Category Archives: Local Sports

Former Steelers defensive end Ray Seals has passed away at age 59. No cause of death was released. Seals played eight years in the NFL, two of them in Pittsburgh, where he recorded 15-and-a-half sacks...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 2-2, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 7-1, 4 3. Butler, 6-0, NR 4. Seneca Valley, 4-3, NR 5. Central Catholic, 4-2, 2 Out: Hempfield (4-4, 3), Mt. Lebanon (1-6, ...

The Pirates' woes continued on a damp Saturday at PNC Park. Joe Block has the recap.   The series concludes this afternoon with left-hander Andrew Heaney on the mound for the Pirates against Yank...

Sidney Crosby recorded his fourteenth career hat trick in an upset win for the Penguins in Dallas, where the Stars had lost only seven times this season. Paul Steigerwald has the story.   The Pen...

FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE:   Making his Double-A debut, Curve starter Wilber Dotel tossed five scoreless innings, however, Altoona dropped their second straight game to the Chesapeake Baysox, 2-0, o...

The Pirates home opener was spoiled by the New York Yankees yesterday. Joe Block reports. Mitch Keller took a lot of the blame for the loss, giving up seven runs and eight hits in 3 and 2/3rds innings...

It wasn't a good home opener for the Altoona Curve as they lost to the former Bowie, now Chesapeake Baysox, 3-2. Jack Brannigan got the Curve on the board by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the first, ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins return to action today with a game against the Dallas Stars. The Pens are coming off a gut-wrenching OT loss to the streaking St. Louis Blues on Thursday. The Pens did get some...

Another starting QB prospect paid the Steelers a visit on Friday, as Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart came by. He is expected to be a late-first round or early second round pick in the NFL Draft later...

The NCAA Men's Final Four will take place today at the Alamodome in San Antonio. All four one-seeds will be in the national semifinals for the first time since 2008, as Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houst...