The 8-3 loss ensures the Pirates will have another losing season. CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first...

2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • Horrendous rains hit the area in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The Belle Vernon Area-Laurel Highlands game was one of only three games of the 56 contests scheduled to be ...

Nick Gonzales was facing an 0-2 count with two outs and runners on first and third in the eighth inning, so the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman was looking for a pitch to hit. Even though he wasn’t ...

Four days after suffering the humiliation of getting pulled from a game — mid-series — by an angry coach to cap a week in which he was demoted from first-team status, Broderick Jones was taking the si...

It wasn’t the prettiest goal Evgeni Malkin scored. In fact, it wasn’t even really a goal. Not officially, at least. But when Malkin banged in a rebound off a blocked shot behind goaltending prospect S...

If you’re unaware of the historical significance of Pitt’s game against Youngstown State on Saturday, here is what’s at stake: This game between a Power 4 school and one from the FCS matters because P...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning is getting his starting moment for No. 1 Texas. The second-year freshman, who has dazzled the Longhorns in two appearances off the bench, will get his first career st...

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call th...

The top-seeded Leopard beat No. 2 Grace Stitt of Hampton 6-1, 6-0 in the title match. Winning a WPIAL championship is twice as nice for Belle Vernon Area’s Gabriella Dusi. The junior, who plays as an ...

With only 15 minutes to warm up, Charleroi had a rather hectic pregame before its first-place matchup at Mt. Pleasant. Charleroi arrived late Thursday night because the team thought the game started a...

After suffering their first loss of the fall to section rival Chartiers-Houston, Bentworth girls soccer coach Tyler Hamstra was anxious to see how his young squad would react to the first setback. It ...

The beautiful game can be a frustrating one sometimes, and the Ringgold boys soccer team witnessed that firsthand Thursday night. Despite having the lion’s share of possession and generating more goin...

The Elizabeth Forward girls golf team wrapped up the Section 3-3A title with a win over Penn-Trafford at Manor Valley Thursday. Leading the way for the Warriors (14-1, 11-1) was Mya Morgan. Morgan led...

Their unbeaten record will get a serious challenge tonight from 3-1 South Park. South Allegheny’s football team has been one of the biggest stories of the WPIAL season thus far, so it’s no surprise th...

There should actually be two Games of the Week this week. Yes, South Park and South Allegheny is up there. But so is Fort Cherry and Monessen. As the capsule says, tonight we find out how serious of a...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yasmani Grandal homered, Nick Gonzales drove in the winning run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night to sn...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL Playoffs: Port Adelaide at Sydney, Preliminary Final 3:10 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL Playoffs: Brisbane at Geelong, Preliminary Final AUTO RACING...

2013 • South Park remained the unbeaten leaders in Section 3-AA as it defeated Belle Vernon Area, 4-0. Belle Vernon coach John Kerekes acknowledged the opponent’s skill but accepted some blame for the...

The Ringgold girls’ soccer team has been in a funk on offense the last couple of games, being shutout in their last three games ahead of their Section 1-2A contest against McGuffey Wednesday night. Un...

It is hard to imagine anyone having a better last performance than California running back Lee Qualk or Elizabeth Forward golfer Mya Morgan. Qualk, a senior, carried the ball just 11 times against Ben...