Tomlin: Steelers won’t be defined by loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked earlier this week about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ struggles on the road in Thursday night games, Mike Tomlin gruffly responded he’d gotten his butt kicked in many different ways...
Bucs’ one goal enough to end Leopards’ season
High school, Sports
By By MICHAEL LOVE TribLive 
October 22, 2025
The Burrell girls soccer team scored just one goal in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game against Belle Vernon on Tuesday night at Buccaneer Stadium. Junior Makiah Buchak found the back of the net wit...
Commodores fresh and ready for Scotties
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
No. 1-seed Frazier will host No. 16 Union tonight as part of a WPIAL first-round doubleheader at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse. The Frazier volleyball team gets its postseason underway tonight at DiVirgilio F...
Bearcats ready for match with No. 9 Eden Christian
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 22, 2025
Bentworth will face Eden Christian in a rematch of last season’s WPIAL semifinal tonight at Bethel Park. With two straight WPIAL 1A titles in their back pocket, the Bentworth Bearcats have their sight...
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
October 22, 2025
Thomas Jefferson is the only local volleyball to advance past Tuesday’s first round. By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon took the opening set before Mars rallied to win three straight, 24-26, 2...
Letang hits 600 assists as Penguins skate to 5-1 win
NHL, Pittsburgh
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 o...
Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays to World Series
MLB, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAMES
October 22, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Woah, Canada! After a huge swing by George Springer, the World Series is headed north of the border for the first time in 32 years. Springer hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seven...
NBA, Sports
October 22, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings Tuesday night before their season opener against the Houston Rockets. Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers in the ...
Smith-Njigba shows out as Seahawks beat Texans
NFL, Sports
October 22, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba called it spontaneous. Sam Darnold was simply surprised. The reserved Smith-Njigba, who has let his play speak for itself while leading the NFL in yards receiving thi...
LaFleur focused on entire Steelers team as Packers get ready to face Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
October 22, 2025
Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows he and his players will get plenty of questions this week about facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time since the four-time MVP quarterback left Green Bay. LaFleur is ...
Gibbs has career night as Lions beat Bucs
NFL, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
October 22, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Jahmyr Gibbs was offered oxygen on the bench after a 78-yard run. He turned it down. Clearly, he was not out of breath. Gibbs scored on a long sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spi...
Receiving corps has No. 2 Indiana soaring
NCAA, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
October 22, 2025
Elijah Sarratt came to Indiana to show he could excel against the nation’s top secondaries. Omar Cooper Jr. stuck around his home state, hoping to get the same opportunity. Now, under the brightest sp...
Florida AD says rules allow him to be ‘very thorough’
NCAA, Sports
October 22, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Even though Florida has retained a search firm to help land the school’s next football coach, athletic director Scott Stricklin said Monday he will have final say in the hirin...
Sports
October 22, 2025
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — MTSU at Delaware 9 p.m. - CBSSN — Missouri St. at New Mexico St. COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN) 9 p.m. - ESPNU — Santa Clara at Gonzaga COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) 7 p.m. -...
Sports
October 22, 2025
Hartman ninth, Didjunas 12th at PIAA championships Thomas Jefferson sophomore Ty Hartman was one of seven golfers tied for ninth place overall after the final round of the PIAA Class 3A boys champions...
Morgan leads PIAA tourney after first round
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
The EF senior leads by five strokes as her bid to repeat as state champion enters final round today. Elizabeth Forward senior Mya Morgan is one day and one round away from defending her PIAA Class 3A ...
Cougars blanked by Beaver with top scorer suspended
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 21, 2025
The Bobcats took advantage of Charleroi’s Dylan Klinger’s absence, rolling to a 6-0 win. Despite earning the right to host a playoff game against Beaver, the Charleroi boys soccer team saw its season ...
Warriors nipped by Vikings
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
October 21, 2025
EF boys see their comeback fall short in first-round loss at Mt. Pleasant. Playoff contests between 12 and five seeds sometimes aren’t all that competitive. That wasn’t the case during Monday’s WPIAL ...
Pair of local volleyball teams advance into first round
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
Third-seeded North Catholic flexed its offensive power in the postseason opener, rolling to a 7–1 victory over No. 14 Yough to advance in the Class 2A playoffs. The Trojans spread the scoring around, ...
Rodgers looks nimble and on pace to break passing TD record
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Aaron Rodgers spent most of this past weekend tied for the NFL lead in passing touchdowns with 14. More than one-third of the way through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers is well...