Snoop Dogg draws attention as guest at Steelers game
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 7, 2024
Rapper Snoop Dogg has never been shy about his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sunday, he certainly didn’t keep a low profile while in attendance at a Steelers game. Snoop was ubiquitous at Acri...
Upsets galore in CFB slate cause shuffle in AP rankings
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP 
October 7, 2024
It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt’s monumental upset of Alabama. The Commod...
NCAA, Sports
October 7, 2024
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — They celebrated on the field. They celebrated in the locker room. And when Miami’s overnight charter flight landed Sunday after the Hurricanes’ biggest comeback win in a quar...
59-yard field goal lifts Texans over Bills
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
October 7, 2024
Ka′imi Fairbairn split the uprights to give Stefon Diggs a victory over his former team. HOUSTON (AP) — All week, Stefon Diggs downplayed how big it would be when he faced the Buffalo Bills for the fi...
NFL, Sports
October 7, 2024
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said the team is “not changing quarterbacks” after Deshaun Watson and the offense struggled to do much of anything in a 34-13 loss Sunday at...
Sports
October 7, 2024
2013 • The Monessen boys soccer team might be playoff bound, but coach Sam Perry wants to go back to the beginning when the Greyhounds opened the season with a seven-game winning streak. After droppin...
Sports
LeBron shares court with son
October 7, 2024
Elizabeth Forward’s boys soccer team traveled to East Allegheny Saturday and left with a 3-0 win in Section 3-2A action. Bo Hallas scored two goals while Dom Cavalier added the other in the win. Aidan...
BVA sets school record for points in CV rout
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 5, 2024
Big plays were back for the Leopards in a 68-21 victory. Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert acknowledged through the opening four games of the Leopards’ schedule, one of the things missing from...
Ligonier Valley scores late TD to get by Charleroi
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
October 5, 2024
John Jablunovsky plunged in from a yard out to give the Rams a 20-14 road win. It was a night of homecoming festivities for Charleroi, but the Cougars weren’t able to deliver a storybook ending as the...
Nigut’s four-TD night leads EF to win at Derry
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 5, 2024
Quarterback Ryan Messina threw 3 touchdown passes in the 56-14 win. Charlie Nigut scored four total touchdowns to lead Elizabeth Forward in a dominant road 56-14 victory at Derry Friday night. Nigut h...
Tigers pile up 310 rushing yards in ground battle with West Mifflin
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 5, 2024
The Titans’ Armand Hill ran for 258 yards, but McKeesport came away with a 40-20 victory. On a night commemorating the 30-year anniversary of McKeesport’s 1994 WPIAL and PIAA championship football tea...
Penguins place 7 on waivers, including 2019 1st-round pick Poulin
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 5, 2024
They can all be assigned to Wilkes-Barre if they’re not claimed today. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed seven players on waivers, including forward Sam Poulin, the team’s first-round pick (No. 21 overal...
BVA boys could find their way to playoffs
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
October 5, 2024
Allderdice, which is in BVA’s section, can’t play in WPIAL playoffs so the Leopards may qualify. The WPIAL has erased some section wins and losses in boys and girls soccer. Games against Allderdice an...
Pitt’s Hammond reinstated, ready to play
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 5, 2024
Pitt senior running back Rodney Hammond, who was expected to carry a significant workload before he was declared ineligible for the season the day before the opener, has been reinstated and will be av...
Young Poulin nearing crossroads with Penguins
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
October 5, 2024
At this stage in his career, the word “prospect” feels somewhat ill-suited to describe Sam Poulin. The Pittsburgh Penguins winger has only appeared in six career NHL contests, and he is just 23 years ...
NCAA, Sports
October 5, 2024
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The San Jose State women’s volleyball team’s quest for perfection ended with its first loss of the season on Thursday night at Colorado State. At least the Spartans were bac...
Nittany Lions preparing to see UCLA starter
NCAA, Sports
October 5, 2024
PennLive.com via Trib Total Media UCLA, 1-3 on the season, is already up against it traveling to Beaver Stadium this weekend to face No. 7 Penn State, but things might be getting worse. The Bruins wil...
Rest not always best in new format
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
October 5, 2024
Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game’s best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. N...
Pro Picks: London calling for Jets and Vikings
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
October 5, 2024
The NFL kicks off its London schedule in Week 5 along with six division matchups. Only the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and surprising Vikings remain unbeaten at 4-0. The underachievi...