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PIRATES BEGIN BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON ROAD TRIP TONIGHT
Only eighteen games remain in the Pirates' season and tonight they begin a six-game road trip, although not too far away. Greg Brown has a preview.
Hometown1 Sep 09, 2025

CURVE AND SEAWOLVES BEGIN PLAYOFF PREVIEW SERIES TONIGHT
Altoona opens a six-game road trip to Erie tonight, playing the team they will meet in the first round of the best-of-three Eastern League playoffs next week. Po-Yu Chen will start for the Curve tonig...
Hometown1 Sep 09, 2025

PLENTY OF MISTAKES, BUT STEELERS TOP JETS ON RECORD-SETTING FIELD GOAL
Trailing by nine points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Steelers turned it around in a 53-second sequence, scoring a touchdown, recovering a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, and then scoring aga...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2025

PIRATES SWEPT BY BREWERS TO SPOIL PROMISING HOMESTAND
The Pirates got off to a great start on their six-game homestand with a sweep of the Dodgers, but then the Brewers came to town and blasted the Bucs in three straight games. Yesterday, they bombed Bub...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2025

CURVE CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH WIN OVER RICHMOND
Konnor Griffin and Termarr Johnson each had two hits to lead Altoona to a 4-2 win over Richmond. The win clinches the Eastern League Southwest Division second half title for the Curve, who will start ...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2025

PENS' PROSPECTS WILL SKATE IN BUFFALO THIS WEEK
Penguins fans will get an early glimpse of hockey this week. The Penguins youngsters will play in this week's Buffalo Sabres Prospects Challenge. The Pens will play the Bruins' prospects on Friday aft...
Hometown1 Sep 08, 2025

PIRATES DROP SECOND STRAIGHT TO BREWERS
The Pirates' struggles against the National League's winningest team this season continued with a second consecutive loss yesterday to Milwaukee. Greg Brown has the story. The series concludes this af...
Hometown1 Sep 07, 2025

HEYWARD AGREES TO CONTRACT SWEETENER AHEAD OF OPENING DAY
The Steelers and defensive lineman Cam Heyward have agreed on a deal that adds bonus money to the former All-Pro's current contract. Heyward is expected to be in the starting lineup in time for today'...
Hometown1 Sep 07, 2025

PANTHERS TURN IT UP IN SECOND HALF, TAKE OUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Central Michigan turned a 24-3 deficit into a 24-17 game in the third quarter yesterday at Acrisure Stadium before Pitt reasserted itself and beat the Chippewas, 45-17. Eli Holstein threw for 304 yard...
Hometown1 Sep 07, 2025

PENN STATE SHUTS OUT FIU
Penn State overcame a slow start on a soggy Saturday at Beaver Stadium, taking down Florida International, 34-0. Drew Allar threw two touchdown passes, Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton each ran fo...
Hometown1 Sep 07, 2025

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











