WEEK 3’S TOP PHOTO
High school, Sports
September 18, 2026
Belle Vernon’s Luca Ghilani celebrates his long touchdown reception against West Mifflin. Renee Bonari / MVI Sports
Warriors, Raiders set for section opener
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 18, 2026
GAME OF THE WEEK: WAYNESBURG CENTRAL AT ELIZABETH FORWARD Elizabeth Forward and Waynesburg open Interstate Conference play tonight at EF with both teams sporting gaudy 3-0 records. However, the fact t...
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
September 18, 2026
Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber carried 42 times for 213 yards and four TDs in the Jaguars’ win over visiting McKeesport. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Sports
September 18, 2026
AUTO RACING 4:30 p.m. - TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. 5:40 p.m. - TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. 7:30 p.m. ...
Sports
September 18, 2026
Josh Allen opens the Bills’ new stadium with a 5-TD outing ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium that’s been aptly dubbed “The House that Allen b...
Bearcats win battle of unbeatens
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 17, 2026
Pressure is a privilege. That may not be the official slogan of the 2026 Bentworth girls soccer team, but it definitely has been said a couple of times this season. In a battle of unbeaten squads, the...
Unbeaten Yough showing no signs of slowing down
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
September 17, 2026
As a former Pennsylvania State Police trooper, Robert Broadwater used to track speeders from the side of the highway. The coach of the Yough girls soccer team is excited about his team’s fast start bu...
Cougars stay unbeaten by shutting out rival Scotties
High school, Sports
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
September 17, 2026
Yough girls soccer coach Bob Broadwater says the difference between this season and last season for his Cougars is having a healthy roster. The Cougars were 5-0 and in first place in Section 4-2A afte...
Pirates’ bullpen falters again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 17, 2026
Carmen Mlodzinski had experienced success putting out fires with the bases loaded, so the Pittsburgh Pirates placed their trust in the right-handed reliever in the seventh inning. One night after the ...
On cusp of 144th game, Narduzzi still pointing to future
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 17, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Minutes after Pittsburgh introduced Pat Narduzzi in the waning days of 2014, then interim athletic director Randy Juhl gave the school’s new football coach a pretty unique mandate. T...
Bills set to open new stadium tonight against Lions
NFL, Sports
September 17, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The new car smell of the Buffalo Bills’ Highmark Stadium has already worn off on Josh Allen a little more than a month since the gleaming $2.1 billion facility opened. So exc...
Rams fall to McGuffey on the road
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 17, 2026
Ringgold carried a one-goal lead into halftime, but McGuffey flipped the match after the break and came away with a 4-2 Section 1-2A win. Asiah Carlock and Harper Santina scored for Ringgold (1-5, 1-3...
Waiver wire winners and players to add
NFL, Sports
By By WES DIGIORGIO For MVI Sports 
September 17, 2026
After 251 days, Scott Hanson said the best words on TV: “7 hours of RedZone football start now.” Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is officially in the books, and fantasy football managers already have pl...
Kiffin returns to Mississippi for top-10 showdown
NCAA, Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
September 17, 2026
The nearly 10-month wait for Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford is almost over. No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Mississippi would be the nation’s game of the week under normal circumstances, this being the first top-1...
Rams will rebound, but Giants will cover the spread
NFL, Sports
PRO PICKS
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
September 17, 2026
Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo and the rejuvenated New York Giants gave John Harbaugh a successful debut. A sleepy effort in Australia has the Super Bowl favorites reeling after one game. Now the Los Angel...
Sports
September 17, 2026
MS Leps fall to G’burg Salem Belle Vernon’s middle school football team came up just short in a 38-34 road loss to Greensburg Salem. Aiden McWreath and Zane Madison each scored two touchdowns for Bell...
Cougars double up Golden Eagles for section win
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 16, 2026
The Charleroi boys soccer team kept pace early on in a strong Section 4-2A, picking up a 4-2 win over visiting Keystone Oaks Tuesday at Myron Pottios Stadium. Adolph Noel and Otis McIntyre each had a ...
Leopards became a well-rounded squad
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
September 16, 2026
This Belle Vernon boys soccer team is a complex creature. It has layers. Much more than meets the eye. “We have not been a onetrick pony,” Leopards coach Tyler Caterino said. For as good as the Leopar...