Williams feeling comfortable with two wins entering bye
NFL, Sports
October 3, 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears headed into their bye breathing easier, with back-to-back wins and a .500 record. They’ll take that after a rough start to the season. “I ...
Falcons’ offense can be dangerous with top picks clicking
NFL, Sports
October 3, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — From 2021 through 2024, the Atlanta Falcons used four consecutive top-10 draft picks to assemble a group of playmakers expected to transform their offense. Finally, the Falcons have see...
Some teams find themselves in must-win situations
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
It’s still early in the season with a number of teams only a game or two into their conference schedules. But a lot of teams have to start stacking wins and they need to do it now. For instance, teams...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
Kemon Spell returned to the lineup and found the end zone multiple times for the Tigers. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
Dom Volomino scored the game-winning touchdown for the Jaguars against Belle Vernon. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Jaguars looking to clean things up
High school, Sports
GAME OF THE WEEK: THOMAS JEFFERSON AT TRINITY
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 3, 2025
Thomas Jefferson has been here so many times before and very seldom have the Jaguars not come out on top. Trinity hasn’t been in the position to play big games very often, but the Hillers are here now...
Sports
October 3, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 5 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Melbourne 1 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Sydney at North Melbourne 3 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast 5 a.m. (Satur...
Sports
October 3, 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...
Morgan cruises to second WPIAL championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 2, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward senior will defend her state title, but first, she’s aiming for a team championship. It’s that time of year. The time Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan has to clean off her shelf in...
Rams shut out Steel Valley; Cougars get first win
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 2, 2025
Ringgold stormed out of the gate with a relentless first-half attack, piling up all seven of its goals before halftime on the way to a 7–0 Section 1-2A victory over Steel Valley. The Rams were led by ...
Dillon’s brace leads section-leading Bearcats
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 2, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored both goals in Bentworth’s 2-0 win over second-place Brownsville. Repeats are never easy. After winning Section 2-1A last year, the Bentworth girls’ soccer team knew every opponen...
Youngest featured athlete goes to Cameron Olstein
Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
October 2, 2025
At just 13 years old, eighth grader Cameron Olstein has become the youngest subject of a Sports Stew feature, and she’s earned it. The Fallowfield Township native was recently selected to play in the ...
Penguins’ St. Ivany injured in preseason win over Buffalo
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany suffered an undisclosed injury during a 5-3 preseason win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. There was no immediat...
Bucs took risk in changing coaches
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Don Kelly repeatedly made the point that pitching was the foundation for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Paul Skenes an overwhelming favorite to win the National League Cy Young and anchoring a staff tha...
Fox Chapel proposes competitive balance alignment
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Rather than separate football teams by school enrollment, should roster size and win-loss records be considered when the WPIAL creates new conferences? A proposal recently sent to the WPIAL office wou...
Yankees force Game 3 with 4-3 win over Red Sox
MLB, Sports
October 2, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. zipped all the way home from first base on Austin Wells’ tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees extended their season Wednesday night with ...
MLB, Sports
October 2, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday, sending their NL Wild Card Series to a decisive third ga...
Marin among Pirates’ coaches not renewed
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 2, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates will not renew the contracts of pitching coach Oscar Marin and third base coach Mike Rabelo, according to a league source. In addition, assistant pitching coach Brent Strom is r...
PWHL adds two teams, 120-game schedule
Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer 
October 2, 2025
With the addition of two teams in the Pacific Northwest, the PWHL on Wednesday released an expanded 120-game coast-to-coast schedule, which also includes as many as 20 options for yet-to-be-announced ...
Manning, Lagway have become SEC disappointments
NCAA, Sports
October 2, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Texas’ Arch Manning and Florida’s DJ Lagway opened the season as Heisman Trophy hopefuls, even considered front-runners by some. The highly touted quarterbacks with TV commerc...