Kris Letang has seen labor strife between the NHL and NHLPA before. More than a decade ago, the league canceled the first three months of the 2012-13 season after several negotiations between the NHL ...

Pitt and North Carolina needed reversals of misfortune Tuesday night when they lined up inside Petersen Events Center. The Panthers had lost four of their past five games, the Tar Heels two of three. ...

This story originally ran in Monday’s e-edition. We’re running it again in print for those who don’t have access. Many members of the Noll family have swam for Ringgold, but Thursday night, it was all...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - CBSSN — Samford at Furman 7 p.m. - ACCN — Virginia Tech at Florida St. 7 p.m. - BTN — Wisconsin at Maryland 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — TCU at Texas Tech 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Virgin...

2005 • Monessen High School basketball coach Joe Salvino got a look at the future of his program during a visit to Bentworth and he liked what he saw. Freshman Tim Tyree (18) and sophomore Vince Campb...

BVA Youth Sports Association holding spring registration The Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports Association will hold two in-person baseball and softball signups beginning Feb. 4 for boys and girls ages 4...

The McKeesport legend and Hall of Famer was on hand as Neenie Campbell Gymnasium’s court was renamed in her honor McKeesport’s Jess Miller and Emily Eisenberg each scored 14 points in a win over cross...

Each week, the Mon Valley Independent brings its readers the top male and female athletes of the week. This week’s choices weren’t very difficult as Ringgold wrestler Jake Conroy and Serra Catholic ba...

Three players hit double figures Monday as the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team rolled over rival Belle Vernon, 59-26, to grab a Section 3-4A win. With the win, the Warriors ran their winning s...

Steelers president Art Rooney II met with members of the media Monday afternoon. Calling it the “biggest piece of the puzzle that we have to address,” Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed a considerable amount of trust in Kirk Mac-Donald. MacDonald, 41, is in his first campaign leading the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes- Barre/S...

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teamma...

PARIS (AP) — For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama, Hall of Famer Tony Parker probably summed matters up more succinctly than anyone. As...

Another Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. Another game where officiating steals some of the spotlight. Patrick Mahomes rallied Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC cha...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — St. John’s at Georgetown 7 p.m. - ACCN — Wake Forest at Louisville 7 p.m. - ESPN — Kentucky at Tennessee 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Toledo at Ohio 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Ric...

2005 • It was deja-vu in more ways than one when the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team hosted Southmoreland. The Leps came within 50 seconds of pulling off an upset on the Scotties but fell shor...