Tij Iginila doesn’t shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer. The 17-year-old is so comfortable being Jarome Iginla...

CHICAGO (AP) — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. The right-hander came on in the ninth t...

2014 • The returning players for Farmers Insurance are chomping at the bit for a rematch against BeeGraphix which has won the J. Budd Grebb Summer Basketball League championship for two years. It was ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — JJ Redick says his extraordinary hiring as the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach means the end of his podcast with LeBron James. Redick hopes they’ll be able to produce much mor...

The 12-0 team will wrap up its regular season with three games on this week’s schedule. Just under a month into play, the Belle Vernon Senior Legion baseball team still finds itself undefeated behind ...

As I was perusing social media, I came across a photo of a Monessen girls youth softball team that was participating in the local playoffs. What caught my eye about the photo was that one of the team’...

Tampa Bay scored twice in the 8th inning off Colin Holderman for a 3-1 win. Paul Skenes surrendered a home run on his first pitch, then held the Tampa Bay Rays scoreless over his next 97 as the Pittsb...

The team will have to survive at least two weeks without ace closer David Bednar. For the next two weeks, the game changes dramatically for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their bullpen. Two-time All-Star ...

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Christopher Bell raised a broom over his head and clutched a 24-pound lobster in victory lane all because he earned his third Cup win of the season in an outcome that would have be...

The Pirates are hoping to find more teams willing to deal by the July 30 trade deadline. With the Pittsburgh Pirates in the thick of wild-card contention, Bob Nutting and Ben Cherington are in regular...

Two late homers Sunday gave the Volunteers a 4-1 victory over Texas A&M. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tennessee’s prodigious home run prowess arrived too late in Game 1 of the College World Series finals. It sh...

He’s still learning how to cope with fame after capturing five gold medals in Tokyo. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel still seems a bit tortured by the trappings of Olympic stardom. Even as he was c...

The 34-year-old South Korean is the oldest major winner on the LPGA Tour in six years. SAMAMMISH, Wash. (AP) — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited...

His sixth victory of the year is the most by any golfer since Tiger Woods in 2009. CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying bird...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On the next-tolast day of the NHL season, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky wasn’t on the ice for practice. The Panthers are sure that’s a good thing. Bobrovsky was a se...

Edmonton will try to complete a remarkable comeback tonight in the Stanley Cup Finals. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Connor McDavid admired and looked up to Sidney Crosby as the kind of player he wanted to bec...

2014 • Belle Vernon’s American Legion team pounded out 12 hits, all singles, on its way to a 9-5 victory over host Farmington in Fayette County League action. Belle Vernon never trailed, as winning pi...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic spread his arms wide with a big smile, then wanted to find the coach in the stands who drew up the fastest goal for the U.S. against a South American team. Pl...

They were inducted Friday at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center in Monessen. The Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame welcomed six new entrants to its ranks Friday night during its 29th annual induction c...

Jeremy Sellew We’ve seen our share of baseball and softball champions around the Mon Valley. WPIAL champions like Elizabeth Forward softball this year, Belle Vernon softball last year and state champi...