Sports
June 5, 2025
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Pan...
Burrows shines as Pirates shut out Astros
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
The rookie starter struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. Mike Burrows came out full of adrenaline, only to find himself in a 3-0 count against Houston Astros leadoff batter Jeremy Pena. That’s when Burrows...
Sports
June 5, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed ace pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a right groin strain and signed veteran lefthander Wade Miley to a one-year contract...
Paul Skenes Q&A: Pirates ace speaks frankly about lack of run support in quality starts
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
Paul Skenes walked off the field to an ovation Tuesday night from the crowd of 15,891 at PNC Park after the 23-year-old right-hander recorded eight strikeouts and allowed one run over eight innings. T...
Bart remains in concussion protocol — Moreta closes in on Tommy John recovery
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 5, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart has returned to full baseball activities but remains in concussion protocol after absorbing multiple blows behind the plate May 27 against the Arizona Diamondbacks...
Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The NBA is working on a plan to turn next season’s All-Star Game into a U.S.-vs.-world competition, a person with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. It remains unclear how...
No apologies from Steelers CB Beanie Bishop over wiping his feet on Pitt logo
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
Beanie Bishop would do it again. A day after posting a video that showed him wiping his cleats on the Pitt logo, the second-year Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback and West Virginia alum was unapologetic ...
Browns’ Sanders shows promise, but faces challenges
Sports
June 5, 2025
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The dichotomy that is Shedeur Sanders’ development as a rookie quarterback and the heightened expectations for him with the Cleveland Browns were again on full display Wednesday. Sa...
Knicks shed stability of Thibodeau era
Sports
June 5, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau’s firing brought back some of the confusion and chaos the New York Knicks had seemingly left behind. After an era of stability and more success than they had enjoyed in a...
Vikings’ Purple People Eater Jim Marshall dies at 87
Sports
June 5, 2025
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed the backbone of four Super Bowl teams, died Tuesday...
Sports
June 5, 2025
Deadline approaching for ‘Playin’ in the Dirt’ Interested organizations interested in their youth sports teams being featured in the annual “Playing in the Dirt” section should submit their team photo...
Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 5, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Western 5:35 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Adelaide CFL FOOTBALL 9 p.m. - CBSSN — Ottawa at Saskatchewan COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8 ...
Offense no-shows on another Skenes gem
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 4, 2025
This season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have showcased a remarkable propensity for wasting quality starts and otherwise solid outings by their rotation thanks to minimal offensive production. During his f...
After a year of inactivity, Holcomb ready for big role
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
June 4, 2025
Losing another first-round playoff game was the worst possible outcome for a Pittsburgh Steelers team trying to reverse its run of losses in the postseason. The 28-14 defeat at Baltimore, however, may...
COMMITMENT CORNER
Sports
June 4, 2025
Belle Vernon Area’s Parker Lind will continue his baseball career at Division I Kent State University. Belle Vernon Athletics
Defense and aggressiveness lead M. Slagus Howard Hanna over Monessen Florist
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
June 4, 2025
No matter how many people they have in their lineup, Marie Slagus Howard Hanna has a mantra they are following while playing in the Steel City Summer Basketball League this summer. “If we defend, we w...
Canty, AMD Industries cruise past Cedarbrook
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 4, 2025
The Oakland Catholic senior scored a game-high 25 points in Tuesday’s win. AMD Industries picked up a rare loss in Steel City Summer Basketball League play two games ago, and its two opponents since h...
Sports
June 4, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that reemerged as a contender after he became their ...
Quips’ Lackovich still ousted – at least for now
Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
June 4, 2025
Nick Lackovich remains out of a job as Aliquippa boys basketball coach — at least for now — despite winning a school board vote to bring him back. The board held a special meeting Monday night specifi...