Vulcan softball slated fifth in preseason poll The California (PA) softball team was picked to finish fifth in the preseason Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West poll, the league announc...

The Leopards won the first meeting, 70-56, earlier this season at Elizabeth Forward. Since the Belle Vernon girls basketball team walked off Elizabeth Forward’s floor with a 70-56 win back on Dec. 22,...

The winner will remain tied atop the section standings with Derry. The loser falls to third place. After days of snow threw a wrench into most plans, Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward are more than r...

Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ returning players have shared their excitement regarding how the club has navigated the offseason, acquiring a multitude of proven big-leaguers. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn, sec...

The former Green Bay and Dallas coach said he’d love for Aaron Rodgers to return next season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A searing hot day turned into a sweltering night at the Australian Open and eventually Coco Gauff let off steam, shattering her racket after a lopsided loss to Elina Svitol...

The Steelers new head coach revealed he will call the offense on gamedays. Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open put its Extreme Heat Protocol into play on Tuesday for the second time in this tournament. The policy uses a ‘Heat Stress Scale’ ranging from 1 to 5 and...

DENVER (AP) — With a blizzard bearing down on Empower Field at Mile High, coach Sean Payton went for the jugular instead of the points, short-circuiting the Denver Broncos’ drive to Super Bowl 60. “Th...

Blue Devils are dominating inside as they stay unbeaten in ACC play. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Jon Scheyer entered January seemingly grappling a bit with exactly how to bring out the best from hi...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Baylor at Cincinnati 7 p.m. - ACCN — California at Florida St. 7 p.m. - BTN — Southern Cal at Iowa 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Davidson at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. - ESPN2 —...

Fifteen years after Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl together, the quarterback and coach could reunite in Pittsburgh. Their reunion became an option once the Steelers decided Saturday ...

The ACC revealed its 2026 football schedule Monday evening, including Pitt’s full 12-game slate, which includes nine league contests. The Panthers begin the season Sept. 5 against Miami (Ohio) and hos...

After helping her Slippery Rock team beat up on her dad’s alma mater, California (Pa.), former Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix Super 6 Player of the Year Iyanna Wade, continues to show that she’s go...

Sam Darnold will be starting in the Super Bowl before Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and the rest of the NFL’s Class of 2018 quarterbacks. It took Darnold five teams and eight seasons to get here. Darnold ...

The Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball teams capped off a perfect season after beating Greensburg Central Catholic Friday. Both the 8th-grade team and 7th-grade team finished 15-0 on the seaso...

McDaniel officially joins Chargers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike McDaniel has agreed to become the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator. The Chargers announced the hiring Monday of Mc-Daniel, who spe...

As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ search for a worthy successor to Ben Roethlisberger approaches its second half-decade, Art Rooney II acknowledged that the team’s choice of its next head coach was highly i...

Some of the biggest buzz for the Pittsburgh Pirates surrounded a shortstop who was neither in attendance at PiratesFest nor has played a game yet in the major leagues but is being billed as a future s...