Narduzzi knows there’s a lot to fix with Panthers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 24, 2024
The Pitt head coach spoke at ACC Media Days Tuesday in Charlotte. Pat Narduzzi made a fist on his right hand and, with sincere pride, flashed the bling that represents his greatest triumph as Pitt’s h...
5 from western Pa. to compete in Olympics
Olympics, Sports
July 24, 2024
TribLive Thousands of athletes will descend on Paris, France, this week to compete against the best in the world in their given sports at the Olympic Games. Five of those world-class athletes cultivat...
Gonzales not the only Bucco to show ‘clutch gene’
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
July 24, 2024
After his team’s 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night, Pirates manager Derek Shelton was asked if he believed the “clutch gene” existed in baseball. “If you talk to anybody who is an anal...
Americans on a roll in major championships
Other Sports, Sports
July 24, 2024
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Europeans first took over Augusta National when Sandy Lyle of Scotland won the Masters in 1988, the start of seven European winners in a span of nine years. Padraig Harrington k...
Inching closer to six classes for volleyball
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 24, 2024
The PIAA passed the move to six classifications on a first reading this month. It must pass two more readings. The PIAA usually goes through a plethora of agenda items during their board of directors ...
AMD tops Trailside to stand alone in second place
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2024
Marie Slagus Howard Hanna squad claims regular-season title with a win over BeeGraphix. Despite not having their full complement of players for the majority of the Steel City Summer Basketball League ...
Skenes dominant in first loss of the season
Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 24, 2024
Rookie pitcher Paul Skenes struck out eight through 8 1/3, but Cardinals scored late for 2-1 win. The crowd roared when Paul Skenes ran to the mound for the ninth inning, chanting “M-V-P!” as the Pitt...
Horses take to the air with passports and carryons for Paris Olympics
Sports
July 24, 2024
PARIS (AP) — Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey to France for the Paris Olympics was — quite literally — a four-legged journey. Th...
Bengals’ Burrow cleared for contact
Sports
July 24, 2024
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow and his surgically repaired wrist have been cleared for contact, and the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback is ready to go for the opening of training camp on Wednesday. ...
Belle Vernon wins regional
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2024
Connellsville scored five runs in the bottom of the 7th to make things interesting, but Belle Vernon was able to hold on for a 9-8 win. When the Belle Vernon Senior Legion baseball team dropped the Fa...
Ready or not, it’s football season
Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
July 23, 2024
It seems like ages but the NFL season is upon us. The Steelers head to St. Vincent College tomorrow for training camp with quite a few storylines to keep an eye on. A lot of media outlets share the sa...
Remembering Valley training camps
Cal (Pa.), Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JIM BUSCH For MVI Sports 
July 23, 2024
This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will hold their annual training camp at St. Vincent College in Latrobe as they have since 1967. Players will report Wednesday. A pilgrimage to St. Vincent to watch t...
Gonzales lifts Pirates over Cards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 23, 2024
Nick Gonzales delivered an RBI single in the 8th to give Pittsburgh the lead. Riding the momentum of a series win against the team with the best record in baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates wanted to cu...
Positional breakdown of the Steelers defense
Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS TRAINING CAMP
July 23, 2024
Here’s a look at the Steelers’ roster on the defensive side of the ball entering training camp. Players report to Saint Vincent on Wednesday. DEFENSE Defensive linemen 97 CAMERON HEYWARD · 6-5 · 295 T...
Healthy Cruz off to a good second-half start
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 23, 2024
On Oneil Cruz’s first swing of the second half, he smoked Aaron Nola’s changeup off the base of the center field wall at an exit velocity of 120.5 mph for an RBI double that saw him slide effortlessly...
LeBron James chosen as flagbearer for Team USA
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
July 23, 2024
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by h...
U.S. men’s water polo team looks for elusive gold
Olympics, Sports
July 23, 2024
WALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Ben Hallock won in high school in Southern California. He won in college at Stanford. He won as a professional at Pro Recco, one of the top water polo clubs in the world. Hallock...
Double duty: Competing and parenting at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
By By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer 
July 23, 2024
From training and competing to preparing bottles for feedings and changing diapers, some of the Olympians at the Paris Games will be balancing their roles of athletes and parents. There is the British...
Offensive positional breakdown heading to camp
Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS TRAINING CAMP
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
July 22, 2024
Here’s a look at the Steelers roster on the offensive side of the ball entering training camp. Players report to Saint Vincent on Wednesday. Quarterbacks 3 RUSSELL WILSON · 5-11 · 206 A likely Hall of...
Steelers counting on ‘revived’ Wilson to return team to glory
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
July 22, 2024
Time will reveal whether Russell Wilson, in his age 35 season, is in the twilight of his Super Bowl-winning NFL career or if a change of scenery with the Pittsburgh Steelers will rejuvenate it. It too...