Scrappy Belle Vernon Jr. Legion falls to Trafford
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 27, 2024
Despite missing some key contributors due to the PONY League playoffs, Belle Vernon’s Junior Legion team put up a valiant effort in a 13-9 loss to a strong Trafford Post 331 squad on Thursday. Belle V...
Sports, Sports Columns, Sports Scoreboard
June 27, 2024
2014 • There is some Magic coming to Rostraver Township this fall. The Southwest Pennsylvania Magic, an “A-Minor” hockey team in the Federal Hockey League will make its home at the Rostraver Ice Garde...
Shocked, humbled Hinson signs with Lakers
NBA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
June 27, 2024
Blake Hinson didn’t want to say that signing a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers represented the greatest moment of his 24 years. But the record-setting Pitt forward said it was about as...
Pitt’s Carrington to Wizards with 14th overall pick
NBA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
June 27, 2024
After nine consecutive years without a Pitt player’s name being called in the NBA Draft, the drought ended Wednesday night. Guard Bub Carrington, who played only one season at Pitt, was drafted 14th o...
Pens still trying to replenish prospect pool
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
June 27, 2024
AP LAS VEGAS — For the better part of four years, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been trying to thread a very narrow needle of being competitive in the immediate while also restocking a prospect pool th...
Jury orders NFL to pay $4.8 billion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
NFL, Sports
June 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-ofmarket Sunday...
Missouri governor says plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals
NFL, Sports
June 27, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from be...
For veterans, rehab a chance to pay it forward
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 27, 2024
That Martin Perez was packing a bag at his locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse was a telltale sign that the veteran left-hander was leaving for the minor leagues. And it was anything but a dem...
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 27, 2024
Goaltenders are on the move as NHL teams prepare for next season, and the trades made so far are far from stunners. Center Pierre-Luc Dubois said he was surprised by Los Angeles sending him to Washing...
Torres benched for poor performance
MLB, Sports
June 27, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Following a terrible performance in the Subway Series opener, slumping second baseman Gleyber Torres was benched Wednesday night by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Oswaldo Cabrer...
Other Sports, Sports
June 27, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Weah threw an inexcusable punch, and the United States took a huge blow to its hopes of advancing at the Copa America. José Fajardo beat backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath in the 83rd ...
Ohtani thinking about Home Run Derby
MLB, Sports
June 27, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is rolling along for the Los Angeles Dodgers at the moment. When it comes to the Home Run Derby, well, stay tuned. Ohtani hit a leadoff drive against the Chicago White Sox...
76ers, Knicks draft to compete with champion Celtics
NBA, Sports
By By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Wrtier 
June 27, 2024
The Celtics were far and away the pride of the Eastern Conference, bulldozing their way to the franchise’s 18th NBA championship with a talented roster built around perimeter scoring and lockdown defe...
O’Neil’s power leads Charleroi past Colonial
Local Sports, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 26, 2024
Tyler O’Neil hit a pair of homers and had five RBIs as Charleroi Senior Legion rolled past Colonial #3. Charleroi’s Senior Legion squad bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to Uniontown in a big way Wedne...
Wilson’s big game keeps her team unbeaten
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
June 26, 2024
Through four games of the Steel City Summer Girls Basketball League, Marie Slagus Howard Hanna Simon stands alone as the only unbeaten squad. Their fourth victory of the season was not an easy one Wed...
McCutchen homers as Pirates take series from Reds
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 26, 2024
CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Luis L. Ortiz threw six innings of one-run ball and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Wednesday, winning a series between t...
French teen Risacher selected No. 1 by Hawks
NBA, Sports
June 26, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are looking for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to help revive the franchise after making the forward the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night. The 19-ye...
What to expect for Penguins’ offseason
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
June 26, 2024
Former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was fairly open with his intentions. He would publicly proclaim he needed a top-six winger and two weeks later, Jason Zucker showed up via tra...
Penn State open to selling ads on Beaver Stadium field
NCAA, Sports
June 26, 2024
Centre Daily Times via Trib Total Media Recent NCAA rule changes have opened the door for schools to put logos on fields, opening sponsorship opportunities for programs across the country. With Beaver...
Closing arguments underway in ‘Sunday Ticket’ class-action suit
NFL, Sports
June 26, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jury in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers will receive instructions and hear closing arguments on Wednesday before beginning deliberations. U.S. Dist...