Wilmington hands Vulcans 6th straight loss
NCAA, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 16, 2024
Injuries have derailed California’s season following a 6-0 start. The California (Pa.) Vulcans men’s basketball team continued its downward spiral Saturday night, falling 81-74 to Wilmington (Del.) in...
NFC North rivals Vikings, Bears going opposite ways
NFL, Sports
December 16, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, like the rest of the NFL ‘s leading contenders, have their share of mysteries to unwind in the coming weeks. Will Sam Darnold keep hearing MVP chants down the...
Former NFL QB Bridgewater wins state title as high school coach
NFL, Sports
December 16, 2024
MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went back to his high school alma mater this season and won a state championship. Bridgewater, in his first season as coach at Miami Northwestern ...
Colorado’s Hunter honored with Heisman Trophy
NCAA, Sports
December 16, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy. Now he’s got a leg up on his celebrity coach at Colorado. The...
NCAA, Sports
December 16, 2024
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — This was an Army-Navy game unlike any before it. The teams had combined for 19 victories this season before their annual clash, a record for the rivalry. Of course, only one of th...
Huge game for Allen as Lions’ win streak snapped
NFL, Sports
December 16, 2024
The Bills quarterback ran for two scores and threw for two more in a 48-42 victory at Detroit. DETROIT (AP) — Josh Allen took a shotgun snap, moved up in the pocket and backed up, rolled left and thre...
NFL, Sports
December 16, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb has to make yet another comeback. Cleveland’s star running back, who has inspired teammates by returning to play after a devastating knee injury last season, broke his left...
NFL, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 16, 2024
We might not have a Steelers win to talk about in this space today, but we do have the next best thing … some “food for thought.” • Make that 11 consecutive losses for the Steelers against the Eagles ...
Sports
December 16, 2024
2013 • The Belle Vernon Area wrestling team won four out of five matches at the North Hills Dual Tournament. The BVA grapplers defeated North Hills, 41-20, Mars, 60-3, Avonworth, 61-12, and Jefferson-...
NCAA, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO For TribLive 
December 16, 2024
Pitt outside hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez’s raising her arms with the NCAA regional championship trophy was mirrored by many of the 9,525 spectators in the crowd Saturday at Petersen Events Center. Th...
Leps win shootout against Titans
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 14, 2024
Zion Moore scored 40 as BVA outlasted West Mifflin for a 92-82 win Friday to open section play. Zion Moore and Daven Reynolds put on a show Friday night at West Mifflin High School as it was Moore’s L...
Greyhounds dominate Charleroi
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 14, 2024
Monessen showed patience and their ability to attack in Friday’s rivalry win. Fast or slow, the Monessen boys’ basketball can attack and win in any fashion. The Greyhounds showed their patience Friday...
Hamer’s legacy will be everlasting throughout the game
Sports
By By WAYNE STEWART MVI Sports 
December 14, 2024
The Fairhope native died Nov. 29 with a list of accomplishments. Murrysville resident Dale Hamer passed away Nov. 29, but he lived a rich and fulfilling life, one which included a list of accomplishme...
Rich Rod gets talk started for Brawl
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
December 14, 2024
Rich Rodriguez opened his second tenure as West Virginia football coach with a volley that went thundering north on I-79. Hired Thursday to return to coach his alma mater — a team he led to four Big E...
Bullpen coach Perez brings familiarity with staff
MLB, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media, By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
December 14, 2024
A surplus of familiar faces is set to greet Miguel Perez when he joins the Pittsburgh Pirates for spring training in a few months. Perez, whom the Pirates named big-league bullpen coach Friday afterno...
Belichick’s hire at UNC a sign of rising pro influence in college
NCAA, Sports
December 14, 2024
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bill Belichick spent time after his NFL exit talking with college coaches wanting his thoughts on managing new wrinkles at their level that looked a lot like the pros. The two...
Sports
December 14, 2024
2014 • Sunday – no paper. 2004 • The Charleroi girls basketball team defeated Brownsville in a classic buzzer beater. With just six seconds remaining on the clock and the score tied at 44, Jenn Crabb ...
Panthers outlast Oregon, Kentucky next
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
December 14, 2024
The No. 1 Panthers will face No. 3-seed Kentucky today in the regional final. Pitt sophomore Olivia Babcock stands 6-foot-4, with a right arm that can be intimidating when she moves purposely from the...
Eagles try to cast aside issues ahead of showdown
NFL, Sports
December 14, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The guy on the Philly sports talk radio station had something to say, and he started to vent about the perceived strained relationship between star quarterback Jalen Hurts and stan...
Rams win sloppy game against 49ers
NFL, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
December 14, 2024
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Four nights after winning the highest-scoring game of the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams won the only game this year that didn’t have a touchdown. Joshua Karty kicked four...