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May 24, 2025
AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. - ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco 9:55 a.m. - ESPN — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco 10:55 a.m. - FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Gr...
Horwitz adds hot bat, better defense to Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 24, 2025
Spencer Horwitz waited a long time to make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut, which was delayed by surgery on his right wrist in February that caused him to miss spring training and the first 45 games of t...
Being ‘Pittsburgh strong’ lured Dunning Jr. to Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GIUSTINO RACCHINI TribLive 
May 24, 2025
After playing for three college basketball teams the past three seasons, Barry Dunning Jr. was drawn to being part of Jeff Capel’s rebuilt roster at Pitt and chasing success in the ACC. “Being Pittsbu...
Ben Waldrum named Pitt women’s soccer coach
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
May 24, 2025
Pitt’s father-son tandem tasked with leading the Pitt women’s soccer program each will take on new roles. Randy Waldrum, who has been the Panthers’ head coach for the past seven seasons, will move int...
Game 2 loss offers Canes an unwelcome repeat
Sports
May 24, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes’ latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley ...
Pulisic among U.S. starters missing from Gold Cup
Sports
May 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Pulisic is among a slew of regular starters who will be missing when the United States plays in next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, another blow for a team coming off dismal perf...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
Sports
May 24, 2025
BELLE VERNON 7, DERRY 0 –– MIKE DARNAY / MVI SPORTS
Siakam’s 39 leads Pacers to 2-0 series lead over Knicks
Sports
May 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Myles Tur...
Sports
May 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Saturday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery. The two-way superstar will throw live batting practice at Citi Field be...
Tall task awaits Bearcats in WPIAL semifinal
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 23, 2025
Neshannock and Bentworth will face off in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL championship at 7 p.m. at North Allegheny. There is good news and bad news for the Bentworth softball team and its fans. The go...
Trip to title game on the line for Eagles
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 23, 2025
No. 1 Serra Catholic takes on No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic today at 4 p.m. at Gateway. For the last 11 years, Serra Catholic’s baseball team has appeared in the WPIAL semifinals. Season after sea...
Trading Skenes not in the conversation
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 23, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a lastplace team that has already fired its manager and packed a half-decade’s worth of public- rela...
Coleman remembered as giant of Ringgold basketball
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 23, 2025
This story originally ran in Monday’s electronic edition. We’re running it again for those that don’t have access. Donora lost a local legend recently with the passing of Art “Skins” Coleman. Coleman,...
Bucs break streak with 5 runs, still lose to Brewers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 23, 2025
Just when it appeared that neither Mother Nature nor the baseball gods could prevent the Pittsburgh Pirates from setting a major-league record of dubious distinction Thursday night, they caught a brea...
Denmark stuns Canada, U.S. beats Finland at Worlds
Sports
May 23, 2025
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds left and Denmark stunned Canada 2-1 at the ice hockey world championship Thursday to advance to the semifinals. “I have no words, it’s unbeli...
Trump’s Harvard visa threat could wipe out sports teams
Sports
May 23, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Some of Harvard’s sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation’s lar...
Tennessee AD says collective bargaining only solution
Sports
By By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer 
May 23, 2025
Tennessee athletic director Danny White said the only solution to the real problem in college sports right now is collective bargaining with athletes. “It’s a real issue,” White said an interview with...
Aliquippa ousts basketball coach Lackovich
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By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
May 23, 2025
The Quips were WPIAL runner-up and a state semifinalist this past season. Aliquippa boys basketball coach Nick Lackovich was holding an open gym Wednesday, unaware that the school board gathered nearb...
Pirates focused on finding a fix to offensive woes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 23, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates are mired in an historic offensive slump, one that saw them match a major league record Wednesday for most games without scoring more than four runs. At 26 games and counting, t...
Thunder’s SGA wins MVP, continuing run for international players
Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
May 23, 2025
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn’t ...