Rodgers watch underway as OTAs begin
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 29, 2025
By all indications and like most of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates, Patrick Queen likes Mason Rudolph. Surely, Queen likewise respects Skylar Thompson and rookie Will Howard. Queen believes the Ste...
Future of college sports in balance at SEC meetings
NCAA, Sports
May 29, 2025
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nothing less than the future of college sports is being hashed this week out in conference rooms spread throughout a sprawling seaside resort in Florida. These are the South...
NBA, Sports
May 29, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton wanted to play well with his father, John, back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time in two-plus weeks Tuesday night. That wasn’t the ...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
MONESSEN VS. SEWICKLEY ACADEMY -- JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
May 29, 2025
Sports
May 29, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Brisbane 5:25 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Collingwood COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon - ESPN — Women’s College World Series: Texas v...
Pickett: Browns’ QB race isn’t contentious
NFL, Sports
May 29, 2025
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Pickett realizes that almost all the offseason attention devoted to the Cleveland Browns is on the quarterback competition. Pickett wants to make one thing abundantly clear, t...
Warriors fall on walk-off homer in 11th
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2025
Elizabeth Forward left 18 runners on base; Charlie Manzi wins it for Indiana with two-run blast. Under a steady rainfall at the Washington Wild Things’ EQT Park with the WPIAL Class 4A baseball champi...
Baserunning, bad inning doom Leopards
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 28, 2025
BVA was thrown out on the basepaths numerous times in Tuesday’s 7-3 consolation loss. The Belle Vernon Area baseball team’s season has come to an end after the Leopards failed in their quest to reach ...
A little history between Eagles and Mikes
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 28, 2025
Two of the hotter teams in the WPIAL will collide today in the 1A baseball championship game. Serra Catholic (19-4) and winners of 14 of the last 15 games will take on Carmichaels (15-4) meet 11 a.m. ...
Bentworth gets No. 4 seed; Warriors clinch spot in states
High school, Sports
WPIAL CONSOLATION RECAPS
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 28, 2025
Already in the state tournament, the Bentworth girls softball team still played a WPIAL consolation for seeding purposes and now knows it’s path in the state bracket. The Bearcats (10-11) chose not to...
AMD takes first loss
High school, Sports
STEEL CITY HOOPS
May 28, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Defending champion AMD Industries suffered its first loss of the young season Tuesday, suffering a 63-49 setback to Marie Slagus Howard Hanna. Baldwin’s Isabella Niles le...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 28, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph has been in the NFL for more than half a decade now. And like any quarterback that has figured out a way to stick around, he’s gotten pretty good at guessing where the ...
Steelers gearing up for familiar issues at OTAs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
May 28, 2025
Since making another all-too-familiar early playoff exit, the Pittsburgh Steelers have waited for a chance to get back on the field and turn the page toward a new season. That wait ends on Tuesday wit...
Ashcraft shines in major-league debut
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 28, 2025
Braxton Ashcraft appeared as a reliever only twice in 71 career minor-league appearances. But upon being called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, manager Don Kelly ind...
Enright completes journey to make MLB debut
MLB, Sports
May 28, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nic Enright thought he would be caught up in the emotions of finally making it to the majors this past weekend. Compared to everything he has dealt with the past three years since bei...
Things to know as NCAA baseball tournament begins
NCAA, Sports
May 28, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to bestof- three super regionals next week, and the final eight go t...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
May 28, 2025
ELIZABETH FORWARD VS. DERRY –– MIKE DARNAY / MVI SPORTS
Sports
May 28, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) - FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Brisbane COLLEGE GOLF (MEN) 6 p.m. - GOLF — NCAA Tournament: Team Match Play National Championship, Omni La Costa Resort, ...
Haliburton’s triple-double sets up potential close-out game
NBA, Sports
May 28, 2025
The Pacers can reach the NBA Finals with a win Thursday in New York City. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason...
Bentworth’s softball roadblock sparks Monessen memories
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 27, 2025
Ayear ago, Bentworth’s softball team was denied a WPIAL title when the Bearcats lost in the 2A championship game to powerhouse Neshannock, 4-1. This season, the Lancers, who have won 47 straight games...