OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University’s Cole Eiserman broke a second- period tie and the defending champion United States beat Czechia 4-1 on Saturday night to advance to the world junior hockey ch...

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby of the U.S. got their third World Cup women’s doubles luge medal of the season Saturday, continuing their climb in the rankings. Forgan and Kir...

They’ll host Washington in a wild card game Sunday night. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Just 36 seconds away from clinching the NFC South title, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had another goal to achieve. Take a knee ...

2005 • Bentworth’s boys basketball team tuned for a Section 3-1A home game against Monessen with a 69-56 win over visiting California. Ryan O’Donnell (23) and Matt Lammay (20) combined for 43 points f...

Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead injured in car accident TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in a car accident Saturday and didn’t play against the Saints on ...

WITH THE WIN, BVA HEAD COACH JOE SALVINO MOVES INTO 2ND PLACE ON WPIAL ALL-TIME WINS LIST The longtime coach now has 731 wins, passing former Geibel coach Ken Misiak (730). Belle Vernon head coach Joe...

Serra Catholic gave Monessen some of its own medicine, forcing 26 turnovers in the win. Over the years, a lot of boys’ basketball teams control the game at Monessen’s Major Corley Court with a relentl...

A poor start was detrimental to any upset hopes for McKeesport in its Section 1-5A matchup on the road at Uniontown Friday. The Red Raiders remained unbeaten in section play by walloping the Tigers, 7...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to the playoffs. It just doesn’t exactly feel like it — or look like it — heading into their regular-season finale against Cincinnati on Saturday ...

Since Nov. 7, the Pittsburgh Penguins have largely operated with two different power-play units featuring their top players spread across each squad. That binary approach to the man advantage accounte...

In the teams’ previous meeting the Pittsburgh defense allowed 38 points to Cincinnati. The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers were preparing to face the Cincinnati Bengals, they ranked among the NFL le...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish found the right balance of family and football to produce a memorable performance under unprecedented, emotionally trying circ...

The New York Jets were scheduled to interview former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday for their head coaching vacancy, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. V...

In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again. The moral of this story: Who knows, other than something doesn’t totally add ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Caesars Superdome may be the epicenter for the Super Bowl in New Orleans next month, but Verizon has a game plan to ensure the championship excitement stretches beyond the Big E...

MCKEESPORT AT WEST MIFFLIN

2005 • When the Monessen girls basketball team clashes with their rivals at Clairton, people hold certain expectations. Unless you expected 72 missed shots, 17 missed free throws, 31 turnovers and 23 ...

In the last two games, the Belle Vernon girls have committed 65 turnovers. The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team thrives on pressure defense, and it used it Thursday night to pick up a Section 3...

Freshman Sunny Harper joined Jess Miller with 15 points for McKeesport. Despite the youth of the McKeesport girls basketball team, it has been progressing well under the first year of head coach Anna ...

Madelyn Roberts scored a game-high 20 points to lead West Greene over Monessen. Inexperienced, turnovers and a lack of a consistent offense were the Monessen girls’ basketball team downfall Thursday n...