Baseball America ranks Griffin No. 1 prospect; 3 other Pirates make top 100
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 23, 2026
Bubba Chandler, Edward Florentino and Seth Hernandez are also among rising stars. When Baseball America released its top 100 prospects list Wednesday, Konnor Griffin had only strengthened his status a...
Ravens hire Chargers’ defensive coordinator as head coach
NFL, Sports
January 23, 2026
Jesse Minter spent four years on John Harbaugh’s staff in Baltimore. BALTIMORE (AP) — Jesse Minter is heading back to Baltimore, this time as the Ravens’ next head coach. The club hired the Los Angele...
Sports
January 23, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore is headed to the Texas Rangers in a trade that sent five prospects back to the Nationals on Thursday in the biggest move of new Washington preside...
Steelers are (likely) in the market for yet another QB, but none of the options are ideal
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 23, 2026
Whether it’s through free agency or the draft, the Steelers have decisions to make at the NFL’s most important position. Stay the course Pat Freiermuth was speaking with media the day after the most r...
Sports
January 23, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 5:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — Saint Louis at St. Bonaventure 6 p.m. - FS1 — Indiana at Rutgers 7 p.m. - CBSSN — UMass at Buffalo 8 p.m. - ESPNU — Akron at Ohio 8 p.m. - FOX — Ohio St. a...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORA-BAUGH TribLive 
January 23, 2026
Members of the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t terribly jubilant when management decided to trade starting goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 12. Affectionately known as “Jars” by his...
Eagles’ late 3-pointer sinks Panthers in ACC play
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 22, 2026
A 41-point beatdown by Louisville last weekend has made Pitt well-acquainted with the feeling of intense dejection. Wednesday at Boston College provided the Panthers with major disappointment of a dif...
Sivek always prepared as player and coach
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
January 22, 2026
Karl Sivek had the power of a leopard when he took the field for the Belle Vernon High School football team. Coincidentally, the running back-outside linebacker from the Class of 1975 didn’t even have...
Big game season has arrived
Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
January 22, 2026
Fans of high school basketball will be treated to some great games around the Mon Valley over the next couple of weeks. As the season winds down, a number of teams looking to make a push towards a sec...
Quick start helps Leps pin down Rams
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
Belle Vernon dominated the light weights to race to a 44-24 win over Ringgold in a section dual. When Belle Vernon traveled to Ringgold for Section 7-3A wrestling action on Wednesday, the margins were...
‘Everything has gone well’ for Mantha
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 22, 2026
Anthony Mantha doesn’t have a surplus of good memories of his time as a member of the Calgary Flames. To be clear, he doesn’t have many memories of any type in Calgary. At least on the ice. In Novembe...
Steelers host McCarthy for in-person interview
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 22, 2026
As an NFL head coach, Mike McCarthy’s greatest achievement came at the expense of his hometown Steelers, but 15 years later, the Pittsburgh native might get a chance to make amends. McCarthy, 62, had ...
Buster Posey front and center for next year’s HOF ballot
MLB, Sports
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
January 22, 2026
These days, Buster Posey’s focus is on trying to build a winner as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants. Eleven months from now, however, writers will be evaluating an earlier...
Bills owner feels team hit ‘proverbial wall’
NFL, Sports
January 22, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking a...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
January 22, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Penn-Trafford (6-9) pulled away for a 5743 nonsection win over Thomas Jefferson (16-2). Thomas Jefferson led 17-11 after the first quarter, but Penn-Trafford took control...
Nix’s injury makes Broncos underdog
NFL, Sports
January 22, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denver would be a slight favorite if quarterback Bo Nix was healthy and ready to play Sunday in the AFC championship game, but the Broncos instead are fairly substantial underdogs to ...
Teams opt for change with record 10 job openings in NFL
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
January 22, 2026
The Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills faced similar decisions after another promising season ended short of the Super Bowl. The Packers opted to give coach Matt LaFleur a contract extension in hopes...
200 FBS quarterbacks went into transfer portal
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
January 22, 2026
About 200 Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks entered the transfer portal by last week’s deadline. That doesn’t mean it’s a buyer’s market. The top programs in the power conferences are paying a pr...