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Marc-Andre Fleury will practice with the Penguins at noon today and play a portion of tomorrow's preseason game against Columbus. The retired 40-year-old says it's his way of saying thank you to the P...

GOLF At the District 6 golf tournament yesterday in Ebensburg, West Shamokin's Alex Talmadge took a big first step toward defended his District 6 championship, firing an even par 71 to take a one-stro...

The Pirates' Paul Skenes crowned his spectacular sophomore season with another dominant performance, doing his part in an extra-inning win over the Reds. Joe Block has the story. The Bucs look for the...

Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and safety DeShon Elliott practiced for the Steelers yesterday, their first action since both were injured in the opening game of the season against the Jets. Both were list...

Playing with a lineup made up mostly of guys who will not be in Pittsburgh when the season begins, the Penguins lost at Columbus last night, 4-1. Forward Zach Gallant had the lone Penguins goal. Coach...

VOLLEYBALL In a matchup of the top two teams in the WPIAL AA Section 5 race, Indiana falls to Greensburg Salem, 3-2. The Golden Lions are 9-0, 6-0 in the Section, while Indiana fell to 8-2, 5-1.  ...

The Pirates' stellar bullpen work continued and they played spoiler and slowed the Reds' playoff push last night. Joe Block has the story. Catcher Joey Bart was a last-minute scratch for the Pirates l...

Coach Mike Tomlin acknowledges that a trip to Ireland isn't the easiest thing to plan in the middle of a season, but he says the Steelers have ample resources to know what they are getting into this w...

The Penguins will play their second preseason game in Columbus tonight with a lineup heavy on prospects. Forward Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, and Philip Thomasino and defenseman Jack St. Ivany are t...

VOLLEYBALL Indiana shut out River Valley 3-0 in a non-Section match yesterday. The scores were 25-21, 25-11, and 25-17. Paige Fisanich had 9 kills and 5 digs. Hannah Stone had 5 kills and 14 assists. ...