Chandler strikes out 7, but Harris boosts Braves to sweep of Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 8, 2026
Evan Sisk gives up the decisive hit to Atlanta in the seventh inning. For all of the fuss about moving Carmen Mlodzinski to a relief role instead of Bubba Chandler in the shakeup of the starting rotat...
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
June 8, 2026
By the MVI The Charleroi Magicians broke open a close game with an eight-run fourth inning and rolled to a 12-2, five-inning victory over Mill Run in Fayette County League play. After the teams traded...
Hamlin dedicates NASCAR victory at Michigan to Busch
Sports
June 8, 2026
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — There were no boos for Denny Hamlin after this winning burnout at Michigan International Speedway. Holding a black No. 18 flag out the window, the Joe Gibbs Racing star celebrat...
Korda claims second straight major with win
Sports
June 8, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Nelly Korda is deep in one of the most dominant seasons in recent golf history, her first U.S. Women’s Open title still hung on the rim of the 18th hole at Riviera for one ...
JT Poston claims win at Memorial in playoff
Sports
June 8, 2026
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — J.T. Poston says he is not a quitter and it was time to prove it Sunday at the Memorial. When he walked to the 14th tee at Muirfield Village, he was trailing for the first time sin...
World Cup set to be largest ever with 48 teams
Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer 
June 8, 2026
This year’s edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The to...
Golden Knights suddenly can’t hold late leads
NHL, Sports
June 8, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL’s best third-period team this season suddenly can’t hold a lead. Vegas paid for it in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Carolina and barely escaped after an even more improba...
Jazz Chisholm borrows Aaron Judge’s bat for big homer
MLB, Sports
June 8, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. found a way to keep Aaron Judge’s bat in the New York Yankees’ lineup. After lumbering through the early innings, Chisholm borrowed lumber from the injured Yankees ca...
Christian Eriksen ‘conscious’ after another on-field collapse
Sports
By By STEVE DOUGLAS AP 
June 8, 2026
Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in the hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark’s national team on Sunday in a scary scene that had echoes of...
Zverev outlasts Cobolli for long-awaited major win
Sports
June 8, 2026
PARIS (AP) — It all came rushing back to Alexander Zverev when he was lying on his back on the French Open’s center court, his hands covering his face, and sobbing on Sunday as he realized that he had...
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer 
June 8, 2026
A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads. They blew a two-goal lead and lost Game 1, erased a two-goal deficit ...
BVA’s Henson becomes two-time state champ
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 6, 2026
His school doesn’t have a tennis team, but that hasn’t stopped him from dominating the sport. Belle Vernon’s Max Henson only played two years of high school tennis, but he sure made them count. Becaus...
Keller struggles in short start as Braves defeat Pirates in series opener
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 6, 2026
He was knocked out in the fifth inning of a 6-3 loss. The Pittsburgh Pirates were deliberate in placing Jared Jones between a pair of innings eaters in the starting rotation, only for Paul Skenes and ...
Steelers see shades of Hall of Famer Charles Woodson in plans for Jalen Ramsey
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
June 6, 2026
Secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr.: ‘Jalen has a similar skill set, similar size, similar speed.’ Charles Woodson retired from the NFL more than a decade ago, but the ears on his Hall of Fame bust must’ve ...
Brumfields created storied legacy in football at EF
Sports, Sports Columns
June 6, 2026
Elizabeth Forward has produced its share of standout athletes over the years, but few Valley residents may realize the school also graduated one of the nation’s most respected basketball writers in Mi...
Sports
June 6, 2026
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 3 a.m. - FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast 1 a.m. (Sunday) - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Sydney AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. - APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco,...
Maple Leafs GM travels north to meet with Gavin McKenna
NHL, Sports
June 6, 2026
Toronto holds the top pick in this month’s NHL draft. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gavin McKenna left his family and friends behind in Whitehorse, Yukon, some six years ago to pursue his NHL dream. Now, the N...
Wemby misses at the end as Knicks claim 2-0 lead
NBA, Sports
June 6, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to...
Zverev advances to elusive Grand Slam final
Sports
June 6, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury. The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title and now the second- seeded German is ...