2014 • It took a pair of nailbiting one-run games to lift 11th-seeded Mars to the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. No. 7 Elizabeth Forward made the Planets endure a lot of stress with a four-run sixth inni...

When Bryan Reynolds hit a grand slam for a five-run lead in the fourth inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates had the comfort of a cushion only one night after requiring a four-run rally in the ninth to win i...

California MS tops Charleroi Brandon Meier went 4 for 4 with a home run and three runs scored as the California Middle School baseball team claimed a 6-4 win over Charleroi Tuesday. Caleb Ross finishe...

For the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) placed ninth in the final 2023-24 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Dixon Trophy standings, announced by the league office Wednesday. The Di...

Bentworth broke through with two runs on Sofia Gaussa’s single to top Laurel in the semifinals. The Bentworth softball team waited till the very last out to make history in its WPIAL Class 2A semifina...

Cornelious Nesbit was the head coach at Shaler for the last nine seasons and also coached at Gateway. Confident, motivated and excited. Those are just a few words that could describe new Belle Vernon ...

The Eagles will face Seton LaSalle, who beat them in last year’s title matchup 8-1. For the third straight season, Serra Catholic will make the trip to Wild Things Park for a chance at the WPIAL Champ...

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. He mad...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight days ago, the Minnesota Twins were baseball’s hottest team and winners of 17 of 20 games. After Monday night’s 12-3 loss at the Washington Nationals, the same club was mired in...

SPORTS VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers are showing they have more scoring options than just Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist as Ed...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark showed her persistence Monday night. She fought through an injured left ankle, foul trouble, even the frustration that led to an uncharacteristic l...

When Tim McConnell resigned from his job as the head coach of boys basketball at Bishop Canevin last May, he wasn’t sure how being away from coaching would go for him. But he knew what he intended to ...

The WPIAL board ushered in a new group of officers Monday with Peters Township athletic director Brian Geyer selected to serve as president. Mt. Lebanon athletic director John Grogan was tabbed as vic...

SPORTS PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January. While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t outright tell Fields the organization was go...

No matter which team wins the Stanley Cup championship this year it will be a first this century. The Dallas Stars won the franchise’s lone championship in 1999, months before the world worried comput...

2014 • A local man is going to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Necciai, who is from Gallatin and currently resides in Rostraver Township, will be inducted into the HOF at a ...

Nick Gonzales’ RBI single in the 10th completes Pittsburgh’s comeback; Oneil Cruz hits two hardest balls in Statcast era, both over 120 mph. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales’ run-scoring single in the ...

Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sp...

SPORTS South Allegheny will play No. 14 Burrell in next week’s 3A consolation game to determine seeding. The anticipation was through the roof as the stage was set for the Riverside Panthers and the S...

Looking rusty following a 12-day layoff, Frazier fell to West Greene, 13-5. Having not played a game since May 8, the fourth-seeded Frazier softball team showed plenty of rust against fifth-seeded Wes...