Duran suspended for shouting homophobic slur at heckler
MLB, Sports
August 14, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur to a fan behind home plate who heckled him in a loss to the Houston Astro...
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
August 14, 2024
The Big Ten championship race has gone through Ohio State and Michigan most years. It’s about to veer left, all the way to the West Coast. The Oregon Ducks are primed to make the grandest entrance of ...
Jason Kelce slims down, embracing TV role
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
August 14, 2024
The six-time All-Pro is enjoying life after football after retiring following last season. Jason Kelce was destined for a career in the media long before he partnered with his brother, Travis, to co-h...
Penguins trade with Predators for former 3rd-round pick
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 14, 2024
Cody Glass has 20 goals over the past two seasons, including an injury-riddled 2023-24 season. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired 25-year-old forward Cody Glass, a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft...
Pirates lose again, suffer yet another 1-run loss
Pittsburgh, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
August 14, 2024
Jackson Merrill’s gamesaving catch held off Pittsburgh’s 9th-inning rally. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had an RBI single in the seventh inning, Jackson Merrell made a game-saving diving catch in ...
New OC Smith prefers calling plays from the field
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 14, 2024
Last November, it was big news amongst fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers when then-offensive coordinator Matt Canada switched things up by calling plays from the sideline. For new coordinator Arthur Smi...
Leading tackler Winston Jr. ‘locked in’ for Nittany Lions
NCAA, Sports
August 14, 2024
PennLive.com via Trib Total Media As the game continues to slow down for Kevin Winston Jr., it is fair to wonder how much better the Penn State safety can get in his second year as a starter. Year 1 w...
‘We’re right there’: Shelton takes pulse as streak continues
Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 14, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates became well-acquainted with San Diego rookie sensation Jackson Merrill last week, as the Padres outfielder went 6 for 12 at the plate from Aug. 6-8, helping the Padres to a swee...
Sports
August 14, 2024
GOLF 6 p.m. - GOLF — USGA: U.S. Amateur, Round of 64, Hazeltine National Golf Club and Chaska Town Course, Chaska, Minn. HORSE RACING 1 p.m. - FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. -...
Sports
August 14, 2024
2013 • Though his Mon-Yough All-Stars were eliminated from the Pony League World Series after losing 11-7 to a team from Puerto Rico, Coach Scott Callaway expressed no disappointment in his team. “We ...
Sports
August 14, 2024
BVA softball hosting youth softball clinic The Belle Vernon Area High School softball coaching staff will hold a free fast-pitch softball clinic for all BVA players in grades 1-6 on Aug. 21 and 28 fro...
Patterson ready to find his niche with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
No sooner had NFL owners approved the dynamic kickoff rules proposal in March than the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized a contract with arguably the most prolific returner in league history. Cordarrelle ...
QBs Fields, Wilson show off their arms
Pittsburgh, Sports
INSIDE THE ROPES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
A pessimist’s view of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterbacks room might posit Russell Wilson is past his prime and/or Justin Fields can have bouts of inconsistency and lack of pocket awareness. Time mi...
McCutchen grinding to prove something to teammates
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
It wasn’t a smile on Andrew McCutchen’s face so much as it was a grimace, the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter gritting his teeth as he labored around the basepaths after hitting a pair of home ru...
Plumlee now catching passes and throwing them
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
For a fleeting moment, John Rhys Plumlee thought he might complete his first NFL preseason game by getting snaps at quarterback. Plumlee already had returned two kickoffs Friday night in the Pittsburg...
Georgia No. 1 in AP poll, Buckeyes second
NCAA, Sports
By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
August 13, 2024
Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for the second straight year as the superconference era begins with the SEC and Big Ten dominating the top 10 of the ran...
SUMMER OLYMPICS
Olympics, Sports
How LA is preparing for the 2028 Olympics
August 13, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing it off to a key representative of LA’s local bu...
U.S. again beats China on medal table, tie for gold
Olympics, Sports
August 13, 2024
PARIS (AP) — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. But the U.S. topped the medals table with a whopping 126 overall, compared...
Leps top Ringgold to start season
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 13, 2024
The WPIAL’s defending Class 2A golf champions had no issues getting the season started off on the right foot after moving up in class. The Belle Vernon boys traveled to Rolling Green Golf Course Monda...
Mon Valley’s Series run comes to an end
Sports
August 13, 2024
The Mon Valley All-Stars dropped an 11-4 decision to Palmview, Texas, in a PONY World Series elimination game. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Pony baseball team saw its Pony League World...