to games that simply got away. But the Rams...

Isaac Pacacha rewrote two Yough scoring records Monday, scoring five times in a 7-2 nonsection victory over Carrick. Pacacha entered the match tied for the Cougars’ single-season record with 33 goals ...

GAME OF THE WEEK: THOMAS JEFFERSON AT WEST ALLEGHENY With all apologies to poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who penned “How do I love thee?” in 1850, how many storylines are there in tonight’s Thomas ...

Steelers coach, QB need to be on the same page. It was probably the first time since Mike McCarthy took over as Steelers head coach that he didn’t lean into his Pittsburgh-ese enough. “You have to pla...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Deshaun Watson is making plays in the clutch, the Cleveland Browns are winning and they’re doing it late in games. They’re perhaps the NFL’s most surprising team, off to a...

Mt. Pleasant (3-3, 1-1) at Belle Vernon (5-1, 2-0) 7 p.m. Belle Vernon returns home for homecoming riding a five-game winning streak after escaping Derry. Jace Gedekoh threw a 25-yard touchdown pass t...

Prop. Brad. Hills (4-2, 1-0) at West Mifflin (4-2, 1-0) 7 p.m. Propel Braddock Hills and West Mifflin meet with first place in the Three Rivers Conference on the line after both rolled in their league...

BVA MS football crushes Connellsville The Belle Vernon Area Middle School football team rolled to a 46-14 win at Connellsville Thursday. Quarterback Aiden McWreath passed for two touchdowns and ran fo...

Riverview (1-5, 1-2) at Serra Catholic (2-4, 1-2) 7 p.m. Riverview heads to Serra Catholic looking to rebound after running into Clairton last week. The Raiders were shut out, 45-0, after putting toge...