Monessen Florist pulls even with AMD
High school, Sports
June 10, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent The Steel City Summer Basketball League is coming down to the final weeks, and it’s all knotted up at the top of the standings after Tuesday’s action. Monessen Florist ed...
High school, Sports
LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 10, 2026
Uniontown No. 1 erased an early deficit with a four-run second inning and never relinquished the lead in a 7-4 victory over Elizabeth Forward in Junior American Legion baseball action. Andrew Gallick ...
Signing Day of EF’s Spence, Bva’s Crawford
High school, Sports
June 10, 2026
Elizabeth Forward’s Daniel Spence (seated center) was joined by coaches and teammates while signing on to continue playing basketball at Waynesburg University. Elizabeth Forward Athletics Belle Vernon...
Staal scores twice to even series
NHL, Sports
June 10, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tu...
Aiyuk calls 49ers ‘stupid’ in post
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
June 10, 2026
Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk called the San Francisco 49ers “stupid” and said the team is mad at him because of how much money he got in his latest contract. Aiyuk is currently on the reserve/le...
Pirates’ ace Paul Skenes surprises Little League players with impromptu stop
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 10, 2026
He signed autographs, played catch and talked baseball for about 2 hours. By TIM BENZ and BRIAN RITTMEYER TribLive Paul Skenes brought smiles to the faces of Little League baseball players Monday nigh...
Griffin to stay on injured list, but will begin throwing
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 10, 2026
Griffin: “Just trying to take a little break and really make sure I don’t hurt myself worse and just take our time with it.” The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t press pause on Konnor Griffin’s return from a...
Dybantsa is top pick in AP’s NBA mock draft
NBA, Sports
June 10, 2026
The BYU star is projected to go ahead of Kansas’ Peterson, Duke’s Boozer and UNC’s Wilson. By AARON BEARD and BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writers AJ Dybantsa is at the NBA Finals this week, working in...
Sports
June 10, 2026
BASEBALL 7 p.m. - FS1 — 2026 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity: From Washington COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (MEN) 8 p.m. - ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Championships - Day 1, Eugene, Ore. MLB BASEBALL 1 ...
Wembanyama, Spurs undaunted on the road
NBA, Sports
June 10, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama likens home-court advantage to having six players on the court against five. On the road, it is like five on six. Wemby likes it like that. Wembanyama and the San Ant...
S-F’s Malinsky shuts down Charleroi Post 22
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 9, 2026
Smithfield pitcher Matt Malinsky allowed only one hit to beat Charleroi 3-1 Monday at Vets Field. Smithfield-Fairchance starting pitcher Matt Malinsky arrived at Charleroi’s Vets Field after a full da...
Shaler pushes past TJ in 11 to reach PIAA title game
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
June 9, 2026
Like two heavyweight boxers, Shaler and Thomas Jefferson went toe-to-toe for 11 innings in their PIAA Class 5A softball semifinal Monday at West Mifflin. The Jaguars blinked first, and now the Titans ...
EF Jr. Legion holds off Belle Vernon
High school, Sports
By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
June 9, 2026
A sixth-inning run helped EF Jr Legion 2026 hold off Belle Vernon Jr Post 484 for a 6-5 victory in Junior Legion action. Elizabeth Forward improved to 1-0, while Belle Vernon dropped to 2-2. Belle Ver...
Upper St. Clair shuts down Netto’s in Daily News League
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 9, 2026
It was a pitcher’s duel Monday evening in Daily News League action between Netto’s Snack Shack and Upper St. Clair. Netto’s starter Zach Karp and Upper St. Clair’s Brayden Wells matched each other inn...
Khan’s 1st draft class shaping up among Steelers’ most fruitful
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 9, 2026
For the fourth consecutive year, Darnell Washington and Nick Herbig have been going at it during Pittsburgh Steelers practices. “We line up across from each other almost every day in camp whenever we ...
NCAA, Sports
ROUNDUP MONDAY
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 9, 2026
Matt Bamford, a Chatham standout and former Belle Vernon pitcher, struck out nine over six strong innings to lead Allegheny Vision to a 2-1 Daily News League victory over the Bulldogs. Bamford allowed...
Sports
June 9, 2026
Wemby, Spurs steal Game 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first NBA Finals win, carrying the San Antonio Spurs to a 115111 victory on Monday nigh...
Griffin’s timeline change comes at bad time
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 9, 2026
The Pirates have lineup question marks going into a series with the Dodgers. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the unenviable task of following being swept by the team with the best record in baseball by ho...
Judge’s injury gives Yankees unwelcome challenge
MLB, Sports
MLB ROUNDUP
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
June 9, 2026
Tarik Skubal’s return could boost Tigers’ pitching. The reigning MVP and Cy Young Award winners in the American League are both on the injured list. One is on his way back, the other went on the IL ju...