SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has watched missed extra points and errant field goals for two seasons. He knows it’s time to give that problem the boot. The 10th-ranked Irish ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Gronowski needed Iowa’s second off week of the season to rest his body. Not because of the beating he had taken as a passer, but as a runner. Gronowski was expected to put ...

The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national cham...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 3 a.m. - FS2 — AFL Postseason: Hawthorn at North Melbourne, Qualifying Final 11 p.m. - FS2 — AFL Postseason: West Coast at Carlton, Qualifying Final AUTO RACING 9:25 ...

Rams roll past Elizabeth Forward The Ringgold Middle School boys rolled past Elizabeth Forward Thursday, 45-11. Leading the Rams was Matthew Popp with 23 points. Ziggy Tolliver had 16. Ringgold is bac...

The All-WPIAL boys and girls soccer teams were announced last week, and the Mon Valley is once again well-represented among the top soccer players in the region. There were 10 local girls players name...

Mike Tomlin tried Tuesday to squash quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ recruiting pitch as a reason the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad this wee...

Not too long ago, Scott Frederick recalled a unique class project at Ringgold that turned into a memorable brush with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Around 1999, as the team planned to build a new ballpark, ...

Sixteen of their 31 spring-training games will be at LECOM Park in Bradenton. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their spring training schedule, which includes 16 of their 31 Grapefruit League games and...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin admitted ahead of the NFL trade deadline that he likes shopping. Maybe, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and their longtime coach kept the franchise’s wallet effectively close...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Shelton spent the first couple of weeks after his firing by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his feelings, bitter about the dismissal just 38 games into his sixth season as manager a...

Lubbock is the center of the college football universe this week. No. 8 BYU visits No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday for the first top-10 matchup in a Big 12 conference game since 2021. ESPN’s “College Gam...

It seems like the NFL can’t get enough of Germany. Berlin will be the third German city to host a regular-season game when the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons square off Sunday at Olympiastadio...

As the NFL passes the midpoint of the season, there are a few trends that have started to develop. Scoring is up thanks in part to some special teams rule changes and increased aggressiveness on fourt...

Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick and four other head coaches who won Super Bowls are among the nine semifinalists in the coach category for the 2026 class for the Pro Football Hal...

BVA 8th grade gets big win The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball 8th-grade team earned a big win over visiting Burrell Wednesday. The Leps (7-3) got 18 points from Deaulla Lightfoot, 12...

The Pittsburgh Steelers made one addition to the wide receivers room Tuesday, but it did not involve beating the 4 p.m. trading deadline. A week after working out Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the Steeler...

Coming off the natural high of winning the program’s first WPIAL title last week at Highmark Stadium, Bentworth knew its PIAA First Round matchup with McConnellsburg would present a major mental hurdl...

Despite conceding an equalizing goal right before the halftime whistle, the Bentworth soccer team wasn’t worried about where it stood at the break during Tuesday night’s state playoff clash with Mercy...

After dropping the opening set, Frazier volleyball dominated Elk County Catholic to advance to the state quarterfinals. After dropping the first set to District 9 champion Elk County Catholic Tuesday,...