Category Archives: Local Sports

Linebacker Nick Herbig was limited at Steelers practice yesterday and appears likely to miss his fourth straight game with a hamstring injury and tight end MyCole Pruitt is back on the injured list. H...

The Pirates' Paul Skenes is the Baseball Digest National League Rookie of the Year. Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is the AL Rookie of the Year. Skenes took 9 of the 11 first-place votes from the Baseball D...

There were new faces and familiar faces not seen for quite a while on the practice field for the Steelers yesterday. Wide receiver Mike Williams and outside linebacker Preston Smith practiced for the ...

The Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight and there is a possibility that Bryan Rust could return from the injured list. Rust put in a full-contact practice yesterday in New York and coach Mi...

FIELD HOCKEY There are national honors for two IUP field hockey players. Already named PSAC Defensive Player of the Week, IUP goaltender Brooke Eberly is the NFCHA Division II Defensive Player of the ...

The Penguins failed to hold a two-goal lead again last night in New York, falling in a shootout to the Islanders. Paul Steigerwald recaps the loss.   The Penguins outshot the Islanders, 35-26. Al...

The Steelers had three glaring weaknesses in the first half of the season...depth at wide receiver, outside linebacker, and offensive line. They addressed two of them at yesterday's trade deadline, tr...

It's a stretch to consider Bryan Reynolds anything other than a left fielder yet, but the Pirates' slugger has been named a finalist for the National League Silver Slugger Award...as a utility player....

IUP is ranked 23rd in the nation in the new United Soccer Coaches DII poll, released yesterday. IUP dropped one spot despite winning both of its games last week, 2-0 over Cal U. and 3-1 over Edinboro....

The Steelers made two moves prior to the NFL's Trade Deadline on Tuesday, acquiring wide receiver Mike Williams from the New York Jets and edge rusher Preston Smith from Green Bay. Going back to New Y...