Justin Tucker’s five-year reign as the AFC kicker named to the Pro Bowl roster has ended. But the man who replaced him doesn’t views it as a passing of the torch. “There’s no passing a guy like that,”...

By the Mon Valley Independent The South Allegheny girls basketball team earned its first win of the season Thursday night in a home matchup against East Allegheny. The Gladiators (1-8, 1-2) were led b...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - CBSSN — Akron at Bowling Green 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Wichita St. at Temple 7 p.m. - FS1 — Iowa at Wisconsin 8 p.m. - CBSSN — Xavier at Georgetown 8 p.m. - FOX — Michigan S...

2005 • Archive unavailable. 1995 • Belle Vernon Area basketball coach Bill Wiltz stops short of calling a game against McKeesport “do or die” but he isn’t downplaying the importance of the game either...

BVA hosting softball pitching clinic The Belle Vernon Area softball team will host a pitching clinic for any girl in the BVA school district in grades 1 through 8. The clinic is free and will be held ...

Belle Vernon competed at the MyHouse Trojan Wars while Frazier was at the Southmoreland Holiday Classic. Led by a dominant performance by defending WPIAL champion Elijah Brown, the Belle Vernon Area w...

For the first 16 minutes of Pitt’s 86-74 victory Wednesday against California, the Panthers were late to loose balls and rebounds, handled the opponent’s defensive pressure like they were wearing glov...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three long touchdown passes during Ohio State’s sensational 34-point first half, and the No. 6 Buckeyes roared into the College Footb...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zach Frazier began his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers with a problem he’d rarely encountered on the football field up to that point. The rookie center found himself stuck ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Looking back, DeShon Elliott thinks he maybe shouldn’t have made his frustrations about the direction the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is heading so public. Then again, the veteran sa...

MVI SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHERS JEFF HELSEL (LEFT) AND MIKE DARNAY (RIGHT) SHARE THEIR FAVORITES OF 2024.

Cleveland threatens to use ‘Modell Law’ CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block. Cleveland Mayor Justi...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trop...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and ...

The NFC’s No. 1 seed, two division titles and two playoff spots are on the line in Week 18 of the NFL’s regular season. Game No. 272 on Sunday night between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings is ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh wasn’t going to wade into the debate over whether Lamar Jackson should win a third NFL MVP award this season. Instead, he stuck to the obvious. “He’s my MVP. He’...

2005 • Sunday – no paper. 1995 • Archive unavailable. 1985 • The year 1984 didn’t end very well for Mon Valley Catholic’s basketball team. The Spartans went winless in their last seven games. The chan...

The Leopards dropped a close game at the California Hoopfest. Turnovers and late-game execution were costly as the Belle Vernon girls basketball team fell to Allderdice, 43-38, at the California Hoopf...

Over this past year, the Mon Valley had plenty to celebrate when it comes to sports. Whether it be team or individual championships or one-of-a-kind feats, our communities have enjoyed lots of success...

2013 • The Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has enjoyed a whirlwind of success. Ranked among the best teams in Class 3A, the Warriors edged Thomas Jefferson, 57-56, before a packed home crowd. T...