Category Archives: Local Sports

The Cubs crushed the Pirates on Father’s Day Sunday, 7-1, at PNC Park. John Lackey allowed only one run in six innings of work. Jameson Taillon took the loss. Jordy Mercer homered for the only B...

The Altoona Curve closed out the road trip to Hartford, defeating the Yard Goats in 11 innings, 6-5, on Sunday. The Curve, 37-30, are off today and open a three-game series with the Trenton Thunder Tu...

The NHL released the lists of players teams are protecting from Wednesday’s expansion draft. Marc-Andre Fleury was not among the nine players protected by the Pens, opening the door for his depa...

The Pirates have signed their first round draft pick. Shane Baz signed his contract just 24 hours shy of his 18th birthday. His contract includes a $4.1 million signing bonus. Baz is coming straight o...

The Pirates bullpen fell apart as the Bucs lost to the Chicago Cubs 9-5 last night at PNC Park. The Cubs started by scoring 3 runs in the first inning, but the Pirates clawed back as Josh Bell hit a s...

The 47th annual Ken Lantzy All Star Football Classic will be played tonight at Johnstown’s High School Stadium. The South leads the series, 28-18, against the North. Many stars from the Heritage...

The Altoona Curve scored four runs in the fourth inning and beat Portland, 7-1, yesterday. Curve starter Alex McRae held Portland to one run and four hits in seven innings of work. The Curve will hit ...

The Pirates, after an off-day yesterday, open a weekend series with the defending World Series champs, the Chicago Cubs tonight. Trevor Williams will start for Pittsburgh with a 3-3 record and an ERA ...

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...

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...