AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 3 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Gold Coast 5 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Geelong AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. - ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Auto...

2013 • Six new members of the Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame will be inducted during tonight’s Big Nine Conference opener against Uniontown at James Weir Stadium. The Class of 2013 is made up...

Today in sports Aug. 30 1887 — Seven U.S. men’s national tennis championships and Richard Sears captures his seventh title. Sears beats Henry Slocum, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 at the Newport Casino in Newport, R....

Under the current system, games can last up to 100 minutes. When there was chatter about the PIAA eliminating overtime from regular-season soccer games this offseason, many coaches smiled with optimis...

He has been slowly getting back to action following a left knee injury. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick will be available for their first practice day of the regular season. Offensive tackle...

Oneil Cruz played his first game in center field in the 14-10 loss. The Pittsburgh Pirates hit a new low — one they are hoping is rock bottom — by blowing a seven-run lead over the final three innings...

He said the competition with Justin Fields resulted in a “difficult” decision. Mike Tomlin confirmed Wednesday what was apparent since the Pittsburgh Steelers started revamping the quarterback positio...

College sports in the U.S. has seen scores of schools change conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened over the past three decades and certainly over the past two years....

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The NFL has finally relaxed a few of its strict rules around team ownership, formally approving the entry of private equity funds into the equation. Owners voted on Tuesday at a sp...

Joe Flacco watched football from his couch last season before joining the Cleveland Browns in November, leading them to the playoffs and earning the AP Comeback Player of the Year award. Several accom...

The 2-1 Rams bounced back from a tough loss Monday at Keystone Oaks. After suffering a 2-1 loss to Keystone Oaks in its Section 1-2A opener Monday, the Ringgold girls’ soccer team needed to forget abo...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport’s overcrowded calendar, too-tough season and too-short offseason. No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek added an additional comp...

College football season begins in earnest this week with a full slate of games highlighted by three Top 25 matchups. The race for the playoff already has begun. It’s not even Labor Day and one team ex...

MVI Sports GOLF Section 2-3A Connellsville 210, Ringgold 249 Evan Callaway had the low score of the round with a 38, but it wasn’t enough for Ringgold to grab a section win against Connellsville Wedne...

NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about men...

The Leopards improved to 8-0 by beating Uniontown. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Despite moving up to Class 3A golf, Belle Vernon has picked up right where it left off from last season’s success. Afte...

The former Ringgold center stayed involved in football as a scout. Mark Gorscak, who was Joe Montana’s center at Ringgold, looked back on what had to be one of the coldest games in the history of that...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. - BTN — Howard at Rutgers 7 p.m. - ACCN — W. Carolina at NC State 7:30 p.m. - ESPNU — Ark.-Pine Bluff at Arkansas 8 p.m. - CBSSN — Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville St. 8 p.m. -...

2013 • Monessen native Bernie Sarra was named a starting nose guard for Navy’s football team. Despite having an outstanding senior year at Greensburg Central Catholic, at barely over 6 feet tall, Sarr...

Belle Vernon’s Middle School boys and girls soccer teams both won Wednesday. The girls (1-0) defeated Greensburg Salem 5-0 behind two goals from Deaulla Lightfoot. Denne Teegarden, Hadley Steinhoff an...