Wildcats no challenge for Leps
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 7, 2026
AJ Watson’s career-high 13 points helped Belle Vernon roll over East Allegheny. Heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against East Allegheny, Belle Vernon boys head coach Ricky Tyburski wasn’t quite su...
Jaguars shut down Bethel Park; EF boys hold off Titans
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
January 7, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson recorded a 43-25 win over Bethel Park in Section 4-5A action Tuesday to open a boy-girl double header. The Jaguars led 18-14 at halftime and extended the...
Jaguars storm past Bethel Park
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2026
Many WPIAL basketball programs took it easy over the holiday break, but Thomas Jefferson took on two strong Class 6A opponents up north in McDowell and Erie. Splitting those matchups allowed the Jagua...
Anything is possible for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 7, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t into “whatifs?” There’s really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his...
Five things we learned after Sunday’s win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Five things we learned in the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24, season-extending win against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night: 1. Houston, hello As a reward for clinching the AFC North, the ...
Connor Heyward’s tush-push opinion has changed
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Steelers tight end Connor Heyward admits that he was never a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Tush Push.” When all the conversation about banning the short-yardage shove kicked into high gear this off...
Season of the kicker unravels with Tyler Loop’s missed kick
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
January 7, 2026
00083136 Wouldn’t you know it? The season of the kicker came down to two missed kicks. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pa...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JAMES ENGEL & QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Knicky Nelson was dressed head to toe in Pittsburgh Steelers gear, but that didn’t stop her from perusing the merchandise at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Waterworks on Monday in search of a deal. Nels...
Tomlin: Don’t associate this team with playoff winless streak
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 7, 2026
The franchise’s losing streak in playoff games is a main topic of conversation among Pittsburgh Steelers fans. It’s frequently cited by writers and talk-show hosts. Even the team’s owner has gone on r...
NASCAR commissioner Phelps resigns
Sports
January 7, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which...
Cowboys fire defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history, two people ...
Giants to cast wide net in search for new head coach
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The groundwork to find the New York Giants’ next coach began not long after Brian Daboll was fired in November. Joe Schoen went to work doing research and coming up with a...
Sports
January 7, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5 p.m. - CBSSN — Furman at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. - BTN — Indiana at Maryland 7 p.m. - ACCN — Stanford at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Saint Louis at VCU 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Mis...
Sports
January 7, 2026
No. 6 Duke rallies past Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 27 points, including seven during a 16-6 run early in the second half, Isaiah Evans added 23 and No. 6 Duke shot 71% aft...
Dumbroski leads Eagles over Greyhounds
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 6, 2026
Madison Johnson had 20 points in the section loss for Monessen. For a large portion of a Section 2-1A matchup between Serra Catholic and Monessen, Bella Dumbroski was outscoring the home Greyhounds by...
Did the gods give the Steelers a reprieve?
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 6, 2026
When the greatest missed kick against the Steelers since “the idiot kicker” from Indianapolis missed wide right in the playoffs a decade ago sailed wide, it sent Steelers fans everywhere into a wild d...
Settles’ triple-double leads EF over Ringgold; Trojans roll
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 6, 2026
Elizabeth Forward controlled the game from the opening tip Monday night, rolling to a 57-15 victory over Ringgold in a Section 3-4A matchup. Behind a triple-double from senior Kaelynn Settles, the War...
Leps knock off rust to beat Mustangs
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 6, 2026
Lyla McConnell scored 20 points and Emerson LaCarte had a careerhigh 11 for Belle Vernon. Like most other coaches, Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit knew his team was going to...
Rodgers: ‘It’s nice to be back in this position’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 6, 2026
Aaron Rodgers is hoping the Pittsburgh Steelers can bottle up the good fortune they received in the final seconds Sunday night and take it into the playoffs. Rodgers is entering the postseason for the...
Steelers draw No. 5 Texans in AFC wild-card game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
There was no booing of “Renegade” this time. Mike Tomlin, too, was spared from targeted derisive chants. It was far from pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed — somehow — in Sunday night’s thr...