Warriors open title defense against Derry
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 14, 2025
After winning another WPIAL championship last season, the Elizabeth Forward softball team will begin its district playoff journey today with a matchup against Derry. Earning the top seed in Class 4A w...
Baty’s late homer lifts Mets
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 14, 2025
This year, opposing hitters haven’t had much of an answer for New York Mets starter Kodai Senga, who sported a 1.16 ERA through seven starts heading into Tuesday’s game at Citi Field. The Pittsburgh P...
Pirates’ Skenes will play for USA in WBC
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 14, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. “Being around the...
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
May 14, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings get a double dip of international play in 2025 with trips to both Ireland and Britain as the NFL features a record seven overseas kickoffs this season, including forays into Germ...
Injuries becoming the story of the NBA playoffs
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
May 14, 2025
These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe. The latest blow to this postseason: Jayson Tatum was wheeled off Monday night, his season with the defending champion Boston ...
Kane’s physicality willing Oilers over Golden Knights
NHL, Sports
By By MARK ANDERSON AP 
May 14, 2025
This isn’t the first time Evander Kane has been a pain to the Golden Knights, and he has helped bring a physicality to the Edmonton Oilers that has them one game from eliminating Vegas. It’s similar i...
PGA and LIV golfers break bread at Ryder Cup dinner
Sports
May 14, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley hosted a dinner in Philadelphia last week for prospective players high on the points list. Most of them were in the field for the Truist Champio...
Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP 
May 14, 2025
The U.S. will open qualifying for the 2027 Basketball World Cup in November against the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and a third nation that will be determined later this summer by the results of a p...
Missouri hoping to keep Chiefs and Royals
Sports
May 14, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House on Tuesday endorsed a new framework of financial incentives to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from possibly leaving the state by helping fu...
Trail Blazers to go up for sale, owner’s estate says
NBA, Sports
May 14, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul Allen’s estate announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of selling the Portland Trail Blazers. The sale of the team is “consistent with Allen’s directive to eventuall...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
May 14, 2025
Sports
May 14, 2025
AUTO RACING Noon - FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 4 p.m. - FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis IIHF HOCKEY (MEN...
Sports
May 14, 2025
BVA High School Volleyball hosting clinic The Belle Vernon Area girls volleyball team will host a clinic for girls interested in playing volleyball in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. There will be two sessions ...
Titans rally past North Catholic to advance
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 13, 2025
After a six-run inning for the Trojans put West Mifflin in a 6-1 hole, the Titans scored the next eight runs. Rylie Dobnak was in full control of Monday’s playoff matchup between No. 4 West Mifflin an...
Leopards’ season comes to an end
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 13, 2025
BVA hung around until the Bobcats put up four runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. The No. 11-seeded Belle Vernon Area softball team had an upset on their minds Monday evening as they were hanging ar...
Gladiators fall in preliminary round
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 13, 2025
South Allegheny may have had a little chip on its shoulder, being thrown into a preliminary round game just to make the WPIAL first round. But No. 18 Keystone Oaks was just fine with their seed, and p...
Skenes pitches well as Mets walk off Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 13, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4...
Dallas beats the odds to win NBA lottery
NBA, Sports
May 13, 2025
The Mavericks had only a 1.8% chance of getting the top pick – and a chance to draft Duke’s Cooper Flagg. CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to star...
Young QBs hone skills at Thrower camp
High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
May 13, 2025
California (Pa.) offensive coordinator Chad Salisbury was among the coaches at the camp. Jaden Wall has the same routine every Saturday morning. He heads down to Valley High School to lift weights to ...
Bart offering invaluable presence in Pirates’ lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 13, 2025
Roughly six weeks into the season, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart has proven to be among the team’s hardest players to remove from the lineup any given night. For a club that continues to rank t...