EF earns first-round bye; TJ, Serra get No. 3 seeds
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 9, 2026
Belle Vernon is the No. 5 seed in 4A, while West Mifflin (7) and Ringgold (11) are on the same side of the bracket. Ten local teams found out their path to a WPIAL championship Friday as the league an...
Yough rolls past Charleroi
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 9, 2026
Kylee Fisher powered Yough at the plate and in the circle as the school rolled to an 11-1 nonsection softball victory over Charleroi Friday to officially end the regular season for both teams. Fisher ...
Charleroi’s Corrin named PONY scholarship winner
High school, Sports
May 9, 2026
The Charleroi senior will be honored at the Washington-Greene Hall of Fame banquet June 7. By the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi senior Jacob Corrin has been named the recipient of the Second Annual...
George among three Pitt players at Steelers’ minicamp
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 9, 2026
Linebacker Brandon George and three other former Pitt players are among those taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend. The 40-player roster for the three days of work at the UP...
Brunson’s 33 leads Knicks to 3-0 lead on Sixers
NBA, Sports
May 9, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 109-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Frid...
STEEL CITY SBL TRYOUTS DAY 2
High school, Sports
May 9, 2026
League coaches Matt Regula (left) and Mike Voit (right) look over the list of draft-eligible players with trainer Nick Dizon, who was overseeing the workouts Friday at Marx’s Court Time. Jeremy Sellew...
Harden plagued by shooting woes as Cavs go down 0-2
NBA, Sports
May 9, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest ...
Canadiens tie series with 5-1 win in Buffalo
NHL, Sports
May 9, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-ro...
Sports
May 9, 2026
Pittsburgh Buckets offering basketball camp Train, play, and level up your game this summer at the Pittsburgh Buckets Basketball Academy Camp led by Coach Justin Walther and the Buckets staff. With de...
Carolina and Colorado make history with hot starts to Stanley Cup Playoffs
NHL, Sports
May 9, 2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Carolina and Colorado have been well-built for a championship run for a few years now. The Hurricanes and the Avalanche have put on a clinic for how to start the race. The top t...
Coaches’ opinions mixed on tourney expansion
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
May 9, 2026
The way Alan Huss looks at NCAA Tournament expansion, the more the merrier. The new Creighton coach said Thursday he thinks the move from 68 to 76 teams will have minimal impact on the sport overall a...
Sports
May 9, 2026
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Warriors get top seed; Jaguars get No. 2, Bentworth No. 3
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 8, 2026
The Valley will be represented by 10 teams in the WPIAL softball playoffs, which begin next week. The WPIAL unleashed the softball playoff brackets to the masses Thursday, and when it comes to seeding...
Big inning helps Cougars get win over Serra Catholic
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 8, 2026
Charleroi stormed back from a six-run deficit Thursday with an eight-run fifth inning to rally past Serra Catholic, 11-9, in a wild nonsection game. The Cougars struck first in the opening inning when...
Morgan finds U.S. Women’s Open qualifier beneficial
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 8, 2026
The final summer before college golf began for Mya Morgan earlier this week when the Elizabeth Forward senior took her talents to Shannopin Country Club for U.S. Women’s Open qualifying. In her first ...
Impressive outing from Keller helps Bucs take series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 8, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates were aiming for a series win in Thursday afternoon’s rubber match at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Having been blown out and blanked in Tuesday’s opener at Chase Field, the Pirates ...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 8, 2026
Rodgers Watch comes to the South Side this weekend. Aaron Rodgers will be in Pittsburgh and could sign a contract with the Steelers, according to a report from 93.7 FM that was corroborated by the NFL...
Fueled by beer ads, NCAA tournaments go to 76 teams
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
May 8, 2026
The magical March Madness cocktail will now include eight more teams, eight more games and more of one other ingredient, too: beer. Maybe wine, too. The NCAA on Thursday announced a long-expected expa...
Sports
May 8, 2026
Pittsburgh Buckets offering basketball camp Train, play, and level up your game this summer at the Pittsburgh Buckets Basketball Academy Camp led by Coach Justin Walther and the Buckets staff. With de...