Category Archives: Local Sports

Spring Training continues for the Pirates, but the main concern has been first base and who would fill it. Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington said that they are talking with free agents and open t...

The Steelers have parted ways with edge rusher Preston Smith. The move was expected as he would have carried a $13.4 million salary cap hit into next season. He was acquired in early November in a tra...

The following are the full District 6 basketball schedules and brackets for the tournament that gets underway on Monday, Feb. 17. Full Schedule Girls Brackets 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A Boys Brackets 1A 2A 3A ...

District VI released playoff brackets for boys and girls' basketball Friday afternoon. The first round for girls playoffs will be Monday with games tipping off at 7 p.m. and the boys open action on Tu...

Congratulations to the Homer-Center junior high boys' basketball team. The team won the Purchase Line Junior High Tournament Thursday night. From left to right: Front row: Luca Bowers, Sawyer Drew, No...

The U.S. got off to a slow start, failing behind Finland 1-0 in the 4 Nations Face-Off last night, but then coach Mike Sullivan paired up the Tkachuk brothers on a line with Jack Eichel and the Americ...

In Bradenton, the Pirates' Johan Oviedo threw his first bullpen session yesterday and manager Derek Shelton said the 6-5, 245-pound right-hander "looked strong." Oviedo is returning from Tommy John su...

On the Jeff Capel Show on WCCS last night, the Pitt coach said leading scorer Jaland Lowe "most likely" will not play tomorrow against Miami after experiencing concussion symptoms on Tuesday against S...

BOYS BASKETBALL Indiana's boys saw their season end with a WPIAL play-in game loss to Franklin Regional last night. Jake Slebodnick has the recap.   Homer-Center lost to Punxsutawney, 62-48, with...

The NHL is on a two-week hiatus for the 4 Nations Face-off but the Penguins front office remains active. The team acquired forward Mathias Laferriere from St. Louis in exchange for minor leaguer Corey...