Pitt players, coaches carry on after Alexander’s death
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
March 12, 2025
Pat Narduzzi opened practice Tuesday in the same manner that marked his 10 previous spring sessions as Pitt’s head football coach. There were the usual calisthentics, drills and meetings on and off th...
Scheffler looking for third straight Players Championship
Sports
March 12, 2025
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship has four decades of history at TPC Sawgrass suggesting it doesn’t favor a particular style of golf — power player or pea shooter, great short ga...
STATE PLAYOFF SNAPSHOTS
Sports
March 12, 2025
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March 12, 2025
2005 • The Finley Middle School girls basketball team closed the season by sweeping Elizabeth Forward. Jennie Affinito (13) and Bethany Warren (10) combined for 23 points as the eighth graders finishe...
State playoff push continues
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Belle Vernon, Serra Catholic boys prepped for 2nd round matchups
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 11, 2025
Belle Vernon will continue its historic season tonight with second round state playoff action against District 10 runners-up Sharon. The Leopards (22-4) will take on the Tigers (19-8) at North Alleghe...
Eagles show no fear of 26-1 Terrors
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 11, 2025
Serra Catholic faces District 9 champion Otto-Eldred tonight at Clarion University. People who have experienced night terrors in their life certainly haven’t enjoyed it. Tonight, Serra Catholic’s boys...
U’town, Meadville both losers after double forfeit
Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
March 11, 2025
The first-round PIAA game was halted following a brawl in the stands that spilled on to the court. Neither Uniontown nor Meadville will advance in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. The PIAA declared ...
Steelers lose Harris to Chargers
Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
March 11, 2025
After four seasons with Pittsburgh, Najee Harris agreed to a 1-year deal with Los Angeles. One way or another, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 will have a new workhorse running back for the first time...
QBs, pass rushers hot commodities as free agency begins
Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON P Pro Football Writer 
March 11, 2025
The NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles are losing two of their defensive disruptors who pressured Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl. Defensive tackle Milton Williams agreed to a deal with New England wo...
Penn State approves naming-rights deal
Sports
March 11, 2025
TribLive After receiving a $50 million gift to assist in a stadium renovation project, the Penn State Board of Trustees on Monday approved the naming of the field at Beaver Stadium as West Shore Home ...
Spring drills ready to begin at Pitt
Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
March 11, 2025
Pitt football’s hopeful journey toward ACC title contention — not just respectability and relevance — began only days after the six-overtime, 4-minute, 38-second loss to Toledo in the GameAbove Sports...
Bruins, Ducks, Huskies win first Big 10 series
Sports
COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
March 11, 2025
Three of the four West Coast schools came out of their inaugural Big Ten series happy. Southern California, not so much. Oregon ran its win streak to 11 games with a road sweep of USC, which has lost ...
Rays have 120 hours to flip Steinbrenner Field
Sports
March 11, 2025
TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, t...
Sports
March 11, 2025
2005 • Belle Vernon Area’s Jason Weslager started out a winner in the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships but Charleroi Area’s Derek Johnson came up short. Weslager advanced to the quarterfinals in ...
Sports
March 11, 2025
Robert Morris one win away from NCAA Tournament berth INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kam Woods scored 19 of his 23 points after halftime and DJ Smith hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime to help top seed Robert ...
Wade’s high school career ends as Clairton eliminated
Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 10, 2025
The high-scoring Bears star had 24 points and 13 rebounds in her final game. Clairton’s season came to an end in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs as St. Joseph Academy pulled away late fo...
BVA’s Brown captures state wrestling title
Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
March 10, 2025
He defeated Cooper Roscosky of Kiski Area in the finals. HERSHEY — Belle Vernon’s wrestling program finally has a state champion. On the school’s sixth try, junior Elijah Brown achieved what five othe...
Jaguars sink Susquehannock in PIAA playoffs
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 10, 2025
Kaylee DeAngelo and Maggie Spell combined for 33 points in TJ’s 55-37 victory. In PIAA basketball playoff matchups where neither squad know each other that well, the outcome often depends on who can c...
SA advances by squashing Cranberry
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 10, 2025
Drew Cook and Cam Epps led the Gladiators to a comfortable win in their PIAA playoff opener. Often in state tournament play, the early rounds will see some uneven levels of competition before things g...
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 10, 2025
By now, sports fans throughout the tristate area are aware of the wild melee that broke out during Friday night’s Uniontown-Meadville PIAA playoff game. With just over three minutes to play and Meadvi...