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No. 10 Belle Vernon knocks off North Catholic in WPIAL semis

McMURRAY — The phrase “seeds don’t matter” is uttered so much in sports that the team with the higher seed uses it as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Belle Vernon has proven through three matches in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs that there could be some truth to the adage that ...

Frazier rallies to beat Fort Cherry in volleyball semifinals

McMURRAY – The rematch was much different than the first meeting. Frazier rallied from a 2-1 deficit to upend Fort Cherry, 3-2, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball semifinal match at Peters Township High School's AHN Arena Tuesday night to advance to Saturday's final. Scores were 26-24, ...

Miami, Georgia 1-2 in first CFP rankings

It's been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee's first ...

Niagara falls as WVU starts with win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s debut for the 2026-27 season wasn’t half bad. Along the way, WVU’s defense created a little history and prized freshman recruit Miles Sadler had a solid showing with 16 points and nine assists. It all led to the Mountaineers’ 91-46 victory ...

Penn State cruises past Canisius

UNIVERSITY PARK (AP) — Roko Prkacin scored 28 points, Ivan Juric had a double-double, and Penn State rolled past Canisius 97-57 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. Prkacin made 12 of 14 shots and 4 of 5 free throws. Juric scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. The ...