NFL receiver Moore found dead in hometown
NFL, Sports
February 24, 2026
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Rondale Moore, an NFL receiver who had season- ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start ...
NHL’s return to Olympics lived up to the hype
NHL, Olympics, Sports
February 24, 2026
MILAN (AP) — The long wait for the best hockey players in the world taking the ice in an international tournament lived up to the hype. Four of the seven games in the knockout round at the Milan Corti...
Reddick wins in Atlanta, Jordan’s second straight victory
Sports
February 24, 2026
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Whether on or off the racetrack, all Michael Jordan does is win in NASCAR. For the second consecutive Sunday to open the season, the basketball great and co-owner of 23XI Racing ce...
Sports
February 24, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - BTN — Washington at Rutgers 7 p.m. - ACCN — NC State at Virginia 7 p.m. - CBSSN — West Virginia at Oklahoma St. 7 p.m. - ESPN — Duke at Notre Dame 7 p.m. - ESPN2 —...
Sports
February 24, 2026
McKeesport holding youth baseball registration The McKeesport Baseball Association will hold signups for children age 4 to 12 Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m. at the...
BVA’s Brown claims 3rd WPIAL championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 23, 2026
He didn’t surrender a single point in four matches. Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown added another dominant chapter to his WPIAL legacy Saturday at Canon- McMillan. The Belle Vernon senior captured his thi...
Jaguars reach finals by blitzing Penn-Trafford
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 23, 2026
Emma Altavilla led the way with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Balanced scoring and relentless defense have carried Thomas Jefferson all season, and the Jaguars leaned on both Saturday afternoon. No. 2 TJ...
Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski dies at 89
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
February 23, 2026
The 8-time Gold Glove winner and Hall-of-Fame inductee hit the deciding home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. By TribLive Bill Mazeroski, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Hall of Fame second baseman who...
Serra ready for rematch with Neighborhood
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
The Eagles posted an emphatic win over Nazareth Prep in the Class 1A semifinals. One season after Serra Catholic saw its dreams of a WPIAL championship thwarted at the Petersen Events Center by sectio...
Cauldrons extinguished, signaling end of Winter Games
Olympics, Sports
February 23, 2026
France will serve as the next host in 2030. VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo were extinguished during a clo...
Neighborhood stifles Greyhounds
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 23, 2026
Monessen was only able to score 21 points against the top seed’s smothering defense. To be a championship basketball team, defense is the calling card. Neighborhood Academy has built its reputation on...
Keller unveils ‘absurd’ new-look changeup as Pirates defeat Rays in home opener, 7-4
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 23, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Mitch Keller has a reputation for his ever- expanding repertoire, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander’s newest pitch is simply an old offering with a twist. Keller unveiled a cha...
MLB, Sports
SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP
February 23, 2026
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a minor league deal with first baseman Rhys Hoskins. The deal is pending Hoskins passing a physical, but he was with the team on Sunday. M...
Americans capture gold without ‘miracle’
Olympics, Sports
February 23, 2026
Members of the 1980 team are happy for their 2026 counterparts. MILAN (AP) — Dave Christian got emotional throughout the Winter Olympics watching nephew Brock Nelson play for the U.S., just like he di...
Gaudreau’s children join medal celebration
Olympics, Sports
February 23, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau’s No. 13 jersey was hanging in the U.S. locker room throughout the Olympics, and Dylan Larkin and Matthew Tkachuk carried it around the ice after the U.S. beat Canada in o...
Bridgeman wins first PGA title
Sports
February 23, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jacob Bridgeman allowed himself to imagine winning the Genesis Invitational, the massive crowd filling the amphitheater around the 18th green at Riviera, the trophy presentation wit...
Late turnover, free throw sink Rams’ Cinderella run
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 21, 2026
Ringgold’s Cinderella run to the WPIAL title came to a halt in the Class 5A quarterfinals Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The No. 15 Rams (15-10) just missed out on reaching the semifinals, dro...
Cook’s putback in final seconds stuns No. 1 Mohawk
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 21, 2026
Class 3A defending champion South Allegheny moves on to face No. 13 Shady Side Academy in semifinals. It’s cliché to say it, but whoever had the ball last in Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketb...
No. 3 Jaguars survive against Hawthorne, No. 6 Penn Hills
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 21, 2026
Penn Hills scored 37 points to close the gap before falling against Thomas Jefferson Friday. Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with a 21-point lead over...