Category Archives: Local Sports

The Altoona Curve dropped both halves of Friday night's double-header to the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The first game was a 2-1 loss, with all the runs accounted for on Thursday night before the game...

Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana was suspended by Major League Baseball for four games for his interaction with a fan in the second game of a double-header on Thursday. He was seen leaping and trying to...

Pirates catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez has been shut down from throwing for at least four weeks. This came after the surgeon who performed the Tommy John surgery on his right elbow took a furthe...

The Pittsburgh Penguins officially announced the addition of former player Nick Bonino to their coaching staff. He brings championship caliber to the staff as he was one of the keys to the Penguins St...

The Pirates overcame lengthy rain delays in both games, and some sketchy umpiring in the fifth inning of the nightcap, to earn a split of a doubleheader in Detroit yesterday. The Tigers' Tarik Skubal ...

The Steelers yesterday released running back Jonathan Ward. He was signed to a futures contract back in January and spent most of his time on the practice squad last season. Ward appeared in four regu...

Phil Steele's annual Preseason All-American Team has two Pitt Panthers on the first team. Running back Desmond Reid and linebacker Kyle Louis earned the honor. Both were also named first-teamers on St...

The Pirates and Tigers were rained out last night and will play a doubleheader today in Detroit. It could have been a matchup of baseball's two best pitchers, but instead Detroit's Tarik Skubal, last ...

Wilbur Dotel threw six shutout inning, striking out eight and giving up just two hits and a walk as Altoona clipped Richmond, 2-1 in their series opener. Maikol Escotto, Termarr Johnson, and Aaron McK...

The Penguins haven't formally announced any coaching staff additions for new head coach Dan Muse, but former Penguins forward Nick Bonino will evidently have some role with the team. The 37-year-old B...