WNBA, players will continue ‘good faith’ negotiations
Sports
January 10, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the current deadline passes Friday night, WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart...
Sports
January 10, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - ACCN — NC State at Florida St. Noon - BTN — Nebraska at Indiana Noon - CW — Boston College at Louisville Noon - ESPN — Tennessee at Florida Noon - ESPN2 — Georgia Tech ...
Eagles pull away from W. Greene
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
January 9, 2026
Bella Dumbroski and Lexi Pearce combined for 37 points in the 55-38 victory. It’s not how you start, but how you finish. The Serra Catholic girls held double-digit leads throughout the opening three q...
Gators stay perfect with 55-22 win over Hounds
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK The Daily Courier 
January 9, 2026
Na’Jaziah Carter scored all but six of Monessen’s points. The Geibel Catholic girls basketball team faced a determined and defensive-minded Monessen squad Thursday, and the Gators managed to stay unde...
BVA dominant again in huge win at Mt. Pleasant
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By PAUL S. BRITTAIN Daily Courier 
January 9, 2026
Coach Cornelious Nesbit said the Leopards maintain their intensity at all times to prepare for the playoffs. Few teams in Section 3-4A have the size, speed, and tenacity to match up with the Belle Ver...
Gladiators fall to South Park in double OT
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 9, 2026
The defending WPIAL champs have now dropped five consecutive games. When South Allegheny made school history with its first WPIAL championship and state final appearance on the hardcourt last season, ...
McDaniel out as Dolphins coach after 4 seasons
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel has run out of luster in Miami. The Dolphins fired the dry-witted, wunderkind coach who they once viewed as the future of the franchise on Thursday, ending his...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 9, 2026
Elizabeth Forward continued its strong Section 3-4A play with a convincing 69-26 victory over Yough. The Warriors jumped out early and never looked back, led by Kaelynn Settles’ 19 points and Mia Sost...
Seahawks hoping Darnold plays well in postseason
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Sam Darnold has all of one game of playoff experience, and the Seattle Seahawks would benefit if his second shot at the postseason went a little better than his first. Darnold gui...
Malkin’s return sparks Penguins past Devils
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 9, 2026
He scored a goal as he was back on the ice after missing 15 games with a shoulder injury. The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the breach of the second half of their 2025-26 season Thursday, facing the New...
MLB prepared to produce broadcasts for FanDuel network teams
MLB, Sports
January 9, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is prepared to produce and distribute local broadcasts for teams whose telecasts are uncertain this season because of the financial problems of the FanDuel Sports...
Matt Ryan up for Falcons new president of football role
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Thursday former quarterback Matt Ryan will be one of the candidates interviewed for the newly created position of president of football. Blank sa...
Bucs fire OC, special teams coordinator in coaching shake-up
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday fired offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard, special teams coach Thomas McGaughey, quarterbacks coach Thaddeus Lewis, cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross...
Marshon Lattimore arrested outside Cleveland
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested outside his hometown of Cleveland on Wednesday shortly after a car in which he was a passenger was pulled over in ...
MLB draft pick Bryce Boettcher hoping to win CFP
NCAA, Sports
By By ANNE M. PETERSON AP 
January 9, 2026
The play was dubbed “Trojan.” It was senior night for Oregon, which was facing Southern California in the final regular-season home game at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks were up 21-14 late in the first ha...
PGA Tour expanding equity program to FedEx Cup finish
Sports
January 9, 2026
The PGATour is expanding its Player Equity Program to reward current performance, adding the top 50 in the FedEx Cup this year to those receiving recurring grants from a first-of-its-kind program that...
Sports
January 9, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - CBSSN — Miami (Ohio) at Toledo 8 p.m. - CBSSN — Akron at Bowling Green 8:30 p.m. - BTN — Southern Cal at Minnesota 10 p.m. - CBSSN — UNLV at Colorado St. COLLEGE FOOT...
Confidence high for unbeaten Bears
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2026
When Rashawd Hatten took over the Clairton boys basketball program five years ago, he was looking forward to this current class of seniors and what it could accomplish. Halfway through an undefeated s...
Vulcans knock off Griffins to remain unbeaten in PSAC
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
January 8, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) used a dominant second half to pull away from Seton Hill and remain unbeaten in conference play with an 8778 victory Wednesday night in PSAC West action ...
RECOGNIZING FUTURE LEOPARDS
Sports
January 8, 2026
During halftime of the Belle Vernon-Laurel Highlands girls basketball game Monday, the members of the BVA Middle School girls basketball team were recognized for another successful season. The 8th-gra...