Tush push ban back on the table as owners’ meetings begin
NFL, Sports
May 21, 2025
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Can the tush push cross the goal line for good? Or will the NFL ‘s touchy and trendy short-yardage strategy ultimately get stuffed? League owners will answer that question in Minne...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
May 21, 2025
THOMAS JEFFERSON VS. UPPER ST. CLAIR –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
Sports
May 21, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) - S2 — AFL: Western at Geelong COLLEGE BASEBALL 9 a.m. - ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD vs. Wake Forest, Second Round, Durham, N.C. 10:30 a....
Sports
May 21, 2025
Falter leads Pirates past Reds PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bailey Falter gave up four hits and had five strikeouts through seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 win...
OPENING WITH A WIN
Sports
May 21, 2025
The Rostraver 12u softball team opened the season with a 7-5 win over Mt. Pleasant last week. In the bottom row, from left, are Taylor Stark, Riley Anderson, Vivian Macheska and Lena Pireaux. Middle r...
Warriors get past Rams
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 20, 2025
Ringgold’s Cinderella run in the WPIAL playoffs came to an end Monday to an old foe. Elizabeth Forward, playing a meaningful game for the first time for the first time in 10 days, and starting pitcher...
Belle Vernon advances to WPIAL semifinals
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 20, 2025
Parker Lind was dominant on the mound and catcher Jaden Johnson drove in a pair of runs with a single to lead the Leps. Deep into the WPIAL playoffs, coaches will tell you that strong pitching and def...
Reds take advantage of errors as Pirates waste Keller start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t scored more than four runs in two dozen games, a streak that has magnified every mistake and minimized the effectiveness of their starting pitching. Mitch Keller became ...
Titans eliminated after overturned call, missed chances
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 20, 2025
West Mifflin appeared to win its quarterfinal after a walk-off balk, but umpires gathered and overturned the call. After 11 innings of play spanning more than four hours and a bizarre and controversia...
Barnyak, Mikes shut down Eagles’ offense
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 20, 2025
The Serra Catholic softball team faced a lot of adversity this spring. It’s a team comprised of no seniors and have a first-year coach in Julie Opferman. After starting the season with four straight l...
Cedarbrook, AMD, BeeGraphix win openers
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 20, 2025
The top two picks in the Steel City Summer Basketball League draft squared off in the opening game of the season, and it was No. 2 overall pick Bella Dumbroski and Cedarbrook coming out on top of Mone...
Pirates wasting Skenes’ starts with no run support
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
Andrew McCutchen was in awe of what Paul Skenes accomplished last season, when the 22-year-old righthander started for the National League in the All-Star Game, won rookie of the year honors and finis...
Asst. GM: Kelly pouring everything into duties
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking an unconventional approach to replacing a manager midseason, relying instead on the collective to fill a void when Don Kelly was promoted from bench coach. Assistant ...
Capel, Pitt signs No. 2 recruit from Michigan
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
May 20, 2025
Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel bolstered his backcourt Thursday after signing one of the top high school players in Michigan. Point guard Macari Moore, a Mr. Basketball finalist this past seas...
Sports starts boosting security with dogs
Sports
May 20, 2025
EMBOROUGH, England (AP) — Scream all you want, but Lobo isn’t letting go. The young German shepherd has chomped into the arm of a wouldbe attacker wearing a padded suit at K9 Protector in southwest En...
Scheffler’s celebration shows his desire
Sports
May 20, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Everything Scottie Scheffler did Sunday was expected. When the pressure was on, he hit the fairways he needed to hit. He landed the approach shots he needed to land. And, of cou...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
Sports
May 20, 2025
SOUTH ALLEGHENY VS. KEYSTONE OAKS –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
Sports
May 20, 2025
BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE 10 a.m. - NBATV — Nairobi City Thunder vs. Made By Ball Basketball, Kigali, Rwanda 1 p.m. - NBATV — NBATV — Armee Patriotique Rwandaise vs. Alahli Tripoli, Kigali, Rwanda COLL...
Stakes high in 3rd meeting between EF, Ringgold
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2025
They’ll square off in today’s WPIAL quarterfinals after splitting their regular season matchups. Over the course of the baseball season, Section 2-4A has been one of the strongest in its classificatio...
Coleman remembered as giant of Ringgold basketball
Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 19, 2025
He was the first player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. Donora lost a local legend recently with the passing of Art “Skins” Coleman. Coleman, 72, made a name for himself early in Ringg...