Pens reunite with defenseman Joseph via trade
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
December 20, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ divorce from P.O Joseph did not last long. A little more than five months after the Penguins allowed Joseph to walk away as a free agent, they brought the left-handed defensem...
Pro Picks: Eagles cruise, Ravens tighten AFC North race
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 20, 2024
The setup for two Christmas Day games means two games on Saturday in Week 16. They’ll be potential playoff previews. Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs host C.J. Str...
AP Picks: Visiting teams better bundle up
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By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
December 20, 2024
Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Bundle up, buttercup. Snow showers are...
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December 20, 2024
THOMAS JEFFERSON AT BELLE VERNON AREA PHOTOS BY JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
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December 20, 2024
2013 • The PIAA recently released its enrollment figures and Monessen falls near the bottom of the list. According to the figures released, Monessen has only 94 boys and 93 girls enrolled in grades 9-...
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December 20, 2024
Laurel Highlands tops Charleroi MS The Charleroi Middle School boys basketball team dropped a 36-28 decision to visiting Laurel Highlands Thursday. Leading the way for the Cougars was Jaxson Klinger w...
McIntyre leaves Pitt, transfers to Memphis
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2024
The former Charleroi star had immediate interest from a number of schools after hitting transfer portal. After entering the transfer portal just over a week ago, former Charleroi star Eben McIntyre ha...
TJ takes section dual over Leopards
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 19, 2024
In an important league dual meet for both sides, it was Thomas Jefferson that traveled to Belle Vernon and returned home with a 47-25 victory. Thomas Jefferson picked up wins by forfeit at 132 (Jacob ...
Jackson’s problems against Steelers no secret
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December 19, 2024
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s struggles against Pittsburgh have been well documented. Now he’ll finally have help he’s never enjoyed before in this rivalry — from a packed stadium that’s ac...
Horwitz excited for opportunity with Pirates
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
Dec. 10 was shaping up to be a fairly routine offseason weekday for Spencer Horwitz, who had made plans with his girlfriend to go see “Gladiator II” in theaters. Then, news broke of Andres Gimenez’s t...
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
Three days after he dropped a toss from Russell Wilson for a critical turnover against the Philadelphia Eagles, Najee Harris was stunned to find out that he wasn’t the one charged with a fumble. “I wa...
Visiting teams insist weather is ‘snow problem’
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By By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer 
December 19, 2024
Asked if playing in near-freezing weather at Ohio State might pose a challenge for his team, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel quickly noted that it wouldn’t be the Volunteers’ first rodeo with the cold. Ki...
Colorado, Oklahoma add quarterbacks in portal
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December 19, 2024
The Associated Press The Colorado Buffaloes have landed ex-Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter out of the transfer portal to possibly step in and replace Shedeur Sanders next season. Salter figures to c...
Steelers can clinch rare division title with win Sunday
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
No team has won the AFC North more often since its inception in 2002 than the Pittsburgh Steelers. No team in the NFL has won more division titles since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger, either. The Steelers, ...
TJ Watt doesn’t practice
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
Four Pittsburgh Steelers starters, including All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt, were listed as not practicing Tuesday in the team’s injury report. Watt (ankle) was joined by fellow starters in wide...
Queen focused on stopping NFL’s ‘most dangerous guy’
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
After the Pittsburgh Steelers had a significant number of missed tackles against the Philadelphia Eagles, Patrick Queen promised to take a long look in the mirror and search for ways to improve. “We’v...
SMU quarterback Jennings has PSU’s attention
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 19, 2024
It’s possible, if not likely, that one offensive play of SMU’s from the recent ACC championship game is featuring prominently in Penn State’s film preparations for Saturday’s College Football Playoff ...
Fans revel in playoff debuts at campus sites
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By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
December 19, 2024
College football fans say it’s ‘better than going to Disney World’ as CFP kicks off. Forget the cost, the frenzied planning and the timing around the holidays. SMU fan Will Howard is living the dream:...
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December 19, 2024
SOUTH ALLEGHENY AT SERRA CATHOLIC PHOTOS BY JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2024
Clairton’s run of tough non-section games continued Wednesday as the Bears hosted Class 5A Thomas Jefferson. Iyanna Wade kept up her high-scoring output, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears suffered a 7...