OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard’s native Oakland hardly resembles the thriving sports city he has so cherished since his youth. Three major professional sports franchises, all gone in recent yea...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green proudly rocks a Golden State Valkyries No. 25 jersey, signifying the WNBA’s return to Northern California in 2025. Warriors coach Steve Kerr regularly takes the pod...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Quincy Ballard scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and overtime to help Wichita State beat No. 14 Memphis 84-79 on Sunday. Bijan Cortes hit a 3 to give the Shockers a 78...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Lehigh at Bucknell 8 p.m. - ESPN — Duke at Virginia 9 p.m. - ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Utah 9 p.m. - ESPNU — Texas Southern at Southern U. 10 p.m. - ESPN — Ariz...

2005 • Geibel outscored Monessen, 25-10, in the fourth quarter to win their very sloppy first-round playoff game. Kellen Holmes overcame three first quarter fouls to lead the Gators with 17 points, al...

Cy Herchelroath and James Gile each scored 15 points in No. 8 EF’s win over No. 9 Highlands. Elizabeth Forward head coach Nolan Larry couldn’t ask for a better birthday and Valentine’s Day gift from h...

Thomas Jefferson outscored No. 11 Latrobe, 27-11, in the third quarter of a Class 5A first-round game. The No. 6 Thomas Jefferson girls’ basketball was doing everything right in the first half of thei...

The WPIAL Class 2A Section 5 swim invite was held at Belle Vernon Friday, with Uniontown’s boys’ swim team and Elizabeth Forward’s girls’ swim squad winning section titles. The Red Raiders and the War...

2005 • For the Yough Cougars, the WPIAL first-round has been a roadblock they couldn’t get past. For the last three years, the Cougars have made it to the postseason only to lose. The No. 7 Cougars ar...

Brownson House looking for girls basketball teams The Brownson House in Washington is looking for girls basketball teams. The 2025 Brownson House Spring Girls Youth Basketball League will begin the se...

Head coach Nolan Larry and the No. 8-seeded EF boys host No. 9 Highlands tonight at 7 p.m. The Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team gets the postseason started tonight, facing No. 9 Highlands (613) ...

The preliminary round victory over South Side is Bentworth’s first playoff win since 2008. The Bentworth boys basketball team was nursing a one-point lead at halftime and knew it did not play its best...

In a game filled with twists and turns — turnovers, fouls, momentum shifts and clutch moments — Yough battled through adversity and came from behind to secure a grueling 53-47 double-overtime win over...

After winning only nine games per season in Matt Gould’s first two years, the No. 6 TJ girls have 18 this year. When Thomas Jefferson hosts Latrobe in a WPIAL Class 5A playoff battle tonight, it will ...

West Mifflin AD Lance Maha said he plans on hiring a new coach at Thursday’s board meeting. West Mifflin intends to hire a football coach next week, but it won’t be incumbent Rod Steele. Steele was or...

For the Mon Valley Independent In a nail-biting clash worthy of the PSAC West, the California (Pa.) men’s basketball team continued their roll in division play, winning a thriller 73-71 over host Clar...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Endy Rodriguez wore Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses under his mask while catching Johan Oviedo’s bullpen, giving a backstop view of the imposing Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander. It was the f...

There’s a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees’ rotation behind Gerrit Cole. A familiar face is getting a fresh start leading the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani & Co. are preparing a title def...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said his meeting with President Donald Trump moved the tour “one step closer” to a deal with the Saudi- backers of rival LIV Golf. He said Wednesday ...

Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition...