NFL using Next Gen stats for tackling
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
September 11, 2024
Every offensive play in the NFL provides a trove of statistics accounting for the yards gained or lost on every throw or run. Quantifying defensive performance has always been a more difficult proposi...
Sports, Sports Columns
September 11, 2024
2013 • Monessen continued its unbeaten start in Section 4-A boys soccer with a 6-2 win over host Chartiers- Houston. The Greyhounds, who have scored 28 goals and given up only five all season, set a n...
Sports
September 11, 2024
BVA MS girls move to 4-0 The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls soccer team moved to 4-0 on the season with a 3-0 win over Yough Tuesday. Cayden Cameron (2) and Deaulla Lightfoot combined for three...
Balance of power leads Frazier over Scotties
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 10, 2024
Grace Vaughn (15), Allie Monack (13) and Addison Schultz (12) combined for 40 kills in a win over Southmoreland. Frazier’s Grace Vaughn did her best Popeye impression Monday as the Commodores volleyba...
TJ ‘settles in’ for 4-1 win over Oakland Catholic
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 10, 2024
Four different players found the back of the net for the Jaguars in a Section 3-3A win. The Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team continued its strong start to the season with a 4-1 victory over Oakland ...
Leopards drop tough one at McGuffey
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
September 10, 2024
The Belle Vernon girls soccer team came up just short in a 3-2 loss against McGuffey Monday. The Leopards (3-4, 2-2) went into halftime tied 1-1, and it was tied at 2-2 with 11 minutes left when McGuf...
Skenes Ks nine as Pirates hold off Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 10, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits, ...
Freiermuth gets some work during Week 1 win over Falcons
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
September 10, 2024
ATLANTA — Two days after rewarding Pat Freiermuth with a five-year, $49.88 million contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed the fourth-year tight end will be a pivotal part of their offense. Freiermut...
ATL reactions: What they’re saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media 
September 10, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers secured an upset 18-10 victory in Atlanta on Sunday over the Falcons, surprising the league thanks to clutch performances from kicker Chris Boswell and All-Pro linebacker T.J. ...
Montgomery’s TD gives Lions OT win over Rams
NFL, Sports
SUNDAY’S LATE GAME
September 10, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions opened the season by outlasting the Los Angeles Rams with a balanced offense, grinding out yards on the ground and going to the air for some pivotal plays just as they...
Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener in Atlanta
Other Sports, Sports
September 10, 2024
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR's playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. And, in 10 initial playoff appear - ances, he typica...
Brawl Week is here, Panthers have a lot to clean up
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
September 10, 2024
Pitt is a 2.5-point underdog as it hosts WVU Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s main thrust Sunday at the start of West Virginia week is to wash off the euphoria of a big victory ...
Same story: Little offense, a whole lot of TJ Watt
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 10, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The quarterbacks have changed. The offensive coordinator too. The most direct route for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win games has not. A little — sometimes very little — offense and a...
Sports
September 10, 2024
COLLEGE GOLF 9:30 a.m. - GOLF — The Folds of Honor Collegiate: Second Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich. 4:30 p.m. - GOLF — The Folds of Honor Collegiate: Second Round, American Dunes...
NFL, Sports
September 10, 2024
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers’ long-awaited return to the field was spoiled by San Francisco as the 49ers got 147 yards rushing and a touchdown from fillin back Jordan Mason in a 32-19 vict...
Sports, Sports Columns
September 10, 2024
2013 • A year ago, the injury-ridden Monessen soccer team showed occasional flashes of potential but injuries kept them from being successful. This year it’s a different story for the Greyhounds. They...
Gladiators lighting up scoreboard in 3-0 start
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 9, 2024
South Allegheny’s high-powered offense has produced 115 points in three lopsided victories. There’s still a long way to go in this year’s football season, but one of the early highlights around the ar...
Roundup: Kershaw scores 6 TDs as Hounds blast Beth-Center
High school, Local Sports, Sports
WEEKEND ROUNDUP
September 9, 2024
MVI Sports TyVaughn Kershaw scored six touchdowns for Monessen Friday as the Greyhounds (3-0) traveled to Beth-Center and left with a 56-30 victory. The junior finished with 149 rushing yards and thre...
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 9, 2024
What do you think is the biggest topic of discussion to come out of Sunday’s 18-10 Steelers win over Atlanta? Could it be Chris Boswell, who accounted for all of the Steelers scoring with a 6-for-6 da...
Fields replaces Wilson, Boswell boots six field goals in win over Falcons
High school, NFL, Sports
September 9, 2024
The Steelers didn’t take any chances in Arthur Smith’s debut as offensive coordinator. ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on the quarterbacks, Chris Boswell’s strong right leg stole the spotlight in the sea...