Crovak dominates Titans as Warriors advance
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2026
For the third time this season, Elizabeth Forward and West Mifflin found themselves in a tightly-contested battle Monday afternoon at Norwin. With EF’s JB Crovak and WMs Jackson Fite dialed in, both s...
Eagles, Bearcats advance to semis; Frazier, Serra ousted
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 19, 2026
Serra Catholic continued its late-season surge Monday, rolling past Aquinas Academy 13-3 in five innings in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfinals for its fifth straight victory. The Eagles (13-6) erupted f...
Cougars ready for quarterfinal with ’Lopes
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 19, 2026
Last week, Charleroi snapped a playoff drought that stretched more than three decades with a 4-2 victory over Mt. Pleasant in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. Now, the Cougars will tr...
Steel City summer basketball season begins tonight
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 19, 2026
The Steel City Summer Basketball League is bringing together one of its deepest and most diverse fields yet this summer, with 69 players from 27 different school districts set to compete across six te...
Big innings lift No. 1 Rangers over Trojans
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 19, 2026
Fort Cherry had two 5-run innings in its 11-7 quarterfinal win over section rival California. Even though California had been outscored 21-7 by Section 1-2A rival Fort Cherry during the regular , the ...
Scheffler couldn’t conjure up final round magic
Sports
May 19, 2026
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler couldn’t conjure up the late-round magic that has been the staple of his 2026 season Sunday at the PGA Championship. Scheffler’s title defense that started...
Inside the MVP: Appeals paid off for Doncic, Cunningham
NBA, Sports
May 19, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The All-NBA first team this season might have been decided in part by an appeals process. Successful petitions by the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons ‘ Cade C...
Palou grabs second career Indianapolis 500 pole
Sports
May 19, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou surprised himself Sunday. The Spanish driver who has dominated race after race over the past two IndyCar seasons, arrived at the Brickyard for Indianapolis 500 qualifyin...
Dodgers think Sasaki is realizing his potential
MLB, Sports
May 19, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roki Sasaki’s eventful major league career finally appears to be going the way most everyone expected when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers at the start of last season. Sasaki ...
NCAA, Sports
May 19, 2026
Pac-12, Mountain West resolve poaching, fees lawsuits The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences have reached an agreement in principle to resolve pending lawsuits over “poaching” and exit fees. The con...
Rodgers signs deal, then hits practice field with Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 19, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has spent two-plus decades keeping everyone off balance. From opponents to teammates to reporters and everyone in between. The start of his 22nd season was no different...
Local fighter reaches Golden Gloves semifinals
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 18, 2026
Dragan Radusewicz won three fights in the tournament before a confusing and controversial loss. After winning the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves, both Dragan Radusewicz and his trainer, George Galis, admi...
Steelers kick can down the road with Rodgers’ return
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 18, 2026
“You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” That’s a statement we are all very familiar with and probably have even muttered a time or two in our lives. I’ve gotta wonder if that’s a sentiment ...
Skenes roughed up as Phillies sweep Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 18, 2026
Philadelphia’s Zach Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings in Sunday’s 6-0 victory. Paul Skenes stood between the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at PNC Park. With...
Serra, J-M appear even for playoff matchup
High school, Sports
By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
May 18, 2026
The Class 1A teams took similar paths to reach the WPIAL quarterfinals. Two of Class 1A’s hottest softball teams will meet tonight when Serra Catholic and Jefferson-Morgan square off in the WPIAL quar...
Cavaliers advance with Game 7 rout of Pistons
NBA, Sports
May 18, 2026
They’ll face the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, which begins Tuesday in New York. DETROIT (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Clevel...
4-time MVP Rodgers returning to Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
May 18, 2026
The quarterback ends the team’s long offseason wait on his decision. The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got the answer they waited months to hear. Aaron Rodgers is returning for another season with the t...
Thunder, Spurs set to face off in anticipated WCF
NBA, Sports
May 18, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — This is not a one-of-a-kind matchup in the Western Conference finals. And it’s not the NBA Finals, either. It may just seem that way. In one corner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and th...
Guardians hit six home runs, crush Reds 10-3
MLB, Sports
May 18, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known for doing the little things it takes to win, a style they’ve embraced and branded as “Guards Ball,” the Guardians showed they can also swing big. Kyle Manzardo homered twice and...
Dodgers beat Angels 10-1
MLB, Sports
May 18, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roki Sasaki yielded one run and struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Kyle Tucker had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the weekend Free...