CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin closed her eyes, gave a deep breath and took a big step back onto the top of an Olympic podium. The American skiing standout was a gold medalist at the...

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Nobody could blame the doctors for telling 13-yearold Jake Canter he should never step on a snowboard again. Nobody could blame 22-year-old Jake Canter for ignoring them. Nine ye...

MILAN (AP) — When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. “That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever i...

Drew Cook (25) and Jake Uher (17) combined for 42 points in SA’s 52-50 win. It wasn’t pretty, but South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo will take it. The Gladiators began defense of their Class 3A c...

No. 15 seed Ringgold pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the opening round Tuesday night, knocking off No. 2 seed Lincoln Park, 79-77, in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. The Rams went o...

When No. 10 Charleroi drew Seton LaSalle in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, it had the makings of a high-scoring matchup. Both teams prefer to push the pace and get shots up, and Tuesd...

With three minutes left in the third quarter, Thomas Jefferson found itself trailing No. 14 Latrobe by eight on its home court. Both teams entered the postseason as two of the top offenses in Class 5A...

James Harrison isn’t known for comforting quarterbacks but came to his former QB’s defense on Monday. The retired Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker used his podcast to refute a “pureout attack” against B...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Bryan Reynolds is a man of few words, so the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder didn’t bother to mince them when asked about the object of his offseason. “Fixing my swing, which I did,” R...

MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the “Blade Angels” into the women’s free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The reigning world champion was the only one of American’s vaunted fi...

MILAN (AP) — Like a shock to the system, hockey at the Olympics goes from nobody getting eliminated in group play to a single-elimination knockout round until one team is left standing. It’s Game 7 ev...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin likes to invoke the adage from tennis great Billie Jean King that “pressure is a privilege.” Even if, at times, it doesn’t quite feel like it. And it m...

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The newest sport on the Olympic program goes by the name “skimo,” which is short for ski mountaineering. It’s basic principles are just as condensed: race up the slope and back do...

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 4 1/2 seconds to win the men’s team pursuit g...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - BTN — Rutgers at Penn St. 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Butler at Georgetown 7 p.m. - ACCN — Clemson at Wake Forest 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Dayton at George Mason 7 p.m. - ESPN — Arkans...

Sophomore Aubrey Brown scored 24 points and freshman Lyla McConnell added 20 in a BVA win. At one point during Monday’s WPIAL Class 4A firstround game between No. 4 Belle Vernon and No. 13 Lincoln Par...

Fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward used a decisive second quarter and a dominant performance from Kaelynn Settles to advance in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs with a 58-37 victory over Hopewell on Monday nig...

Clairton’s boys basketball team prides itself on playing tough defense and attacking downhill on offense, using its size and athleticism to wear opponents down. In the first round of the WPIAL Class 2...

With the Pirates in camp for spring training, it’s a sure sign that spring sports for area high school teams are right around the corner. As we get ready for the boys (and girls) of summer in the spri...

The California (PA) men’s basketball team eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time this season — and needed every bit of it Saturday afternoon. Despite building an early double-digit lead, Clari...