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The Pirates scraped out another win yesterday, completing their first road sweep of a series this year. Joe Block has the recap of another pitching gem against the Giants. During the game, the Bucs tr...

The Pat McAfee circus came to Latrobe yesterday as the Plum native's popular ESPN show aired live from St. Vincent College, featuring appearances by Aaron Rodgers, Cam Heyward, TJ Watt, Mike Tomlin, O...

Pitt is picked to finish ninth in the seventeen-member ACC in the preseason media poll. Clemson is the top choice, followed by Miami, SMU, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina...

Altoona rolled over Portland, 6-2, last night. Esmerlyn Valdez and Jase Bowen each had three hits, and Bowen had two doubles and stole home. Emmanuel Chapman started in a bullpen game and retired the ...

Indiana ran into some trouble yesterday at the Junior League Softball World Series, falling to Columbus, Texas, 13-5, but they are still alive. For the third straight game, they fell behind, this time...

The Pirates keep finding ways to win ballgames, taking their seventh of their last eight last night in San Francisco. Joe Block recaps another Bucco win. The Pirates' Johan Oviedo made his first rehab...

Altoona dropped a 4-3 decision in their series opener at Portland, Maine, last night. Reliever Justin Meis gave up a two-out grand slam to the first batter he faced. Termarr Johnson had three hits for...

Rain forced the Steelers to work indoors yesterday, postponing the action in pads and sending home a bunch of frustrated fans. Coach Mike Tomlin says the team felt player safety was more important tha...

Pitt opens its preseason training camp today. Yesterday, All-American linebacker Kyle Louis was named to the Bronco Nagurski Award watch list. The award is given to the nation's top college defensive ...

Samantha Martin was gritty in the circle against a slugging team from Palo Cedro, California as Indiana bashed its way to an 11-4 win in their second game of the Junior League Softball World Series in...