Bills acquire Cooper from Browns to help Allen
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
By JOHN WAWROW AND TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writers Amari Cooper went from a fading No. 1 wide receiver in Cleveland to a top one with Buffalo. Looking to add a playmaker for quarterback Josh Allen, the ...
Owners approve Jacksonville’s ‘stadium of the future’
NFL, Sports
By By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer 
October 16, 2024
NFL owners unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” Tuesday, a decision that should keep the Jaguars in one of the league’s smallest markets for at least another 30 yea...
Brady’s purchase of a stake in Raiders approved by NFL owners
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner. The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners ...
In-season ‘championships’ now exempt from PIAA limits
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
WPIAL wrestlers can compete in more matches than usual this winter, but other sports might see their regular season schedules increase as well. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to make in-season “confe...
Bottom 6 offering early season scoring for Penguins
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ preseason finale, a 7-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 4, all but one of the hosts’ goals came from what could be considered their bo...
WNBA season saw greater demand for women’s sports
Other Sports, Sports
October 16, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Pehlke remembers having to beg and plead at bars and restaurants to get them to show WNBA games just a few years ago. Too often, the answer was a flat-out no. These days, he doesn’...
Mexico struggling to stamp out homophobic chant
Other Sports, Sports
October 16, 2024
GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Guadalajara is the capital of a Mexican state that is home to tequila and Mariachi music. It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition – a homophobic ...
South Carolina No. 1 in women’s basketball poll
NCAA, Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer 
October 16, 2024
South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll. The Gamecocks received 27 of the 30 first-place votes in the pres...
Rodgers, Jets can’t overcome mistakes against Bills
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ tumultuous week ended the way so many have in recent seasons. With another gut-wrenching loss. Aaron Rodgers threw an interception on the Jets’ final dr...
Sports
October 16, 2024
2013 • Hayden Pascoe, the Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team’s top scorer, scored her 100th goal at Jim Weir Stadium. She tallied four goals in BVA’s 6-0 Section 4-AA victory over West Mifflin. Pasco...
Sports
October 16, 2024
BVA MS girls win opener The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team opened up their season by hammering East Allegheny, 42-15, Tuesday. Isis Almyty led the Leopards (1-0) with a game-hig...
Bove, Wilson score as Rams top Bethel Park
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
October 15, 2024
Ringgold wrapped up its regular season by defeating the Section 2-3A champs on the road. By the Mon Valley Independent In its regular season finale, Ringgold toppled Section 2-3A champions Bethel Park...
Jarry stops 24 shots in first win
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 15, 2024
Lars Eller and Evgeni Malkin sparked the offense in a 6-3 victory over the Canadiens. Tristan Jarry’s pursuit each and every time he steps into the net for the Pittsburgh Penguins is obvious. “To win ...
How would the Steelers look with Wilson at QB?
NFL, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 15, 2024
I’m not sure if Russell Wilson is the Steelers’ quarterback for the long term, but if I were GM Omar Khan I would offer him a contract to keep him beyond this season. That said, I wouldn’t be disappoi...
Dodgers’ scoreless streak ends; Mets tie NLCS
MLB, Sports
October 15, 2024
Francisco Lindor’s leadoff homer sparked New York in a 7-3 victory. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets’ Mark Vientos was well aware of the situation, knowing exactly why the Los Angeles Dodgers walk...
Soto, Stanton homer as Yankees capture opener
MLB, Sports
October 15, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered during New York’s threerun third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday n...
NFL, Sports
October 15, 2024
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a Hail Mary touchdown throw by Aaron Rodgers as the first half ended to outlast the New York Jets 23-20 on Monday night and take ...
What they’re saying in Las Vegas after loss
NFL, Sports
By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
October 15, 2024
Black and gold dominated in the stands — and on the field — during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers road game in the desert. Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney acknowledged it in the date...
Harris runs to daylight, sparking Steelers’ offense
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
October 15, 2024
LAS VEGAS — If Najee Harris continues to run the way he did Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers might regret declining to pick up his fifth-year option in the spring. By one statistic...
Tomlin ‘taken aback’ by number of Steelers fans in Las Vegas
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
October 15, 2024
LAS VEGAS — Teammates tried to tell Donte Jackson what was in store for the veteran cornerback when he stepped foot Sunday into Allegiant Stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Las Vega...