Clairton forfeits Friday’s game
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
September 3, 2026
A statement released by the school said the reason for the forfeit was “personnel reasons.” Clairton has forfeited its varsity football home opener this Friday against Steel Valley. Head coach Wayne W...
Commodores sweep Southmoreland to open season
High school, Sports
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
September 3, 2026
Frazier’s girls volleyball team experienced a little bit of everything in Wednesday’s sweep of visiting Southmoreland. The Commodores came out red hot in the first set on the way to a 25-11 win, but t...
Titans welcome new season with added depth, potential
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 3, 2026
Slippery Rock recruit Caroline Chelosky and Seton Hill recruit Jada Downs will be counted on for offense and leadership. With added numbers and a greater comfort level under second-year coach Lia Mann...
Giants score twice in 10th to even series with Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 3, 2026
For as eventful as the opening game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants was, their rematch Wednesday night was something of a snoozer. There were neither nine-run innings nor overc...
NCAA, Sports
September 3, 2026
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Matt Campbell has been around Rocco Becht long enough to know the quarterback can bounce back from nearly anything. The Penn State coach has seen Becht immediately forget bad...
Whittingham leading program in need of discipline
NCAA, Sports
September 3, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kyle Whittingham turned left out of his office on the second floor of Schembechler Hall and walked down a hallway for his midday workout, following a routine he has stuck with ...
Oregon turns to methods used by Ohtani
NCAA, Sports
September 3, 2026
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When a young Shohei Ohtani was envisioning his future in baseball, he turned to a goal-setting tool developed by a Japanese track coach. The Harada Method for setting and achieving...
Ripple effects continue after Kaepernick took a knee
NFL, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer 
September 3, 2026
Nothing about Colin Kaepernick, the football player, changed on that warm Southern California night a decade ago. Not his speed. Not his arm strength. Not the improvisational skills that made him one ...
Sports
September 3, 2026
BVA volleyball site change Due to an HVAC issue, tonight’s Belle Vernon volleyball game against Baldwin will now be played at the Highlanders’ gymnasium. The junior-varsity game will begin at 6 p.m. w...
Kulish doesn’t expect dropoff for Jaguars
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 2, 2026
The Jaguars suffered a 1-0 loss in their season opener Saturday against Chartiers Valley. When it comes to coaching tenure, few if any coaches in any sport have been around as Thomas Jefferson boys so...
New section, same expectations for Frazier volleyball team
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 2, 2026
When the Frazier volleyball team sets its goals for the season, there’s no longer a box for “win the section.” For the Commodores, winning the section is an expectation. This year is no different, des...
Gigliotti excited about his California girls team
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 2, 2026
The California girls’ soccer team will be heading in a new direction this fall and it will be led by firstyear coach Tom Gigliotti. “I love this game and have been playing, coaching this game my whole...
Bentworth pounds Crusaders, Cougars tie South Park
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 2, 2026
Three-time defending WPIAL champion and defending state champion Bentworth got the season started right Tuesday. Adam Moessner erupted for four goals as the Bearcats opened play with an 8-0 rout of Bi...
Porter Jr. returns to practice, noncommital on playing
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 2, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr.’s balky back felt good enough to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. At the moment, his health appears to be the least of his concerns. The fou...
Omar Khan had plenty of answers Monday, except the one everyone wanted to hear
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
September 2, 2026
Steelers general manager Omar Khan wasn’t exactly a fountain of information with Pittsburgh media members on Monday. Much like the fountain at Point State Park, though, he was flowing — intermittently...
Harbaugh and Tomlin out, 3 new coaches are in as the AFC North enters a new era
NFL, Sports
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer 
September 2, 2026
The last play of the 2025 regular season determined the winner of the AFC North. Then Baltimore and Pittsburgh — the two teams playing in that game — soon entered new eras. Gone are coaches John Harba...
Bullpen blows big lead before Bucs walk off on error
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 2, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates had recorded a nine-run inning only for the bullpen to blow a six-run lead, so they needed some ninth-inning magic. Just when it appeared Rafael Flores Jr. hit into an inning-en...
Panthers will be tested by Miami (Ohio) run game
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 2, 2026
After eight years coaching in the Pitt secondary, Cory Sanders was given the keys to the defensive coordinator’s room following Randy Bates’ retirement. As he prepares for his first game in his upgrad...
Aaron Donald follows other Hall of Famecaliber athletes in his return from retirement
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
September 2, 2026
Aaron Donald’s decision to come off the retirement couch and get back on the field after a two-year absence may be unusual but it’s far from unprecedented. Donald joins a list of athletes who had call...