NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL star Darren Sharper was sentenced Thursday to more than 18 years in prison for drugging women in order to rape them — double the sentence recomm...
Basketball team in finals again
RIO DE JANEIRO — It’s rare to see the U.S. women’s basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they’ve had Sue Bird running ...
Fight career got started in quest of extra money for Christmas
CENTER TWP — All he went looking for was a little extra Christmas money.
Professional boxing gave Brian Min...
Union not happy with NFL's threats
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is willing to meet with the NFL to discuss an alleged link to performance-en...
Bolt repeats Olympic gold in 200 meters
RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt and Ryan Lochte commanded the Olympic spotlight Thursday for drastically different reasons.
Bolt compl...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Maybe Neymar and his teammates can make the Olympics a success for Brazil after all.
Brazil’s celebrated men’s soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over Hond...
LATROBE — Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Jarvis Jones is tired of fielding questions about his productivity.
Jones has underperformed since the Steelers made him...
Bucs grab sweep in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — The way things are going for the Pittsburgh Pirates these days, even when they dig themselves into a hole there’s still h...
Durant nets 27 vs. Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO — The nail-biters ended for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.
So did a golden era of international basketball.
Emphatica...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Matt Cullen to a one-year, $1 million contract Wednesday for his 20th NHL season.
Cullen, 39, a two-time Stanley C...
