ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last y...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed by ones from Tyrese H...

A Commonwealth Court judge must decide whether there was a proper basis for a lower court’s ruling that kept the Aliquippa football team in Class 4A. Appellate Judge Patricia McCullough heard opposing...

Jarren Duran’s two-run shot broke a 3-3 tie and gave the American League the lead. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Boston’s Jarren Duran, the All-Star MVP, hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning ...

Chase Pietila doesn’t much recognize the player he was a year or two ago, when he didn’t hear his name called at the NHL Draft. But at the end of June, the 20-year-old defenseman was picked in the fou...

Paul Skenes is set to start the All-Star game, the first time since 1995 that a rookie pitcher has that honor. It’s been even longer since a Pittsburgh player has been in that spotlight. The last pitc...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in the Copa America final Sunday evening in a match that was delayed more than an hour because of crowd issues, including fans breaching secu...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40. The Houston Texans, Jones’ team for t...

The WPIAL doesn’t favor a potential PIAA rule that forces two-time defending state champions into a higher classification. The proposed change to the competitive-balance rule was discussed and dislike...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballp...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs. Batting averages are near half-century lows. Velocity is at an all-time high. “Run scoring, it’s not easy to do. It’s hard and it...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest- paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to t...

The 2024 softball season was a special one for a number of teams in the Mon Valley. The Valley claimed a state championship in Class 5A with Thomas Jefferson. The Jaguars were also the runner-up in th...

Despite out-hitting Connellsville in Tuesday’s championship game, Belle Vernon dropped a 5-1 decision. Belle Vernon’s Senior Legion baseball team has gotten strong pitching all year, but the staff dea...

Mike Warfield says football fans will see him at Aliquippa’s stadium this fall, but adds with a laugh that his new job on Friday nights might be selling 50/50 tickets. Surprisingly, the threetime stat...

There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers tha...

2013 • Former Monessen gridiron standout Chavas Rawlins announced on Facebook that he is transferring from West Virginia University to Duquesne. Rawlins was an all-state quarterback for the Greyhounds...

Hempfield second-year football coach Nick Keefer has assembled a unique mix of assistants for a new season. One will be of interest to local basketball fans. Longtime hardwood coach Jim Nesser has joi...

Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, was the 47th overall pick in this year’s draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates chose another prep shortstop in Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, with the No. 47 overa...

They hold a three-game lead with two weeks left to play. The Steel City Summer Basketball League finds itself just over halfway through its regular season, so now is a good a time to take a look at th...