With bookend highs overshadowing mid-game lows, Hempfield went from nearly self-destructing to 2-0 with a commanding second half.

The Greensburg Salem and Ligonier Valley football teams were looking to bounce back Friday night from last weekend’s season-opening losses, and the Golden Lions managed to succeed.

Javon Johnston made waves this summer by winning the triple jump in the freshman division at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. The Shady Side Academy sophomore quarterback is quickly adding items on the gridiron for what will be a diverse athletic resume.

Plum and Latrobe spent nearly three hours trading blows and momentum Friday night before the triple-overtime contest came down to one play. Mustangs quarterback John Nonnenberg needed 6 yards to score on fourth down but overthrew his man in the back of the end zone, enabling the Wildcats to hang on 42-35 win.

Freeport and Derry entered Friday night’s matchup coming off impressive season-opening wins.

The South Park football team got a measure of payback and remained undefeated on the young season Friday night at Deer Lakes’ Lancers Stadium.

As much anticipation as there was for Paul Skenes to pitch for the first time at Fenway Park, it was even greater for Payton Tolle to make his major-league debut for the Boston Red Sox.

Alex “Ziggy” Ziegler, a Butler native and bat trickster for the Savannah Bananas, choked up when he walked out onto the field at PNC Park on Friday.

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz was cruising along in the U.S. Open’s third round, leading by a set and a break after taking 10 of the first 14 games in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, when an awkward step while striking a forehand caused an issue with his right knee.

A Florida man wearing Batman pajamas helped Cape Coral cops catch an early morning burglar.

NEW YORK — Ben Shelton had just acrobatically taken the third set of his U.S. Open third-round match, getting up from a tumble to the court during the point and then throwing his left arm into the air to encourage cheers after he won it.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It is rare for a sports broadcasting figure to retire on his own terms or to be able to accept the tributes or adulation of colleagues and fans.

If you’ve ever done the drive from New England to Pittsburgh, you know time has an uncanny way of slowing down.

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had an appendectomy Thursday after experiencing abdominal pain during a game the previous night

FRISCO, Texas — Brian Schottenheimer will make his head coaching debut with the Dallas Cowboys a week after losing elite pass rusher Micah Parsons, probably his best player, in a trade with Green Bay.

CLEVELAND — The release of Cleveland Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana was a “joint decision between him and us,” according to team president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina bet big on Bill Belichick to elevate its football program beyond decades of also-ran status and mid-tier bowl appearances.

Justin Fields would seem to have the numbers — and odds — stacked against him.

Penn Hills High School will see an increase in enrollment of about 30 ninth and 10th grade students with possibly more this school year because Dominus High School is unable to open as scheduled.

The New England Patriots released safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday, marking the latest shakeup of the team’s roster under new coach Mike Vrabel.

Work by Norfolk Southern will close a Tarentum rail crossing for two days next week.

Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization.

An attempt to get a felony charge thrown out in a North Huntingdon crash that seriously injured a woman last year failed Friday.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It was Selection Sunday last December. Carson Beck, then Georgia’s quarterback, got an MRI that morning to figure out what was wrong with his arm, then watched the College Football Playoff selection show and saw he and the Bulldogs would meet either Notre Dame or Indiana in the national quarterfinals.

Pennsylvania’s power grid is faltering more than ever.