Miami win emotional for Fletcher Jr. after loss of father
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for the simple reason that his father would have wanted him out there. And it w...
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — In the game’s biggest moment, Duke went for the win and SMU’s defense stepped up. “If you’ve got a chance to win the game in the first inning, you do it,” Duke coach Manny Diaz sai...
Penn State pulls off ‘gutsy’ win without QB Allar
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Penn State’s Beau Pribula said he got a simple message from Drew Allar before taking over for the injured quarterback in the second half Saturday night. “Hold it down,” Pribula re...
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and David Montgomery was the first of five players to score in the first half for the Detroit Lions, who romped past the Tennessee Titans 52-14 o...
Sports
October 28, 2024
2013 • The boys soccer season was bittersweet for Monessen coach Sam Perry. It was sweet because his team won its seventh trip to the WPIAL playoffs, but it was bitter because of the numerous injuries...
Sports
October 28, 2024
The Bentworth girls soccer team saw its season come to an end Saturday with a 4-0 loss to Winchester Thurston. The Bearcats (16-2) prevailed 2-1 over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round of...
BVA unsure of playoffs after falling to Trinity
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 26, 2024
The Leopards are hoping for a wild card spot when the matchups are released today. With a playoff spot up for grabs, Trinity pulled away from Belle Vernon for a 31-21 victory Friday night to clinch th...
Ringgold ends 42-game conference losing streak
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
October 26, 2024
Five years of frustration ended with a 36-26 victory over Chartiers Valley. For the first time since 2019, Ringgold celebrated a conference win, snapping a 42-game losing streak in such games with a 3...
EF claims Interstate crown by defeating Mt. Pleasant
High school, Sports
By By PAUL S. BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
October 26, 2024
The 56-26 victory ensures the Warriors will host a playoff game next week. Interstate Conference leader Elizabeth Forward seemed on the way to another dominating victory Friday at Mt. Pleasant when an...
Jeff-Morgan upends Trojans to take TCS
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 26, 2024
California erased a big deficit, but couldn’t score on a two-point conversion that decided the game. The California football team uncharacteristically shot itself in the foot over and over in the firs...
Steel Valley dominates SA to clinch second in Allegheny Conference
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 26, 2024
The Barksdale brothers led the attack in a 45-7 win. Steel Valley and South Allegheny were among the better offensive squads coming into a de facto second-place game in Class 2A’s Allegheny Conference...
West Mifflin makes convincing bid for wild card
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 26, 2024
Armond Hill scored three first quarter TDs as the Titans squashed Hampton, 70-12. West Mifflin made some noise for the WPIAL football committee, saying maybe it deserves a wildcard playoff berth over ...
Freeman delivers Game 1 to Dodgers
MLB, Sports
October 26, 2024
His walk-off grand slam provided a dramatic end to the World Series opener. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th in...
Oilers blank Penguins; losing streak at 4
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
October 26, 2024
Edmonton had 50 shots on goal in the 4-0 victory. At some point this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins likely will assign rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist to their American Hockey League affiliate, the ...
Sports
October 26, 2024
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 3 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Geelong at West Coast 5 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Essendon Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Collingwood 2 a.m. (Sunday) - FS2 — AFL: Sydney at...
Fitzgerald returns, this time as a Hall of Famer
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 26, 2024
Larry Fitzgerald was always in control as a Pitt football player. Yet his emotions nearly got the best of him Thursday night when he was honored on the Acrisure Stadium turf where two decades ago he e...
Special teams coach Danny Smith has plenty to chew on
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 26, 2024
Danny Smith is known for chewing gum with the intensity of a jackhammer. Smith chomping on a mouthful of Double Bubble has become his calling card in 12 seasons as Pittsburgh Steelers special teams co...
Aliquippa Little Quips removed from youth league
Sports
By By TAWNYA PANIZZI Trib Total Media 
October 26, 2024
A fight between parents was “the straw that broke the camel’s back” according to a league board member. There will be no more football for kids in the Aliquippa Little Quips. The youth teams were remo...
Unbeaten Pitt believes best is still ahead
NCAA, Sports
October 26, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Louis kept receipts. Mentally anyway. The Pittsburgh sophomore linebacker spent a portion of the run-up to the 19th-ranked Panthers’ 80th meeting with Syracuse reading all about...
Stafford throws 4TDs to beat Minnesota
NFL, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
October 26, 2024
With his top targets back on the field, Matthew Stafford leads the Rams over the Vikings. INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua have missed most of the season due to injury, and the Los ...