MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in the Copa America final Sunday evening in a match that was delayed more than an hour because of crowd issues, including fans breaching secu...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40. The Houston Texans, Jones’ team for t...

The WPIAL doesn’t favor a potential PIAA rule that forces two-time defending state champions into a higher classification. The proposed change to the competitive-balance rule was discussed and dislike...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballp...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs. Batting averages are near half-century lows. Velocity is at an all-time high. “Run scoring, it’s not easy to do. It’s hard and it...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest- paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to t...

The 2024 softball season was a special one for a number of teams in the Mon Valley. The Valley claimed a state championship in Class 5A with Thomas Jefferson. The Jaguars were also the runner-up in th...

Despite out-hitting Connellsville in Tuesday’s championship game, Belle Vernon dropped a 5-1 decision. Belle Vernon’s Senior Legion baseball team has gotten strong pitching all year, but the staff dea...

Mike Warfield says football fans will see him at Aliquippa’s stadium this fall, but adds with a laugh that his new job on Friday nights might be selling 50/50 tickets. Surprisingly, the threetime stat...

There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers tha...

2013 • Former Monessen gridiron standout Chavas Rawlins announced on Facebook that he is transferring from West Virginia University to Duquesne. Rawlins was an all-state quarterback for the Greyhounds...

Hempfield second-year football coach Nick Keefer has assembled a unique mix of assistants for a new season. One will be of interest to local basketball fans. Longtime hardwood coach Jim Nesser has joi...

Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, was the 47th overall pick in this year’s draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates chose another prep shortstop in Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, with the No. 47 overa...

They hold a three-game lead with two weeks left to play. The Steel City Summer Basketball League finds itself just over halfway through its regular season, so now is a good a time to take a look at th...

It’s not very often this statement can be made: In light of the fact that just about the only thing hotter than the weather is the Pittsburgh Pirates, here’s some food for thought … • Last week in thi...

The Pirates are at .500 heading into the All-Star break for the first time in eight years. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ most reliable starting pitcher (who’s not going to the All-Star Game) lasted only thr...

He was named Gatorade National Player of the Year at Jackson Prep in Florence, Miss. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected shortstop Konnor Griffin, who is considered the prospect with the highest ceiling i...

Even as Paul Skenes said skyrocketing from No. 1 overall pick to National League starter in the All-Star Game in a year “doesn’t feel like anything out of the ordinary,” the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ...

The 21-year-old defeated Novak Djokovic in the finals for the second consecutive year. LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was ready from the get-go this time. A year ago in the Wimbledon final against Novak...

LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and couldn’t decide whether to pursue a professional tennis career or move on, go...