NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 20, 2026
In terms of personnel and oversight, Pitt enters a new era on special teams in 2026. That’s the result of former coach Jacob Bronowski departing Pitt for a job at Auburn in early December, coupled wit...
Edwards’ family cheers her on thanks to Kelces
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
MILAN (AP) — As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skates onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal game against Canada, she will scan the stands for the real MVP: Her 91-year-old gr...
Meyer named MLBPA interim executive director
MLB, Sports
February 20, 2026
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players’ association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark’s forced resignation. It was a move for continui...
Sports
February 20, 2026
AHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. - NHLN — Toronto at Cleveland AUTO RACING 3 p.m. - FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Qualifying, Echopark Speedway, Hampton, Ga. COLLEGE BASEBALL 8 p.m. - FS1 — TCU at UCLA COLLEG...
Quaker Valley’s big runs sink Belle Vernon
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 19, 2026
The Leopards can still make the PIAA tournament through the consolation bracket. Belle Vernon knew it would have to play a near-perfect game on both ends if it wanted to travel to top-seeded Quaker Va...
Konnor Griffin slugs first homer off live pitching
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 19, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Konnor Griffin’s batting practice has become mustwatch viewing, as the teenage sensation puts on an air show by hitting balls onto the metal roof of the batting cages at Pirate City....
Taylor beats the buzzer and Aquinas Academy
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 19, 2026
Torrence Taylor’s basket pushed Monessen into Saturday’s WPIAL semifinal. It wasn’t easy, but the Monessen boys basketball team did it its way. Despite falling into an early 12-0 hole, committing 33 t...
Spell hits 2,000 as Jaguars move on
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By BRENNAN VALLADARES TribLive 
February 19, 2026
Thomas Jefferson advances to the semifinals against No. 6 Penn-Trafford. With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell mad...
G-Force set for Golden Gloves
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 19, 2026
G-Force Athletic Club’s fight team will be well represented this weekend at the Western PA Golden Gloves Tournament. Five of the seven fighters from the Charleroi gym are scheduled to compete Saturday...
After college, Mark Thomas recruited heavily in Pa.
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
February 19, 2026
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Editor’s note: Part 1 of this story covered Mark Thomas’ days at Elizabeth Forward, Penn State, and the early stages of his coaching career. Returning to Mark Thomas’ c...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 19, 2026
North Catholic used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Elizabeth Forward and secure a 73-64 victory Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. The second-seeded Trojans (18-5) outscored No. ...
Keller embraces mentor role with young pitchers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 19, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was in the quiet moments that Mitch Keller spoke loudest for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, even if the conversations were barely above a whisper. To young Pirates pitchers a...
PT’s Geyer named associate director of WPIAL
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
February 19, 2026
The WPIAL offices will have a new face as the league has hired Brian Geyer as the new full-time associate executive director. Geyer has resigned as athletic director at Peters Township. He is now seco...
32-year-old Thompson stars for WCCC basketball
NCAA, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
February 19, 2026
Julian Thompson is a former star at Greensburg Salem. Julian Thompson calls himself “Unc,” as in uncle. As in, ahem, the elder statesman of the locker room. “I figured I’d get that out of the way and ...
Skeleton racer disqualified returns to Ukraine
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After being disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics, Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych returned to Kyiv to find his capital suffering disruptions of power, heati...
Shiffrin dominates slalom to win third gold
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin closed her eyes, gave a deep breath and took a big step back onto the top of an Olympic podium. The American skiing standout was a gold medalist at the...
Canter’s bronze medal is the prize after near-death journey
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Nobody could blame the doctors for telling 13-yearold Jake Canter he should never step on a snowboard again. Nobody could blame 22-year-old Jake Canter for ignoring them. Nine ye...
Hughes scores OT winner for U.S.
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
MILAN (AP) — When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. “That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever i...
Cook, Gladiators fend off Ellwood City
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 18, 2026
Drew Cook (25) and Jake Uher (17) combined for 42 points in SA’s 52-50 win. It wasn’t pretty, but South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo will take it. The Gladiators began defense of their Class 3A c...
Ringgold stuns No. 2 Lincoln Park
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By By JEREMY SELLEW & LIAM BELAN MVI Sports 
February 18, 2026
No. 15 seed Ringgold pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the opening round Tuesday night, knocking off No. 2 seed Lincoln Park, 79-77, in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. The Rams went o...