Glads, Quips ready for another round
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 28, 2026
For the second straight season, the South Allegheny boys will have Aliquippa standing in their way if they want to win a Class 3A basketball championship. After winning last season, the Gladiators (16...
Knoch tops Quaker Valley to win 4A boys championship
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
February 28, 2026
The Knoch boys basketball team winning on the big stage for the first time in school history Thursday night at Petersen Events Center isn’t the celebration of a Cinderella, out-of-nowhere championship...
More success for Valley swimmers at WPIALs
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 28, 2026
Day 2 of the 2026 WPIAL swimming championships was another good day for local swimmers, who will be moving on to the state championships the second weekend of March. Top finishers from the Mon Valley ...
Sports
February 28, 2026
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Brady Tkachuk slames TikTok video as ‘clearly fake’
Olympics, Sports
February 28, 2026
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadia...
Steelers finish dead last on NFLPA’s annual report card
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 28, 2026
The team finished with and F grade in two categories and an F-minus in two others. The Pittsburgh Steelers ranked last among the league’s 32 franchises in the NFL Players Association’s annual report c...
Shady Side Academy avenges last year’s 3A title loss
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
February 28, 2026
Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke called Karis Thomas, her senior point guard, “the epitome of calm” after the Bulldogs became WPIAL girls basketball champions for a second time. “I mean, nothing g...
Nicolas finishes off Orioles with scoreless 9th
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 28, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Kyle Nicolas scratched the top of his right thumb in the bullpen before his outing against the Baltimore Orioles and ended up getting blood all over his white uniform pants. In his f...
Hughes keeps waiting for life to return to normal
Olympics, Sports
February 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Hughes knows that at some point, the chaos that has been his life since his gold-medal winning overtime goal for the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics will end. The Ne...
Tkachuk, Matthews celebrate with ceremonial puck drop
Olympics, Sports
February 28, 2026
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk grabbed an American flag, skated down the ice and presented a game puck to 101-year-old U.S. Army Air Corps veteran Jim Sileno. That’s how the Florida Panthers cap...
U.S. women have date in Vegas with Flavor Flav
Olympics, Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer 
February 28, 2026
The United States women’s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate winning the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The rapper reposted a note on his X account on...
Neighborhood survives Eagles’ rally to win 1A title
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 27, 2026
Kedron Gilmore scored 24 points to push Neighborhood Academy past Serra Catholic for the third time this season. Serra Catholic knew exactly what it couldn’t afford to let happen. After dropping two r...
Jags, Lions a top matchup
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 27, 2026
The TJ girls will face the defending state champion for the WPIAL Class 5A crown tonight. Thomas Jefferson’s girls basketball team has had an impressive season thus far. The Jaguars (23-2) have won 15...
Golden opportunity for Eagles
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 27, 2026
Serra Catholic will face off against section rival Geibel today for the Class 1A championship. For the third time this season, the Serra Catholic and Geibel girls will face off on the basketball court...
Urquidy focuses on fastball velocity as Pirates beat Twins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 27, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — When Jose Urquidy made his spring training debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, his primary concern was attacking what he views as a shrinking strike zone. The 30-year-old righthander m...
Malekovich, EF medley relay earn silver medals
Olympics, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 27, 2026
A number of local swimmers had standout performances and improved personal marks on the first day of the WPIAL swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Hall Thursday. Top finishers from the Valley broug...
Penguins top U.S. hero Hughes and the Devils
NHL, Sports
February 27, 2026
New Jersey’s Jack Hughes received a standing ovation from Pittsburgh fans during a pregame ceremony. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and...
Sports
February 27, 2026
McKeesport holding youth baseball registration The McKeesport Baseball Association will hold signups for children age 4 to 12 Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m. at the concession stand at Renzie Pa...
Penn State’s Becht ready to resume throwing
NCAA, Sports
February 27, 2026
PennLive STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar isn’t the only Penn State quarterback who is expected to throw on Saturday. Veteran Rocco Becht, the Iowa State transfer who will lead Matt Campbell’s Penn State of...