NBA offseason officially underway after Finals
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
June 18, 2024
In the NBA, it’s already next season. The offseason, technically, might have lasted for only about an hour. The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals on Monday night, and when the clock rolled over to Tue...
Paris will get into the groove for opening ceremony
Olympics, Sports
June 18, 2024
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine. Dancers who’ll jazz up the July 26 show under the artistic direction of ...
NBA, Sports
June 18, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Short jumpers rolled off the rim and 3-pointers went in and out. Even free throws were a challenge for Luka Doncic in the clinching game of the NBA Finals. Dallas needed Doncic and Kyrie...
Winter sports alignment changes announced
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 18, 2024
Local schools will have new alignments and opponents over the next two years. The WPIAL officially released its new winter sports classifications for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons Tuesday, shuffling...
Cotton was soccer star at Charleroi
Local Sports, Sports
MID MON VALLEY ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
June 18, 2024
These are two of six stories highlighting the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s induction Class of 2024. The annual induction banquet will be held Friday at St. Spyridon’s Hellenic Center in Mo...
Russell was a fixture in local sports
Local Sports, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 18, 2024
With a passion for history, local sports and his beloved Belle Vernon Area School District, the Mon Valley and the region recently lost one of its biggest ambassadors. Stephen Russell, a longtime educ...
Pirates fall to Reds as Lodolo outduels Falter
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 18, 2024
The Bucs’ bats were quiet, with Ke’Bryan Hayes’ homer providing their only run. If the Pittsburgh Pirates thought beating the Cincinnati Reds was going to be as easy as 5-4-3, they were wrong. The Pir...
Sports, Sports Columns
June 18, 2024
2014 • Belle Vernon American Legion team picked up its second win in as many days, knocking off visiting Waynesburg 5-2 at Cedar Creek Park. It wasn’t a pretty victory, but Belle Vernon coach Bill Fra...
Local Sports, Sports
Belle Vernon Jr. Legion 8,
June 18, 2024
Belle Vernon Senior Legion dismantled Colonial No. 3 to grab a 17-5 win and reach double digit wins on the season Tuesday. Belle Vernon (10-0) remained undefeated despite facing a 5-1 deficit after on...
AMD’s comeback stings BeeGraphix in OT
High school, Sports
STEEL CITY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 17, 2024
Makayla Canty sank a pair of 3-pointers in overtime as the defending champions overcame a 14-point halftime deficit. AMD Industries has long been the team to beat in the Steel City Summer Basketball L...
Belle Vernon batters Charleroi to stay unbeaten
Local Sports, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 17, 2024
Jake Wessel had three hits and Colton Lee drove in four runs in the 17-7 win. Belle Vernon Senior Legion remained unbeaten on the season with a mercy-rule win over visiting Charleroi Monday in a battl...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going Hollywood. Sort of. HBO and the NFL announced Monday that the acclaimed football documentary series “Hard Knocks” will feature the AFC North during a late-season run....
Celtics close out Dallas for 18th NBA title
NBA, Sports
June 17, 2024
Jaylen Brown was named MVP of the series. BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in. Walking to the b...
WPIAL product Lee ready to put on a show
Olympics, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
There is one thing that has never changed about Spencer Lee since he began wrestling when he was 8. Lee strived to be the best. And during the past 17 years, it’s hard to argue he hasn’t been one of t...
German Welschof plans to stick with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
When he was 16 more than a decade ago, Julius Welschof headed for a visit to the United States for the purpose of learning the American culture, American education, maybe even about American business....
DeChambeau morphs into a man of the people
Other Sports, Sports
June 17, 2024
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — It was late on Saturday night at the U.S. Open when Bryson DeChambeau, having hit a few last balls on the practice range in preparation for one of the biggest rounds of his life...
Panthers, Oilers use Mario Kart, poker for long trips
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 17, 2024
When the Florida Panthers’ first flight of the Stanley Cup Final was delayed, it meant extra time on the tarmac before the nearly six-hour trek across North America. As forward Anton Lundell joked upo...
Blaney wins inaugural race at Iowa Speedway
Other Sports, Sports
June 17, 2024
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ryan Blaney had his concerns heading into the final laps Sunday night in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. The problem was he didn’t hear his crew chief’s reas...
Walsh follows world record with Olympic berth
Olympics, Sports
June 17, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh followed up a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with something that felt just as good. Her first trip to the Olympics. Walsh didn’t go quite as fast as a night...
Skenes silences Reds in 4-1 win
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
He struck out seven batters in six innings. When Paul Skenes attacked the Cincinnati Reds with his four-seam fastball by flirting with triple digits on four of his first five pitches, he found that th...