Mariners one win away from first World Series
MLB, Sports
October 18, 2025
Eugenio Suárez’s grand slam capped a dramatic eighth-inning rally in Friday’s Game 5. SEATTLE (AP) — As Eugenio Suárez crossed home plate, he formed a heart with his hands as he has countless times. S...
Rodgers passes Roethlisberger on all-time yardage list
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 18, 2025
CINCINNATI — Early during the first quarter of Thursday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers surpassed 64,000 career passing yards. Late in the second quarte...
Penalty kill helps Penguins rally to beat Kings
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 18, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to transform their penalty kill from a detriment to an asset. Score a short-handed goal. Penguins’ rookie forward Filip Hallander scored the winning goal during a p...
Receiver depth helping Bucs get through injury bug
NFL, Sports
October 18, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When rookie sensation Emeka Egbuka joined Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan on the sideline, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were down to their Nos. 5-8 wide receivers. Baker May...
NFL, Sports
By By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer 
October 18, 2025
Matthew Stafford is going from the mound to the pitch. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback and teammates took turns throwing off the rubber at Camden Yards this week. Stafford had safety Quentin Lake squ...
Spurs need voters’ help on new arena
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
October 18, 2025
The most important result for the San Antonio Spurs over the early weeks of this NBA season will probably come on Nov. 4. And the team doesn’t even have a game that day. Voters in Bexar County, Texas,...
Sports
October 18, 2025
BVA basketball teams hosting camp The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball teams will kick off the basketball seasons with a camp for local boys and girls. The camp will be held on Nov. 8 and 9...
Logan Metzger’s second-half brace leads Leps
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 17, 2025
The Rams watched their 1-0 lead disappear in a matter of minutes with two long-range goals in the second half. With everything to play for in a local Mon Valley grudge match, it was two goals from Bel...
Flacco rallies Bengals past Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 17, 2025
Pittsburgh’s defense struggled as Ja’Marr Chase breaks Cincy reception record. CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Flacco passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns, Evan McPherson made a 36-yard field goal with sev...
Some private school students can play at home districts
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 17, 2025
Students attending a “faithbased” private school can play sports at their home public school district under a new PIAA policy. The policy — adopted to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a religious r...
PIAA’s Bob Lombari announces plan to retire
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 17, 2025
High school sports have changed in many ways since Bob Lombardi joined the PIAA nearly four decades ago, including a few troubling trends he shared Wednesday while discussing his plans to retire as ex...
BVA girls 4th overall at TSTCA
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 17, 2025
The Belle Vernon girls cross-country team took home fourth place overall among Class 2A girls at the Tri-State Coaches Association meet at White Oak Park Thursday. Brooklyn Steeber finished in fifth p...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 17, 2025
South Allegheny cruised to a sweep of East Allegheny, 25-8, 25-12, 25-20, to improve to 15-5 overall and 11-3 in Section 2-2A. Regan McBeth led the Gladiators with 15 kills, while Ava Brown added four...
Dodgers a game away from another World Series
MLB, Sports
October 17, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to become the first defending champion to reach the World Series in 16 years. Tommy Edman hit a tiebreaking single off hard-throwing rookie Jacob ...
Western Conference dominating NBA betting as season looms
NBA, Sports
October 17, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Western Conference is so loaded that its championship might be the real NBA Finals, at least if all the betting money pouring in on those teams is any indication. Of the top seven...
Steelers’ Herbig one of top pass rushers in NFL
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 17, 2025
Four downs on Pittsburgh: 1. ‘Herb’ is the word Nick Herbig started the season — and remains — the third option for the Pittsburgh Steelers at outside linebacker. By one respected measure, though, he’...
Aussie freshman brings rugby background to Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 17, 2025
Roman Siulepa’s summer commitment to Pitt came somewhat shrouded in mystery, as fans debated what to make of the 19-year-old Australian who’d caught the eye of coach Jeff Capel. Turns out, Panthers fa...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 17, 2025
McKeesport’s Akeem Cochran says “no thanks” with a stiff arm to Mars’ Ayden Yocum. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 17, 2025
Frazier’s Derek Diamond barely missed rushing for 300 yards in last week’s game.
Who’s the big dog in the Interstate?
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 17, 2025
GAME OF THE WEEK: ELIZABETH FORWARD AT SOUTHMORELAND Something really big will happen Friday night when Elizabeth Forward travels to Russ Grimm Stadium to take on the host Southmoreland Scotties in a ...