Category Archives: Local Sports

The IUP basketball teams both returned to action after a week off and both came away with wins over UPJ. Here's Jack Benedict.   IUP plays a tough doubleheader on Saturday at Seton Hill.

Pitt dropped its third straight game, 82-70 to Florida State, turning the ball over 17 times and shooting only 37.5 percent. Fourteen of those turnovers came in a dismal first half. The Panthers also ...

Both Kyle Dubas and Mike Sullivan says Tristan Jarry has a chance to play for the Penguins again, but it will be a long road back to Pittsburgh for the two-time All-Star, who was placed on waivers yes...

Steelers' offensive coordinator Arthur Smith interviewed yesterday for the vacant head coaching job with the Chicago Bears and is expected to interview today with the New York Jets. The 42-year-old fo...

As expected, the Pirates' international free agent signings yesterday included two highly-rated Dominican Republic shortstops. 16-year-old Johan De Los Santos signed for $2.5 million to join his broth...

Former Steelers and Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty will be one of the inductees in the College Football Hall of Fame. Eighteen former players and four former coaches were announced yesterday fo...

GIRLS BASKETBALL River Valley's girls are 16-0 after a 71-35 win over Portage. The Panthers led 31-8 after one quarter and 51-16 at the half. The starters sat for most of the second half. Ava Persiche...

The Penguins on Wednesday placed struggling netminder Tristan Jarry on waivers following another underwhelming season. The two-time All-Star is 8-8-4 with a .886 save percentage this season. He's allo...

Edinboro Athletics has announced the hiring of former IUP defensive lineman Matthew Scott as the 17th head coach of Edinboro football. Scott has spent the last six seasons as the defensive coordinator...

Mike Sullivan was frustrated again by his team's inability to hold a lead as the Penguins suffered another third period letdown and lost to Seattle last night. Here's Paul Steigerwald.   Evgeni M...