For a large portion of Saturday’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal between No. 6 Thomas Jefferson and No. 2 Peters Township, it seemed like the third time might be a charm. The Jaguars jumped out to an early ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Searching for solitude and his swing, Henry Davis found a baseball facility that was empty in the morning this offseason. He arrived early and put on headphones while hitting fastbal...

Jeff Capel made two statements after Pitt’s 76-72 loss at Notre Dame that puts the team’s almost total collapse into sharp focus. They are remarks from a veteran coach that explain how and why Pitt is...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Flagg has certainly lived up to the hype. So it seems a foregone conclusion the freshman phenom from Duke will become the top pick in this year’s NBA draft. Illinois coach Brad ...

GLEN MILLS, Pa. (AP) — Kris Jenkins owes a Villanova fan a drink. Or maybe a shot as memorable as his in the 2016 national championship game. At the very least, the next time he’s in the French Quarte...

Brownson House looking for girls basketball teams The Brownson House in Washington is looking for girls basketball teams. The 2025 Brownson House Spring Girls Youth Basketball League will begin the se...

2005 • Yough boys basketball coach Brian Znavor may be a newcomer to the WPIAL Class AAA championship game at the AJ Palumbo Center while his counterpart, Moon’s Jeff Ackerman is not. Ackerman will be...

Drew Cook had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds as SA stormed into the semifinals. The South Allegheny boys basketball team knows they have a target on their backs in the postseason and e...

After squeaking past No. 8-seed Elizabeth Forward Wednesday, the top-seeded Belle Vernon boys look to advance to the WPIAL Class 4A championship as they take on No. 4 Avonworth today in a semifinal at...

Serra Catholic and Nazareth Prep met Jan. 17 with the Eagles winning in overtime. How evenly matched are today’s WPIAL 1A playoff foes Serra Catholic and Nazareth Prep? Well the two teams met earlier ...

When the Thomas Jefferson and Peters Township girls basketball teams met twice earlier this season in Section 4-5A action, both contests had big-game feels as each side was among the best that Class 5...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Paul Skenes grew up a Los Angeles Angels fan, so he’s watched Andrew Heaney pitch for years. When the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with the veteran left-hander, Skenes saw it a...

ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Th...

3X3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) 6 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Lunar Owls vs. Laces, Medley, Fla. (DataCast) 7:15 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Phantom vs. Vinyl, Medley, Fla. (Dat...

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips. “Coup D’Arret...

By RONALD BLUM AND DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writers Major League Baseball is convinced an international draft would cut down on corruption among Latin American signings, a framework the players’ assoc...

HOUSTON (AP) — Catarina Macario and Ally Sentnor scored goals and the United States beat Colombia 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup opener for both teams on Thursday night. The U.S. extended its unbeaten str...

By STEPHEN WHYNO AND KEN POWTAK Associated Press The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night changed a lyric in “O Canada” as a...

BOSTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk did not play for the United States in the third period or overtime against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday, and it’s unclear how his injury...