Dybantsa’s resilience led BYU to opening Big 12 win
NCAA, Sports
January 5, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — About the fourth or fifth time that A.J. Dybantsa crashed to the floor, and he looked up at an official in both shock and vain, one of the most talented freshmen in college bask...
NFL, Sports
January 5, 2026
First domino falls in coaching carousel as Falcons fire Morris ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night, announcing the moves hou...
Broncos lock up AFC’s top seed with 19-3 win
NFL, Sports
NFL CAPSULES
January 5, 2026
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos secured the AFC’s top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers’ bevy of backups Sunday, a victory fueled by Ja’Quan McMillian’s 45-yard interception ...
Mangum ready to make impression on Pittsburgh
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 5, 2026
Jake Mangum blames his family’s football mentality for his aggressive approach at the plate, where he has a well-earned reputation for swinging at nearly every pitch within six inches of the strike zo...
Vulcans sweep away East Stroudsburg
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
Jordyn Buchanan scored a gamehigh 26 points in a Cal victory over the visiting Warriors Friday. By the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team remained unbeaten in PSAC play ...
Talking Steelers, Pitt and playoffs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 3, 2026
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday he was hopeful that TJ Watt could play to some degree in Sunday’s all-or-nothing game against the Ravens for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. ...
Gainwell named Steelers’ MVP
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as ...
Ravens, Steelers meet with both coaches under fire
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 3, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have spent nearly two decades staring across the sideline from each other. At some point, there’s going to be a last time. There’s a sense that the 40th...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his ...
NHL, Olympics, Pittsburgh, ...
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Rickard Rakell was enthralled in 2006 Sweden’s entry into the Olympics that year was stocked with luminaries such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin and his personal favorite, Peter Forsberg. And a 12-y...
Chambliss, Carneiro lift Ole Miss past Georgia
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneir...
ACC may have helped its cause for March Madness
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t long after sixth-ranked Duke finally fought off a pesky Georgia Tech team that coach Jon Scheyer pointed to the lesson emerging from the Blue Devils’ Atlantic Coast Confe...
Hoosiers, Ducks to meet again at Peach Bowl
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Curt Cignetti’s perpetual seriousness has become a big part of the Indiana coach’s burgeoning lore. His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has ...
Miami within one win of playing for title on home field
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Miami left Texas after an overtime loss to SMU at the start of November, the Hurricanes were at their lowest point of the season. There was a very dim forecast for getting...
Tracking Panthers hitting the transfer portal
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Beginning at midnight Friday, the transfer portal officially opened, with players across college football free to enter their names and formally begin the process of finding new homes. At Pitt, a tric...
Pitt sophomore Amadou Kante to miss rest of season
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Pitt redshirt sophomore Papa Amadou Kante will undergo an arthroscopic right knee procedure and miss the remainder of the season, the Panthers announced Friday morning. Kante, a 6-foot-10 senior from ...
Sports
January 3, 2026
Ringgold boys fall in exhibition on NBA court Playing in a nonsection matchup at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, West Carrollton edged Ringgold 51–49 on Saturday. Ringgold trailed 16–18 at halftime before ...
Another banner year
High school, Sports
Looking back at some of the Valley’s top sports stories in 2025
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 2, 2026
To say it was a “banner” year around the Mon Vally sports scene is probably the best way to put it. Looking back at 2025 in the Valley, there were plenty of golden moments – championships won – that h...
Pirates plan to tap into Montgomery’s potential
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 2, 2026
A move from the starting rotation to the bullpen reignited Mason Montgomery’s career, serving as a flip of the switch on a pitch that turned the 25-year-old left-hander into a dangerous pitcher. Montg...
Defense carries Ducks to semifinals
NCAA, Sports
January 2, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute the thousands of fans who made the cross-country trip to South Florida. If t...