Category Archives: Local Sports
PIRATES FAIL TO SWEEP ROCKIES
The Colorado Rockies avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the Pirates last night. Chad Kuhl allowed three runs in five frames to fall to 1-and-6. Pittsburgh’s only run scored on a doub...
Jun 15, 2017
CURVE LOSE TO PORTLAND
Altoona (34-29) fell to Portland, 7-4, on Wednesday night. Yeudy Garcia gave up five earned runs in the second inning. Pablo Reyes was 3-for-4 and Connor Joe was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. The...
Jun 15, 2017
RECORD CROWD CELEBRATES WITH PENGUINS IN CITY PARADE
An estimated record crowd of 650,000 Penguins fans lined the streets of Pittsburgh yesterday for the victory parade celebrating the team's second straight Stanley Cup.
Jun 15, 2017
STEELERS SIGN FIRST-ROUND PICK WATT
Steelers first-round draft pick T.J. Watt has signed a four-year rookie contract, putting all of the team's draft picks under contract. The Steelers drafted Watt with the 30th overall pick out of Wisc...
Jun 15, 2017
U.S. OPEN BEGINS TODAY IN WISCONSIN
The 117th U.S. Open tees off today at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, and Martin Kaymer, the past three champions of the event, are grouped together for the first two rounds. O...
Jun 15, 2017
COOPER, CUNNINGHAM NAMED IUP'S SENIORS OF THE YEAR
Offensive lineman Ethan Cooper and hurdler Lizzy Cunningham have been named the men’s and women’s Seniors of the Year in the latest IUP Crimson and Gray Awards. Cooper, from Steelton,Pa., ...
Jun 14, 2017
JASO COMES THROUGH IN A PINCH, BUCS BEAT ROCKIES
Pinch-hitter John Jaso belted a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Pirates defeated the Rockies again, 5-3, at PNC Park last night. Andrew McCutchen homered twice and Gerrit Cole ...
Jun 14, 2017
PENGUINS PARADE PLANS ANNOUNCED
Wednesday is victory parade day for the Penguins, and officials are expecting as many as a half million people to attend. The parade is set to begin at 11 am and will start at Liberty Avenue and then ...
Jun 13, 2017
TAILLON RETURNS WITH FIVE SCORELESS INNINGS IN BUCS WIN
Jameson Taillon returned to the mound, five weeks after cancer surgery, to throw five scoreless innings, giving the Pirates a 7-2 win over the Rockies last night at PNC Park. Taillon recorded his thir...
Jun 13, 2017
PIRATES SELECT BAZ IN FIRST ROUND OF MLB DRAFT
The Pirates drafted a right-hand pitcher from Concordia High School in Texas, Shane Baz, with their first pick, number 12, in the first round of the MLB Draft yesterday. Baz, only 17 years old, is 6-3...
Jun 13, 2017
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
