Category Archives: Local Sports
PIRATES LET GO OF 15 EMPLOYEES FROM BASEBALL OPERATIONS
Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates had another round of layoffs as 15 baseball operations staffers were let go. Reports say this was part of a restructuring effort of that department. The employees wer...
Jun 27, 2020
FIRST PICK IN NHL DRAFT TO BE DETERMINED BY PLAY-IN GAMES
A team that loses in the NHL's qualifying round won the draft lottery and will get the first overall pick. As part of the league's revamped lottery that comes with a 24-team playoff format, several te...
Jun 27, 2020
BUCS' MANAGER SHELTON READY TO HEAR "PLAY BALL"
As the Pirates prepare to open training camp at PNC Park next week, new manager Derek Shelton has some quick decisions to make in preparation for the 60-game schedule. He'll have to figure out how to ...
Jun 26, 2020
PITT ADDS ANOTHER FOOTBALL RECRUIT
Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi has added his seventeenth recruit for the class of 2021. Three-star linebacker Derrveron Maxwell-Black of St. Petersburg, Florida, tweeted a verbal commitment yesterda...
Jun 26, 2020
PIRATES PARTNER WITH CURVE FOR ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE
From the Altoona Curve: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Altoona Curve announced today that Peoples Natural Gas Field will serve as the alternate training facility during the 2020 season. "The Curve and Pir...
Jun 25, 2020
STEELERS, COWBOYS HALL OF FAME GAME CANCELED
The NFL announced this morning that the Hall of Fame Game between the Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL's annual preseason kickoff in Canton, Ohio, has been canceled, with the enshrinement cere...
Jun 25, 2020
BUCS GEAR UP FOR TRAINING CAMP, SIGN GONZALEZ
The Pirates will start their training camp next Wednesday at PNC Park. They'll have to submit a 60-player participation roster by Sunday. The 20-man taxi squad will likely train at People Natural Gas ...
Jun 25, 2020
HOSSA, IGINLA AMONG HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Former Penguins Jarome Iginla and Marian Hossa are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame as first ballot inductees. Iginla's 625 goals ranks 16th on the NHL all-time list. He played the majority of his c...
Jun 25, 2020
PGA ANGRY WITH PLAYERS AFTER MORE POSITIVE VIRUS CASES
Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson are among five players to withdraw from this week's Travelers Championship amid coronavirus concerns. The caddies for both Koepka and Graeme McDowell tested positive, pr...
Jun 25, 2020
MURRAY DISCUSSES WORKOUTS, PLAYOFF FORMAT, CANADIENS
Penguins goaltender Matt Murray has won two Stanley Cups and he is ready to try for a third. He sat down yesterday for a video chat and you can see the video here. The following are some excerpts from...
Jun 24, 2020
Homer Center Trucks
Have the “superloads” of equipment headed to the Homer City Energy Campus been an imposition on you?
Voting Ends: Oct 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM
