GAME OF THE WEEK: STEEL VALLEY AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY South Allegheny has already locked up at least a share of the Allegheny Conference 2A crown — its fourth title in program history and first since 1986...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Essendon 2 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Fremantle 4 a.m. (Saturday) - F...

BVA MS girls sweep Gladiators The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team picked up a sweeping win over visiting South Allegheny Thursday. The 8th-grade team (3-3) won its game by a 38-1...

The 16th-seeded Scotties had the Commodores on the ropes, forcing a fiveset thriller in Perryopolis. In the playoffs, it’s all about winning and advancing — no matter how ugly it looks. Top-seeded Fra...

Ryan Moessner’s hat trick helped lead the Bearcats to the WPIAL semifinals once again after blanking Eden Christian. BENTWORTH — Top-seeded Bentworth continued its dominant season Wednesday night, bla...

Jim “Mouse” Chacko was one of Charleroi High School’s greatest athletes. A star of the Class of 1959, he was the first Parade basketball All-American from the WPIAL, an All-State performer, and an All...

In a hard-fought defensive battle, fifth-seeded Thomas Jefferson edged No. 4 Moon by a 1–0 margin to advance to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals. Owen Householder netted the game’s only goal in the first...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — South Alabama at Georgia St. COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN) 7 p.m. - BTN — W. Mic...

BVA MS girls split at Mt. Pleasant The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team split its doubleheader on the road against the Vikings Wednesday. The 8th-grade team dropped to 2-3 overall...

The EF senior won her second straight Class 3A girls title with a four-stroke victory at Penn State’s Blue Course. Tuesday was a whirlwind of a day for Elizabeth Forward senior golfer Mya Morgan. It w...

Brielle Dillon scored the game-winning goal with 1:22 remaining in the second half to beat Freedom, 3-2. Tuesday night’s WPIAL Class 1A playoff soccer match between Bentworth and Freedom had the look ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked earlier this week about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ struggles on the road in Thursday night games, Mike Tomlin gruffly responded he’d gotten his butt kicked in many different ways...

The Burrell girls soccer team scored just one goal in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game against Belle Vernon on Tuesday night at Buccaneer Stadium. Junior Makiah Buchak found the back of the net wit...

No. 1-seed Frazier will host No. 16 Union tonight as part of a WPIAL first-round doubleheader at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse. The Frazier volleyball team gets its postseason underway tonight at DiVirgilio F...

Bentworth will face Eden Christian in a rematch of last season’s WPIAL semifinal tonight at Bethel Park. With two straight WPIAL 1A titles in their back pocket, the Bentworth Bearcats have their sight...

Thomas Jefferson is the only local volleyball to advance past Tuesday’s first round. By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon took the opening set before Mars rallied to win three straight, 24-26, 2...

TORONTO (AP) — Woah, Canada! After a huge swing by George Springer, the World Series is headed north of the border for the first time in 32 years. Springer hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seven...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 o...

SEATTLE (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba called it spontaneous. Sam Darnold was simply surprised. The reserved Smith-Njigba, who has let his play speak for itself while leading the NFL in yards receiving thi...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings Tuesday night before their season opener against the Houston Rockets. Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers in the ...