Gladiators look to keep rolling against Chucks
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2024
SA head coach received some words of encouragement from Serra Catholic coach Brian Dzurenda. South Allegheny coach Gib Pohodich wanted another shot at Riverside in the state tournament after losing to...
Warriors run into Chartiers Valley again
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 5, 2024
With a spot in the final four on the line, EF will spar with the Colts at 2 p.m. at Gateway. For the third time in three seasons, Elizabeth Forward will face off against Chartiers Valley in a softball...
NBC bets on pop culture for Paris Olympics
Olympics, Sports
June 5, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is inserting some pop culture flavor into the world’s biggest sports spectacle: From Megan Thee Stallion dancing with dressage horses at the Palace of Versailles to Peyton Manni...
Teen Yohannes scores as U.S. shuts out S. Korea
Other Sports, Sports
June 5, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Lily Yohannes scored in her national team debut and the United States defeated South Korea 3-0 in an exhibition on Tuesday night. Crystal Dunn and Sophia Smith ...
NHL to broadcast Finals in American Sign Language
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 5, 2024
Interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, the worry gnawed at Brice Christianson that it was a one-time thing, his ...
Yankees’ ace Cole gets closer to return after rehab start
MLB, Sports
June 5, 2024
NEWYORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings Tuesday night for Double-A Somerset in his first minor league rehab start since being sidelined in spring training by a right elbow...
Jefferson confident he can be WR2 for Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 5, 2024
Van Jefferson revealed Tuesday that, despite an admiration for his new head coach from afar, upon joining the Steelers he might have been the only person in Pittsburgh unaware of an oft-recited factoi...
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 5, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cameron Sutton is getting a second chance in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The club signed the veteran defensive back to a one-year deal on Wednesday, more than two months af...
AP: Why the Celtics will top Mavs to win NBA title
NBA, Sports
June 5, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t point to just one moment he believes helped his team get past the emotions of losing to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals two years ago. Ther...
Some athletes learn the hard way about gambling
Sports
June 5, 2024
Former Pirates infielder Tucupita Marcano was handed a lifetime ban by MLB Tuesday. BOSTON (AP) — Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time they...
Pirates bring the heat in 10-6 win over Dodgers
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 5, 2024
Pittsburgh pitches combined for 28 pitches over 100 mph as Paul Skenes moves to 3-0. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the ma...
Gonglik vs. Boyd highlights Bearcats’ PIAA quarterfinal
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
June 5, 2024
Nothing like some déjà vu in the PIAA softball postseason. Bentworth will continue their historic 2024 season today in the Class 2A state quarterfinals against a familiar foe, Laurel. The Bearcats def...
WPIAL will now select playoff wildcards
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
June 5, 2024
The WPIAL has finalized its postseason plans for next football season and on Tuesday revealed a new system for choosing wild card teams. Rather than rely on tiebreaking formulas such as Gardner Points...
Big change: Leopards to open vs. Quips
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
With Aliquippa coming back to Class 4A, the WPIAL adjusted conferences and schedules. The WPIAL released updated football schedules Tuesday that put defending state champion Aliquippa back in Class 4A...
Sites released for PIAA quarters
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 4, 2024
After “Black Monday” – when a lot of teams’ seasons come to an end – there are still a few local teams that have advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals. Six teams was whittled down to four, though, as Ser...
‘Dunn’ deal for Charleroi
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 4, 2024
After building an illustrious career over the past few decades as a head basketball coach for numerous WPIAL programs, Joseph Dunn Jr. is ready for a new challenge as the new leader of the Charleroi b...
Olympics: Athlete parade on river tops innovations
Olympics, Sports
June 4, 2024
GENEVA (AP) — Exactly 100 years since the Olympics were last staged in Paris, and 128 years since its modern revival in Athens, the Summer Games can still deliver fresh looks for its 33rd edition. Her...
Donald on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
NCAA, Sports
By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
June 4, 2024
Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. The ballot for the Hall of Fame class to be announced in January was released by the National Fo...
Penn State finds ‘friction’ between Franklin, team doctor
NCAA, Sports
By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
June 4, 2024
An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor, but it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA byla...