Local swimmers at PIAA Class 2A title meet
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 16, 2026
Five Mon Valley schools sent participants to Bucknell for the state competition. The PIAA Class 2A boys and girls swimming championships were held this past weekend with several Mon Valley squads part...
U.S. tops Dominican Republic to reach title game
MLB, Sports
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
March 16, 2026
Homers by Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony provided the offense in a 2-1 victory. MIAMI (AP) — Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s elect...
Pitching paces Eagles in Serra Catholic Invitational
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 16, 2026
Jake Jellison and Aiden Corbett shut out Jeannette on three hits in the championship game. Serra Catholic used a strong pitching performance and a big day from Max Black to defeat Jeannette, 5-0, Satu...
Final games should have larger impact on seeding
NCAA, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 16, 2026
Trying to figure out some of the “madness” before the Madness starts, here’s some food for thought: • I know sometimes it is tough to determine who gets in the NCAA Tournament without complaining abou...
Newest Steelers cornerback Jamel Dean can tackle, too
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
March 16, 2026
Super Bowl champ allowed 1 TD while with Tampa Bay last season. Jamel Dean flexed his coverage skills by picking off three passes last season, but the newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback also ...
Hamlin storms back to win at Vegas
Sports
March 16, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago, and first since the death of his f...
2027 MLB work stoppage could affect 2028 Olympic plans
MLB, Sports
March 16, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — A work stoppage that leads to canceled games during the 2027 Major League Baseball season could disrupt plans under discussion to have big league players participate in the 2028 Los Angel...
Cam Young rallies to win The Players Championship
Sports
March 16, 2026
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Young picked up a big title to go with his major talent Sunday, making the most clutch birdie of his career with a shot into 10 feet on the windblown island gree...
Griffin homers in 9th to prevent shutout as Pirates stumble vs. Rays
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 16, 2026
Jake Frawley and Cedric Mullins each had three hits for Tampa Bay. Konnor Griffin hit his fourth home run of spring training in the ninth inning to spare the Pittsburgh Pirates a shutout loss. The Tam...
Oklahoma, SDSU among teams left out of tournament
NCAA, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
March 16, 2026
Ten Southeastern Conference teams made the 68-team March Madness field Sunday, the most of any league. It’s the two that were left out — Oklahoma and Auburn — that will draw the most controversy. The ...
UConn and UCLA among No. 1 seeds for women’s tourney
NCAA, Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer 
March 16, 2026
UConn edged UCLA as the No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket was announced Sunday night, Having the top spot in March Madness didn’t really matter to Huskies coach Geno Aurie...
Titans battle wind to cruise to win in opener
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 14, 2026
Derek Tudek and Caden Wills each finished with a pair of hits for West Mifflin. It wasn’t the prettiest performance for the West Mifflin baseball team to open its season, but with howling winds and th...
Garcia homers as Bucs beat Tigers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 14, 2026
Whether they were swinging the bat or drawing walks, the new acquisitions played a big role for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jhostynxon Garcia, Jake Mangum and Tyler Callihan combined for four hits, four r...
Jeff Capel will return to coach Panthers next season
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 14, 2026
Long before Pitt’s season came to an end, athletic director Allen Greene knew he had a major decision to make regarding the stewardship of the men’s basketball program. Despite the disappointment of c...
Ringgold beats Lancers to reach D2 championship game
High school, Sports
By By BRENNAN VALLADERES TribLive 
March 14, 2026
In the second game of of a doubleheader Thursday, No. 3 Ringgold topped No. 2 Neshannock, 3-2, to advance to the PIHL Division 2 championship game. Neshannock took a 1-0 lead after Ryan Hazi followed ...
Multisport athletes give Ringgold track a boost
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 14, 2026
The Rams return a number of talented athletes to this year’s team, and welcome in a number of underclassmen that can contribute. If there is one thing that hasn’t changed about Ringgold track and fiel...
For tall hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency
MLB, Sports
March 14, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues’ Automated Ball-Strike Syste...
NCAA, Sports
March 14, 2026
VCU ousts host Duquesne in A10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and lead VCU to a 71-66 victory over Duquesne on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlan...
Sports
March 14, 2026
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 4 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Sydney Midnight - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Melbourne AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. - FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Arlington, Ar...
MALEKOVICH MEDALS
High school, Sports
March 14, 2026
Belle Vernon Area’s Brady Malekovich (right) is shown on the podium after finishing fifth in the 50 freestyle at the PIAA Swimming Championships Friday. BVA Swimming on X