New Penguin Tomasino not afraid to shoot
NHL, Sports
PENGUINS NOTEBOOK
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
December 4, 2024
Barely a week into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Philip Tomasino already has made history. By getting game-winning goals in a 2-1 road victory against the Boston Bruins on Friday an...
Rakell ‘definitely playing with more purpose’
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
December 4, 2024
Last year, Rickard Rakell offered a simple but profound tenet on those in his vocation. “I mean, I’m a hockey player,” Rakell said Oct. 27, 2023. “I love to score goals.” That affection went unfulfill...
Goodell, Harris meet about RFK stadium site
NFL, Sports
December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris met with congressional lawmakers Monday on Capitol Hill as efforts push forward to secure acces...
New NHL CBA talks set to begin early next year
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
December 4, 2024
The NHL’s collective bargaining agreement does not expire until Sept. 15, 2026. That discussions are set to begin on a new deal in early 2025 is already one step ahead of where hockey has been in labo...
NFL, Sports
December 4, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games Tuesday for repeated violations of player safety rules following his violent hit to the head of Jacksonvil...
Jeudy turns in 235-yard performance in Denver return
NFL, Sports
December 4, 2024
DENVER (AP) — The boos only brought out the best in Jerry Jeudy as he returned to Denver. “They only boo you,” Jeudy reasoned, “when they know there’s something great in you.” The explosive Cleveland ...
NBA’s 3-point craze only getting crazier
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
December 4, 2024
Make more 3-pointers than your opponent in this NBA era, and you’re likely to win. Make a lot more 3s than your opponent, and you’re almost certain to win. The Boston Celtics are clearly banking on th...
Sports
December 4, 2024
2013 1994 • Former Monessen women’s basketball star, Mariah Ward, is making quite a mark on the Westmoreland County Community College squad. WCCC had an edge when recruiting Ward to join its team; coa...
Sports
December 4, 2024
Monessen hires baseball coach The Monessen School Board Tuesday hired Frank Rapsky as the new head coach of the Greyhound baseball program. Rapsky has been involved in Monessen’s youth baseball progra...
Wilson giving Steelers elite quarterback play
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
CINCINNATI — Pat Freiermuth didn’t even let the reporter finish the question. In the visitors’ locker room at Paycor Stadium not long after his team’s victory Sunday, Freiermuth was asked about Russel...
Lee, Brown spark Leps over Rams
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 3, 2024
Saylor Lee scored 19 points and Aubrey Brown finished with a double-double in Belle Vernon’s win over Rochester. A big second-quarter run allowed Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team to put just enoug...
Eagles hang tough against 5A Cavs
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 3, 2024
The Serra Catholic girls basketball team has welcomed plenty of new names this season coming off a WPIAL championship appearance, so coach Mike Voit wanted to throw his new squad into the fire with to...
Warriors open with blowout win
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 3, 2024
By the Mon Valley Independent The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team started off the season with a win, rolling past host Aquinas Academy Monday. Three Warriors hit double figures led by 22 point...
NCAA, Sports
December 3, 2024
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jaylen Reed’s hands were still dirty and his face smeared with eye black as he took a seat in the Beaver Stadium media room. The hard-nosed veteran of nearly 50 college footb...
NFL, Sports
December 3, 2024
Saints’ Hill likely done for season NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill is likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the Saints’ loss to the Los Angeles Ra...
5 things: What we learned from win over Bengals
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
CINCINNATI — Five things we learned from Steelers 44, Bengals 38: 1. Strip by design The Steelers were wary of Joe Burrow’s ability to scramble out of the pocket and keep his eyes cast downfield for o...
What Cincinnati is saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Sports
By By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media 
December 3, 2024
For those who’ve been watching Steelers football for decades, former defensive player and CBS Sports analyst Bryant McFadden summed it up pretty well. “Once upon a time, we lived in a world where it w...
Allen scores three ways in Bills’ snowy win
NFL, Sports
SUNDAY’S LATE GAME
December 3, 2024
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s memorable week began with singer and actress Hailey Steinfeld accepting his proposal for marriage and ended with the Buffalo Bills quarterback celebrating his th...
Jets sticking with Rodgers
NFL, Sports
By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
December 3, 2024
Aaron Rodgers will remain the New York Jets’ starting quarterback despite speculation the team could bench him in what has been a disappointing season. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said during a video c...
Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair apologizes for hit on Lawrence
NFL, Sports
December 3, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair took to X on Monday morning to apologize to Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence after his violent blow to the quarterback’s facemask led to him being carted off the...