Category Archives: Local Sports

With the new Penguins owners abandoning the Wheeling Nailers in favor of the team they already own, the Florida Everblades, it will be necessary to move players between the two franchises. Yesterday, ...

The Pirates lost another big bat from their lineup last night, but they toughed out a win over the Diamondbacks anyway. Greg Brown recaps an inspiring extra-inning effort.   The Pirates made some...

Steelers players used to arrive at St. Vincent College in limousines, fire trucks, and Rolls Royces...and even an Uber. Today, it will be much more low-key, and the media won't even be able to watch. ...

The Altoona Curve are back home to open a six-game series against Chesapeake tonight, with left-hander Connor Oliver taking the mound. The Curve have started the second half of the season 11-16, in fi...

The Pirates started their day introducing number one draft choice Derek Curiel, who beat the deadline (5 PM today) and signed his contract. The Bucs ended their afternoon holding off a Cubs rally to s...

Akron beat Altoona, 4-3 for the second straight game, earning a split of the series, three games apiece. Will Taylor broke up a no-hitter with a sixth inning home run to put the Curve up 1-0 but the R...

The Steelers report to training camp at Saint Vincent tomorrow, with new head coach Mike McCarthy eager to get his hands on a team that won the AFC North last season, seems to have improved since then...

The Pirates' Paul Skenes and the Cubs' Shota Imanaga were locked in a big-time pitchers' duel Saturday night, but Skenes suddenly fell apart in the fifth inning, and the Bucs were embarrassed in front...

Facing a 5 PM Monday deadline to sign their 2026 draft picks, the Pirates have signed number five overall selection Derek Curiel, the LSU center fielder. The signing will be formally announced in a ne...

Altoona took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th inning last night, but a throwing error allowed the RubberDucks to tie the game and a single brought home the winning run in a 4-3 Akron win. It was ...