Cook’s putback in final seconds stuns No. 1 Mohawk
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 21, 2026
Class 3A defending champion South Allegheny moves on to face No. 13 Shady Side Academy in semifinals. It’s cliché to say it, but whoever had the ball last in Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketb...
No. 3 Jaguars survive against Hawthorne, No. 6 Penn Hills
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 21, 2026
Penn Hills scored 37 points to close the gap before falling against Thomas Jefferson Friday. Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with a 21-point lead over...
Late turnover, free throw sink Rams’ Cinderella run
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 21, 2026
Ringgold’s Cinderella run to the WPIAL title came to a halt in the Class 5A quarterfinals Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The No. 15 Rams (15-10) just missed out on reaching the semifinals, dro...
Confidence key for Chandler to gain starting spot
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 21, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Bubba Chandler cruised through his first three major-league games, earning a four-inning save in his debut and wins in his next two appearances before the Milwaukee Brewers dealt the...
U.S. will face Canada for Olympic gold
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the No...
Fresh outlook helped Liu win Olympic figure skating gold
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the st...
Stoddard gets U.S. bronze in speedskating
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
MILAN (AP) — South Korean speedskater Kim Gilli thought it funny earlier in the Milan Cortina Olympics when someone referred to her as Lambor- Gilli, an homage to the famous Italian sports car known f...
Sports
February 21, 2026
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American Ferreira captures freeski halfpipe gold
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — American freeskier Alex Ferreira won the men’s halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Friday, completing the 31-year-old’s collection of Olympic medals. Ferreira won...
Referee still running the floor at age 80
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
February 21, 2026
Once an avid runner, Bob Saxman went from full speed to a jog before finally slowing down. “Knees got creaky,” Saxman said. But he can still get up and down the basketball court. Being a referee is so...
Prospect Howe looking good following knee surgery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 21, 2026
It wasn’t exactly a work of art. Then again, Tanner Howe isn’t exactly Vincent Van Gogh. He’s more of a Francis Harrington Glidden. That’s to say the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect plays somethi...
Norway’s dominance rooted in tradition
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
TESERO, Italy (AP) — Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in this Dolomite mountain town, Norwegian flags have been draped over the railings like bunting on a national holiday. Fans from the Scan...
PWHL’s influence apparent at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Alina Muller instantly understood the significance her bronze medal-clinching overtime goal in a 2-1 win over Sweden meant not only to girls back home in Switzerland, but in the bigger pi...
United by Beijing fiasco, Maier and Smith celebrate
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Four years ago, after a convoluted medal dispute with race officials, freeskiers Daniela Maier and Fanny Smith both ended up the proud recipients of Olympic bronze medals. Fast f...
EF to semis after taking round 3 against BVA
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 20, 2026
The Leopards got the EF lead down to a single point with just over a minute to go in a 61-56 loss to the Warriors. The third time wasn’t the charm for the Belle Vernon girls basketball team Thursday. ...
Eagles advance after long layoff
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 20, 2026
After a 10-day wait between games, Serra Catholic’s girls are headed to the WPIAL semifinals. Despite being off school for winter break, Serra Catholic had to be ready Thursday night for its first gam...
Cy Young winner Skenes dominant in simulated game
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 20, 2026
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. BRADENTON, Fla. — It was a simulated game but one that Paul Skenes treated like a warm-up for the World Baseball Clas...
Keller’s OT goal helps U.S. stun Canada for gold medal
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
MILAN (AP) — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal- winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women’s hockey teams to...
Alysa Liu dazzles to win skating gold
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
Liu is the first gold medal winner in figure skating for the U.S. since Sasha Cohen. MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu had just delivered a near-flawless Olympic free skate on Thursday night, one that left a pac...
Steelers’ Hall of Honor member Mike Wagner dies
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 20, 2026
Four-time Super Bowl champion Mike Wagner, a ballhawk at safety and a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor, has died. He was 76. The Steelers, for whom Wagner played all 10 of his NFL seaso...