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...
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,...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Red Sox push winning streak to 13 games
MLB, Sports
THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
July 21, 2026
The All-Star break did little to slow down the resurgent Boston Red Sox. Now they’ll take on another streaking AL East team as the race for postseason spots begins to simmer. The Red Sox completed a s...
New Zealanders wake to a new major champion
Sports
July 21, 2026
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Ryan Fox rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Royal Birkdale to win the British Open by one shot, it was just past 5.30 a.m. in his homeland and the ...
Sports
July 21, 2026
Barkley’s home burglarized PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police are searching for the people responsible for a weekend break-in at the home of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. Police in Tredyffr...
SEC commish says talks of breaking away are real
NCAA, Sports
July 21, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that leaders of the powerhouse league are having “real” conversations about breaking away from the rest of college sport...
Sports
July 21, 2026
CYCLING 6:30 a.m. - NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 16 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. - ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Southeast Regional Semifinal, Warner Robins, Ga. 3:45 p.m. - ...
Post 484 on the brink of state tournament
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 20, 2026
The Belle Vernon team won two games over the weekend and will face Baden today. The Belle Vernon Post 484 senior legion team is one game away from winning the Region 6 tournament after a strong start ...
Spain wins World Cup on goal in extra time
Sports
July 20, 2026
Ferran Torres scored his only goal of the tournament in a 1-0 victory over Argentina. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. A...
Aul Bat Co. advances in Daily News League playoffs
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 20, 2026
The Daily News League playoffs began over the weekend with one team already punching its ticket to the semifinals. No. 3 Aul Bat Company (14-7-1) swept its best-of-three series with No. 6 Upper St. Cl...
Dereliction of duty for GM not to fix Pirates’ bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER joliver@yourmvi.com 
July 20, 2026
Where did the first half of summer go? I don’t know, but here’s some food for thought: • I was kind of surprised that more wasn’t made about the Pirates’ lack of any offensive players in last week’s A...
Cook steals the show as Pirates take series from Guardians
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 20, 2026
Paul Skenes threw seven strong innings in the 7-1 victory. Billy Cook has been the epitome of a utilityman this season, playing where and when needed for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sunday in Cleveland, h...
Sports
July 20, 2026
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — The drought is over for Joey Logano. Logano snapped a 45-race winless streak Sunday night with a dominant victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the first points race at...
Sports
July 20, 2026
MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. - ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 7:05 p.m. - SPORTSNETPIT - Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees 10 p.m. - ESPN — St. Louis at L.A. Angels SOFTBALL 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: ...