LOOKING BACK WITH SNAPSHOTS
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March 8, 2025
MAY 18, 2018
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March 8, 2025
A’s sign sponsorship deal with Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Athletics will play in Northern California for at least the next three seasons, but will also represent their future home in Las Vegas and...
WPIAL champion Leps begin march to next goal
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 7, 2025
After 8 days, Belle Vernon returns to the court for a PIAA first-round game against visiting Farrell. Going back a number of years, there have been plenty of battles between Joe Salvino and Farrell’s ...
Corso, Eagles determined as PIAA tournament begins
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 7, 2025
The Serra Catholic boys basketball team typically splits its season into three parts. There’s non-section play, section play and playoff action. But eight days after another loss to Neighborhood Acade...
Gladiators open PIAA play at home against Fighting Berries
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 7, 2025
District 9 runner-up Cranberry will face off against the WPIAL 3A champs at 1 p.m. Saturday. As the South Allegheny Gladiators get ready to host Cranberry Area in a PIAA 3A first round boys basketball...
Tough day 1 for WPIAL wrestlers in Class 2A
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PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
March 7, 2025
Frazier duo has good start in 2A; BVA’s Elijah Brown advances to quarterfinals in only 23 seconds. HERSHEY – There is no hiding at the PIAA Wrestling Championship. No matter where a wrestler turns, he...
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By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
March 7, 2025
The PIAA is drawing criticism from all sides for changes made to its transgender athlete policy. The changes didn’t go far enough, says one Western Pennsylvania superintendent, who wanted to see the s...
Chandler headlines roster for Spring Breakout against Phillies
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 7, 2025
Pitcher Bubba Chandler headlines the roster of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects to play against Philadelphia Phillies prospects in the Spring Breakout on March 14 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla. T...
One-of-a-kind Skenes card headed to auction
Sports
March 7, 2025
PITTBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes has been in the major leagues for less than a year. A piece of the Pittsburgh Pirates ace — well, OK, a piece of the jersey that Skenes donned during his first start last ...
Stewart a darkhorse to fill role at first base
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 7, 2025
DJ Stewart prides himself on being an athlete, and he has the pedigree as a 2015 first-round pick to prove it. When he failed to become a starter in Baltimore, Stewart realized that he needed to put h...
Rodgers may have to wait for a while
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
March 7, 2025
Aaron Rodgers may not have a new team until after the NFL Draft. Aaron Rodgers is a four-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion and future first-ballot Hall of Famer. He still may have to wait until after ...
Duke’s Lucas announced as new Miami coach
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
March 7, 2025
Jai Lucas says Miami has everything needed to compete at the top of the college basketball world. And the Hurricanes have given him the chance to prove it. The soon-to-be former Duke associate head co...
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March 7, 2025
Browns rework Watson’s contract Deshaun Watson’s contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year less than one week away. ...
LOOKING BACK WITH SNAPSHOTS
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March 7, 2025
LATROBE AT BELLE VERNON - MARCH 27, 2017
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March 7, 2025
3X3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) 7:15 p.m. - TNT — Unrivaled Basketball League: Phantom vs. Laces, Medley, Fla. 7:15 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Phantom vs. Laces, Medley, Fla. (DataCast) 8:30 p...
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March 7, 2025
2005 • Thanks to Monessen’s Charel Allen, Notre Dame has one of the country’s better benches. Allen, a 5-10 freshman scored 11 points in the No. 10 Fighting Irish’s 70-59 Big East quarterfinal win aga...
Crosby, MacKinnon bring out the best in each other
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March 6, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon’s childhood idol and role model has turned into a training partner and an offseason neighbor back home in the Halifax area of their native Nova Scotia. One of his closes...
Vulcans move on in PSAC tourney
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 6, 2025
Jordyn Buchanan scored a game-high 27 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Cal to the PSAC semifinals. California (PA) opened its PSAC Tournament run with a convincing 87-75 victory over visiting Seto...
Cruz, Bart homers help Pirates push past Blue Jays
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 6, 2025
With one swing, Oneil Cruz turned the tide on a tied game. Cruz crushed a 2-2 changeup from Jake Bloss, sending it over the boardwalk in center field for a three-run homer that sailed out of LECOM Par...
Catching up; talking Salvino & DiCenzo
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
March 6, 2025
After a few days off I still find myself struggling to get back into the swing of things. It’s First Pitch time, we have new basketball champions and we’re about 8 days away from the start of baseball...