Defense scrambling as playoffs loom
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January 2, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Looking back, DeShon Elliott thinks he maybe shouldn’t have made his frustrations about the direction the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is heading so public. Then again, the veteran sa...
TOP SPORTS PHOTOS OF 2024
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January 2, 2025
MVI SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHERS JEFF HELSEL (LEFT) AND MIKE DARNAY (RIGHT) SHARE THEIR FAVORITES OF 2024.
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January 2, 2025
Cleveland threatens to use ‘Modell Law’ CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block. Cleveland Mayor Justi...
Penn State bottles up Jeanty, beats Broncos
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TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
January 2, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State defenders clogged every hole, stretched out every outside run, closed with ferocity. Everywhere that Ashton Jeanty turned, he ran into Nittany Lions. The Heisman Trop...
Jeanty falls short of Sanders’ record
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January 2, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and ...
AP Pro Picks: Lions set to earn No. 1 seed
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 2, 2025
The NFC’s No. 1 seed, two division titles and two playoff spots are on the line in Week 18 of the NFL’s regular season. Game No. 272 on Sunday night between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings is ...
A 3rd MVP would put Lamar Jackson in select company
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January 2, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh wasn’t going to wade into the debate over whether Lamar Jackson should win a third NFL MVP award this season. Instead, he stuck to the obvious. “He’s my MVP. He’...
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January 2, 2025
2005 • Sunday – no paper. 1995 • Archive unavailable. 1985 • The year 1984 didn’t end very well for Mon Valley Catholic’s basketball team. The Spartans went winless in their last seven games. The chan...
BVA hurt by turnovers in loss to Allderdice
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 31, 2024
The Leopards dropped a close game at the California Hoopfest. Turnovers and late-game execution were costly as the Belle Vernon girls basketball team fell to Allderdice, 43-38, at the California Hoopf...
Sports year in review: Triumph and tragedy
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2024
Over this past year, the Mon Valley had plenty to celebrate when it comes to sports. Whether it be team or individual championships or one-of-a-kind feats, our communities have enjoyed lots of success...
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December 31, 2024
2013 • The Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has enjoyed a whirlwind of success. Ranked among the best teams in Class 3A, the Warriors edged Thomas Jefferson, 57-56, before a packed home crowd. T...
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December 31, 2024
Lions top 49ers in tuneup for Week 18 showdown SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota b...
Gladiators overwhelm West Mifflin, 79-44
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2024
South Allegheny used its relentless pressure defense to break down the Titans. South Allegheny’s boys basketball team constantly forces opponents into difficult situations with its relentless pressure...
EF tops Franklin Regional at South Allegheny’s tournament
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2024
Tyler Basic and Cy Herchelroath scored 18 apiece for the Warriors. Elizabeth Forward picked up a strong 52-47 win on Saturday against Franklin Regional at South Allegheny’s holiday tournament. Tyler B...
After stellar start with Steelers, Wilson’s struggles contributing to 3-game skid
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 30, 2024
Russell Wilson quickly became a Pittsburgh sensation, in part because of his deft and visually pleasing “moon ball” throws. But after three mediocre performances, is the honeymoon over between Wilson ...
Penn State’s Allar focused on silencing critics
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December 30, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it’s usually a backhanded compliment. They say he’s a good game manager and stays within himself, or that he does...
Arizona State hoping to defy odds again facing Texas
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December 30, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — As they prepare for Arizona State’s biggest game in nearly three decades, the guys who made it happen aren’t the least bit surprised to be rated a two-touchdown underdog in the College ...
Missouri, Iowa to play years after canceled Music City Bowl
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December 30, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Missouri Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes finally get to make up for a missed opportunity on Monday at the Music City Bowl. The teams originally were set to play each other here in...
Jeanty’s journey has pushed Boise State to new heights
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December 30, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty’s athletic arc took him from the bowels of an Italian volcano to the Heisman Trophy stage in New York City. As the son of a Navy chief petty officer, Jeanty boun...