NCAA, Sports
By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
January 29, 2026
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez didn’t mince words about what areas of his roster needed help from college football’s transfer portal. “Every one,” he said. Rodriguez didn’t have a stellar start to...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Allen Greene has opted to keep a lower profile throughout his 15-month tenure as Pitt’s athletic director. As the Panthers and athletic departments across the country grapple with the demands of reven...
Roethlisberger a fan of McCarthy hire for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I...
Pitt reducing capacity at Acrisure for games
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Pitt announced a strategy Wednesday that will significantly alter the atmosphere and capacity for Panthers’ football games at Acrisure Stadium. Starting this fall, the stadium’s upper east and west si...
McCarthy ‘excited’ about quarterback Will Howard
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 29, 2026
The quarterback Mike Mc-Carthy probably praised most Tuesday wasn’t the four-time league MVP that won a Super Bowl with him in Green Bay. Instead, it was Will Howard, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ sixthrou...
Campbell era begins with Marshall at Beaver Stadium
NCAA, Sports
January 29, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive The Matt Campbell era at Penn State kicks off Sept. 5 at Beaver Stadium when the Nittany Lions face Marshall. After a road trip to Temple on Sept. 12 and another home game ve...
Witherspoon’s jumper pushes Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Pan...
No. 5 Huskers streak ends as longest since 2014-15
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
January 29, 2026
Major college basketball’s longest winning streak in more than a decade ended at 24 games Tuesday night with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan. “To beat Michigan, you have to play almost p...
Are players treated like zoo animals? Swiatek thinks so
Sports
January 29, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Swiatek picked up a theme that Coco Gauff left the Australian Open with after the 21-year-old American’s racket-smashing, frustration- releasing moments away from the c...
Mensah joins Hurricanes after legal battle with Duke
NCAA, Sports
January 29, 2026
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, giving the Hurricanes another standout transfer at quarterback as they come off a season where they went to the national championship gam...
Sports
January 29, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5 p.m. - CBSSN — Samford at Furman 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Liberty at MTSU 7 p.m. - FS1 — Colorado at Iowa St. 8 p.m. - ESPN2 — FAU at Memphis 8 p.m. - PEACOCK — Penn St. at Northwes...
Sports
January 29, 2026
Vulcan softball slated fifth in preseason poll The California (PA) softball team was picked to finish fifth in the preseason Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West poll, the league announc...
McCarthy’s staff could change the sentiment
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 28, 2026
Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...
Leps, Warriors ready for first-place showdown
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 28, 2026
The Leopards won the first meeting, 70-56, earlier this season at Elizabeth Forward. Since the Belle Vernon girls basketball team walked off Elizabeth Forward’s floor with a 70-56 win back on Dec. 22,...
Horwitz glad to have more pop in Bucs’ lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 28, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ returning players have shared their excitement regarding how the club has navigated the offseason, acquiring a multitude of proven big-leaguers. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn, sec...
Stakes high for Round 2 between Warriors, Leps
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 28, 2026
The winner will remain tied atop the section standings with Derry. The loser falls to third place. After days of snow threw a wrench into most plans, Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward are more than r...
‘It just seemed like it was meant to be’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
Mike McCarthy formally introduced as Steelers head coach
January 28, 2026
The former Green Bay and Dallas coach said he’d love for Aaron Rodgers to return next season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was...
Sabalenka, Svitolina to meet in semifinals
Sports
January 28, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A searing hot day turned into a sweltering night at the Australian Open and eventually Coco Gauff let off steam, shattering her racket after a lopsided loss to Elina Svitol...
McCarthy reveals plans for offensive, defensive schemes
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 28, 2026
The Steelers new head coach revealed he will call the offense on gamedays. Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Australian Open: A look at the heat policy down under
Sports
January 28, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open put its Extreme Heat Protocol into play on Tuesday for the second time in this tournament. The policy uses a ‘Heat Stress Scale’ ranging from 1 to 5 and...