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Steelers confident in receiving options after quiet deadline

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin admitted ahead of the NFL trade deadline that he likes shopping. Maybe, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and their longtime coach kept the franchise's wallet effectively closed as Tuesday's deadline came and went without the AFC North ...

College hoops has started, so check the rosters

College basketball season is again at its tipping point – the start of the season. The major colleges featured about 100 games Monday night. Many of them were one-sided affairs that played out while fans tried to figure out who is on their favorite team’s roster and what happened to the ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Julia Brandau, Bentworth

Name: Julia Brandau Grade: Junior School: Bentworth Sport: Soccer Brandau’s week: A couple of days after helping Bentworth girls soccer win its first WPIAL title by having consecutive shutouts in goal, the reality of the accomplishment still hadn't set in yet for Brandau. “I think ...

Diggin’ it: Peters Township moves on

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McMURRAY – If Peters Township head coach Chris Kelly has many more volleyball matches like this one Tuesday night, he'll need a large box of antacids with him along the sidelines. The Indians blew through the ...

Bearcats top Mercyhurst Prep to reach state quarterfinals

McMURRAY – Rematches have been a theme for the Bentworth boys soccer team the last few weeks, but nobody has been able to get their revenge against them. Beaver County Christian tried in the WPIAL semifinals, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart gave it a shot in the WPIAL championship, and both ...

South Fayette girls advance in PIAA

Silvi Rossi and Lily Chiapetta each scored two goals as WPIAL Class 3A runner-up South Fayette defeated District 6 champion Holidaysburg, 5-0, in the first round of the PIAA girls soccer tournament Tuesday. Mia Deramo scored the other goal for South Fayette (19-2-1). Chiapetti contributed ...