Pittsburgh native sinks Pirates with late homer
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 24, 2026
Cole Young was 10 years old when the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates ended two decades of futility and made the playoffs for the first time since 1992. He was also on hand at PNC Park when the Pirates generat...
NHL exploring Texas expansion in Houston or Austin
NHL, Sports
June 24, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is exploring potential expansion in Texas in either Houston or Austin under an agreement with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. B...
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 24, 2026
Mt. Lebanon deals the Panthers their first loss of the season via walkoff in Daily News League action Tuesday. Mt. Lebanon rallied in its final atbat and handed Upper St. Clair its first loss of the s...
NBA, Sports
June 24, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo brought the Milwaukee Bucks back to relevance and delivered the franchise its first title in half a century as the most impactful player in team history. Now the...
Sports
June 24, 2026
MLB BASEBALL Noon - MLBN — Texas at Miami (12:10 p.m.) 3 p.m. - MLBN — Boston at Colorado (3:10 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. - SPORTSNETPIT – Seattle at Pittsburgh (6:30 p.m.) 6:40 p.m. - PRIME VIDEO — N.Y. Yankee...
Dybantsa goes to Wizards as first pick of the NBA Draft
NBA, Sports
June 24, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That’s not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA’s No. 1 draft pick to party. “O...
Eliz. Forward Jr. Legion cruises past Bushy Run
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 23, 2026
Apart from one stretch in the third inning where Bushy Run tacked on three runs, it was Elizabeth Forward that had control for most of the night as it captured a home 10-4 win in Junior Legion play Mo...
Argentina’s Messi becomes World Cup’s all-time scorer
Sports
June 23, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain has the World Cup scoring record ...
Netto’s stuns AVA with four-run 7th
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 23, 2026
Netto’s Snack Shack plated four runs in its final at-bat to walk off Allegheny Vision. Netto’s Snack Shack took advantage of the West Field turf to avoid the raindrops, and left with a thrilling victo...
Radusewicz Brothers Split
Sports
June 23, 2026
G-Force AC fighter Dragan Radusewicz has his arm raised after defeating Jacob Al Hasson Saturday. Xoren Radusewicz lost a close decision to Northside AC’s Adrian Pierce in the pair’s third meeting aft...
Keith Tkachuk elected to HOF after sons become teammates in Florida
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 23, 2026
Keith Tkachuk waited more than a decade and a half from the end of his NHL playing career to get the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Not known for his patience, Tkachuk was so overcome with emotion...
Mavericks are hiring May away from Michigan
NBA, Sports
June 23, 2026
He led the Wolverines to a national title in his second year at the school. DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make t...
Pirates crossing fingers Jones makes next start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 23, 2026
Jared Jones taking a line-drive comebacker off his right elbow Sunday at Coors Field was a scary sight for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who already are playing without shortstop Konnor Griffin and center f...
Sports
June 23, 2026
MLB BASEBALL Noon - MLBN — 2026 MLB Scouting Combine: From Phoenix 5 p.m. - MLBN — Houston at Toronto (joined in progress) (4:07 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. - SPORTSNETPIT – Seattle at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) 7:30...
Familiar names at top of Daily News League
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 22, 2026
Upper St. Clair is 5-0 and holds the only victory over 12-1 Quinn Construction. There are about three and a half weeks left in the Daily News League regular season as the campaign has just hit the one...
With Heath enshrined, here are more worthy candidates
Sports, Sports Columns
By BY JEFF OLIVER For the MVI 
June 22, 2026
As we get ready to sail into July already, here’s a little food for thought: • For the first time in about two decades, I could not continue my annual apple crate series of asking “Why isn’t JoJo Heat...