Sunseri officially hired at UCLA
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December 14, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA officially announced Tino Sunseri’s hiring as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Thursday. Sunseri replaces Eric Bieniemy, who was fired on Dec. 5 after fielding o...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 14, 2024
The McKeesport boys basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to stun visiting Laurel Highlands Friday at Neenie Campbell Gymnasium. After chipping away in the third quarter, the Tigers (2-...
Hunter, Jeanty give Heisman ceremony a different vibe
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December 14, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Same iconic statue, very different race. With two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty leading the field, these certainly aren’t your typical H...
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December 14, 2024
The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball team split their matchup with Greensburg Salem Friday. The Leopards’ 8th-grade team remained unbeaten with another blowout win. BVA (5-0) led 32-1 a...
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December 14, 2024
The Titans took a 50-48 advantage, but the Leopards then went on a 10-0 run to retake a lead that it wouldn’t relinquish as Moore hit two three-pointers and Wade and Ghilani added two each. Going up 5...
BVA girls beat Ringgold to open section play
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 13, 2024
Section basketball is upon us in the WPIAL calendar, and two local squads went at it Thursday night when Belle Vernon made the trip to Ringgold and left with a 41-27 victory. The Leopards (3-3, 1-0) w...
Serra Catholic rolls over Trojans
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 13, 2024
Owen Dumbroski scored 28 points to lead the Eagles to a win over California. It’s been six up, six down for the Serra Catholic boys’ basketball team this season. On Thursday, the Eagles took their win...
Wade pours in 42 to lead Bears over Eagles
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 13, 2024
The nation’s returning scoring leader Iyanna Wade poured in a game-high 42 points to lift Clairton to a 69-56 win over host Serra Catholic to open Section 2-1A play Thursday. The Bears trailed 17-13 a...
Rust’s hat trick leads Penguins’ 9-goal outburst
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
December 13, 2024
As a team with many limitations, the Pittsburgh Penguins need to get offense from just about every component of the roster. On Thursday, seemingly every molecule of their lineup contributed as the Pen...
Two-way star Hunter named AP Player of the Year
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December 13, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Travis Hunter is a throwback- type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all ov...
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 13, 2024
With the eighth overall selection in this year’s Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates passed on making a pick. However, in the minor- league portion of the draft, the Pirates added five p...
Tomlin: Minimizing damage by Barkley key for Steelers
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 13, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers have seen their share of elite running backs this season, but coach Mike Tomlin described Saquon Barkley as both dominant and dynamic because the Philadelphia Eagles star has c...
5 reasons the Nittany Lions are averaging 450 yards per game
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December 13, 2024
PennLive via Trib Total Media When you put up 518 yards of total offense against the No. 1 team in the country, defenses tend to notice. SMU (11-2), which visits Penn State (11-2) on Dec. 21 in a firs...
UNC announces 5-year deal with Belichick
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December 13, 2024
By ROB MAADDI AND AARON BEARD AP Sports Writers Bill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. Instead, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach is...
Pro Picks: Eagles will beat Steelers in close game
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 13, 2024
A potential Super Bowl preview and the battle for Pennsylvania bragging rights highlight the NFL’s Week 15 schedule. The NFC-leading Detroit Lions (12-1) put their 11game winning streak on the line wh...
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December 13, 2024
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December 13, 2024
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I’M JUST SAYIN’
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 13, 2024
Don’t take this as me taking Bob Nutting’s side when it comes to spending money. But it’s becoming increasingly obvious each year that until baseball gets serious about a salary cap, the Pittsburgh Pi...
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December 13, 2024
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 8 p.m. - FOX — Indiana at Nebraska COLLEGE FOOTBALL 9 p.m. - ESPN — FCS Tournament: Idaho at Montana St., Quarterfinal COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN) 6 p.m. - BTN — Wisconsin at Michiga...
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December 13, 2024
2013 • The Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team has proved one thing in their first three wins of the season: the Leps have a strong offense. In their Section 4-AAA opener at Ringgold, the Leps sho...