A poor start was detrimental to any upset hopes for McKeesport in its Section 1-5A matchup on the road at Uniontown Friday. The Red Raiders remained unbeaten in section play by walloping the Tigers, 7...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to the playoffs. It just doesn’t exactly feel like it — or look like it — heading into their regular-season finale against Cincinnati on Saturday ...

Since Nov. 7, the Pittsburgh Penguins have largely operated with two different power-play units featuring their top players spread across each squad. That binary approach to the man advantage accounte...

In the teams’ previous meeting the Pittsburgh defense allowed 38 points to Cincinnati. The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers were preparing to face the Cincinnati Bengals, they ranked among the NFL le...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish found the right balance of family and football to produce a memorable performance under unprecedented, emotionally trying circ...

The New York Jets were scheduled to interview former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday for their head coaching vacancy, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. V...

In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again. The moral of this story: Who knows, other than something doesn’t totally add ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Caesars Superdome may be the epicenter for the Super Bowl in New Orleans next month, but Verizon has a game plan to ensure the championship excitement stretches beyond the Big E...

MCKEESPORT AT WEST MIFFLIN

2005 • When the Monessen girls basketball team clashes with their rivals at Clairton, people hold certain expectations. Unless you expected 72 missed shots, 17 missed free throws, 31 turnovers and 23 ...

Madelyn Roberts scored a game-high 20 points to lead West Greene over Monessen. Inexperienced, turnovers and a lack of a consistent offense were the Monessen girls’ basketball team downfall Thursday n...

Freshman Sunny Harper joined Jess Miller with 15 points for McKeesport. Despite the youth of the McKeesport girls basketball team, it has been progressing well under the first year of head coach Anna ...

In the last two games, the Belle Vernon girls have committed 65 turnovers. The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team thrives on pressure defense, and it used it Thursday night to pick up a Section 3...

Chartiers-Houston continued its dominant season with an emphatic 57-23 victory over California, using a relentless full-court press and balanced scoring to maintain their perfect record. The Buccaneer...

Of the six dozen or so players in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room, few speak their mind more openly — and more often — than DeShon Elliott. “You know, DeShon is DeShon,” defensive coordinator Tery...

Chris Boswell has a converse relationship between the length of a conversation about field goals and the distance on his attempts. When it comes to discussing his job, the shorter the sweeter for the ...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Oregon withstood many challenges en route to being the only unbeaten team and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. However, Ohio State’s opening flurry on offense and ...

MIAMI (AP) — Trey Murphy III knew his mother was in downtown New Orleans to ring in the new year. His chef was there as well. And when Murphy heard about the tragedy that happened on Bourbon Street, h...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buddy Hield hollers through the locker room at Stephen Curry with some good-natured banter or cracks jokes at practice and on the team plane, by all accounts leaving everyone in h...

WEST MIFFLIN AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY