Playoffs without Mahomes, Brady and Manning for first time since 1998 season
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
December 18, 2025
John Elway and Dan Marino were still starting quarterbacks, Tom Brady was a little-known college player at Michigan and at least six starting quarterbacks for potential 2025 playoffs teams weren’t eve...
Blue Jays’ Ponce takes page from brother-in-law Kittle
MLB, Sports
December 18, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — After a short and unsuccessful stint in the major leagues, Cody Ponce was pitching in Asia and still trying to find a mental approach that worked for him on the mound. So he started emu...
Spurs received education down the stretch of Cup final
NBA, Sports
December 18, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For San Antonio, the NBA Cup final was an education. A painful education. The Spurs let an 11-point third quarter lead slip away and then some on Tuesday night, falling to the New Yor...
Sports
December 18, 2025
Leiter Jr. agrees to deal with A’s WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. and the Athletics completed their $2.85 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. Leiter, 34, is the lates...
Runnin’ Rams roll over West Mifflin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 17, 2025
Coming into Tuesday night’s non-conference matchup between Ringgold and West Mifflin, the home Titans wanted to play the game at a slow pace. However, the Rams have gotten off to a hot start by pushin...
Balance leads ’Dores over Cougars
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 17, 2025
Chloe Harger (16), Allie Yauch (15) and Malana Burton (10) combined for 41 points as Frazier beat Charleroi. Throughout his years on the basketball sidelines, Frazier girls’ coach Jonathan Bass has al...
5 things we learned from Monday
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 17, 2025
Five things we learned from the rare Pittsburgh Steelers’ convincing 28-15 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night: 1. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Five weeks ago, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi went semi...
Salisbury named head coach at West Liberty
NCAA, Sports
December 17, 2025
The Frazier graduate and former offensive coordinator at California (Pa.) will start immediately. By the Mon Valley Independent Former Frazier quarterback and California (Pa.) offensive coordinator Ch...
Mahomes undergoes ACL surgery after Sunday’s gruesome injury
NFL, Sports
December 17, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes underwent surgery in Dallas on Monday night to repair the ACL he tore in his left knee in a loss to the Chargers, and the team said in statem...
Cook drops 30 as Gladiators pull away from Eagles
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 17, 2025
South Allegheny pulled away in the second half to secure a 79–62 win over Serra Catholic on Tuesday in non-section play. South Allegheny (5–2) built a 40–25 halftime lead and extended its advantage wi...
Steelers pass the eye test for first time in a while
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 17, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t play a particularly aesthetically pleasing brand of football. It’s been that way for a while. The offense can lack explosion for long stretches. The def...
Jarry beats Penguins to extend losing streak to six
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 17, 2025
Sidney Crosby moved to within one point of Mario Lemieux on the team’s all-time scoring list. On one end of the ice of PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday stood new Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinn...
Panthers volleyball team gets sendoff en route to Final Four
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 17, 2025
Pitt volleyball — from coach Dan Fisher and his staff to the Panthers players as well as their fan base — has been here before. The Panthers departed Fitzgerald Field House on Tuesday afternoon to tra...
What Miami is saying after Dolphins’ frigid loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
December 17, 2025
The Miami Dolphins added to their cold weather losses Monday after falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28-15. But, according to Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, the game time temperature of 17 degre...
Roethlisberger content to be in Hall of Honor, no comeback
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 17, 2025
Philip Rivers returned from a five-year absence to provide functional quarterback play Sunday, so why not Ben Roethlisberger, a fellow passer from that fabled 2004 draft class? Roethlisberger, after a...
Goodell: Pittsburgh ‘definitely ready’ to host NFL Draft
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive 
December 17, 2025
The countdown to the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh continues, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the Steel City is prepared to handle the spectacle. “You are definitely ready. You know, this town k...
Scheffler winning player of the year was obvious
Other Sports, Sports
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer 
December 17, 2025
For the first time in three years, the PGA Tour did not release the voting percentage when Scottie Scheffler won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the tour’s best player. It brings to mind the catchphrase fr...
Grandpa to gridiron: Rivers’ inspiring NFL return
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
December 17, 2025
The “ Gridiron Grandpa “ thrilled both young and old alike with his return to the NFL 1,800 days after last throwing a touchdown pass. Philip Rivers nearly helped the injury-riddled Colts (8-6) pull o...
Sports
December 17, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — Creighton at Xavier 6:30 p.m. - SECN — Saint Francis (Pa.) at Florida 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Vanderbilt at Memphis 8:30 p.m. - FS1 — Georgetown at Marquette 9 p.m....
Sports
December 17, 2025
Leps middle schoolers stay undefeated The Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys basketball teams remained unbeaten with a sweep over visiting Ligonier Valley Tuesday. For the Leopards’ 8th-grade (7-0),...