Griffin, Parker among first-time Hall nominees
Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
December 20, 2025
Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson were among the first-time nominees announced Friday that will be considered...
Sports
December 20, 2025
BVAMS unbeaten at halfway point The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball teams remained unbeaten with another sweep, this time at Mt. Pleasant Friday. For the Leps 8th-grade (8-0), Tamir Po...
Deployment of ‘Spartan’ working for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 20, 2025
It started out in the NFL community as something between a joke and an appropriately whimsical moniker for what was a new, unconventional phenomenon being introduced by one of its highest-profile team...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 20, 2025
Serra Catholic exploded offensively in the second half to defeat Geibel 98–69 in Section 2-1A action. The Eagles scored 66 points in the final 16 minutes, and ended the game with three players with 20...
Air-it-all-out meeting helps turn around Steelers defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 20, 2025
A few weeks ago, ranking much closer to the bottom of the league than the top in many relevant categories, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense decided it needed to talk. Collectively, and to each other. A...
Sawyer preparing for first start with other injuries
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 20, 2025
For the first time in his young NFL career, Jack Sawyer played more than half of the defensive snaps in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 victory Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The rookie fourt...
Pitt volleyball swept out of Final 4 by A&M
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and...
Tua could be NFL’s next QB reclamation project
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 20, 2025
Tua Tagovailoa could be the NFL’s next quarterback reclamation project. Now that he’s been benched by the Dolphins, Tagovailoa’s future in Miami is uncertain. The Dolphins (68) will take a look at roo...
Nacua apologizes before career game
NFL, Sports
December 20, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua’s tumultuous Thursday started with an apology, and ended with more controversial remarks. In between, he had a career-best performance. Nacua apolog...
Seahawks stun Rams with 16-point comeback
NFL, Sports
December 20, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Macdonald was in no mood to play for a tie, and the Los Angeles Rams’ defense had no interest in letting Sam Darnold connect with any of his top receiving options. After Darnold hi...
Sports
December 20, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) Noon - BTN — Oakland vs. Michigan St., Detroit 12:30 p.m. - CBS — St. John’s vs. Kentucky, Atlanta 12:30 p.m. - USA — Liberty at Dayton 2 p.m. - CBSSN — Colorado St. at Utah S...
Gibson, Trojans hammer Mikes
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 19, 2025
The California girls basketball team has faced a stiff non-section slate to open the 2025-26 season. So when the Trojans tipped off Section 3-2A play Thursday night, they were eager to make a statemen...
McKeesport girls drop section game at Latrobe
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2025
Latrobe edged McKeesport in a tightly contested section matchup, holding off a late push to secure a 52-49 win. The teams traded momentum throughout before Latrobe closed strong in the fourth quarter....
Penn-Trafford too much for West Mifflin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 19, 2025
Torrie DeStefano poured in a game-high 24 points to lead the Warriors over the Titans. For a stretch late in the first half of Thursday’s game, West Mifflin coach Justin Walther saw his basketball tea...
Leps come back, but fall short in loss to Eagles
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2025
Hayley Bennett’s free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining gave South Park a 39-38 win. South Park jumped out to a big lead to start the game, and it was just enough to come away with a big Section 3-4A ...
Lions haven’t beaten the Steelers this century
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 19, 2025
The two teams meet at Ford Field Sunday at 1 p.m. DETROIT (AP) — On paper, the Detroit Lions are strong favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a showdown of 8-6 teams with playoff hope...
Kelly finalizes Pirates’ staff, adds new coaches
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly rounded out the rest of his coaching staff by hiring Chris Truby as infield coach, Shawn Bowman as field coordinator and Thomas Whitsett as assistant pitching coac...
Paul, Joshua have a lot to lose in Netflix bout
Other Sports, Sports
December 19, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Jake Paul proudly boasts he has become the face of boxing during the past decade. Now the YouTuber- turned-fighter is ready to embark on his riskiest ring venture yet after 13 professiona...
Penguins’ skid hits 7 games
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 19, 2025
Including Thursday, Evgeni Malkin has been sidelined for seven consecutive games by an undisclosed injury. And during that stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been perfect in one sense. That is to s...
Rodgers’ left hand still not 100%
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 19, 2025
With Aaron Rodgers coming off what was, arguably, his best two-game stretch of the season, it’s been largely forgotten that Tuesday marked one month since the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback suffered ...