EF girls golfers clinch section share
High school, Sports
ROUNDUP
September 10, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward’s girls golf team officially clinched at least a share of the Section 3-3A championship Tuesday, staying unbeaten with a 169-193 victory over Franklin R...
Clark sees expanded role in first game with Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
September 10, 2025
Chuck Clark has played in 109 NFL games over the past nine seasons. He’s started every game he’s played since 2019. And yet he began the season slotting in at sixth or seventh on a theoretical depth c...
NFL, Sports
September 10, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints first-year defensive backs coach Terry Joseph used to love working in college football, having spent the last 19 years at some of the biggest brands in the game. His stops in...
Browns in a familiar spot
NFL, Sports
September 10, 2025
The Browns dropped their Week 1 game to visiting Cincinnati. CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns accomplished most of what they wanted against the Cincinnati Bengals. And yet, it still didn’t add up...
Behind the call: Callahan didn’t know catch rule
MLB, Sports
September 10, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Brian Callahan stands corrected — unlike the call he failed to challenge. The Titans’ second-year coach acknowledged Monday that he didn’t know the NFL catch rule Sunday when he didn’t t...
Message from Rodgers: R-E-L-A-X
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers gave Aaron Rodgers plenty of latitude over the last six months. They didn’t foist an ultimatum on him after he visited the team’s facility in ...
McCarthy rallies Vikings past Bears to win debut
NFL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
September 10, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — J.J. McCarthy’s long-awaited debut for the Minnesota Vikings was looking more like a nightmare. Even so, coach Kevin O’Connell could sense things were going to change. And he told his q...
Basallo’s walkoff lifts O’s over Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 10, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo hit an RBI single in the 11th inning that was initially ruled a foul ball to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 walk-off win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night....
Bears blow 4th-quarter lead to lose Johnson’s debut
NFL, Sports
September 10, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — The opening drive was a great start for Ben Johnson. The finish was more of the same for the Chicago Bears. With Johnson making his debut as Chicago’s head coach, the Bears blew an 11-p...
Striking out Ohtani like ‘hitting the lottery’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 10, 2025
Dennis Santana made a memorable entrance against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the lights went out at PNC Park and he walked out from the bullpen to Dominican rapper Rochy RD’s song, “Original.” Santana...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
ELIZABETH FORWARD AT WEST MIFFLIN – FLOYD KISH / MVI SPORTS
September 10, 2025
Sports
September 10, 2025
COLLEGE GOLF 11:30 a.m. - GOLF — 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Women’s Final Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich. 4:30 p.m. - GOLF — 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Men’s Final Round,...
Sports
September 10, 2025
Cal’s Thrush named PSAC Athlete of the Week For the second time in his career, California (Pa.) senior Jonathan Thrush was chosen the PSAC Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Thrush earned the individual ...
Bentworth’s Gonglik commits to LSU
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 9, 2025
The Bearcats’ standout said she plans to pitch and hit with the Tigers in the SEC. One of the top recruiting battles for a softball player in the mid-Mon Valley in recent years is over and the big win...
Watson scores lone goal in Leopards’ 1-0 section win
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 9, 2025
Belle Vernon outshot the Highlanders by a 27-8 margin to move to 2-1-1 in section play. A win is a win, is a win. And on her birthday, Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett will surely tak...
Smith’s hat trick, two helpers lead Warriors over Indians
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 9, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward girls soccer team was firing on all cylinders as Maicee Smith bagged a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Indiana on Monday. Smith scored three times and had two assists while Mia Johns...
Commodores rally in 3rd to sweep Scotties
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
September 9, 2025
For the Frazier and Southmoreland volleyball teams, Monday’s non-section match provided a chance to work on some things in a highly-competitive contest. The Commodores posted a straight set win over t...
Bentworth girls crush Cal to nab program’s 200th victory
High school, Sports
ROUNDUP
September 9, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Bentworth flexed its depth and scoring power in a runaway 14–2 win over California in Section 2-1A action. The Bearcats kept the pressure on from start to finish, spreadi...
Allen rallies Bills to stun Ravens in primetime
NFL, Sports
SUNDAY’S LATE GAME
September 9, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen had a message to the few thousands fans — and perhaps the entire NFL, for that matter — who left the stadium early to beat the traffic on Sunday night. Maybe they ...
Broncos’ defense swarms No. 1 pick Ward
NFL, Sports
September 9, 2025
DENVER (AP) — After spending quite a bit of time on the ground, Cam Ward had a firm grasp on where he wanted to go next. “The only way is up,” he said. It was a hit-filled, pressure-applied debut for ...