Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover’s statistics — and bloody image — speak for themselves. He’s been efficient and tough through his first three games with the fifth-ranked and still unbeaten Hoosiers. H...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson already was stewing in the Kansas State locker room when word came that lightning had prolonged halftime. This was a couple of weeks ago, during a game against Was...

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Angel Reese takes blow to the face NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Reese was fine after taking a shot to the face in the Atlanta Dream’s 83-65 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night. Atlanta coach Kar...

Adolph Noel scored the tying goal for the Cougars with 11:50 remaining in regulation. When the top two teams in Section 4-2A met Tuesday at Charleroi’s Myron Pottios Stadium, it turned out exactly how...

Ringgold struck just three minutes into the match and added two more goals after halftime to bounce back with a 3-0 Section 2-3A victory over Uniontown. Cole Scheponik scored twice for the Rams (5-2-1...

It’s no secret that emotion is a big part of volleyball. When a team is flat, bad things usually happen. But when there’s energy and fire, good things tend to follow. Belle Vernon Area shook off a slu...

By the Mon Valley Independent G-Force AC came away with a split result Sept. 19 as two of its fighters stepped into the ring during an outdoor boxing show in Clairton. Charleroi’s Tommy Pendland picke...

Editor’s note: Part 1 of this story ended with Bruno Pappasergi recalling and praising Mon Valley area stars such as Darrell Harding. He moves on to others now beginning with basketball standouts and ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald shrugged off a block, stepped into a gap and wrapped up Najee Harris, stuffing the Giants running back on a key third down in the red zone Monday night. The tackl...

Jared Jones started the season as an observer, missing the first two months while building up his right arm a year after missing the 2025 season while recovering from InternalBrace surgery. When the P...

T.J. Watt: “Those are devastating when you play good football and let up those three or four.” The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has allowed exactly 13 points in each of the season’s first two games. Ex...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. said Tuesday he finally began feeling healthy enough to play in a game late last week and had his rising confidence confirmed when his surgically repaired ...

Jaxson Dart’s injured left knee is being evaluated and no decisions have been made, New York Giants coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday in the aftermath of the starting quarterback exiting the game at th...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds o...

Veteran set career high with 34 points last season. There were few better representations of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 season than Justin Brazeau. Little was expected of the team or player ente...

Everyone else in the Metropolitan Division is looking up at the Carolina Hurricanes. The reigning Stanley Cup champions bring back nearly everyone after running away with first place and winning 16 of...

NEW YORK (AP) — Meeting for the first time since the NHL began exploring expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas in June, the league’s Board of Governors discussed the topic on Tuesday but did not make ...

Little Leps shut out EF The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team blanked Elizabeth Forward on The Beach at James Weir Stadium Tuesday, coming away with a 5-0 win. Everly Burns scored ...

Serra Catholic grad Mark Black helped the Otters beat the Washington Wild Things in the Frontier League semifinals. Serra Catholic stalwarts Zach Black and Max Black have had their championship moment...