2013 • After Eric McElvenny graduated from Belle Vernon Area High School, he chose to serve his country by enlisting in the U. S. Marine Corps. During a tour in Afghanistan, McElvenny lost his right l...

BVA MS girls split at GCC The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team split their doubleheader at Greensburg Central Catholic Wednesday. The 8th grade Leopards (1-1) dropped a 33-24 deci...

There was one final section match for the Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team before the regular season ends in a friendly with Thomas Jefferson and the WPIAL playoffs start on Monday, but EF coach Dou...

Mt. Pleasant may have dealt Charleroi a blow as it looks for the No. 1 seed in 2A bracket today. After already clinching the Section 4-2A boys soccer championship a couple of days ago, some may have t...

The WPIAL has launched separate investigations into the Baldwin and Imani Christian athletic departments over potential recruiting violations. The board voted Monday to empower WPIAL executive directo...

The Bentworth boys soccer team won the WPIAL Class 1A championship last season as the No. 7 team in the tournament. This year, the Bearcats likely assured themselves of the top seed when the brackets ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris caught himself mid-sentence and said what’s become readily apparent across the Pittsburgh Steelers running back’s three-plus seasons in the NFL. Asked if he felt more “n...

Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are finally reunited after a year of speculation - and now they'll try to save the New York Jets ' sinking season. The Jets agreed to terms Tuesday to acquire the disgr...

Vikings acquire Akers again MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade for the second straight year, agreeing Tuesday to send a late draft pick to the Hou...

Let the quarterback controversy begin for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After sitting out the first six games of the season, Russell Wilson is “under consideration” to start Sunday night when the Steelers ...

For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers used the same starting lineup on the offensive line in backto- back weeks when they faced the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The game didn’t end w...

By JOHN WAWROW AND TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writers Amari Cooper went from a fading No. 1 wide receiver in Cleveland to a top one with Buffalo. Looking to add a playmaker for quarterback Josh Allen, the ...

NFL owners unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” Tuesday, a decision that should keep the Jaguars in one of the league’s smallest markets for at least another 30 yea...

ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner. The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners ...

WPIAL wrestlers can compete in more matches than usual this winter, but other sports might see their regular season schedules increase as well. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to make in-season “confe...

During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ preseason finale, a 7-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 4, all but one of the hosts’ goals came from what could be considered their bo...

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Pehlke remembers having to beg and plead at bars and restaurants to get them to show WNBA games just a few years ago. Too often, the answer was a flat-out no. These days, he doesn’...

GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home to tequila and Mariachi music. It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition – a homophobic ...

South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll. The Gamecocks received 27 of the 30 first-place votes in the pres...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ tumultuous week ended the way so many have in recent seasons. With another gut-wrenching loss. Aaron Rodgers threw an interception on the Jets’ final dr...