2013 • Kaitlyn Slagus led Belle Vernon Area to the title in the Laurel Highlands Holiday Basketball Tournament. Slagus poured in a game-high 37 points and ripped down 18 rebounds in the Leopards’ 66-5...

Lakers send D’Angelo Russell to Nets in trade for Dorian Finney-Smith LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have traded guard D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for forward Dorian Finney-Smith ...

Michelle Jellison led the Warriors with 26 points and 13 rebounds in the 59-45 victory. After winning its season opener, the veteran Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team fell into an early- season ...

Monessen kept the pressure on the visitors after jumping out to an early 9-0 lead. Monessen delivered a commanding performance against Beaver County Christian in a 67-46 victory Friday night, assertin...

During the annual holiday season, the Pittsburgh Steelers under Mike Tomlin far too often have been in quite the giving mood. As in, giving back leads in the AFC North race. Giving up ground in the co...

Caden Monticelli led the Trojans with a 29-point night. Ringgold 56, Springdale 37 California hung on for a dramatic 64-63 victory over Westinghouse Friday at Monessen’s Delvin Miller Christmas Tourna...

Michael Bunting didn’t score the winning goal during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 7-3 victory against the hated Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at PPG Paints Arena. Officially, that designation went to forw...

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - BTN — Md.-Eastern Shore at Maryland Noon - CW — E. Kentucky at Louisville Noon - FS1 — Coppin St. at Georgetown 2 p.m. - ACCN — Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech 2 p.m. - CBS...

Former Steeler Kenny Pickett will take his place. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is still in the NFL’s concussion protocol, forcing the Philadelphia Eagles to play against Dallas without their star q...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Program milestones are on the line Saturday when Louisiana-Lafayette and TCU meet in the New Mexico Bowl. In the first meeting between the two schools, the Ragin’ Cajuns (10-3...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Colorado is relishing the chance to end its season on a high note regardless of the outcome of the Valero Alamo Bowl. While a number of teams are shuffling their roster with players...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Former NFL receiver De-Sean Jackson is taking over the football program at Delaware State. The school announced Jackson’s hire Friday in the latest move by a Mid-Eastern Athletic Co...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cam Ward missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Heisman Trophy. He’s not missing one more chance to play for Miami. Wa...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Miami football coach Mario Cristobal wants now-retired Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga to do at least one more thing for the Hurricanes. Cristobal wants him to share al...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and then scored a go-ahead 6-yarder with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early two-touchdown deficit and s...

The last time Nebraska sat out the bowl season for seven years in a row, the Big 12 was still the Big 8, the 10 schools in the Big Ten didn’t include the Cornhuskers, and Yankee Stadium was still the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth football for years and created the Snoop League, an after-school program for ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is heading to the NFL draft after leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing and setting a handful of school records. The SEC Offensive...

2014 • Sunday – no paper. 2004 • The newest member of the Belle Vernon Area coaching family is Paul Sasko. He took over the reins of the girls soccer team, filling the position that became open when J...

Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. T...