Warriors bounce back, throttle West Mifflin
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
January 8, 2025
Tyler Basic scored 18 points as Elizabeth Forward rebounded from “silly loss” to Belle Vernon. The best recipe after a heartbreaking loss to a rival is as simple as the next game. There was no hangove...
Gladiators continue stacking up wins
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 8, 2025
South Allegheny continues to tear through its competition in Section 3-3A, dismantling Seton LaSalle Tuesday for a 72-41 win. The Gladiators (11-1, 3-0) were led by Josh Jackowski, who scored a game-h...
Letang continues to mentor young defensemen
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 8, 2025
Owen Pickering was starstruck when he first encountered Kris Letang. And for good reason. It was at the NHL Draft in Montreal on July 7, 2022, and Pickering was just selected by the Pittsburgh Penguin...
McCormick suffered broken hand, Jackson good to go
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STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
January 8, 2025
Five days before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff game, starting right guard Mason McCormick on Monday was to be “sized for a cast and/or a brace” for a broken left hand. McCormick suffered the injury...
Jaguars request interviews with 8 candidates
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January 8, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are conducting their coaching search with transparency for the first time in franchise history. The Jaguars released a list of eight interview reques...
Playoffs feature plenty of veteran running backs
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January 8, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Those veteran running backs who changed addresses in the offseason have given themselves a chance to showcase the difference they can make in the postseason. Plenty of contender...
Titans fire GM Ran Carthon after two seasons
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January 8, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — General manager Ran Carthon paid the price for the Tennessee Titans going 9-25 in his two seasons. The Titans introduced Carthon as the franchise’s first Black general manager ...
Syracuse QB McCord leads All-Bowl team
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By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
January 8, 2025
The expansion of the College Football Playoff has led to an evolution in how The Associated Press puts together its all-bowl team. It didn’t make much sense to measure players who competed in one bowl...
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January 8, 2025
2005 • It’s been more than 20 years since Henry DiVirgilio stepped down as one of the WPIAL’s most successful boys basketball coaches at Frazier but he hasn’t been forgotten. Prior to the Jan. 21 home...
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January 8, 2025
BVA pitching clinic starts today at Plex The Belle Vernon Area softball team will host a pitching clinic for any girl in the BVA school district in grades 1 through 8. The clinic is free and will be h...
Cal’s Stafford declares for NFL Draft
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2025
Jelani Stafford makes his dream come true, and it’s his intention to reach the National Football League. Former California Area High School standout and Brownsville native Jelani Stafford announced hi...
Payne bringing ‘Cyberverse’ event to Ringgold
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 7, 2025
“Championship Decisions” will be held at Ringgold Middle School on Jan. 20, limited to 50 participants. Donora native Ulice Payne Jr. and his Cyber Athletix group will be bringing a new basketball ski...
Tomlin: No time for ‘pouting’ for Steelers
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By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Pittsburgh will face AFC North rival Baltimore Saturday night in a wild-card game. Mike Tomlin doesn’t want his Pittsburgh Steelers looking too far back – or too far ahead – as the NFL playoffs approa...
Narduzzi digs deep for 7 new Panthers
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was busy over the weekend, hosting and getting verbal commitments from seven transfers looking to re-start their careers. After landing defensive end Blaine Spires, who previou...
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January 7, 2025
Packers’ Watson out for season with ACL tear Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he won’t be available for any of the postsea...
Arthur Smith to Jets, Bears?
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a candidate for vacant head coach job of the New York Jets, several national outlets reported Monday, and the Jets have formally requested an ...
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January 7, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association withdrew its lawsuit against the parent company of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. th...
Steelers have ‘choice to respond the right way’
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
January 7, 2025
Despite backpedaling into the AFC playoffs on a fourgame losing streak, the Pittsburgh Steelers late Saturday night sounded more like a team ready to wear their white jerseys than wave a white towel. ...
USA wins 2nd straight world junior title
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January 7, 2025
Boston College’s Teddy Stiga scored on a breakaway in OT for the United States. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Teddy Stiga scored on a breakaway at 8:04 of 3-on-3 overtime to give the United States a 4-3 vict...
Lions secure No. 1 seed in NFC, playoffs set
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 7, 2025
The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Motown. The Detroit Lions secured a No. 1 seed with a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns...