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After taking two out of three games from Toronto, one of baseball's best teams, the Pirates welcome the team with the worst record in baseball, the Colorado Rockies, to PNC Park tonight for the first ...

Altoona lost a second straight game to Reading, 8-4 despite three hits each by Mitch Jebb and Konnor Griffin. The Curve had twelve hits but were just 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position. New cat...

BOYS GOLF Indiana needed extra golf to edge defending WPIAL AA champ North Catholic yesterday in a non-section match at the Indiana Country Club. Both teams shot 195 in regulation, forcing a sudden de...

Johan Oviedo's return to the Major Leagues was stellar, as the Pirates shut down the high-powered Toronto offense. Joe Block has the story. The Pirates are finally bringing Bubba Chandler up from Indi...

Altoona took a beating from Reading, 7-1. Mitch Jebb had two hits for the Curve. Konnor Griffin was 0-for-4. Alessandro Ercolani starts for the Curve tonight. The Curve's Sammy Siani and Ryan Harbin h...

The Steelers play their final preseason game tonight, visiting the Carolina Panthers. There will be plenty of candidates for roster spots trying to impress Mike Tomlin and the Steelers' front office. ...

Preseason coaches poll rankings are out for two more PSAC fall sports. IUP is picked 6th in men's cross country. The Crimson Hawks return two-time All-PSAC first-teamer Mike Formica. Shippensburg, Eas...

Toronto's offense was in gear from the start last night at PNC Park as the Blue Jays throttled the Pirates. Joe Block has the story. Two Pirates pitchers who have been out with arm miseries since Apri...

The Indiana girls took on top WPIAL contender Fox Chapel last night and lost to them for the second time in a week, by 58 strokes. Fox Chapel's Ava Callandra was the medalist with a 40. Indiana was le...

Cam Heyward was among yesterday's limited practice participants for the Steelers. He'd been conducting a "hold in" during training camp. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that Heyward did participate in tea...