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:...
Sports
December 10, 2024
2013 • The Charleroi girls basketball team will go into its Section 5-AA opener with a 3-0 record after defeating Jefferson- Morgan, 56-35. Senior guard Mia Woytovich posted a triple-double with 26 po...
Sports
BVA MS boys blitz
December 10, 2024
The Commodores (1-4) managed their first win of the season Monday night as they took down Mapletown, 47-37. Chloe Harger scored 13 points for Frazier while Allie Yauch and Malana Burton each had 12. M...
Slippery Rock knocks Vulcans out of playoffs
NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 9, 2024
SRU avenged a regular season defeat by dominating play Saturday at Adamson Stadium. Sometimes in football, you just have a bad day where nothing goes right. California (Pa.) saw its luck ran out Satur...
Six BVA wrestlers place at Ohio competition
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 9, 2024
The Belle Vernon wrestling team began its season over the weekend at the North Coast Classic in Independence, Ohio, with six wrestlers managing to place. At 138 pounds and 195 pounds, respectively, De...
Several area hoops teams off to hot starts
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 9, 2024
Some are taking on teams from larger classifications to get ready for section play. With the football season officially behind us, it’s finally time for the WPIAL, and the Mon Valley, to fully embrace...
Two TDs for Wilson in win over mistake-prone Browns
NFL, Sports
December 9, 2024
They expanded their lead to two games in the AFC North Division. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward has been on good teams before. Ones that have captured divisions. Ones that have won playoff games, thoug...
Soto agrees to record 15-year, $765M contract with Mets
MLB, Sports
December 9, 2024
He’ll also get a $75M signing bonus and a chance to opt out in 2029. DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person fa...
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
December 9, 2024
It will take place Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit. No matter how poorly Pitt played in its final five games of the regular season, that 7-0 record at the outset matters, too. The Panthers were rewar...