Sports
November 29, 2024
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 3:25 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: North Melbourne vs. Brisbane, Grand Final, North Melbourne, Australia AUTO RACING 8:25 a.m. - ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Lusail In...
Sports
November 29, 2024
2012 • In the first edition of the PSAC Dixon Trophy standings, Cal U has been ranked third of the 16 schools on the list. Beginning this season, the league is using a new season to calculate the Dixo...
FROM THE LEPS TO THE GOLDEN FLASH
High school, Sports
November 27, 2024
Belle Vernon baseball pitcher Parker Lind (second from left) signed to play his college ball at Division I Kent State. Joining him for his big day was, front from left, BVA baseball coach Tony Watson,...
CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIALS
High school, Sports
November 27, 2024
The officiating crew of the WPIAL Class 2A championship game featured a number of local officials Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. From left are Mackenzie Quinn (New Kensington), Shaun Baker (Belle Verno...
Conroy returns to lead Rams
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
November 27, 2024
After 45 wins and a WPIAL championship last year, Jake Conroy looks for bigger things in his senior season. A year ago, Ringgold went with a freshman-dominated wrestling lineup and the results were sc...
Highsmith feeling better, leaning closer to return
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 27, 2024
Now out for more than two weeks for his ankle injury, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith said he’s “feeling much better” and did not rule out a return to game action Sunday at the C...
SEC losses are big gains for Hoosiers, SMU
NCAA, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 27, 2024
Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State maintain top four spots in CFP rankings. The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with S...
Jones keeps faith knowing Tomlin has his back
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 27, 2024
Broderick Jones has made a habit of watching the televised copy of Pittsburgh Steelers games, even if that means listening to the commentators criticize his performance at right tackle. And Jones has ...
Tomasino wants – and needs – fresh start
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
November 27, 2024
It’s not an apples- to-apples comparison. Maybe apples-tohot dogs. But the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for a right winger named Phil who is looking for a fresh start. In 2015, they brought in All-Star ...
Steelers baked a ‘trap’ masterpiece
NFL, Sports
November 27, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The yard lines weren’t the only things lost in the early winter squall that swept off Lake Erie and turned Huntington Bank Stadium into a snow globe on Thursday night. The “good vibe...
Narduzzi gives no update on Holstein
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
November 27, 2024
There were topics Pat Narduzzi wanted to discuss with reporters Monday at his final regular-season news conference of 2024. Eli Holstein wasn’t one of them. But the manner in which Pitt’s starting qua...
Jackson accounts for 3TDs as Ravens beat Chargers
NFL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
November 27, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry made sure Ravens coach John Harbaugh could maintain bragging rights over his younger brother. Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a ...
Chargers struggle after Dobbins’ knee injury
NFL, Sports
November 27, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although three years of injury problems ruined J.K. Dobbins’ once-promising tenure with the Ravens, he was off to a strong start Monday night in his reunion game against Balti...
Diaz: Quarterback Murphy facing internal discipline
NCAA, Sports
November 27, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Manny Diaz says quarterback Maalik Murphy will face discipline “internally” after extending both of his middle fingers skyward in celebration after throwing a long touch...
Wake up the ghosts! A&M, Texas rivalry is reborn
NCAA, Sports
November 27, 2024
The rivalry between the Aggies and Longhorns dates back to 1894. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates...
Players Era brings new look to tournament lineup
NCAA, Sports
By By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer 
November 27, 2024
Eight of the nation’s premier basketball programs are descending on Las Vegas during the traditional Thanksgiving tournament week for a unique event where real money for their school’s name, image and...
Sports
November 27, 2024
CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 7 p.m. - NHLN — CHL/USA Prospects Challenge: From Oshawa, Ontario COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - ESPN — Battle 4 Atlantis: Louisville vs. Indiana, Quarterfinal, Nassau, Bahamas...
Sports
November 27, 2024
2012 • Columnist Jeff Oliver expressed his admiration for the Clairton Bears for winning five consecutive WPIAL championships and even more so for their record breaking 60 consecutive wins. He wrote, ...
Sports
November 27, 2024
Vulcans drop second straight All 11 players on the roster scored for Daemen as it dealt the 10th-ranked California (Pa.) men’s basketball team its second straight loss with a 111-77 win Tuesday. Benja...
Shootout Classic adjusted due to PIAA game
High school, Sports
November 26, 2024
Friday’s games will start at 3 p.m. with TJ vs. Belle Vernon being moved to a 7:30 p.m. start. By the Mon Valley Independent With the Thomas Jefferson football team playing Friday afternoon, the slate...