Steelers feel they can keep up with No. 1 offense
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Winners of four consecutive, riding the wave of a new veteran starting quarterback and deploying the firepower to make a pair of recent two-score comeback wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense should ...
Chandler gets the nod as Pirates’ top prospect
MLB, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Bubba Chandler will enter the 2025 season as the No. 1 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Baseball America’s new top-10 team rankings, though it might not be long before the 22-year-old righthande...
Fields does his best Lamar Jackson impression
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
The Steelers know that it’s impossible to simulate what Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson can do, but they believe they have the closest thing in backup Justin Fields. Fields, who started the...
Tricky games could make path bumpy for Buffs, BYU
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 16, 2024
The college football season rolls into Week 12 with the races in the power conferences far from decided. One game separates first and sixth place in the SEC, and an eight-way tie for first at the end ...
No. 21 LSU, Florida both looking for bounce-back games
NCAA, Sports
November 16, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No one at LSU and Florida can be happy about what happened last weekend. The Tigers had no answer for dynamic quarterback Jalen Milroe in a 42-13 loss to Alabama. The Gators h...
Pro Picks: Big QB matchups highlight Week 11
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 16, 2024
Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson go head-to-head for first place. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes renew their rivalry. Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels started theirs. Big-time quarterback matchups highl...
Sports
November 16, 2024
AUTO RACING 8:30 a.m. - TRUTV — FIM MotoGP: The Valencian Community Grand Prix Sprint, Valencia, Spain COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - ACCN — Wofford at Duke Noon - FS1 — Wake Forest at Xavier Noon - ...
Bentworth seeks PIAA soccer title this afternoon
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 15, 2024
The Bearcats will be without Gaige Davenport as they square off with Lancaster Mennonite. We’ve officially reached the mountaintop of PIAA Class 1A boys soccer as only two schools remain in the runnin...
EF faces Central Valley for spot in WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 15, 2024
Both teams have been able to rebound after rocky starts. The 2024 versions of the Elizabeth Forward and Central Valley football teams are very similar. Both teams’ mascots are Warriors and they both s...
Donora’s Chuck Giuffrida was a highly regarded MLB prospect
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART MVI Sports 
November 15, 2024
He signed with the Dodgers after dominating at the high school level. If there were a Valley version of “Rapid” Robert Feller or Nolan Ryan and his “Express,” it may have been Chuck Giuffrida, a membe...
Pirates rookie Paul Skenes selected All-MLB 1st-team starting pitcher
MLB, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 15, 2024
He’s piling up postseason honors after a remarkable rookie campaign. After electrifying baseball as a rookie pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes now officially can say he’s one of baseball...
WPIAL semifinals set for Classes 5A, 3A, 2A, 1A
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL Trib Total Media 
November 15, 2024
The third weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs brings more clarity than confusion. Semifinal Friday consists of eight final four matchups to determine the finalists in Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A next we...
NFL, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
November 15, 2024
Donte Jackson provided a health update after practice Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for this weekend’s pivotal AFC North game against the Baltimore Ravens. The former Carolina Panther h...
USC’s Maiava to make history as Polynesian QB
NCAA, Sports
November 15, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayden Maiava fondly remembers Marcus Mariota winning the Heisman Trophy at Oregon. A few years later, he cheered while Tua Tagovailoa led Alabama to a national championship. “Being...
Arizona’s McBride continuing ascension among NFL TE’s
NFL, Sports
November 15, 2024
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Trey McBride caught a short pass, muscled his way through a would-be Jets tackler and then hurdled another defender on the way to a spectacular 17-yard gain that sent the Arizona C...
Sports
November 15, 2024
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5 p.m. - TNT — Virginia vs. Villanova, Baltimore 5 p.m. - TRUTV — Virginia vs. Villanova, Baltimore (DataCast) 6 p.m. - ACCN — Florida at Florida St 6 p.m. - FS1 — TCU at Mich...
Sports
November 15, 2024
2012 • Monessen quarterback Chavas Rawlins, wide receiver Clintell Gillespie, defensive lineman R.J. Small, linebacker Justice Rawlins and defensive back Javon Brown were named to the Black Hills All-...
Sports
November 15, 2024
BVA MS girls sweep GCC to end season The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team wrapped up their season with a sweep over visiting Greensburg Central Catholic in front of a packed gym T...