PALM BEACH, Fla. — As a member of the NFL competition committee, Mike Tomlin is involved in determining the fate of the controversial Tush Push play. The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal banning...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Banning the “tush push” is gaining momentum. Still, it’ll take 24 of 32 votes to eliminate a play that’s become a short-yardage staple for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia ...

Like a lot of people who reach a certain age, Rutger McGroarty had a story to tell about his 21st birthday. He wore different skates. As in, one skate was older and broken in while the other was brand...

By the Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly bec...

Tennessee has one of the nation’s best defenses, a bruising crew who leave opponents black and blue. Houston gave the Vols a lesson in defensive dominance in the Elite Eight. Swarming and switching, t...

COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. - BTN — Louisville at Indiana 7 p.m. - SECN — Presbyterian at South Carolina 8 p.m. - ACCN — Mercer at Georgia Tech COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 3 p.m. - FS1 — College Basketball C...

Notre Dame’s Miles to enter portal instead of draft BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Olivia Miles has decided to enter the transfer portal and play another college season instead of going to the WNBA, a person...

An SA shooting slump helped West Catholic go on a 26-6 run to stun the Gladiators in the second half. HERSHEY – South Allegheny’s Drew Cook tried to stay even-keeled in the state finals, but he and hi...

Zoe Zurenski had a pair of doubles and a triple to help lead Frazier over Charleroi, 13-1. The Frazier softball team put a lackluster performance in their season opener behind them with an offensive s...

The greatest basketball season in South Allegheny history ended on a sour note in a 60-51 loss to West Catholic in the PIAA 3A championship game Saturday. However, losing a championship game in which ...

The Bucs lost 3 of 4 to the Marlins in their opening series of the season. The inability to perform one of baseball’s most basic and important tasks — hitting safely with runners in scoring position —...

After beating Hartford a week ago in the team’s 2025 home opener, Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said his goal scorers needed to finish better when on the attack. It seems that a week of mess...

ATLANTA (AP) — Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seed...

Catcher Henry Davis started his fifth season in professional baseball in Triple-A Indianapolis, but Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington still believes in Davis, the first player selected...

NEW YORK (AP) — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly different model in which woo...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma caused a minor stir during last year’s NCAA Tournament when he proclaimed that his star guard, Paige Bueckers, was the best player in the country. It ra...

Crosby’s OT winner lifts Penguins past Senators PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power- play goal in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Sunday. Crosby has eig...

Some time ago, a column in the Mon Valley Independent featured letters Stan Musial wrote back home, mainly from 1939-1946, to Joe Barbao. During that span, Musial was making sure to keep in touch with...