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Neshannock's girls had been dominant in playoff basketball, winning their previous four games by 60, 49, 9, and 54 points. But they ran into a determined Penns Manor Comets team last night in the seco...

The Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes played extra hockey last night, with the Pens earning a point but falling victim to their season-long struggles in the shootout. Paul Steigerwald has the story. Th...

It's New Year's Day in the NFL. The league year begins at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with players on expiring contracts becoming free agents and teams then being able to sign them. One player not on an...

Italy shocked Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, knocking off the Americans, 8-6, to take the lead in Pool B. The U.S. has completed its pool at 3-1 while the Italians play Team Mexico today to c...

Round two of the PIAA basketball playoffs gets underway tonight with the Penns Manor Comets taking on WPIAL champion Neshannock in girls Double-A. Penns Manor is coming off Thursday's 49-34 first-roun...

The Penguins open a five-game road trip tonight at Carolina. The Pens are in second place in the Metro Division, eight points behind the Hurricanes and a point ahead of the third-place New York Island...

On the first day of the NFL's "legal tampering" period, the Steelers made some big moves, the biggest of them the acquisition of wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. from Indianapolis for next-to-nothing...

Pirates ace Paul Skenes gave up just one hit over four innings and Team USA scored all five of its runs in the third, highlighted by a solo home run by Aaron Judge and a three-run blast by Roman Antho...

The Steelers have reportedly re-signed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to a one-year, $4 million contract, two days before he would have become a free agent. The deal was reported by Ian Rapoport of the ...

It came down to the wire but the IUP women held on to win the PSAC championship yesterday, beating Gannon, 61-57 on Gannon's own court, and it was the PSAC Athlete of the Year, Shae Weaver, who led th...