Local boys teams spread throughout brackets
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 10, 2026
With the release of the WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets on Monday, 11 teams from the Mon Valley learned what it will take to try to make a run to the Petersen Events Center. Local squads earned...
UNBEATEN SEASON FOR THE LEPS
High school, Sports
February 10, 2026
The Belle Vernon Area Middle School wrestling team completed an unbeaten season, finishing 13-0, with their dual win over South Fayette last week. Coached by Tim Ayersman, Jeff Hensley and Billy Korbe...
Settles hits 1,000 in Warriors’ loss to Baldwin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 10, 2026
The last time the Elizabeth Forward girls played Baldwin, the Highlanders rolled to a 74-44 win over the Warriors. So on Monday, Warriors head coach Noah Yartin knew exactly what he was looking for fr...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
February 10, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic used a strong middle stretch to pull away from Winchester Thurston in a nonsection matchup, turning a 21-point opening quarter by the Bears into a controll...
PBC Hall of Fame welcomes ’73 Rams
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 10, 2026
Ringgold went 29-2 that season and captured the WPIAL championship. For the second consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame featured a distinct Ringgold flavor. A year after forme...
Darnold wins Super Bowl where he revived career
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
February 10, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — How fitting that Sam Darnold delivered the capstone of his topsy-turvy NFL career in the very same place where he recently revived it. On the sideline of Levi’s Stadium two ...
Sullivan tight-lipped about Team USA’s plans
NHL, Olympics, Sports
February 10, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Mike Sullivan wanted his players to get their blood moving, break out a sweat and adjust to a new time zone with most of them fresh off flying across the Atlantic Ocean. He did not want a...
Malinin made history, but does glory go to Black skater?
Olympics, Sports
February 10, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — although one trailblazing woman pulled it ...
Lindsey Vonn’s fall explained: An unfortunate bump
Olympics, Sports
February 10, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone. She’s won a record 12 World Cup races on the Olympia delle Tofane track — split evenly between six do...
Vonn’s legend was built on pushing the limits
Olympics, Sports
February 10, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was over the limit. Beyond it, really. Because of course she was. There is only one speed for maybe the fiercest competitor to ever snap into a pair of ski...
Sports
February 10, 2026
AHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. - NHLN — 2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition, Rockford, Ill. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - ACCN — Notre Dame at SMU 7 p.m. - ESPN — North Carolina at Miami 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — BYU ...
Cook sparks SA rally past Seton LaSalle
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 9, 2026
He scored 27 points in the second half to help erase a 12-point deficit. Through one half of Saturday’s contest between South Allegheny and Seton LaSalle, many of the issues that have repeatedly bothe...
Gannon men, women post sweep of Vulcans
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
February 9, 2026
Both Golden Knights teams are nationally ranked. By the Mon Valley Independent Pace Prosser scored 24 points and No. 6 Gannon used a decisive first-half run to pull away from California (Pa.) for a 11...
‘Frenetic February’ to tip off as high school playoffs set to begin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 9, 2026
College basketball has its “March Madness” when the tournament begins and we eliminate the pretenders from the contenders (barring upsets) rather quickly. High school hoops playoffs don’t wait for Mar...
‘Dark Side Defense’ carries Seattle to title
NFL, Sports, Super Bowl LX
SUPER BOWL LX
February 9, 2026
Kenneth Walker earned MVP honors in the 29-13 victory. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defense won this championship. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious...
Before Vonn’s crash, many hoped for a pin from the ski star
Olympics, Sports
February 9, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s devastating crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran’s Alpine women’s skiing coach shared words of admiration fo...
MLB, Sports
By By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer 
February 9, 2026
Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, and Joey Votto have been hired as analysts by NBC when it returns to broadcasting Major League Baseball this year. The network made the announcement during Sunday’s Sup...
Castle makes NBA history with dominant triple-double
NBA, Sports
February 9, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stephon Castle attacked the rim knowing he needed just one more basket for the first 40-point game of his twoyear NBA career. The game came so easily to the San Antonio Spurs guard ...
Falcons face questions about Pearce after arrest
NFL, Sports
February 9, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Following the arrest of James Pearce Jr. on Saturday night, the Atlanta Falcons face troubling questions about the standout rookie’s immediate and long-term future with the team. For at...
Olympics feature married couples competing in curling
Olympics, Sports
February 9, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — When Kristin Skaslien brushed off her husband’s playful prod, it was hardly grounds for a divorce. Yet it sure revealed some tension in Norway’s curling team at the Win...