A few minutes into Tuesday’s game between Pitt and No. 4 Duke, the Panthers were reacquainted with an advantage unseen for quite some time at Petersen Events Center: energetic cheering from a large cr...

As a preteen, Stuart Skinner attended a goaltending camp in Toronto put on by youth development coach Eli Wilson. When Skinner was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 12, he thought back to that...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Detroit center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between t...

MILAN (AP) — Charlie McAvoy doesn’t have any brothers. In his family, there were only sisters, so he can’t truly understand what it would be like to play on a global stage with a brother as a teammate...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again in his banned helmet Wednesday, one day before the start of his race at the Milan Cortina Games and with ...

AUTO RACING 5 p.m. - FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m. - FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: Duel 1 at Daytona, Daytona International Speed...

McKeesport holding youth baseball registration The McKeesport Baseball Association will hold signups for children age 4 to 12 on the remaining Saturdays this month (Feb. 14, 21 and 28) at the concessi...

Eden Williamson played the record-breaking game in front of friends and family at Carnegie Mellon. NYU now stands alone atop the Division III women’s basketball record book with 82 consecutive victori...

MILAN (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey team so thoroughly overwhelmed rival Canada that coach John Wroblewski issued a reminder that the 5-0 victory still left the Americans a long way from Olympic gold...

Diana Cook always knew that her son Drew was destined to play sports at the next level in college. The only question was what sport it would be. “I’m not surprised. I’ve known since he was young that ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday the team “will never shut the door” on potentially finding a role for Andrew McCutchen, a longtime cornerstone of ...

Don’t blink because the NFL will be back in less than two weeks. Now that the Seattle Seahawks have been crowned Super Bowl champions, it’s on to the 2026 season. That’ll kick off with the annual scou...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Make that seven straight races without a medal for Mikaela Shiffrin at the Winter Olympics. The American skiing standout was given the ideal platform to win the new tea...

When building a playoff bracket, you have to start at the top. Who gets the No. 1 seed? That is usually a question the WPIAL basketball steering committee hits like a breakaway layup. However, there w...

Six women who previously played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh are suing Head Coach Tory Verdi and the school, alleging he created a hostile environment, abused players psychologically and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates made some national headlines Monday by signing former Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna to a one-year, $12 million contract. Even before that acquisition, The Athle...

MILAN (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon knew he wouldn’t make Canada’s 2014 Olympic team as an 18-year-old NHL rookie, while Germany’s Leon Draisaitl and Czechia’s David Pastrnak were still a year away from bei...

MILAN (AP) — The text message that popped up on Nathan Chen’s phone underscored the enormity of the moment, its arrival shortly after the American figure skater had won his long-awaited gold medal wit...

BVA bocce squad swept by Albert Gallatin The Leopards’ unified bocce squad dropped a pair of close games at Albert Gallatin Tuesday. The Colonials won the first game, 9-7, to open the match. Katie Cal...

Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward girls could meet for Round 3 this season in the quarterfinals. The WPIAL basketball playoff brackets have been released with nine local girls teams continuing into t...