Trail Blazers to go up for sale, owner’s estate says
NBA, Sports
May 14, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul Allen’s estate announced Tuesday that it has begun the process of selling the Portland Trail Blazers. The sale of the team is “consistent with Allen’s directive to eventuall...
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May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
AUTO RACING Noon - FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 4 p.m. - FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis IIHF HOCKEY (MEN...
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May 14, 2025
BVA High School Volleyball hosting clinic The Belle Vernon Area girls volleyball team will host a clinic for girls interested in playing volleyball in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. There will be two sessions ...
Titans rally past North Catholic to advance
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 13, 2025
After a six-run inning for the Trojans put West Mifflin in a 6-1 hole, the Titans scored the next eight runs. Rylie Dobnak was in full control of Monday’s playoff matchup between No. 4 West Mifflin an...
Leopards’ season comes to an end
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 13, 2025
BVA hung around until the Bobcats put up four runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. The No. 11-seeded Belle Vernon Area softball team had an upset on their minds Monday evening as they were hanging ar...
Gladiators fall in preliminary round
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 13, 2025
South Allegheny may have had a little chip on its shoulder, being thrown into a preliminary round game just to make the WPIAL first round. But No. 18 Keystone Oaks was just fine with their seed, and p...
Skenes pitches well as Mets walk off Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 13, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4...
Dallas beats the odds to win NBA lottery
NBA, Sports
May 13, 2025
The Mavericks had only a 1.8% chance of getting the top pick – and a chance to draft Duke’s Cooper Flagg. CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to star...
Young QBs hone skills at Thrower camp
High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
May 13, 2025
California (Pa.) offensive coordinator Chad Salisbury was among the coaches at the camp. Jaden Wall has the same routine every Saturday morning. He heads down to Valley High School to lift weights to ...
Bart offering invaluable presence in Pirates’ lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 13, 2025
Roughly six weeks into the season, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart has proven to be among the team’s hardest players to remove from the lineup any given night. For a club that continues to rank t...
SGA continues to be emotionless and consistent
NBA, Sports
May 13, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is mostly an expressionless, emotionless model of consistency. Whether Oklahoma City’s superstar guard has an off night or scores 50 points, the cool Canad...
NASCAR’s Larson ready to focus on Indianapolis 500
Sports
May 13, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson said he would turn his attention to the Indianapolis 500, and a second crack at racing immortality, the moment he stepped out of his car following the NASCAR Cup S...
MLB, Sports
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
May 13, 2025
It took 62 years for a team to surpass the modern record of 120 losses. The new mark of 121 might fall a little quicker. When Colorado routed San Diego 9-3 on Sunday — a “that’s baseball” moment if th...
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May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
COLLEGE BASEBALL 7:30 p.m. - SECN — Vanderbilt at Tennessee IIHF HOCKEY (MEN) 10 a.m. - NHLN — 2025 IIHF World Championship Group Stage: Slovenia vs. Latvia, Group A, Stockholm 2 p.m. - NHLN — 2025 II...
Sports
May 13, 2025
Cal Gold tops Cal Burgundy in local Pinto action California Gold pinto knocked off their peers in town, running past Burgundy, 20-10. For Cal Gold, Troy Galis (2), Teddy Turosik and Carson McVicker ea...
Gladiators hope they’re peaking at the right time
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 12, 2025
They’ll start the postseason tonight against Keystone Oaks. South Allegheny’s baseball team didn’t have the regular season it envisioned coming into the year, but all that matters now is what’s ahead ...
Shedeur Sanders would’ve been more trouble than he’s worth
Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 12, 2025
There were so many Steelers fans who were unhappy that the team didn’t call Shedeur Sanders’ name in on the third day of the NFL Draft. I think when all the dust clears, most of those fans will find i...
BVA eyes turnaround after taking losing record into playoffs
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 12, 2025
The Leopards will begin the postseason today with sixth-seeded Beaver. In Tom Rodriguez’s 24 seasons as Belle Vernon Area’s softball coach, he has certainly been no stranger to the WPIAL playoffs. The...