Serra’s Ramsey back to Aaron Invitational
High school, Sports
July 22, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic rising senior Jakob Ramsey has earned an invitation to one of the nation’s premier high school baseball development events for the second consecutive year....
Bucs-Yanks Rained Out
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 22, 2026
Tuesday’s contest in the Bronx between the Pirates and Yankees was postponed because of anticipated weather. The teams will play a split doubleheader Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Game 1 will be played...
High school, Sports
GREBB LEAGUE
July 22, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Lamont Cullen poured in 31 points as Twelve Oaks rolled past RiversEdge, 100-55, in a first-round Grebb League boys playoff game Tuesday. Jeremiah Robinson added 19 point...
MLB players propose expanded draft eligibility
MLB, Sports
July 22, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June in a signal the sport is...
Dotel provides glimmer of hope for bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 22, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Wilber Dotel went on the injured list in mid-June riding a low ebb, performance- wise. In his last two outings before going down with a lat muscle strain, Dotel was r...
WNBA enjoying ‘hyper-growth’ under Engelbert
Sports
July 22, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has grown at an exponential rate during Cathy Engelbert’s tenure as commissioner, a stewardship that at times has been tumultuous during her nearly seven years at the helm. En...
Women up next for World Cup next summer
Sports
By By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer 
July 22, 2026
It’s the women’s turn now. The next World Cup, the women’s edition, is set for next summer in Brazil. Just as Spain won the men’s trophy in the recently concluded tournament, that nation’s women were ...
World Cup had some things go wrong and got a lot right
Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer 
July 22, 2026
There are a lot of things that could have gone wrong during this summer’s World Cup — a complicated logistical undertaking that included three host nations, 16 stadiums, 48 teams, 104 games and endles...
Brewers remain careful with Misiorowski after layoff
MLB, Sports
July 22, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy says the Brewers want to monitor Jacob Misiorowski’s workload coming out of the All-Star break. The first example of that came Monday night. Misiorowski w...
Sports
July 22, 2026
CYCLING 6:30 a.m. - NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 17 GOLF 4:30 a.m. (Thursday) - GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, First Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland...
SEC’s move to 9-game schedule pauses some rivalries
NCAA, Sports
July 22, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It used to be the biggest rivalry game of the week, the month — maybe the entire season. In 2026, Florida and Tennessee will be complete strangers. Their once-a-year matchup that, b...
BV Post 484 wins Region 6 championship
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 21, 2026
Belle Vernon will now head to Williamsport for the state tournament. Less than 24 hours after outlasting Blackhawk 20-18 in an incredible elimination game, Baden Post 641 found itself in another battl...
More offers roll in for Leopards’ Brown
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 21, 2026
Belle Vernon rising junior Aubrey Brown continues to stack offers after continuing to play well on the AAU circuit. The 6-2 forward/wing is up to eight Division I offers after nabbing three more over ...
Bulldogs advance in DNL
High school, Sports
By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
July 21, 2026
The Bulldogs erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun Netto’s Snack Shack with a 4-3 walk-off victory Monday night, to sweep their first-round series in their Daily News Le...
Benches clear as Yankees beat Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 21, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates o...
World champion Spain returns home
Sports
July 21, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid. The 26 players and ...
Cherington weighs options for bullpen help
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 21, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates passed their first All-Star break test over the weekend, leaving Cleveland with a series win over the playoff-caliber Guardians. However, the Pirates could have secured a sweep,...
ESPN cuts ties with Ryan Clark
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 21, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive ESPN is cutting ties with prominent NFL analyst and former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark, according to a report by The Athletic. Clark had been with the network for m...
Sticking to identity, Spain reigning supreme
Sports
By By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer 
July 21, 2026
Spanish soccer has reached a level of its own. Spain’s World Cup victory on Sunday added to the nation’s long list of recent triumphs across men’s, women’s and youth competitions, highlighting the dom...
Michigan AD Warde Manuel agrees to buyout
NCAA, Sports
July 21, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining three years on his contract and he will step down at the end of 2026, cul...