Pirates finish off perfect homestand
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 3, 2025
Mitch Keller became PNC Park’s all-time strikeout leader in 5-0 win over the Cardinals. When it comes to pitching at PNC Park, Mitch Keller now has more Ks than anyone in stadium history. Not only did...
Grimm’s 3 RBIs lead Belle Vernon past Charleroi
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 3, 2025
Every time the Belle Vernon and Charleroi Post 22 senior legion squads face off, it’s bound to be a rock fight. Wednesday night’s game between the two sides was no different as Charleroi scratched two...
Luna scores twice to send U.S. men to Gold Cup final
Sports
July 3, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Diego Luna scored twice in the first 15 minutes, and the United States hung on to beat Guatemala 2-1 on Wednesday night to reach its first CONCACAF Gold Cup final since 2021. Luna put...
Hutton scores first international goal in 3-0 win over Canada
Sports
July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claire Hutton scored for the first time in her international career, and Sam Coffey and Yazmeen Ryan also contributed goals to lead the United States to a 3-0 win over Canada on Wedn...
Ayton to join LeBron, Luka with the Lakers
NBA, Sports
July 3, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Center Deandre Ayton has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke...
Skenes was overdue for a few breaks against Cards
MLB, News, Pittsburgh, ...
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
July 3, 2025
Paul Skenes had to know this was coming, right? The notoriously piddly Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats have been the biggest reason why last year’s National League Rookie of the Year is only 4-7 this season....
NBA stars to turn filmmakers at Summer League fest
NBA, Sports
July 3, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lights, camera, layup. The NBA Summer League is giving athletes another shot that takes place behind the camera. With assists from Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and Hollywood power pl...
Jake Paul can now compete for world titles with ranking
Sports
July 3, 2025
Los Angeles Times via TribLive LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul was a child actor. He was once primarily known as a YouTube influencer. When he started boxing, he was seen largely as a novelty act who didn’t f...
BVA native Rudolph makes immediate impact with Irish
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
July 3, 2025
Several months ago, Notre Dame fell to Ohio State in their first trip to the National Championship since 2012. Despite the loss, the season was widely regarded as a success. Much of the credit for the...
Stadium where Ruth played at center of redevelopment plan
MLB, Sports
July 3, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history...
Settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics
NCAA, Sports
By By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer 
July 3, 2025
The NCAA’s House settlement era opened Tuesday, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in the biggest change in the history of college athletics. The...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
July 3, 2025
SR LEGION: BELLE VERNON AT CHARLEROI –– JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
Sports
July 3, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Western at North Melbourne 5:05 a.m. (Friday) - FS1 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. - CBSSN — Winnipeg at Calgary GOLF 6:30 a.m...
Sports
July 3, 2025
Wild Things drop middle game in Gateway Behind a six-run sixth inning and a sixrun eighth inning, the Grizzlies pulled away in the middle game of the series with the Wild Things, taking it 12-2. Zach ...
BeeGraphix dethrones AMD Industries
High school, Sports
STEEL CITY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 2, 2025
Led by Aierra Jenkins’ 20 points, BeeGraphix ended AMD’s quest for a 3-peat in the Steel City Summer League. When AMD Industries held a 17-point lead with 3:42 remaining in the first half of the Steel...
Penguins trade Nedeljkovic to SJ
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 2, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft. Nedeljkovic, 29, is entering the final year ...
Steelers get a B+
Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
July 2, 2025
Iput together a social media post following the Steelers’ big trade yesterday, but I’m just going to expand on it again here in print. I have absolutely no issues with the deal. The fifth-round pick f...
Pirates run winning streak up to 5 games
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 2, 2025
As Don Kelly was trying to explain an offensive outburst where the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 37 runs in four games, he couldn’t help but note how much fun it is to win one-run games. After four consec...
Goalie market dries up as NHL teams scramble
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
July 2, 2025
It is not a good time to be an NHL team in need of a goaltender. Fewer than a dozen who played in the league last season were available as unrestricted free agents, Detroit acquired John Gibson from A...
No Clark, no problem for Fever
Sports
July 2, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Natasha Howard had 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists on Tuesday night as the Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final. The Fever we...