NFL, Sports
November 18, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Doug Pederson has a Super Bowl ring as a player and as a coach, so he understands life at the top of the NFL. Right now, he’s at the bottom. Pederson acknowledged his shaky job status S...
Sports
November 18, 2024
2012 • Clairton won its 59th consecutive game, defeating Neshannock, 37-7, in the WPIAL semifinals. The Bears have tied the state record for consecutive wins with the Central Bucks West team that won ...
Bearcats settle for state runner-up finish
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
Lancaster Mennonite’s Msafiri Amisi scored on a free kick from 20 yards out 10 minutes into extra time. Msafiri Amisi has been the main attraction for Lancaster Mennonite’s boys soccer team this year,...
Vulcans, Golden Bears set for PSAC showdown
NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 16, 2024
No. 17 California (Pa.) hosts No. 3 Kutztown in the PSAC Championship Game at noon today. California (Pa.) head football coach Gary Dunn and his Vulcans earned the right to host today’s PSAC Champions...
Warriors’ season ends again in WPIAL semifinal
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 16, 2024
Big plays led Central Valley to a 31-15 win over Elizabeth Forward. Sometime when you get this far in the playoffs where the matchups are tightly contested and the momentum swings are momentous, just ...
Tigers get another shot at TJ in 4A title game
High school, Sports
By ByPAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
McKeesport is hoping to get some pay back after the Jaguars’ overtime win earlier this season. It is somewhat surprising that Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport, despite their proximity to one other, hav...
Bears shut out Crusaders to return to Acrisure
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
November 16, 2024
Clairton’s defense pitches another shutout to send the Bears back to championship game. In a season defined by dominance, the Clairton Bears added another chapter to their storied history Friday, shut...
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Pitt turned the Backyard Brawl into a one-sided blitz Friday night, dominating West Virginia on both ends of the floor and running away with an 86-62 victory in front of a crowd of 10,744 at Petersen ...
Jackson looking to write his name into rivalry lore
NFL, Sports
November 16, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is filled with “villains on both sides” as Mike Tomlin put it. Lamar Jackson is still waiting for his chance to becom...
Blue Jackets blast Penguins in Columbus
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Tristan Jarry’s first NHL game in nearly a month went much better than his previous appearance. After all, he played the entire game. He didn’t even complete a period the last time he participated in ...
Steelers feel they can keep up with No. 1 offense
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Winners of four consecutive, riding the wave of a new veteran starting quarterback and deploying the firepower to make a pair of recent two-score comeback wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense should ...
Chandler gets the nod as Pirates’ top prospect
MLB, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Bubba Chandler will enter the 2025 season as the No. 1 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Baseball America’s new top-10 team rankings, though it might not be long before the 22-year-old righthande...
Fields does his best Lamar Jackson impression
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
The Steelers know that it’s impossible to simulate what Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson can do, but they believe they have the closest thing in backup Justin Fields. Fields, who started the...
Tricky games could make path bumpy for Buffs, BYU
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
November 16, 2024
The college football season rolls into Week 12 with the races in the power conferences far from decided. One game separates first and sixth place in the SEC, and an eight-way tie for first at the end ...
No. 21 LSU, Florida both looking for bounce-back games
NCAA, Sports
November 16, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No one at LSU and Florida can be happy about what happened last weekend. The Tigers had no answer for dynamic quarterback Jalen Milroe in a 42-13 loss to Alabama. The Gators h...
Pro Picks: Big QB matchups highlight Week 11
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 16, 2024
Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson go head-to-head for first place. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes renew their rivalry. Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels started theirs. Big-time quarterback matchups highl...
Sports
November 16, 2024
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Bentworth seeks PIAA soccer title this afternoon
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 15, 2024
The Bearcats will be without Gaige Davenport as they square off with Lancaster Mennonite. We’ve officially reached the mountaintop of PIAA Class 1A boys soccer as only two schools remain in the runnin...
EF faces Central Valley for spot in WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 15, 2024
Both teams have been able to rebound after rocky starts. The 2024 versions of the Elizabeth Forward and Central Valley football teams are very similar. Both teams’ mascots are Warriors and they both s...
Donora’s Chuck Giuffrida was a highly regarded MLB prospect
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART MVI Sports 
November 15, 2024
He signed with the Dodgers after dominating at the high school level. If there were a Valley version of “Rapid” Robert Feller or Nolan Ryan and his “Express,” it may have been Chuck Giuffrida, a membe...