Cleveland threatens to use ‘Modell Law’ CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block. Cleveland Mayor Justi...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trop...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and ...

The NFC’s No. 1 seed, two division titles and two playoff spots are on the line in Week 18 of the NFL’s regular season. Game No. 272 on Sunday night between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings is ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh wasn’t going to wade into the debate over whether Lamar Jackson should win a third NFL MVP award this season. Instead, he stuck to the obvious. “He’s my MVP. He’...

2005 • Sunday – no paper. 1995 • Archive unavailable. 1985 • The year 1984 didn’t end very well for Mon Valley Catholic’s basketball team. The Spartans went winless in their last seven games. The chan...

The Leopards dropped a close game at the California Hoopfest. Turnovers and late-game execution were costly as the Belle Vernon girls basketball team fell to Allderdice, 43-38, at the California Hoopf...

Over this past year, the Mon Valley had plenty to celebrate when it comes to sports. Whether it be team or individual championships or one-of-a-kind feats, our communities have enjoyed lots of success...

2013 • The Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has enjoyed a whirlwind of success. Ranked among the best teams in Class 3A, the Warriors edged Thomas Jefferson, 57-56, before a packed home crowd. T...

Lions top 49ers in tuneup for Week 18 showdown SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota b...

South Allegheny used its relentless pressure defense to break down the Titans. South Allegheny’s boys basketball team constantly forces opponents into difficult situations with its relentless pressure...

Tyler Basic and Cy Herchelroath scored 18 apiece for the Warriors. Elizabeth Forward picked up a strong 52-47 win on Saturday against Franklin Regional at South Allegheny’s holiday tournament. Tyler B...

Pittsburgh moved into the second wild-card seed with the victory over its Metropolitan Division rival. Sidney Crosby knows better than to draw comparisons between himself and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ...

Russell Wilson quickly became a Pittsburgh sensation, in part because of his deft and visually pleasing “moon ball” throws. But after three mediocre performances, is the honeymoon over between Wilson ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it’s usually a backhanded compliment. They say he’s a good game manager and stays within himself, or that he does...

ATLANTA (AP) — As they prepare for Arizona State’s biggest game in nearly three decades, the guys who made it happen aren’t the least bit surprised to be rated a two-touchdown underdog in the College ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Missouri Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes finally get to make up for a missed opportunity on Monday at the Music City Bowl. The teams originally were set to play each other here in...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty’s athletic arc took him from the bowels of an Italian volcano to the Heisman Trophy stage in New York City. As the son of a Navy chief petty officer, Jeanty boun...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin believes college football needs a commissioner and he even has a candidate in mind: former Alabama coach Nick Saban. “I think he’s the obvious ...

They’ll face the Lions next week for the top seed in the NFC and a first-round playoff bye. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were ready to start their postgame ritual in honor of a ninth conse...