Chambliss, Carneiro lift Ole Miss past Georgia
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneir...
Hoosiers, Ducks to meet again at Peach Bowl
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Curt Cignetti’s perpetual seriousness has become a big part of the Indiana coach’s burgeoning lore. His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has ...
Miami within one win of playing for title on home field
NCAA, Sports
January 3, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Miami left Texas after an overtime loss to SMU at the start of November, the Hurricanes were at their lowest point of the season. There was a very dim forecast for getting...
Tracking Panthers hitting the transfer portal
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Beginning at midnight Friday, the transfer portal officially opened, with players across college football free to enter their names and formally begin the process of finding new homes. At Pitt, a tric...
Pitt sophomore Amadou Kante to miss rest of season
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Pitt redshirt sophomore Papa Amadou Kante will undergo an arthroscopic right knee procedure and miss the remainder of the season, the Panthers announced Friday morning. Kante, a 6-foot-10 senior from ...
Sports
January 3, 2026
Ringgold boys fall in exhibition on NBA court Playing in a nonsection matchup at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, West Carrollton edged Ringgold 51–49 on Saturday. Ringgold trailed 16–18 at halftime before ...
Another banner year
High school, Sports
Looking back at some of the Valley’s top sports stories in 2025
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 2, 2026
To say it was a “banner” year around the Mon Vally sports scene is probably the best way to put it. Looking back at 2025 in the Valley, there were plenty of golden moments – championships won – that h...
Pirates plan to tap into Montgomery’s potential
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 2, 2026
A move from the starting rotation to the bullpen reignited Mason Montgomery’s career, serving as a flip of the switch on a pitch that turned the 25-year-old left-hander into a dangerous pitcher. Montg...
Defense carries Ducks to semifinals
NCAA, Sports
January 2, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute the thousands of fans who made the cross-country trip to South Florida. If t...
Tomlin not ready to think about Rodgers playing final game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 2, 2026
If he keeps his word and retires after the season, Aaron Rodgers will play in the final regular-season game of his 21-year career Sunday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens at...
Penguins in 2025: Trades, new ownership among headlines
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 2, 2026
The year 2025 presented ample change for the Penguins on so many fronts, forcing them to move on from a proud past and further into an uncertain future. That was represented in a most doleful fashion ...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 2, 2026
Eric Lee was just a few years into his NFL career and fresh off playing in a Super Bowl when he started preparing for life after the game. Johnson Bademosi played nine seasons in the league and now wo...
Poll era GOAT? USA players say it’s Stewart
Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer 
January 2, 2026
No one will ever top what Breanna Stewart did in college at UConn, winning four national championships and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament each time. Her success sets her apart as t...
Sports
January 2, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Lamar at Mc-Neese St. 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty 7 p.m. - PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan 7:30 p.m. - PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland 8 p.m. - A...
Sports
January 2, 2026
Lamar Jackson says he’s playing Sunday OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson says he’s expecting to play when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh for the AFC North title Sunday ni...
Scott plays hero for Titans; Monessen boys bounce back
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 31, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent West Mifflin picked up a dramatic win over Connellsville to win the championship game of the Mt. Pleasant Tournament to finish off their holiday season. The Titans (5-6) ...
Chuck Fisher another four-sport star at Ringgold
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
December 31, 2025
For MVI Sports Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part story on 1976 Ringgold graduate Chuck Fisher. Chuck Fisher, Ringgold’s Class of 1976, was the type of athlete who seemed at ease in a...
Knights hold off late Leopards’ charge
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2025
Elijah Majors (20) and Dane Daugherty (14) combined for 34 points in Belle Vernon’s loss. During the holiday season, local basketball teams play in tournaments hoping to be challenged by different opp...
Bearcats capture tournament crown
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 31, 2025
When the Bentworth and Carrick boys’ basketball teams took the court ahead of their Bentworth Holiday Hoops Classic championship game Tuesday night, there was one major problem. Both squads were weari...
Reviewing the Pirates: Frustrations and fiascos
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 31, 2025
To suggest the Pittsburgh Pirates started the 2025 season on the wrong foot is putting it mildly. This one appeared doomed long before they ever played a game at PNC Park. Fans furious over the franch...