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...

2013 • Hayden Pascoe, the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team’s top scorer, scored her 100th goal at Jim Weir Stadium. She tallied four goals in BVA’s 6-0 Section 4-AA victory over West Mifflin. Pasco...

BVA MS girls win opener The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team opened up their season by hammering East Allegheny, 42-15, Tuesday. Isis Almyty led the Leopards (1-0) with a game-hig...

Ringgold wrapped up its regular season by defeating the Section 2-3A champs on the road. By the Mon Valley Independent In its regular season finale, Ringgold toppled Section 2-3A champions Bethel Park...

Lars Eller and Evgeni Malkin sparked the offense in a 6-3 victory over the Canadiens. Tristan Jarry’s pursuit each and every time he steps into the net for the Pittsburgh Penguins is obvious. “To win ...

I’m not sure if Russell Wilson is the Steelers’ quarterback for the long term, but if I were GM Omar Khan I would offer him a contract to keep him beyond this season. That said, I wouldn’t be disappoi...

Francisco Lindor’s leadoff homer sparked New York in a 7-3 victory. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets’ Mark Vientos was well aware of the situation, knowing exactly why the Los Angeles Dodgers walk...

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered during New York’s threerun third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday n...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a Hail Mary touchdown throw by Aaron Rodgers as the first half ended to outlast the New York Jets 23-20 on Monday night and take ...