UVA crushes Pitt
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February 4, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sophomore Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 27 points and Virginia cruised to a 73-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night. Ames, who entered play averaging 6.2 points per game, m...
Penguins hope to avoid post-trade blues
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
February 4, 2025
That the Pittsburgh Penguins are here again, having shipped away players ahead of the NHL trade deadline, is indicative of their overall situation. After all, clubs in the thick of postseason contenti...
Pirates’ Bart ready to live up to expectations
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
February 4, 2025
In the span of one year for the Pittsburgh Pirates, catcher has gone from a precarious position to one with enough depth that there promises to be plenty of competition in spring training. But the Pir...
Barkley isn’t worried about total, just wants Super Bowl win
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February 4, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The framed photos hang on the wall at the far end of the Philadelphia Eagles’ locker room, above the sofa in a space used as a lounge area. The picture on the left is of Saquon Bar...
Russell Wilson sidesteps talk of going to Raiders
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February 4, 2025
By the Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Russell Wilson strolled into Camping World Stadium on Saturday and immediately started looking for his son. He spotted him on the opposite sideline and made a b...
Fans at Raptors game continue trend of booing anthem
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February 4, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booe...
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February 4, 2025
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February 4, 2025
2005 • It’s starting to look like the Monessen girls basketball team won’t be repeating their trip to the postseason. Monessen went to Clairton hoping to lock up a second- place slot in Section 3-1A, ...
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February 4, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Marquette at St. John’s 7 p.m. - ACCN — Notre Dame at Florida St. 7 p.m. - BTN — Minnesota at Penn St. 7 p.m. - CBSSN — La Salle at VCU 7 p.m. - ESPN — Kentu...
Rams’ comeback falls short at South Park
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 3, 2025
The Ringgold boys suffered their ninth loss in their last 10 games. Ringgold used a relentless press and an aggressive attitude in the second half to get back into Saturday’s non-section contest again...
Carter, Johnson combine for 50 in win over Frazier
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
February 3, 2025
The Commodores couldn’t catch up after Monessen took an early 15-2 lead. Monessen secured a much-needed victory over Frazier on Saturday, pulling away late for a 55-40 win in a non-section game. The G...
Playoff berths on the line in final week of season
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 3, 2025
An expanded field has opened up opportunities for several area teams. Today marks the final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season, and with an increased field in this year’s playoffs, many Mon V...
Settles, Staszak lead EF to win at Kennedy Catholic
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 3, 2025
The Warriors will try to extend their winning streak to 16 games tonight against Yough. Playing without injured Michelle Jellison, Elizabeth Forward traveled north to face perennial power Kennedy Cath...
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
February 3, 2025
Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard: De’Aaron Fox is on his way out of Sacramento and headed to San Antonio. Fox is one of the centerpieces of a trade agreed to by three teams, one that sends two-...
Whitehead Jr. leads Vulcans past Gannon
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February 3, 2025
He had a career-high 30 points in the 106-84 win, along with eight assists and four rebounds. For the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) raced to a commanding 25-point lead midway through the fir...
Doncic, Davis involved in stunning NBA trade
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP 
February 3, 2025
Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They now have switched teams in an absolute blockbuster. Doncic was traded by the re...
Chiefs have lived long enough to become villain
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February 3, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were once the loveable NFL underdogs, led by the good-natured coach who couldn’t win the big one, the plucky quarterback with the Kermit the Frog-like vo...
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
February 3, 2025
The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football. There’s no current technology being...
Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 retired at Iowa in ceremony
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February 3, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasn’t back in her home arena to play a game. Still, the “butterflies,” the former Iowa guard said, were quite similar. Clark returned to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Are...
WVU basketball snaps three-game skid at Cincinnati
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February 3, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists and West Virginia beat Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads t...