If winning gold medals were the only standard, almost all Olympic athletes would be considered failures. A clinical psychologist with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Emily Clark’s ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it is a relationship forged by faith. Anderson, a Christian, and Al-...

Games tip off at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. with the host Leopards facing off with Serra Catholic. By the Mon Valley Independent The MVI Girls Shootout Classic returns Saturday to Belle Vernon High Schoo...

Belle Vernon controlled the game from the opening tip Friday night, rolling to a 73-33 victory over Greensburg Salem in Section 3-4A boys basketball action The Leopards (9-6, 5-1) jumped out to a 24-1...

It was vintage Monessen Greyhounds Friday night on Major Corley Court. A relentless pressure defense that forced a ton of turnovers, a dominant effort on the offensive glass and the ability to score i...

Peters Township outscored Ringgold, 22-10, in the third quarter of Friday’s matchup. After a half of competitive Section 3-5A play Friday night, Peters Township keyed in on Ringgold’s transition game ...

BVA MS boys storm past Jayhawks The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball teams cruised past visiting Jeannette to move to 11-0 on the season. The 8th-grade Leps got 25 points and 15 rebound...

Only weeks removed from lung surgery, linebacker T.J. Watt maybe surprised some by taking on a heavy workload in his first game back, but defensive coordinator Terryl Austin was not among them. “I’m n...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Arthur Smith confirmed Thursday that the Tennessee Titans have reached out to interview him for their head coach opening. “That’s not something...

It does not take viewing Pitt through rose-colored glasses to see that the Panthers weren’t too far off from starting ACC league play 2-0. Instead, behind a 76-69 loss to Miami and a 73-68 defeat to C...

Ryan O’Hearn couldn’t contain his excitement to join the Pittsburgh Pirates, believing that with a pitching staff led by a generational talent such as National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes, they...

T-wolves hold moment of silence for Renee Good MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence before their game on Thursday night for Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jon-Eric Sullivan is finalizing a deal to join the Dolphins as their general manager, making the former Green Bay Packers executive the first key piece in Miami’s organizati...

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the current deadline passes Friday night, WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - ACCN — NC State at Florida St. Noon - BTN — Nebraska at Indiana Noon - CW — Boston College at Louisville Noon - ESPN — Tennessee at Florida Noon - ESPN2 — Georgia Tech ...

Na’Jaziah Carter scored all but six of Monessen’s points. The Geibel Catholic girls basketball team faced a determined and defensive-minded Monessen squad Thursday, and the Gators managed to stay unde...

Bella Dumbroski and Lexi Pearce combined for 37 points in the 55-38 victory. It’s not how you start, but how you finish. The Serra Catholic girls held double-digit leads throughout the opening three q...

Coach Cornelious Nesbit said the Leopards maintain their intensity at all times to prepare for the playoffs. Few teams in Section 3-4A have the size, speed, and tenacity to match up with the Belle Ver...

The defending WPIAL champs have now dropped five consecutive games. When South Allegheny made school history with its first WPIAL championship and state final appearance on the hardcourt last season, ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel has run out of luster in Miami. The Dolphins fired the dry-witted, wunderkind coach who they once viewed as the future of the franchise on Thursday, ending his...