Eagles hang tough against 5A Cavs
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 3, 2024
The Serra Catholic girls basketball team has welcomed plenty of new names this season coming off a WPIAL championship appearance, so coach Mike Voit wanted to throw his new squad into the fire with to...
Wilson giving Steelers elite quarterback play
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
CINCINNATI — Pat Freiermuth didn’t even let the reporter finish the question. In the visitors’ locker room at Paycor Stadium not long after his team’s victory Sunday, Freiermuth was asked about Russel...
Warriors open with blowout win
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 3, 2024
By the Mon Valley Independent The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team started off the season with a win, rolling past host Aquinas Academy Monday. Three Warriors hit double figures led by 22 point...
NCAA, Sports
December 3, 2024
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jaylen Reed’s hands were still dirty and his face smeared with eye black as he took a seat in the Beaver Stadium media room. The hard-nosed veteran of nearly 50 college footb...
NFL, Sports
December 3, 2024
Saints’ Hill likely done for season NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the Saints’ loss to the Los Angeles Ra...
5 things: What we learned from win over Bengals
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
CINCINNATI — Five things we learned from Steelers 44, Bengals 38: 1. Strip by design The Steelers were wary of Joe Burrow’s ability to scramble out of the pocket and keep his eyes cast downfield for o...
What Cincinnati is saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Sports
By By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
For those who’ve been watching Steelers football for decades, former defensive player and CBS Sports analyst Bryant McFadden summed it up pretty well. “Once upon a time, we lived in a world where it w...
Allen scores three ways in Bills’ snowy win
NFL, Sports
SUNDAY’S LATE GAME
December 3, 2024
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s memorable week began with singer and actress Hailey Steinfeld accepting his proposal for marriage and ended with the Buffalo Bills quarterback celebrating his th...
Jets sticking with Rodgers
NFL, Sports
By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
December 3, 2024
Aaron Rodgers will remain the New York Jets’ starting quarterback despite speculation the team could bench him in what has been a disappointing season. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said during a video c...
Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair apologizes for hit on Lawrence
NFL, Sports
December 3, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair took to X on Monday morning to apologize to Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence after his violent blow to the quarterback’s facemask led to him being carted off the...
One last dress rehearsal prior to first CFP
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS Associated Press 
December 3, 2024
For the College Football Playoff, it’s one last dress rehearsal. It’s also one last chance to see just how much the selection committee loves the Southeastern Conference. The best gauge when the secon...
Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 3, 2024
The Steelers got a huge, huge win Sunday in Cincinnati. They also have a budding huge, huge problem that doesn’t seem to go away. While the Steelers came away with a 44-38 win over the Bengals in a ga...
Sports
December 3, 2024
CHAMPIONS HOCKEY LEAGUE Noon - NHLN — Sparta Prague vs. Växjö Lakers 2:30 p.m. - NHLN — Genève-Servette vs. Pinguins Bremerhaven COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Cincinnati at Villanova 6:30...
Sports
December 3, 2024
2013 • Charleroi is going through a drought of wrestlers. The Cougars finished last season with just five grapplers on the squad and has only eight names on the roster this year. Fortunately one of th...
Another comeback sends Vulcans to Elite 8
NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 2, 2024
California (Pa.) will host Slippery Rock at Adamson Stadium in a Division II quarterfinal. It does not matter if its 89 degrees outside or 29 degrees, the California University football team have had ...
“Tube City Game” goes to Eagles with win over Tigers
High school, Sports
MVI SHOOTOUT CLASSIC
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 2, 2024
In a battle of two McKeesport schools on the final day of the MVI Shootout Classic, it was the Eagles of Serra Catholic that did enough to grab a 64-55 victory over the Tigers of McKeesport on Saturda...
Jackowski’s career high leads Gladiators past Leps
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 2, 2024
South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo knows his team is going to present matchup problems for its opponents. Saturday was a prime example of that. The Belle Vernon defense held Gladiators guard Drew...
Warriors stun Jaguars in overtime to close Classic
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 2, 2024
EF’s Tyler Basic scored points after halftime to lead the Warriors to the overtime win. The Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic ended with a game that exceeded expectations as Elizabeth Forward st...
High school, Local Sports, Sports
WEEKEND ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 2, 2024
First-year Belle Vernon girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit picked up his first win with his new program Sunday. After a lopsided loss Saturday, the Leopards bounced back with a 64-8 rout of West...
Wilson throws for 414 yards and 3 TDs to beat Bengals
NFL, Sports
December 2, 2024
Russell Wilson completed 29 of 38 passes in the Steelers’ win in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI (AP) — Russell Wilson has been at the center of a quarterback controversy since he arrived in Pittsburgh, compet...