Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pirates yesterday reinstated pitchers Johan Oviedo, Hunter Stratton, and Dauri Moreta, to the 40-man roster, along with catcher/infielder Endy Rodriguez. All had been on the 60-day injured list. T...

IUP forward Jess Davidson is the PSAC Field Hockey Co-Athlete of the Week and goaltender Brooke Eberly is the conference Defensive Player of the Week. Davidson scored the game-winning overtime goal in...

For the fifth time this season, Homer-Center grad Meegan Williams is the Presidents' Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week in volleyball. The St. Vincent freshman had 31 kills, 31 digs, three block...

The Penguins return to practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex today after Saturday's win over Montreal. Since their return from an 0-4 western Canada road trip, the Pens have won two games in a r...

The Steelers' players will report to the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex today after their bye week, but the front office has been busy even with the team away. The NFL trade deadline is tomorrow. The Stee...

Pitt opens its basketball season tonight at home against Radford, which went 16-17 last season. The Highlanders play in the Big South Conference, where they are picked to finish seventh out of nine sc...

The Pirates have another Gold Glove winner. Jared Triolo is the National League Rawlings Gold Glove recipient for utility players, beating out the Cardinals' Brendan Donovan and the Dodgers' Kike Hern...

Sidney Crosby scored two goals for the second game in a row and the Penguins won for the second straight time, 3-1, over Montreal. Crosby scored on a wrist shot from the right circle, hitting the uppe...

Both Pitt and Penn State were beaten for the first time this season on Saturday. The Panthers were walloped by SMU, 48-25, while the Nittany Lions failed on fourth down from the Ohio State one-yard-li...

IUP will close out its road schedule today with a game at Gannon. IUP is coming off a 17-13 overtime loss to Cal U. in last week's coal bowl. Gannon is coming off a 25-21 victory over Edinboro. IUP le...