Vulcan women top Point Park; men pull away from Concord
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
November 18, 2024
The California (Pa.) basketball programs had a busy night on Saturday as the women’s team played host to new Division II foe Point Park and the men’s team hosted Concord in MEC/PSAC crossover games. B...
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
November 18, 2024
Going into the season, a huge deal was made about the Pittsburgh Steelers having the toughest schedule in the NFL. National talking heads said it was a meat grinder of a slate and many wondered if Ste...
Oregon tops AP poll despite trouble at Wisconsin
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By By ERIC OLSON AP 
November 18, 2024
Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after its close call at Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia retu...
Rush dealing with adversity in place of injured Prescott
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November 18, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush’s eighth career start filling in for Dak Prescott as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys will be his first trying to bounce back immediately from a poor performance i...
Kansas hangs on to upset undefeated BYU
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November 18, 2024
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season. The Jayha...
Allen’s run ends Chiefs’ bid for perfect season
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November 18, 2024
The Bills pull to within a half game of the AFC’s top spot. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After watching quarterback Josh Allen bounce off two Kansas City Chiefs defenders before crossing the goal line on...
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November 18, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Doug Pederson has a Super Bowl ring as a player and as a coach, so he understands life at the top of the NFL. Right now, he’s at the bottom. Pederson acknowledged his shaky job status S...
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November 18, 2024
2012 • Clairton won its 59th consecutive game, defeating Neshannock, 37-7, in the WPIAL semifinals. The Bears have tied the state record for consecutive wins with the Central Bucks West team that won ...
Bearcats settle for state runner-up finish
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
Lancaster Mennonite’s Msafiri Amisi scored on a free kick from 20 yards out 10 minutes into extra time. Msafiri Amisi has been the main attraction for Lancaster Mennonite’s boys soccer team this year,...
Vulcans, Golden Bears set for PSAC showdown
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 16, 2024
No. 17 California (Pa.) hosts No. 3 Kutztown in the PSAC Championship Game at noon today. California (Pa.) head football coach Gary Dunn and his Vulcans earned the right to host today’s PSAC Champions...
Warriors’ season ends again in WPIAL semifinal
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 16, 2024
Big plays led Central Valley to a 31-15 win over Elizabeth Forward. Sometime when you get this far in the playoffs where the matchups are tightly contested and the momentum swings are momentous, just ...
Tigers get another shot at TJ in 4A title game
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By ByPAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
McKeesport is hoping to get some pay back after the Jaguars’ overtime win earlier this season. It is somewhat surprising that Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport, despite their proximity to one other, hav...
Bears shut out Crusaders to return to Acrisure
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
November 16, 2024
Clairton’s defense pitches another shutout to send the Bears back to championship game. In a season defined by dominance, the Clairton Bears added another chapter to their storied history Friday, shut...
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Pitt turned the Backyard Brawl into a one-sided blitz Friday night, dominating West Virginia on both ends of the floor and running away with an 86-62 victory in front of a crowd of 10,744 at Petersen ...
Jackson looking to write his name into rivalry lore
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November 16, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is filled with “villains on both sides” as Mike Tomlin put it. Lamar Jackson is still waiting for his chance to becom...
Blue Jackets blast Penguins in Columbus
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Tristan Jarry’s first NHL game in nearly a month went much better than his previous appearance. After all, he played the entire game. He didn’t even complete a period the last time he participated in ...
Steelers feel they can keep up with No. 1 offense
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Winners of four consecutive, riding the wave of a new veteran starting quarterback and deploying the firepower to make a pair of recent two-score comeback wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense should ...
Chandler gets the nod as Pirates’ top prospect
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
Bubba Chandler will enter the 2025 season as the No. 1 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Baseball America’s new top-10 team rankings, though it might not be long before the 22-year-old righthande...
Fields does his best Lamar Jackson impression
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By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
The Steelers know that it’s impossible to simulate what Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson can do, but they believe they have the closest thing in backup Justin Fields. Fields, who started the...