Pittsburgh, Sports
July 19, 2025
Pittsburgh is now unbeaten in its last five games. TribLive The Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Detroit FC entered Friday’s game with not much separating them in the Eastern Conference standings. They left...
Liover Peguero returns with versatility; starting rotation resets after break
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
PIRATES NOTEBOOK
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 19, 2025
The 24-year-old utility man provides plenty of options as he takes Adam Frazier’s roster spot. Liover Peguero has bounced back and forth between Triple-A Indianapolis and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now t...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TALIA WISE CBN News 
July 19, 2025
“We saw that God was moving in a powerful way so we wanted to start really like a movement.” Senior tight end Jake Overman is the founder of the Pitt Purpose movement. The Spirit of God has sparked a ...
Phillies committed to keeping Schwarber beyond 2025
MLB, Sports
MLB ROUNDUP
July 19, 2025
The All-Star Game MVP will be a free agent after this season. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber’s deep shots — from Philadelphia to the All-Star Game - often end up going, going, gone. The Phillies a...
‘Women deserve to be at the table’: The WNBA’s signature shoe boom
Sports
July 19, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Signature shoes are ready for their share of the Indianapolis spotlight at All-Star weekend. Bright orange All-Star editions of Sabrina Ionescu’s and A’ja Wilson’s newest sneakers ...
SPORTS DIGEST
Sports
July 19, 2025
MVI Sports looking for help The Mon Valley Independent sports department is looking for freelance writers and photographers for the upcoming high school sports seasons. Reliable transportation is requ...
Big challenges for BV Legion in quest to repeat
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2025
Five quality opponents await the host team in the Region 6 tournament. After winning the Region 6 tournament and booking a spot in the state bracket last year, the Belle Vernon Senior Legion baseball ...
USC rises to fifth with 10-0 victory
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2025
Matchups are set for the playoffs, which will begin Saturday afternoon. With Upper St. Clair’s 10-0 win over Base Invaders on Thursday, the Daily News League regular season is officially over, and the...
Watt, Steelers agree to record-setting contract extension
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 18, 2025
The new deal makes him the highest-paid nonquarterback in the NFL. There will be no hold out. No “hold in,” either, for T.J. Watt. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday agreed to make him the highest-pa...
Former Steelers wide receiver Mike Williams decides to retire from NFL at 30
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 18, 2025
He reached the decision shortly before the Chargers opened training camp on Thursday. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has retired from the NFL at age 30. His...
Myles Garrett voted NFL’s No. 1 edge rusher by the AP
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
July 18, 2025
Myles Garrett is a fourtime All-Pro, the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the only player to register 14 sacks in four straight seasons. His dominant stretch earned him the No. 1 edge rusher ...
Miller signing 1-year deal with Commanders
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer 
July 18, 2025
Von Miller is signing with the Washington Commanders, with the NFL’s active sacks leader joining the team roughly a week before training camp opens. Miller and the team have agreed on a one-year contr...
Could soccer ever become ‘football’ in the U.S.?
Sports
By By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer 
July 18, 2025
It is the world’s most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called. Is it football or soccer? U.S. President Donald Trump waded into the topic while at the Club ...
WNBA players say league’s new CBA proposal falls short
Sports
July 18, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Backed by what they said was their largest attendance ever for collective bargaining negotiations, WNBA players met with the league Thursday with the sides far apart in discussions...