More 2-game Europe trips?
NFL, Sports
October 2, 2024
LONDON (AP) — London one week, Madrid the next? Two-game trips to Europe could become a regular option for NFL teams as the league looks to increase the number of international games to 16 per season....
Hudson continues giving back to McKeesport
High school, Sports
By By KYLE NELSON McKeesport Community Newsroom 
October 2, 2024
McKeesport Area High School is known throughout the region for their long storied history of producing multiple athletes who went on to play professional sports. Among these athletes in recent times i...
Pirates start offseason by shaking up staff
MLB, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
Hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage were dismissed by the Pirates. Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave a vote of confidence to Derek Shelton last month, sayin...
Seumalo with ‘real shot’ of returning to Steelers lineup
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
After losing three players to season-ending injuries, the Pittsburgh Steelers may be getting some good news on their offensive line. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that left guard Isaac Seumalo could ...
NFL, Sports
October 2, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson ‘s balky right calf is improving. It just might not heal in time for him to wrest the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback job away from Justin Fields, at least in...
Promising start hits a speedbump
NFL, Sports
October 2, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin insists the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t rely on a “rabbit’s foot” to help them out when things get tight. “We come out of those circumstances because of what we do, not som...
Panthers preparing for first ACC game at UNC
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
During his regular Monday news conference, Pat Narduzzi was as welcoming as you might expect from any undefeated coach, especially when his most recent game was a 73-17 victory nine days ago. “Good to...
Hayes needs to put back issues behind him
MLB, Sports
PIRATES ANALYSIS
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
Ke’Bryan Hayes repeated the words “definitely frustrating” over and over, reinforcing that he wasn’t pleased with anything related to his health or performance when discussing the 2024 season. After w...
Ohtani looks to top himself in playoffs with Dodgers
MLB, Sports
October 2, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels h...
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
October 2, 2024
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has put up some of the best regular-season numbers in baseball history over the past six months. Bobby Witt Jr. is a precocious 24-year-old who just won the American L...
Chourio, Merrill lead rookies in postseason
MLB, Sports
October 2, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio is looking forward to more champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrations, even if he still isn’t old enough to partake fully. When the Brewers seale...
Sports
October 2, 2024
COLLEGE GOLF 4:30 p.m. - GOLF — The Blessings Collegiate Invitational: Final Round, Blessings Golf Club, Johnson, Ark. COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN) 7 p.m. - ACCMX – Howard at Pitt COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) 7...
Sports
October 2, 2024
2013 • When Nick Gavazzi attempts to win his third straight WPIAL Class AA wrestling title, he will be under a little bit less pressure. That’s because the Charleroi senior committed to attending the ...
Sports
October 2, 2024
McKeesport’s Spinosi headed to St. Vincent Hall of Fame McKeesport native Ron Spinosi was a dynamic, twoway force for the men’s basketball team. A four-year starter in the post, Spinosi amassed 1,018 ...
Belle Vernon boys conquer Yough
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2024
Belle Vernon increased its winning streak to three games and senior Trevor Kovatch inched closer to history in a 5-1 Leopards win over visiting Yough Monday. Brandon Yeschenko scored a pair of first-h...
EF’s Morgan finishes as runner-up in WPIAL
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER Trib Total Media 
October 1, 2024
The WPIAL crowned its WPIAL Class 3A girls golf champion as Peters Township junior Ellie Benson went wire-to-wire, maintaining her lead throughout the final round for a 5-over 149. She closed with a 2...
Leopards shut out Ringgold in ‘Moe’s Game’
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2024
Ava Scalise had a pair of goals to help push Belle Vernon past the Rams in Section 1-2A play. In the latest installment of the rivalry between the Belle Vernon and Ringgold girls soccer teams, it was ...
Bentworth clinches playoff spot
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2024
With Monday’s 8-2 win over California, Bentworth clinched a postseason berth for the 14th time in 15 years. The Bentworth girls soccer team kept pace with Chartiers-Houston at the top of the Section 2...
Scotties sweep Leopards in non-section play
High school, Sports
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
October 1, 2024
In a manner of speaking, both Belle Vernon coach Henry Mulholland and Southmoreland coach Michelle Pergar got something they were looking for in Monday’s non section volleyball match at Southmoreland....
Steelers adjusting to another season-ending injury
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 1, 2024
For the final 54 minutes of their 27-24 loss Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts, the interior of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line featured three players whose NFL experience entering the season co...