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UNITED, PORTAGE WILL CLASH WITH FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE
GIRLS BASKETBALL Cambria Heights dropped Portage on Tuesday night, 57-44. Brienna Kirsch led the Highlanders with 20 points, Lilly Karlheim scored 16, and Kinley Rogal 12. For the Mustangs, Kendall Be...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2026

McCARTHY: "PITTSBURGH IS MY WORLD"
Art Rooney II said yesterday that Mike McCarthy was the "obvious decision" to be the new Steelers head coach. An emotional McCarthy said he can't wait to get to work today on putting together the 2026...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2026

RUST SUSPENDED BY NHL; ST. IVANY OUT LONG-TERM AFTER HAND SURGERY
The Penguins' Bryan Rust has been suspended three games by the NHL for hitting the Canucks' Brock Boeser in the jaw on Sunday as time expired in the Pens' win in Vancouver. It's the first NHL discipli...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2026

IUP'S DUNN AGAIN NAMED ALL-ATLANTIC REGION
IUP baseball senior Elijah Dunn has been named to the NCBWA Preseason All-Atlantic Region team. Dunn was All-Atlantic Region last season and was a first-team All-PSAC West selection. His 11 home runs ...
Hometown1 Jan 28, 2026

MOORE NAMED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
IUP's Christian Moore is the PSAC West Athlete of the Week in men's basketball after he averaged 21 points in the Crimson Hawks' wins over Edinboro and Clarion last week. That included a double-double...
Hometown1 Jan 27, 2026

McCARTHY TO BE INTRODUCED TODAY
The Steelers will officially introduce Mike McCarthy as their new head coach this afternoon at two o'clock, and he has some immediate work ahead of him as he builds his coaching staff. McCarthy came t...
Hometown1 Jan 27, 2026

RUST WILL HAVE HEARING WITH NHL FOR HIT ON CANUCKS FORWARD
The Penguins' Bryan Rust will have an NHL disciplinary hearing today after the wild finish to Sunday's game in Vancouver, when Rust's shoulder made contact with the jaw of Canucks forward Brock Boeser...
Hometown1 Jan 27, 2026

BUCS WELL-STOCKED WITH YOUNG ARMS, FRESH BATS AS BRADENTON NEARS
The Pirates report to spring training fifteen days from now, and they seem ready to get at it. From young pitchers, to new bats, to veterans looking for bounce-back years, Bradenton will have plenty o...
Hometown1 Jan 27, 2026

PENGUINS ROAR AGAIN, SWEEP WESTERN ROAD SWING WITH WIN OVER CANUCKS
The Penguins are flying high as they return from their western road swing after a win over Vancouver. Paul Steigerwald reports on a western sweep for the Pens. Kris Letang returned to the ice after mi...
Hometown1 Jan 26, 2026

ROONEY DEFENDS McCARTHY'S HIRING; WILL FORMER IUP QB BE ON STEELERS STAFF?
Steelers fans are steamed about the team hiring Mike McCarthy as their new head coach prompting owner Art Rooney II to respond on Steelers.com, ""We think we have a coach who is well-equipped to lead ...
Hometown1 Jan 26, 2026

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











