Holmes, Mets finalize contract with plans to become starter
MLB, Sports
December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Clay Holmes and the New York Mets finalized a $38 million, three-year contract on Monday, with plans to convert the All-Star reliever into a starting pitcher. Holmes gets a $13 million s...
Burrow, Chase lift Bengals after Cowboys’ punt-block gaffe
NFL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
December 11, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals finally got a break. The Dallas Cowboys had flashbacks to one of the most painful moments in franchise history. Burrow threw a tiebreaking...
MLB, Sports
December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to be ready to hit when the reigning World Series champions open their season in Japan against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19. “I don’t ...
Francona excited to return to dugout with Reds
MLB, Sports
December 11, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Terry Francona remembered the specific moment that sparked his return to the dugout. “My girls went to Europe for 10 days, and I watched the grandkids,” he said. “That was the one day I ...
Sports
December 11, 2024
EF freshmen top AG The Elizabeth Forward freshman basketball team evened its record at 1-1 with a 53-25 win over Albert Gallatin. Jack Crock scored 16 points to lead the Warriors. Davlin Cousar scored...
Sports
December 11, 2024
2013 • The Monessen Greyhounds failed to hold their own against their Class 4A rival Norwin in the annual Mike Rettger Memorial Basketball Tournament at Franklin Regional. Norwin outscored Monessen, 1...
Sports
December 11, 2024
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Bryant at St. John’s 7 p.m. - FS1 — Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova 8 p.m. - ESPN2 — Colgate at Kentucky COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN) 7 p.m. - ACCN — Davidson ...
TJ girls cruise to 42-point win over EF
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 10, 2024
Coach Noah Yartin wanted his team to face a top-notch opponent like the Jaguars to help prepare for section play. The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team wanted a tough nonsection schedule to prep...
Steelers welcome grueling threegame stretch as proving ground
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 10, 2024
The Eagles, Ravens and Chiefs are coming up within a 12-day span. Pear trees aren’t indigenous to the greater Philadelphia area. In lieu of a partridge awaits a flock of high-flying Eagles. But for th...
Graves works his way back into Penguins’ lineup
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 10, 2024
He was part of the third defensive pairing as he returned to the ice for Saturday’s game. Anytime the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche cross paths, as will be the case Tuesday at PPG Paints ...
Burrow, Chase lift Bengals after botched blocked punt
NFL, Sports
December 10, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase after Dallas botched a blocked punt to give the ball back to Cincinnati in the final two minutes, and the...
What they’re saying in Cleveland after the loss
NFL, Sports
By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 
December 10, 2024
Nick Camino can’t wait for the Cleveland Browns’ season to be over. The sports anchor for WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland lambasted his home team after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated them 27-14 at Acrisure S...
5 things: What we learned from win over Browns
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 10, 2024
Five things we learned from Steelers 27, Browns 14: 1. Benton’s big play It wasn’t that the Pittsburgh Steelers were so stunned to see Keeanu Benton get his first career interception against the Cleve...
MLB, Sports
December 10, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. Th...
Pirates great Dave Parker elected into Hall of Fame by Classic Baseball Era Committee
MLB, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 10, 2024
The remainder of the Class of 2025 will be revealed in January. For some time, Dave Parker’s Hall of Fame exclusion has been considered an injustice among baseball circles in and out of Pittsburgh. Bu...
$1M per homer? $27,000 a point? Sports is loaded with money oddities
MLB, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer 
December 10, 2024
These were Juan Soto’s numbers in 2024: 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, a .288 batting average. Keep doing that over the next 15 years, and he’ll be making roughly $1.2 million for every home run. Or $467,890...
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
December 10, 2024
Oregon’s Gabriel, Colorado’s Hunter, Boise State’s Jeanty, Miami’s Ward were selected. Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward were announce...
Transfer portal opens as Arnold, other top players look for a move
NCAA, Sports
December 10, 2024
By The Associated Press The college football transfer portal opened on Monday, a day after the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field was released. The portal period closes on Dec. 28. Oklah...
Penn State viewing College Football Playoff as start of brand-new season
NCAA, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 10, 2024
As a team, Penn State kept a relatively low profile Sunday while awaiting the College Football Playoff’s 12-team field to be revealed. The Nittany Lions, fresh off a shootout loss to Oregon in the Big...
NFL, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 10, 2024
As the Steelers get ready to enter the meat grinder of their schedule (Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs) that many Yinzers have lamented since the slate was announced, here are several of my takes on this team:...