Argentina’s Lionel Messi to kick off expected last hurrah against Algeria
Sports
By By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer 
June 16, 2026
Argentina’s bid to become the first back-to-back World Cup champion in 62 years begins on Tuesday. The match against Algeria in Kansas City, Missouri, also marks the start of the sixth and possibly fi...
Bulls finalizing hire of Splitter as coach
NBA, Sports
June 16, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Pre...
Sports
June 16, 2026
AHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. - NHLN — Calder Cup Finals: Chicago at Toronto, Game 3 BOWLING 7 p.m. - CBSSN — PWBA: Go Bowling U.S. Women’s Open, Indianapolis COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. - ESPN — Men’s College World ...
Sports
By By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer 
June 16, 2026
Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility for a pla...
Future of McKeesport football coaches uncertain
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 15, 2026
The school board tabled a motion on their status last week, and one director called for head coach Matt Miller & his entire staff to resign. The McKeesport football program has undergone some controve...
Hurricanes use stifling defense to win Stanley Cup
NHL, Sports
June 15, 2026
Brandon Bussi registered his first career playoff shutout. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring ...
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
June 15, 2026
By the MVI Quinn Construction 8, 3 Rivers Barbershop X PRVC 1 Quinn Construction remained unbeaten Saturday, pulling away with four runs in the sixth inning to defeat 3 Rivers Barbershop X PRVC. Quinn...
Labor standoff may help Pirates hold onto Skenes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
June 15, 2026
The new vernacular in sports talk these days is the term “hot takes.” Hot takes are comments and/or predictions that often defy logic or are on the boundary of lack of believability. So many talking h...
Skenes strikes out 10, but Pirates fall to Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 15, 2026
Pittsburgh was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Paul Skenes had not been without blame as to why he had gone winless for five straight starts entering his latest outing Sunday at PNC Park. Bu...
Bentworth’s Gonglik named top player in Pennsylvania
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
June 15, 2026
The Bearcats junior compiled a 19-2 record this season with an 0.89 ERA. The softball season is over for Bentworth, but the awards keep rolling in for the Bearcats’ Sydney Gonglik. Gonglik, a 5-8 juni...
Griffin headed to Florida for throwing program
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 15, 2026
The rookie shortstop is expected to have a rehab assignment before returning to the Pirates. When the Pittsburgh Pirates leave for their road trip against the Athletics in Sacramento and the Colorado ...
Mayhem hits New York after Knicks’ first title in 53 years
NBA, Sports
June 15, 2026
NEWYORK (AP) — It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including a s...
Hamilton claims first victory with Ferrari in Barcelona
Sports
June 15, 2026
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Lewis Hamilton’s wait for a race victory with Ferrari is over. Yellow helmet still on, Hamilton pumped his fists and took a running leap into the arms of his fellow crimson- cla...
For 29 NBA teams, big questions loom this offseason
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer 
June 15, 2026
And just like that, it’s next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully...
Australia win sets stage for match against U.S.
Sports
June 15, 2026
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Turkey’s return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday nig...
MLB, Sports
June 15, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez was placed on the injured list on Sunday for only the second time in his major league career because of a broken bone in his le...
Knicks made the right move hiring Mike Brown
NBA, Sports
June 15, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other can...
Gina Kim and Yana Wilson team up for first WPGA titles
Sports
June 15, 2026
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Gina Kim and Yana Wilson teamed to win the Dow Championship on Sunday for their first LPGA Tour titles, closing with an 8-under 62 in best-ball play for a twostroke victory over ...
Golovkin and Tarver headline International Boxing HOF class
Sports
June 15, 2026
VERONA, N.Y. (AP) — Gennadiy Golovkin was always more about big punches than big words. Talking was for fighters like Antonio Tarver. But on Hall of Fame induction day, even guys like Tarver can have ...