McConnell’s NBA ride provides ‘bender’ for family
NBA
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
May 21, 2024
When Tim McConnell resigned from his job as the head coach of boys basketball at Bishop Canevin last May, he wasn’t sure how being away from coaching would go for him. But he knew what he intended to ...
Peters Township AD elected WPIAL board president
High school
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
May 21, 2024
The WPIAL board ushered in a new group of officers Monday with Peters Township athletic director Brian Geyer selected to serve as president. Mt. Lebanon athletic director John Grogan was tabbed as vic...
Fields eager to start over in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Sports
May 21, 2024
SPORTS PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January. While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t outright tell Fields the organization was go...
Lengthy droughts fuel a new Stanley Cup champion
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
May 21, 2024
No matter which team wins the Stanley Cup championship this year it will be a first this century. The Dallas Stars won the franchise’s lone championship in 1999, months before the world worried comput...
Sports Columns
May 21, 2024
2014 • A local man is going to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Necciai, who is from Gallatin and currently resides in Rostraver Township, will be inducted into the HOF at a ...
Pirates rally, stun Giants in 10
Pittsburgh, Sports
May 21, 2024
Nick Gonzales’ RBI single in the 10th completes Pittsburgh’s comeback; Oneil Cruz hits two hardest balls in Statcast era, both over 120 mph. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales’ run-scoring single in the ...
Local Sports, Sports
May 21, 2024
Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sp...
Gladiators fall to No. 1 Riverside
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
May 21, 2024
SPORTS South Allegheny will play No. 14 Burrell in next week’s 3A consolation game to determine seeding. The anticipation was through the roof as the stage was set for the Riverside Panthers and the S...
First loss ends Commodores’ season
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
May 20, 2024
Looking rusty following a 12-day layoff, Frazier fell to West Greene, 13-5. Having not played a game since May 8, the fourth-seeded Frazier softball team showed plenty of rust against fifth-seeded Wes...
FAMILIAR TERRITORY
High school, Sports
Serra Catholic reaches WPIAL semifinals for the 9th straight year
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 20, 2024
Serra Catholic’s baseball team will compete in the district semifinals for the ninth straight year after a dominant victory over Laurel Monday evening. The Eagles (16-1), No. 1 in Class 2A, used a str...
Biles better prepared for Olympic pressure
Olympics, Sports
May 20, 2024
SPRING, Texas (AP) — Simone Biles is not “cured.” A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, un...
‘Starting pitching is the key’ for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
May 20, 2024
Even before the Pittsburgh Pirates embarked on their seven-game road trip to Milwaukee and Chicago, which concluded Sunday with a series win over the Cubs, manager Derek Shelton already had a good fee...
Stenhouse could face ban following punch in pit brawl
Other Sports, Sports
May 20, 2024
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into ne...
Sports Columns
May 20, 2024
2014 • The Class AAA softball quarterfinals proved to be a real nail-biter. Inning after inning, number two ranked South Fayette managed to put runners on base against the Elizabeth Forward, but could...
Penn State trustee opposes $700M stadium renovation on eve of vote
NCAA, Sports
By By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media 
May 20, 2024
Penn State University trustees are expected to vote today on whether an institution that is both a football powerhouse and hundreds of millions of dollars in debt should spend $700 million for a stadi...
G-Force brings the ‘Mayhem’ to Monessen
Local/Youth, Sports
Saturday’s local boxing showcase a was success for local gym and its fighters
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 19, 2024
The event featured nine fights at Monessen High School that featured numerous local boxers. G-Force Athletic Club brought mayhem to Monessen Saturday afternoon in the form of its amateur boxing show, ...
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 19, 2024
Now that, hopefully, the rain is behind us and a week of sunny days is ahead, here’s some food for thought: • I am surprised that given his standing on the team and in the community that Cam Heyward h...
Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder brimming with optimism
NBA
May 19, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder might just be scratching the surface of their potential. Oklahoma City’s season ended Saturday night with a loss to Dallas in the second round of the Wes...
Team Penske locks out Indy 500 front row
Sports
May 19, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For more than a month, Will Power has all but guaranteed that Team Penske would win the pole for the Indianapolis 500. When the team was caught in a cheating scandal, it was messag...