NBA, Sports
SPORTS BRIEF
January 17, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler is expected to play for Miami again Friday when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, a game that would be his first since the Heat confirmed that he wants a trade and that they are t...
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker dies at 90
MLB, Sports
January 17, 2025
He was a longtime announcer for the Brewers and built a TV and movie career around his self-deprecating humor. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line ...
Steelers 2025 offseason primer: Little down time on modern NFL calendar
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 17, 2025
Their season just ended. The NFL’s lasts another 3 1/2 weeks. Training camp doesn’t open for another six months, and the most likely date for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next meaningful game is 234 days ...
Hosting Texas again brings back Super Bowl memories for Chiefs
NFL, Sports
January 17, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid remembers quite well the previous time the Texans visited Kansas City for a divisional playoff game. He was still considered among the best coaches to have never won ...
Stage is set for playoff matchup between
NFL, Sports
January 17, 2025
This year’s MVP favorites will meet Sunday in Buffalo. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Baltimore coach John Harbaugh has enjoyed the fortune of competing on the NFL’s biggest stages to appreciate the settin...
OSU’s Jeremiah Smith ready to feature in title game
NCAA, Sports
January 17, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio State faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, Jeremiah Smith was expected to shine. After all, he had piled up 290 yards receiving in two postseason wins and was looking like t...
Title IX memo complicates plans for schools paying NIL
NCAA, Sports
January 17, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX, the Department of Education said in guidance issued Thursday t...
Sports
January 17, 2025
2005 • Ringgold’s girls basketball team improved to 6-10 with a 57-54 non-section victory at Laurel Highlands. Four players reached double figures for the Rams: Ashley Campbell and Brittany Radic each...
Sports
January 17, 2025
Gladiators can’t hold lead in loss to Baldwin South Allegheny held a 34-21 lead at halftime against Class 5A Baldwin Thursday night, but the home Fighting Highlanders stormed back for a 59-52 victory....
Monessen’s Allen headed to WPIAL Hall of Fame
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 16, 2025
The current Notre Dame assistant will be inducted June 6 in Green Tree as part of 15 member class. From small town Monessen to Notre Dame and just about everywhere else in between, former Greyhounds g...
Epps, Settles earn Athlete of the Week honors
High school, Sports
WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 16, 2025
It’s no secret that South Allegheny and Elizabeth Forward are among the WPIAL’s best teams in boys and girls basketball, respectively. Both are leading their section standings as play resumed in the N...
Rams hold off Titans for senior night dual win
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 16, 2025
The Ringgold wrestling team celebrated senior night Wednesday with a 35-32 dual meet win over a strong West Mifflin squad that didn’t roll over easily. The Rams trailed 32-17 after Caden Wills defeate...
Vulcans use hot start to race past Golden Eagles
NCAA, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
January 16, 2025
Talia Gilliard and Iyahnna Williams each scored more than 20 points for the Vulcans. The California (Pa.) women’s basketball team used a hot start to secure a commanding victory over visiting Clarion ...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 16, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area wrestling team had no issues of dispatching Laurel Highlands in a senior night dual Wednesday. The Leopards were dominant on the mat and picked up six wins by forfeit in a 68-6 w...
Polak, Whitehead potent combination for Cal men
NCAA, Sports
By By ADAM BREWER jsellew@yourmvi.com 
January 16, 2025
Some will say these are the dog days of the PSAC West basketball schedule. But for the California (Pa.) men’s basketball team, this is a critical stretch of games after battling some early injuries an...
Pirates sign pair of top international shortstops
MLB, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
January 16, 2025
Johan De Los Santos, 16, and Darrell Morel, 17, are both ranked in the top 20 international prospects. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed a pair of shortstops from the Dominican Republic who are both ranke...
Penguins press on without Tristan Jarry
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 16, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened practice Wednesday in Cranberry in a different fashion. They talked. To be clear, only Mike Sullivan spoke as his players gathered around him near the home bench at UPMC...
Bears interview McCarthy, Smith for head coaching job
NFL, Sports
January 16, 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith for their head coachin...
NCAA, Sports
January 16, 2025
Michigan St. beats Penn State to run streak to 10 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points and Jaden Akins scored 16, leading No. 12 Michigan State to a 90-85 victory over...