DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Kyle Schwarber grew up in Middletown, Ohio, played college ball at Indiana and spent his first six major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs. The 33-year-old Philadelphia Phil...

AUTO RACING 10 a.m. - FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario 1 p.m. - NBCSN — Supermotocross World Championships: Round 26, New Berlin, N.Y. 2:25 p.m. - FS1 — NTT Ind...

Drew Allar threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another in a 28-9 win over the Packers. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impress...

Last year’s WPIAL runnerup in Class 2A, the Warriors will look to win it all in Class 3A. Things are really going well for Elizabeth Forward golf coach Matt Ritchie. In his fifth season, he has led EF...

Sitting in the Belle Vernon football team’s meeting room, there are two banners along the western wall, big enough to read from the door when walking in. They are from the Leopards’ 2023 season when t...

The Washington County team featured two Charleroi players in Dylan Carpenter and Logan Caughman. With the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be a PONY League World Series champion crow...

Just when it appeared the Pittsburgh Pirates had hit rock bottom, Braxton Ashcraft turned in the best outing of his career, and the bottom of their batting order provided the production. Ashcraft requ...

The longtime play caller at Georgia Southern and Army offers a new perspective to Pitt’s staff. Nick Saban’s 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide went 121, finished the season ranked No. 1 and shut out LSU to ca...

Arkansas defensive end Quincy Rhodes Jr. had just sat down for his Southeastern Conference media days session this summer when he was asked about personal goals for his senior season. After talking ab...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce likes to call training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs his “sanctuary,” whether that be the quiet, hourlong drive north to Missouri Western State University or the...

In discussing his joy that the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers is a Pittsburgh native, Pittsburgh mayor Corey O’Connor couldn’t help but mention where Mike McCarthy’s culinary loyalty lies. “If y...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson gets to go first. The polarizing quarterback will start Cleveland’s exhibition opener at Chicago on Saturday — his first game action since 2024 — and Shedeur Sanders ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Malik Nabers wore a red no-contact jersey like the quarterbacks and caught a handful of passes from them, much to the delight of the players around him. The New York Giant...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 1:30 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Geelong at North Melbourne 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Hawthorn AUTO RACING 1 p.m. - FS2 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck...

Cal volleyball selected 5th in preseason poll The Vulcans volleyball team was tabbed fifth in the preseason PSAC West poll released by the league office Thursday afternoon. The Vulcans received their ...

The Belle Vernon boys return nine starters in head coach Tyler Caterino’s second season. After a trip to the playoffs with a 5-5 section record and a preliminary round win over Ringgold in Class 3A, t...

As Belle Vernon athletic director Matt Humbert gets ready to head to Bethel Park in the same position, he can look back proudly at a number of facility upgrades around the district. The final one will...

Weekly results will be published along with photos, schedules and standings. By the Mon Valley Independent The Mon Valley Independent is a great source for local news and sports, but that’s already kn...

For many NFL fans, Aaron Rodgers said it best. “It’s preseason,” the 42-year-old quarterback opined Tuesday. “It’s not real football.” Not exactly the inspiration to get fired up over the Pittsburgh S...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner said he’s zeroed in on getting shovels in the ground so the team can open its new Denver stadium in 2031 and not in becoming majority owner of...