Tomlin not ready to think about Rodgers playing final game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 2, 2026
If he keeps his word and retires after the season, Aaron Rodgers will play in the final regular-season game of his 21-year career Sunday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens at...
Penguins in 2025: Trades, new ownership among headlines
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 2, 2026
The year 2025 presented ample change for the Penguins on so many fronts, forcing them to move on from a proud past and further into an uncertain future. That was represented in a most doleful fashion ...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 2, 2026
Eric Lee was just a few years into his NFL career and fresh off playing in a Super Bowl when he started preparing for life after the game. Johnson Bademosi played nine seasons in the league and now wo...
Poll era GOAT? USA players say it’s Stewart
Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer 
January 2, 2026
No one will ever top what Breanna Stewart did in college at UConn, winning four national championships and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament each time. Her success sets her apart as t...
Sports
January 2, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Lamar at Mc-Neese St. 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty 7 p.m. - PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan 7:30 p.m. - PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland 8 p.m. - A...
Sports
January 2, 2026
Lamar Jackson says he’s playing Sunday OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson says he’s expecting to play when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh for the AFC North title Sunday ni...
Scott plays hero for Titans; Monessen boys bounce back
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 31, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent West Mifflin picked up a dramatic win over Connellsville to win the championship game of the Mt. Pleasant Tournament to finish off their holiday season. The Titans (5-6) ...
Chuck Fisher another four-sport star at Ringgold
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
December 31, 2025
For MVI Sports Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part story on 1976 Ringgold graduate Chuck Fisher. Chuck Fisher, Ringgold’s Class of 1976, was the type of athlete who seemed at ease in a...
Knights hold off late Leopards’ charge
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2025
Elijah Majors (20) and Dane Daugherty (14) combined for 34 points in Belle Vernon’s loss. During the holiday season, local basketball teams play in tournaments hoping to be challenged by different opp...
Bearcats capture tournament crown
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 31, 2025
When the Bentworth and Carrick boys’ basketball teams took the court ahead of their Bentworth Holiday Hoops Classic championship game Tuesday night, there was one major problem. Both squads were weari...
Reviewing the Pirates: Frustrations and fiascos
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 31, 2025
To suggest the Pittsburgh Pirates started the 2025 season on the wrong foot is putting it mildly. This one appeared doomed long before they ever played a game at PNC Park. Fans furious over the franch...
Rodgers arrived, but results similar for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 31, 2025
Great hope remained for the 2024 Steelers as the calendar flipped to 2025. A playoff berth long clinched after a 10-3 start, hopes for a division title endured into the regular season’s final weekend....
Duke’s ACC title season comes to an end with Sun Bowl
NCAA, Sports
December 31, 2025
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Duke’s unlikely Atlantic Coast Conference title didn’t get the Blue Devils anywhere close to the College Football Playoff berth that’s supposed to go to every Power Four conferen...
Jokic hyperextends knee, out four weeks
NBA, Sports
December 31, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic is only going to miss a few weeks, which is surely cause for the Denver Nuggets to take a giant sigh of relief. The Nuggets’ superstar center has been diagnosed with a hypere...
Indiana’s rise rewards fans who endured losing
NCAA, Sports
By By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer 
December 31, 2025
Bill Murphy has been an Indiana football season ticket holder for 66 years. He says he has rarely missed a game even though 55 of them have been losing seasons in a historic stretch of bowl-less holid...
Sports
December 31, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - ESPN2 — Wake Forest at NC State Noon - ESPNU — Tulane at East Carolina 2 p.m. - ACCN — Virginia at Virginia Tech 2 p.m. - CBSSN — Stony Brook at William & Mary 2 p.m. -...
Fitzgerald, Brees lead Hall of Fame finalists
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
December 31, 2025
This year’s class will be announced Feb. 5 at NFL Honors. Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headlined a group of four modern era finalists in their first year of eligibility fo...
Steelers could have Watt back for Ravens game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their “win or go home” showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin sai...
Pens beat Hurricanes as Skinner gets first win with team
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 31, 2025
Acquired in a trade Dec. 12, goaltender Stuart Skinner had yet to enjoy a victory in his first three games as an employee of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not coincidentally, he had yet to work with a lead...
Leps bounce back from loss; Ringgold girls advance to Bentworth title game
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 30, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Allderdice and earn a 62–53 victory Monday to close out the California Hoopfest at the Convocation Center. The...