Griffin ‘all smiles’ after first homer against Orioles
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
March 4, 2025
SARASOTA, Fla. — When Konnor Griffin connected on Brandon Young’s 1-1 pitch, he knew he barreled the ball and immediately believed it would be an extra-base hit. With the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltim...
Thomas Jefferson boys win bowling title
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March 4, 2025
TribLive Thomas Jefferson won three playoff matches Sunday afternoon to capture the Western Pennsylvania Regional boys bowling team title. The Jaguars were the fifth seed after qualifying but then def...
Jones pleased with performance against Tigers
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March 4, 2025
BRADENTON, Fla. – Jared Jones seemed surprised when Derek Shelton strolled out to the mound with two outs in the third inning, prepared to pull the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander from the game. Jones...
Topps’ debut patch cards a hit with young players
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March 4, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Booser’s bumpy road to the major leagues included arm and back injuries, along with a stint as a carpenter in his native Seattle. Such an unlikely big league debut was worth...
Bell holds off Byron at COTA for second straight win
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March 4, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christopher Bell is making the most of his late-race chances to seize victories. Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win...
CHAMPIONSHIP SNAPSHOTS
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March 4, 2025
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March 4, 2025
BASEBALL 1 p.m. - MLBN — World Baseball Classic Qualifier: China vs. Brazil, Tucson, Ariz. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6 p.m. - SECN — Georgia at South Carolina 7 p.m. - ACCN — Miami at Georgia Tech 7 p....
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March 4, 2025
2005 • Yough High School boys basketball coach Brian Znavor thinks a different Yough team will be hitting the court when they face District 10 runner-up Grove City. He said the team is very different ...
SA’s gamble results in WPIAL title
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 3, 2025
The Gladiators got a late steal that led to a game-winning basket in the 37-35 victory over Aliquippa. With 34.3 seconds remaining in Saturday’s rock fight of a WPIAL Class 3A championship basketball ...
TJ wrestlers take first at Class 3A West Regionals
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 3, 2025
They were powered by Maddox Shaw and Shep Turk, who both won their weight classes. The PIAA wrestling regionals concluded over the weekend as local schools had success — none more than Thomas Jefferso...
Kukrak was by Salvino’s side for six WPIAL titles
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports, AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press 
March 3, 2025
John Kukrak remembers that day in 1995 perfectly. He was in his driveway washing his vehicle when his neighbor and friend, Nick Mahalko, pulled up. Mahalko had been the scorekeeper for Monessen’s boys...
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March 3, 2025
2005 • It has been two weeks since the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team has played a game. The Warriors bowed out of the WPIAL Class AAA tournament with a heart-breaking 35-33 loss at Ringgold t...
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
March 3, 2025
3X3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7:30 p.m. - TNT — Unrivaled Basketball League: Laces vs. Rose, Medley, Fla. 7:30 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Laces vs. Rose, Medley, Fla. (DataCast) 8:45 p.m. ...
NHL Central Division starts flurry of trades ahead of deadline
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By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP 
March 3, 2025
Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche g...
Junior B goalie earns Niagara ‘fairytale’ win over OHL’s London
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March 3, 2025
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario (AP) — Long after his Niagara Ice Dogs teammates and coaches had left, Hayden Jeffery lingered with his family and friends high up in the Meridian Centre stands relishing one o...
BYU pounds West Virginia in late-season Big 12 matchup
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March 3, 2025
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season off the bench, Egor Demin had 15 points and six rebounds and No. 25 BYU dominated We...
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March 3, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and the entire 4 Nations Face-Off tournament have all come and gone since the Tampa Bay Lightning last lost a hockey game. No one has defeated them in ...
Jaden Agassi, son of Andre and Steffi Graf, looking to make mark
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March 3, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It’s not the least bit surprising that Jaden Agassi — son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf — had a racket in his hand from the time he could walk. The little boy lov...
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By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP 
March 3, 2025