Before walking the path on the North Allegheny football field to accept their diplomas June 5, graduates of the Class of 2026 paused to retrace another set of important steps as students: those into the halls of their childhood elementary schools.

Twelve-year-old Enzo Moschetta was shocked when his name was called as a champion of the KidWind World Challenge, a convergence of 550 students at the University of Wisconsin showing their prowess in clean energy design.

Duquesne has secured its fourth men’s basketball player from the NCAA transfer portal with the addition of Turkish-born forward Karem Konan, from Creighton.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA that could clear the way for him to play for Texas Tech this fall, even after the transfer quarterback was declared ineligible for wagering on college sports. Some of the bets were made on his own team while at Indiana.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the unenviable task of following being swept by the team with the best record in baseball by playing host to the team with MLB’s second-best record.

CHICAGO — Antonee Robinson struck the ball perfectly with his left foot, and it rocketed into the corner of the goal. Surrounded by a delirious sellout crowd at Soldier Field, the defender celebrated with a cartwheel and a backflip.

People who think they’ve gotten a phone call from Tarentum police Chief Bill Vakulick are likely part of a new phone scam, authorities said.

Florida State shortstop Isa Torres, one of the nation’s top college softball players, has announced she’s entering the transfer portal.

Forward Joona Koppanen, who spent the past three seasons under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has signed with Lulea of the Swedish Hockey League.

Anyone who has suffered a fracture can easily recall the pain — so intense that it demands medication. However, easing the pain alone neither heals the fracture nor keeps the pain from returning later. The pain is merely a symptom — however acute and intolerable — of the broken bone.