KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, longtime running mate Tamin Lipsey scored 20 and seventh- ranked Iowa State used a big second-half run to bury No. 16 Texas Tech...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Steele went 31 games and 363 days before addressing a losing locker room. Now, the Miami (Ohio) coach and his squad must wait an excruciating three days before finding out if t...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 4:25 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Essendon 1 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Freemantle at Geelong 4 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Sydney AUTO RACING 3 p.m. - ...

Grace Huston hit seven 3-pointers for the Cougars as Belle Vernon’s season comes to an end at 23-5. When the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team squared off against Blackhawk in the PIAA playoffs ...

Noah Davis was dealing through four scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles, recording four strikeouts and drawing seven whiffs while allowing one hit and one walk in his first start of spring...

Due to a lack of players the Bears’ program will not take the field this season. The great success of Clairton’s football and basketball teams has dealt a crushing blow to the school’s baseball progra...

Pitt got hot late in the season and looked to continue carrying momentum throughout the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Though the No. 15 Panthers notched a thrilling first-round upset of No. 10 Sta...

By The Associated Press Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night to win Pool B and advance the United States to the ...

BVA grad Ross named PSAC East Pitcher of the Week Lock Haven softball’s Talia Ross was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Pitcher of the Week, the conference offi...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has enough to sift through this weekend without playing air traffic controller. The 12 committee members will spend the next four days worki...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce will be back catching passes from Patrick Mahomes for the Kansas City Chiefs one more time. The Chiefs made official their deal to bring the four-time All-Pro tigh...

After busy first 24 hours of free-agent activity, the Pittsburgh Steelers largely kept quiet on Day 2 of the NFL’s so-called “legal tampering period.” Aside from extending the contract of one of their...

The Atlanta Falcons have declared Kirk Cousins will be a salary cap cut. Kyler Murray has been informed of his impending release by the Arizona Cardinals. Beyond them, well, the landscape of available...

Matt Snell, the powerful running back who scored the New York Jets’ only touchdown in their Super Bowl win in 1969, has died. He was 84. The Jets announced that Snell died Tuesday morning on Long Isla...

Four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson has agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ...

A deal isn’t a deal until it’s official. The Las Vegas Raiders learned that hard lesson Tuesday night when the Baltimore Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade for star edge rusher Maxx Crosby. A pe...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adrian Autry has been fired as head basketball coach at Syracuse after three largely unsuccessful seasons. The school announced the decision Wednesday, one day after the Orange ...

Once again, it’s time to dust off the gloves, bats and cleats. Lace them up and take the field as we celebrate baseball and softball season in the Mon Valley! The weather finally decided to start coop...

The first-year coach takes over a team that had heavy graduation losses. Over the past 17 weeks, first-year Belle Vernon baseball coach Taylor Andrisko and his team have been counting down the days to...

The Leopards only had three positions set heading into their preseason scrimmages. Head coach Tom Rodriguez returns eight letterman to this year’s Leopards softball team. Add to that an influx of tale...