ALANIS THAMES AP Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State, the first team to run the gauntlet of four playoff games on its way to the national title, celebrated with 30,000 Buckeyes fans on Sunday at Ohio Stadium. Fans braved...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is getting a threeyear contract extension that includes a $1.5 million raise after the Gamecocks won their final six regular-season games. The u...

JOE REEDY AP The inaugural season of the 12-team College Football Playoff had its share of highlights and criticisms from fans and the media. The same can be said for the network carrying the games. N...

BOSTON (AP) — Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward...

3x3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7:30 p.m. - TNT — Unrivaled Basketball League: Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls, Medley, Fla. 7:30 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls, Medley, Fla. (DataCast...

2005 • Charleroi’s wrestlers tuned for the upcoming WPIAL Class AA playoffs by pining visiting Brownsville, 60-6. Scoring pins for the Cougars were Michael Todara (112), Brett Doerfler (119), Vince De...

Sinner beats Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There’s all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was...

Belle Vernon celebrates senior night by avenging early season loss to Trojans. The Belle Vernon boys basketball team had no issues getting motivated to welcome Derry into the Leopards’ den Friday nigh...

The Monessen boys basketball program has been one of the winningest and most successful programs in the WPIAL alltime. Not too often are the Greyhounds fine with a loss. That might have changed Friday...

As a shooter, they say you’re “on fire” when everything’s falling. Maybe they should change it to “being basic.” Elizabeth Forward’s Tyler Basic drained 11 3-pointers and scored a game-high 41 points ...

Ringgold celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1995 PIAA championship team. The atmosphere was electric at Ringgold High School Friday as the Rams hosted Bethel Park in a tightly contested game. The ...

Cam Epps scored 29 points and Drew Cook added 15 to surpass the milestone Friday. South Allegheny’s boys basketball team took a long trip north to Shady Side Academy for Section 3-3A play Friday night...

3x3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) 6 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Mist vs. Rose, Medley, Fla. 7 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Lunar Owls vs. Phantom, Medley, Fla. AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game. The CFP made the announcement Friday, saying the title game will be played Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, at ...

The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on...

A full week between games has offered ample time for Pitt to reflect on where things stand as the calendar prepares to flip to February. Inside the Panthers’ locker room, there are no illusions to the...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen loves retelling the story of how he screwed up on what may go down as the NFL’s signature highlight of the regular season. “The truth is, I was dead wrong on the a...