Category Archives: Local Sports

Returning from an off day, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin got his team back onto the practice field at St. Vincent College yesterday, joined by two invited sideline guests, Pirates manager Derek Shelton a...

Altoona was shut out, 7-0 in their series opener at Portland. The Curve stranded eleven baserunners. First baseman Nick Cimillo was 3-for-3 with a double. Po-Yu Chen starts for the Curve tonight. Afte...

Some pretty cool celebrations for IUP Baseball: Coach Steve Kline returned to St. Louis for the 20th anniversary of the Cardinals' 2004 NL Championship team, and he got to throw out the first pitch. K...

Former IUP men's basketball star Ethan Porterfield has signed to play pro ball in Europe. He will join Randers Cimbria, which plays in Basketligaen (English translation: "The Basketball League"), the ...

The Pirates try to get back on track tonight after blowing late leads in two out of three games against the Diamondbacks. Greg Brown previews tonight's series opener against San Diego.   It won't...

Like the Pirates, the Steelers had Monday off, but they were still active, reportedly working out six players at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. NFL reporter Aaron Wilson says the Steelers brought in ...

The Pirates' Colin Holderman blew another lead yesterday, and it cost them an important series win against Arizona. Greg Brown has the story.   Nineteen of the Pirates' 21 draft picks signed cont...

The Steelers practiced in full pads again yesterday, spending a lot of time on goal-line situations. They'll have a day off today with the first preseason game scheduled for Friday against the Texans ...

"Heat week" has arrived for high school football players, with the start of the season just eighteen days away. Heat acclimation allows athletes to work on conditioning and hydration in non-contact dr...

Altoona hitters cranked out 16 hits but the Curve still lost, 9-7 to Richmond. Abrahan Guttierez and Jase Bowen had three hits and Nick Cimillo, Sammy Siani, Yoyner Fajardo, and Kervin Pichardo all ha...