McAfee announces Shipley’s earning of PGA Tour card
Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
August 15, 2025
When Neal Shipley was invited on the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, he was excited to be on the show. The Mt. Lebanon native did not know something big was planned. McAfee, a Plum native, gave Shipley ...
BVA girls grab first section win
Sports
August 15, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon posted its first win of the season with a 195-225 victory over Ligonier Valley in a Section 1-2A girls golf match. Sydney Stark paced the Leopards with a 40,...
Transfer Gonzales in line to back up Holstein
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 15, 2025
Unless it’s garbage time and Pitt is leading by a considerable margin, Pat Narduzzi doesn’t want to think of a scenario in which he would have to replace Eli Holstein at quarterback. That situation ar...
NCAA announces Michigan ruling will come today
NCAA, Sports
August 15, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation told The Assoc...
LA Olympics to sell naming rights for venues for 2028
Olympics, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
August 15, 2025
Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the Internation...
An early guess at who will make College Football Playoff
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
August 15, 2025
It is a well-versed group of athletic directors, former coaches and players along with a sports writer, who will be armed with statistics, analytics, charts and graphs and enough highlights to start t...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
High school, Sports
August 15, 2025
Sports
August 15, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 6 a.m. - FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Fremantle 11 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Carlton 2 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Hawthorn 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) - FS1 ...
Sports
August 15, 2025
BVA holding football season ticket sales The Belle Vernon Area athletic department will sell season tickets for the upcoming football season. Due to construction at the high school, tickets will be so...
SCENES FROM CAMP
High school, Sports
August 14, 2025
Serra Catholic head coach Akeeme Robinson shares a break with his son King during an Eagles’ practice. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports Belle Vernon’s Deaubre Lightfoot takes a break during a heatacclimation ...
Bearcats looking better after 16-win season
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 14, 2025
With a roster just under 30 players, numerous players return in search of another section championship. Tyler Hamstra has an odd comparison for his Bearcats for this coming season. The Bentworth girls...
Charleroi beats Yough as three players shoot 38
High school, Sports
August 14, 2025
Jake Corrin, Levi Large and Ethan Hartley each shot 38 at the Madison Club Wednesday. By the Mon Valley Independent The Charleroi golf team’s depth was on full display at Madison Club, as three player...
Plenty of volleyball talent returning at Serra
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 14, 2025
This preview originally ran in Monday’s e-edition. We’re rerunning it for those that don’t have access. Serra Catholic has been a top WPIAL volleyball program for some time, and while it has to replac...
Brewers hammer Keller, sweep Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GREG MACAFEE TribLive 
August 14, 2025
There’s no slowing down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates can attest to that. The Pirates lost their fifth straight game and were swept for the ninth time this season Wednesday afternoon a...
Development of Jones still a work in progress
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
August 14, 2025
Broderick Jones had a matter- of-fact response when he was asked what he and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ young offensive line accomplished in training camp and during the first preseason game. “Nothing y...
NFL’s coaching hot seat includes Tomlin, Bengals’ Taylor
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
August 14, 2025
Nick Sirianni entered last season with his job on the line in Philadelphia and finished it hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy, earning a lucrative contract extension. There are several coaches under s...
Penn State happy to have Vega Ioane on the line
NCAA, Sports
August 14, 2025
PennLive.com via TribLive Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class was among the best in the country. Abdul Carter developed into a top-five NFL draft pick. Drew Allar, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen and Dan...
‘Really smart’ Heyward makes plays on last day
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 14, 2025
Before practice, his Hall of Fame quarterback heaped praise on him. A couple of hours later, Connor Heyward delivered one of his best practices of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. Heyward, a fo...
Georgia defense looking to return to standard
NCAA, Sports
August 14, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Glenn Schumann says comparisons are not fair to Georgia teams of the past or present. Even so, the defensive coordinator isn’t ducking the fact that the 2024 defense didn’t meet the...
Bills’ Cook agrees to 4-year deal
NFL, Sports
August 14, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills running back James Cook has ended his contract standoff by signing a four-year deal, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday. Cook’s deal will pay him $48 ...