Fort Cherry managed to convert two trick plays in its game-winning drive. Fort Cherry captured its second consecutive WPIAL Class A title by using a little trickery and luck to stun Clairton, 21-20, S...

Lampeter-Strasburg is up next after TJ shut down Clearfield, 35-0. ALTOONA — There was no hangover for WPIAL champion Thomas Jefferson against District 9 champion Clearfield in Saturday’s PIAA Class 4...

Anthony Beitko’s field goal as time expired gave them a 30-27 playoff win over East Stroudsburg. The California (Pa.) football team’s mantra this season has been to play for four full quarters and mak...

As we eagerly await Thanksgiving, Black Friday and everything else the holiday weekend has to offer, here’s a little food for thought: • How costly was the Steelers loss to the Browns on Thursday? We ...

The unbeaten Badgers prevailed in the Greenbrier Tipoff title game. Two undefeated teams met Sunday night in the championship game of the Greenbrier Tipoff in White Sulpher Springs, W.Va., and No. 19 ...

Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. O...

By the AP The American Athletic Conference is the only Football Bowl Subdivision league whose championship game matchup is set: Army vs. Tulane. The final week of the regular season will determine pai...

Lea Miller-Tooley hopped off a call to welcome the Baylor women’s basketball team to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, where 80-degree temperatures made it easy for the Bears to settle in on Paradis...

NEW YORK (AP) — Having waited 63 years for an Ivy League football title, Columbia had to stand by for another 40 minutes. The Lions had beaten Cornell 17-9 but needed a Harvard loss against Yale to se...

The Cowboys escaped with a 34-26 upset after a wild sequence to end the game. LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Austin Seibert choked back tears taking responsibility for missing the extra point that would have ti...

The proposed deal would have sent the veteran defensive tackle to Baltimore. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins were ready to deal veteran defensive tackle Calais Campbell to the Baltimore ...

2012 • Monessen boxer Sammy Vasquez Jr. quickly dispatched George “El Terrible” Sosa at the Ice Garden in Rostraver Township. Vasquez knocked out Sosa with an overhand right in the first round, mainta...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Saquon Barkley ran for touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards in the second half and finished with an Eagles-record 255 yards rushing in the streaking Philadelphia Eagles’ seventh cons...

Belle Vernon Area volleyball’s Hailey Lazur (center) signed her national letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Millersville University. Joining her for her signing were her ...

Defending 2A champion Elijah Brown, Kole Doppelheuer and Colby Hibner expected to lead BVA wrestling squad. Belle Vernon Area wrestling coach Bob Bove knew this day would come again. Some day. Well, s...

For the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) football team secured 13 selections to the All-PSAC Western Division Teams, highlighted by senior quarterback Davis Black being named the PSAC West ...

Thomas Jefferson will face D-9 champ Clearfied at 1 p.m. at Mansion Park in Altoona. Snowfall is finally upon us in Western Pennsylvania, and that has altered many plans for the Class 4A and 6A state ...

CLEARFIELD (12-0) VS. THOMAS JEFFERSON (13-0) 1 p.m. Saturday, Mansion Park, Altoona Coaches: Myles Caragein, Clearfield; Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson Last week: Clearfield 27, General McLane 26; T....

Matt McMahon isn’t an NBA scout, only a guy who coaches LSU and saw his team get punched in the mouth Friday afternoon by Pitt and its guard combination of Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett Four days af...

Mike Sullivan has directed a blunt missive to his team in recent days. “We’ve got to be harder to play against,” the coach said Wednesday. That may leave some room for interpretation, but in practice ...