Purdy helps 49ers bounce back against Cowboys
NFL, Sports
SUNDAY’S LATE GAME
October 29, 2024
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — One dominant quarter against Dallas proved to be enough for the San Francisco 49ers to head into their bye week on a high note. Brock Purdy bounced back from a shaky first h...
Washington State’s debut at 22 prideful for Pac-12
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
October 29, 2024
Washington State is the pride of the Pac-12 this week. There really hasn’t been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State. Those two a...
NCAA, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 29, 2024
If you would have told me back inAugust that Saturday’s game between Pitt and SMU would be the biggest game on the Panthers’ schedule this season, I would have said you were crazy. Few people thought ...
Sports
October 29, 2024
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. - CBSSN — New Mexico St. at FIU 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas St. 8 p.m. - ESPNU — Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston St. COLLEGE GOLF 3 p.m. - GOLF — The East La...
Roman Wilson placed on IR
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
October 29, 2024
It is looking increasingly likely that this is a lost rookie season for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first thirdround pick. Wide receiver Roman Wilson was placed on injured reserve Monday because of a ham...
Sports
October 29, 2024
2013 • Both Belle Vernon Area soccer teams are ready for the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Both teams will play against Mars, one of the just five schools which still have a boys and a girls program in the...
Sports
October 29, 2024
BVA Middle School girls continue to roll The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball teams each added a pair of wins to their total by sandwiching a pair of wins around the weekend. On Friday...
BVA’s wild card puts 9 Valley teams in playoffs
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 28, 2024
The Leopards will open postseason play Friday with a rematch against McKeesport. The WPIAL football playoff brackets were released Saturday morning as nine area teams learned their postseason fates. I...
Vulcans claim Coal Bowl in OT
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 28, 2024
They survived a blocked field goal late in regulation to reach the overtime. Unique play calls, random rule explanations and a wild ending. It was just your typical Coal Bowl. The California Universit...
Cam Heyward’s road to Steelers record began with patience
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2024
Tonight will mark his 202nd game, the most of any defensive player in franchise history. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward’s journey to Pittsburgh Steelers immortality began not on the field, but on the s...
Fleury returning to Pittsburgh one final time
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 28, 2024
The Minnesota goaltender will face the Penguins Tuesday night. Mike Lange, as he always did during his career as the voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, captured it perfectly. When goaltender Marc-Andre...
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
October 28, 2024
The Panthers will face new ACC foe SMU this weekend in Dallas. A month ago, one of the most iconic players in SMU history was speaking to coach Rhett Lashlee. Craig James said Lashlee’s Mustangs remin...
Colorado becomes bowl eligible with 34-23 win
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw a pair of touchdown passes to Travis Hunter and ran for a score to help Colorado become bowl-eligible with a 34-23 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. Sa...
Miami in top five for first time since 2017
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP 
October 28, 2024
Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the top...
Miami win emotional for Fletcher Jr. after loss of father
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for the simple reason that his father would have wanted him out there. And it w...
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — In the game’s biggest moment, Duke went for the win and SMU’s defense stepped up. “If you’ve got a chance to win the game in the first inning, you do it,” Duke coach Manny Diaz sai...
Penn State pulls off ‘gutsy’ win without QB Allar
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Penn State’s Beau Pribula said he got a simple message from Drew Allar before taking over for the injured quarterback in the second half Saturday night. “Hold it down,” Pribula re...
NFL, Sports
October 28, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and David Montgomery was the first of five players to score in the first half for the Detroit Lions, who romped past the Tennessee Titans 52-14 o...
Sports
October 28, 2024
2013 • The boys soccer season was bittersweet for Monessen coach Sam Perry. It was sweet because his team won its seventh trip to the WPIAL playoffs, but it was bitter because of the numerous injuries...
Sports
October 28, 2024
The Bentworth girls soccer team saw its season come to an end Saturday with a 4-0 loss to Winchester Thurston. The Bearcats (16-2) prevailed 2-1 over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round of...