Cam Lewis seeing more reps at safety for Bears
NFL, Sports
August 7, 2026
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Cam Lewis takes pride in being a team player. Whatever the Chicago Bears need from him, he is ready to go. Right now, that’s free safety. Lewis has been filling in for Coby Br...
Beloved SF Giants broadcaster set to retire at end of season
MLB, Sports
August 7, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Beloved longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster and former major league pitcher Mike Krukow is stepping away from the booth after this season following a nearly four-decade run....
Kuechly joins HOF as one of greatest linebackers ever
NFL, Sports
August 7, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the telev...
Ezequiel Durán has been a big solution for the Texas Rangers
MLB, Sports
August 7, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezequiel Durán has been “The Solution” in so many ways for the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers this season. That has proved to be more than just a slick nickname, one first given...
Geno Smith using red contacts at Jets training camp
NFL, Sports
August 7, 2026
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is seeing things a bit differently with the New York Jets this time around. No, it’s not quite rose-colored glasses. But the veteran quarterback is wearing red con...
Dobbins vows to play 17 games and win rushing title
NFL, Sports
August 7, 2026
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins is counting on his flexibility and faith to outrun his injury history. The Denver Broncos starting running back had a blown-out knee in Baltimore in 2021, a torn A...
YCC Patriotic Tournament Winners
Sports
August 7, 2026
“Salute to America” was the theme for a recent tournament at Youghiogheny Country Club. Special awards were named Four Score And Seven Years Ago, This Is War and The Shot Heard ‘Round The World. Makin...
Loss to Brewers leaves Pirates last in NL Central
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
August 7, 2026
They finished their road trip at 2-6 as the offense struggled again. When the Pittsburgh Pirates embarked on a road trip eight days ago, they were above .500 and trying to keep pace in the National Le...
Sports
August 7, 2026
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:25 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Brisbane 2 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Sydney 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) - FS1 — AFL: Essendon at Geelong AUTO RACING 4...
Par  4  Hole-In-One
Sports
HOLE-IN-ONE
August 7, 2026
Class of 2025 South Allegheny graduate Christian Pohodich recently had a holein- one at Butler’s Golf Course. The rare feat was even more spectacular than usual as it occured on a Par 4. South Alleghe...
PONY League World Series to mark 75th year
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
August 6, 2026
Two Charleroi-area players are on the Washington County team. No matter where you are from, baseball can sometimes be considered the universal language and sport to many. That will be on display Aug. ...
Hole-In-One For Charleroi Golfer
High school, Sports
August 6, 2026
Charleroi’s Luke Henderson had a hole-in-one Tuesday on hole 6 at the Mon Valley Country Club during the Cougars’ team practice. Submitted Charleroi’s Luke Henderson had a hole-in-one Tuesday on hole ...
Highsmith hoping to be ‘a Steeler for life’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 6, 2026
The team’s third-highestpaid outside linebacker is under contract through 2027. A holdout? A hold-in? Annoyance expressed behind the scenes? Not from Alex Highsmith, not at this Pittsburgh Steelers tr...
BVA’s Daughtery selected for Randy Giannini Scholarship
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2026
A former member of the Leopards basketball team, Daughtery will pursue a criminology degree at Indiana, Pa. Belle Vernon’s Dane Daughtery was recently awarded the Randy Giannini Scholarship for his ha...
Entertainment, Sports
August 6, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners. The California-based maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims” announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billi...
European soccer leagues add to pressure on FIFA president
Sports
August 6, 2026
The association of European soccer leagues called for governance reform of FIFA on Wednesday, adding to the mounting pressure on president Gianni Infantino following his failed plan to sell stakes in ...
Brees defied the odds to become one of the great QBs
NFL, Sports
August 6, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees of three decades ago was disinclined to indulge fantasies of becoming a pro football star, believing instead that baseball was the sport he’d play in college. “Look, ...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer 
August 6, 2026
Carson Beck makes his NFL debut and Kenny Pickett starts for his fifth team in four years. Welcome to the NFL preseason. If you want to see starters play, wait until next month when the games count in...
Former Patriot Diggs to sign with Commanders
NFL, Sports
NFL TRAINING CAMP ROUNDUP
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer 
August 6, 2026
Stefon Diggs is signing with the Washington Commanders, a big addition at wide receiver to give quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense a proven commodity who showed last season he can still be pro...
Barry Sanders left lasting impression on Saquon Barkley
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer 
August 6, 2026
Saquon Barkley saw a clip of Barry Sanders on NFL Films when he was a kid that left a lasting impression. It wasn’t Sanders juking half the defense on one of his dynamic touchdown runs. Instead, the H...