The Pittsburgh Pirates entered their series opener against the Chicago Cubs trying to figure out how to solve Shota Imanaga, the left-hander who had dominated them over his six previous appearances. T...

Rocco Thompson and Kaden Allen each ran for a pair of touchdowns in Elizabeth Forward’s win. After an extremely intense and emotional two weeks to start the high school football season, perhaps the El...

Adam Moessner and Billy Moyer accounted for all nine goals as Bentworth bounced back in emphatic fashion with a 9-0 Section 2-1A victory over Carlynton. Moessner erupted for six goals, while Moyer rec...

Fangraphs gives the Bucs a 1.3% chance of advancing. When calculating the Pittsburgh Pirates’ odds of making the playoffs with 16 games left in the season, it’s worth remembering the famous quote from...

After a tumultuous two weeks to start the season for reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 1A champion Clairton, the Bears got back to doing what they do best — winning. At the expense of an undermanned Allde...

UCF coach Scott Frost: “(The Panthers) are certainly going to get their share of passes on you.” The last time Pitt played Central Florida was at the tail end of the most dominant period in Knights pr...

When Belle Vernon Area travels to West Mifflin tonight, don’t tell either coach that it’s just a non-conference game. After all, both Class 3A schools have designs on making the WPIAL playoffs. Both k...

West Mifflin’s Armand Hill (6) and Quin’cere Pitts celebrate a touchdown in last week’s win over Deer Lakes at Titans Stadium. Renee Bonari / MVI Sports

Charleroi’s Elijah Allah ran for 154 yards and two TDs, and returned one of his two interceptions for a score in a win over Carlynton. Jenn Codeluppi / MVI Sports

With conference play lurking over the next couple of weeks, local teams are coming into their last non-conference games. Some teams are facing what will be their toughest tests of the season, while so...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game ...

BVA MS girls tie Burrell The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team earned a 1-1 draw against Burrell Thursday at James Weir Stadium, with each team scoring in the second half. Gianna V...

Raegan Sobczak and Abby Russell each netted three goals as Belle Vernon routed Uniontown. After a tough 1-0 loss at Quad-A Baldwin Tuesday, the Belle Vernon girls soccer team was able to quickly rebou...

It’s no secret in the Mon Valley that the Bentworth girls soccer team has been highly successful the last couple of years. The Bearcats have won a lot of section games and a lot of home games. Both of...

When the Monessen Greyhounds thoroughly disposed of Carmichaels, 38-0 Friday night, it was more than just a non-conference win for the Greyhounds. It was historic as Monessen became the ninth WPIAL sc...

Belle Vernon scored three unanswered goals in the second half to rally past Yough, 3-1, in Section 5-2A boys soccer action. Yough took a 1-0 lead into halftime, but the Leopards responded after the br...

As unlikely as it seemed a few weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a .500 record and are within shouting distance of the National League’s final wild-card spot. A 4-2 victory Wednesday night agains...

Frazier volleyball coach Mandy Hartman (center) earned her 400th win with the Commodores’ win over West Greene Wednesday. Submitted

Mya Morgan helps lead Chippewas to title Elizabeth Forward grad Mya Morgan was instrumental in helping lead the Central Michigan women’s golf team to the team title at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational over ...

NEWYORK (AP) — Coco Gauff knows what she is up against in her U.S. Open semifinal against Elena Rybakina, whose firepower has vaulted her to the top of the tennis rankings. “I know I’m going to have s...