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In his first at-bat for Double-A Altoona, Konnor Griffin knocked a broken-bat single into center field. He later stole his 60th base of the season, but he had some problems, too, striking out, hitting...

GIRLS GOLF Indiana High will play three girls golf matches on the road in three consecutive days this week and they started that swing yesterday with a 23 stroke loss to Armstrong at the Kittanning Co...

A couple of one-ones, former top overall draft picks Paul Skenes and Henry Davis, led the Pirates to a win last night over the Blue Jays. Joe Block has the recap. The game featured a benches-clearing ...

The Steelers practiced yesterday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, with a Thursday night game at Carolina fast approaching. Even though coach Mike Tomlin termed the chest injury suffered on Saturday ...

It's probably the most-anticipated game of the entire season for the Altoona Curve. Baseball's number-one ranked prospect, Konnor Griffin, makes his Double-A debut as the Curve take on the Reading Phi...

Sportsnet.ca reports that Chicago-based billionaire David Hoffman is attempting to buy the Penguins and has offered about $1.75 billion for them to the Fenway Sports Group. That far surpasses the supp...

IUP is set to start its second week of training camp. Jack Benedict is back with another look at the Crimson Hawks' offense. IUP kicks off the season at George P. Miller Stadium on Thursday, September...

Mike Tomlin and the Steelers will be working on getting ready for a Thursday night game at Carolina this week, but the coach says they will not neglect the lessons they need to learn after Saturday's ...

The Pirates limp back home tonight after taking a beating on the road in Milwaukee and Chicago. Dan Zangrilli has a recap of yesterday's loss at Wrigley Field. The Pirates are home to face the top tea...

Altoona lost to Richmond, 6-5 on a walk-off single in the ninth inning yesterday. Nick Cimillo had given the Curve the lead with a two-run homer in the eighth, but Jaden Woods gave up two in the ninth...