Football

ORCHARD PARK— In the face of a major public backlash and internal questions over the decision to award Matt Araiza the punting job, the Buffalo Bills ...

RANDOLPH — The expectations could hardly be higher. Coming off a sectional championship season, one might expect a small school football team to have ...

SHEFFIELD, Pa. — Numbers won’t be a problem for Sheffield this season. Two years after they abandoned the 2020 season after a single game, the Wolveri...

The southern schools will have their say. But, if searching north of the I-80 corridor in District 9, one would be hard pressed to find a team with mo...

Tonight’s the night Big 30 football returns to action, at least one one side of the state border. Football teams from across Pennsylvania’s District 9...

SAN DIEGO — Matt Araiza, the “Punt God” who led San Diego State to a record-setting season before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills, and two of his f...

After one of the wildest offseasons in NFL history featuring blockbuster trades, rapid free-agency movement, record-setting contracts and plenty of of...

ST. MARYS, Pa. — The St. Marys football team finds itself in a situation similar to that of its biggest rival. The Flying Dutchmen enjoyed a fruitful ...

ST. MARYS, Pa. — The Elk County Catholic football team was exceptionally young last season. Still, the Crusaders collected three victories, finishing ...

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t joking when he said he planned to disappear after retirement. Maybe, but the specter of the player who defined ...

RIDGWAY, Pa. — A roster reload is nothing new to the Ridgway football team. The Elkers, despite enduring the same graduation turnover as every other h...

SALAMANCA — Coming off a 7-2 season, another steady improvement under Chad Bartoszek, the Salamanca football team has plenty of returning experience a...

ORCHARD PARK — As much as it likely pained Sean McDermott to watch his team’s decidedly sloppy performance in a 27-24 preseason-opening victory over I...

KANE, Pa. — Its new field will have to wait, but the Kane football team aims to make this the year it returns to perennial prominence. The Wolves limp...

BOLIVAR — Steve Smith hinted at the possibility a few weeks earlier when scheduling his annual TH football preview trip. There was a chance, given whe...

YORKSHIRE — Now over 20 years since taking over at Pioneer, Jim Duprey has solidified himself as many things. He’s been a tremendous coach, overseeing...

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Mike Tomlin wants to see what Kenny Pickett can do against better competition. After an impressive NFL debut in Pittsburgh’s prese...

BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than r...