Steelers sign Warren to three-year extension
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 2, 2025
If there was any confusion about Jaylen Warren’s longterm future with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was erased Monday. Warren has never started a game in three NFL seasons, but that didn’t stop the Stee...
Captains named for 2025 season
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
September 2, 2025
Reflecting the veteran nature of the roster, the men sharing captaincy for the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t lacking in experience. The four players announced Monday as those voted by their peers to...
Receiver work ‘really paid off’ for Penn State
NCAA, Sports
September 2, 2025
PennLive.com via TribLive STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar stepped back and fired an on-time hitch route to USC transfer wide receiver Kyron Hudson on Penn State’s second offensive snap of the 2025 opener v...
Osaka beats No. 3 Gauff at U.S. Open
Sports
September 2, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka smiled before her U.S. Open showdown against Coco Gauff began Monday — and after it ended. Between points, Osaka patted her left thigh and quietly told herself, almost in a...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 2, 2025
When Ben Cherington revealed on his weekly radio show that the Pittsburgh Pirates were adding a player to their taxi squad, the general manager was anticipating that they could need an extra player fo...
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
September 2, 2025
As pro wrestling great and noted philosopher Ric Flair famously said, to be the man, you gotta beat the man. Defending national champion Ohio State is still the man in college football. The purveyors ...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 2, 2025
In the aftermath of Pitt’s season-opening 61-9 win over Duquesne on Saturday, coach Pat Narduzzi had little reason to be dissatisfied. His Panthers won and did so convincingly, pounding their Football...
Pitt rebounds to beat TCU at PPG Paints Arena
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
September 2, 2025
The Pitt women’s volleyball team is working on recapturing its ruthless nature that took the Panthers to the national semifinals of the previous four NCAA Division I tournaments. Redshirt junior middl...
Freeman confident in CJ Carr despite loss
NCAA, Sports
September 2, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There were a couple things going through Marcus Freeman’s head when he saw CJ Carr scampering around to extend the play then finding receiver Micah Gilbert in the end zone f...
Briscoe wins second straight Southern 500
Sports
September 2, 2025
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe shared some history with his second straight Southern 500 victory at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. He hopes to make a bit more this season as he goes after his fi...
Road woes raise questions about Alabama’s direction
NCAA, Sports
By By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press 
September 2, 2025
Alabama hasn’t looked the same since coach Nick Saban’s retirement. It raises speculation about the future of his replacement, Kalen DeBoer. The eighth-ranked Crimson Tide have dropped three of their ...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
MONESSEN AT CHARLEROI – AUG. 22 – JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
September 2, 2025
Sports
September 2, 2025
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Sports
September 2, 2025
Chargers’ Harris cleared for full contact EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Najee Harris has been cleared to participate in full-contact practice, leaving the running back a possibility to play in the Los Ang...
Aliquippa rolls over BVA at The Beach
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 30, 2025
In the second half, the Quips started with a drive that ate up half of the third quarter. Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last se...
Jaguars spot Warriors a 14-0 lead before Eber gets rolling
High school, Sports
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
August 30, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent After falling behind by two touchdowns in the first quarter, Thomas Jefferson turned to its workhorse back and never looked back. Senior running back Tyler Eber powered t...
Last-second conversion pushes Maples past Commodores
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
August 30, 2025
Carson Vanata’s touchdown and 2-point conversion gave Mapletown a 22-21 win. With three seconds left on the clock, Mapletown’s Carson Vanata plunged into the end zone from the 1-yard line. The Maples ...
Elizabeth Forward routs Highlands, 35-14
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
August 30, 2025
The Warriors forced three turnovers and held Highlands (1-1) to just 15 yards in the second and third quarters. A year ago, Elizabeth Forward and Highlands combined to score more than 100 points in a ...
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 30, 2025
Without Kemon Spell, McKeesport was bottled up for less than 40 rushing yards. In preparation for a clash with top Class 5A opponent Peters Township, the McKeesport football team took a major blow Wed...
Sports
August 30, 2025
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