Category Archives: Local Sports
UPDATED DISTRICT 6 BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE, BRACKETS THROUGH FEB. 24
District 6 basketball playoffs continued Tuesday night. Here is a roundup of last night's action. The following are the district schedule and brackets through the results of those games. Schedule Brac...
Feb 25, 2026
CROSBY EXPECTED TO MISS AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS WITH INJURY
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. The team's PR said Crosby is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks. He was injured while playing for Team C...
Feb 25, 2026
INDIANA GIRLS, RIVER VALLEY BOYS BOTH DROP PLAYOFF GAMES
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL The Indiana girls and Baldwin played in the WPIAL consolation round last night to determine 5A state tournament seeding, and Indiana came up just short. Full Game River...
Feb 25, 2026
IUP TEAMS BOTH MAKE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Both IUP basketball teams are nationally-ranked this week as they head into an important doubleheader tonight at Cal U. The 23-1 IUP women are number five in the nation and the 20-4 men reenter the po...
Feb 25, 2026
PENS TRADE KULAK FOR AVALANCHE DEFENSEMAN
The Penguins had the day off yesterday and the team did not provide any update on Sidney Crosby's condition, with the Team Canada captain recovering from an apparent right knee injury suffered in the ...
Feb 25, 2026
GRIFFIN BASHES TWO HUGE HOMERS AT FENWAY SOUTH
Konnor Griffin blasted two home runs over the Red Sox' Florida Green Monster and the Pirates bombed the Bosox, 16-7. The Bucs had 21 hits, including three each by Nick Gonzalez and Nick Yorke, and two...
Feb 25, 2026
KHAN LOOKING FOR "AFC NORTH QUARTERBACK"
Steelers general manager Omar Khan took questions yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, and said "all options are on the table," whether it's at quarterback or any other position. Kha...
Feb 25, 2026
PENNS MANOR, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS GIRLS ADVANCE TO TITLE GAMES
Penns Manor and Cambria Heights last night both advanced to the District 6 girls basketball championship games, the Comets in Class AA and the Highlanders in AAA. Tonight, the River Valley boys take t...
Feb 24, 2026
HAYES RECALLED, CROSBY'S STATUS STILL UNCERTAIN
With Sidney Crosby not yet back from the Olympics, left wing Rickard Rakell centered the Penguins' top line at practice yesterday, working with Bryan Rust and Avery Hayes on the wings. Hayes was recal...
Feb 24, 2026
BUCS PITCHERS CAN'T FIND THE STRIKE ZONE IN LOSS TO YANKS
The Pirates outhit the Yankees yesterday, 10-5, but Bucs pitchers walked eleven batters in a 6-2 loss, their first defeat of spring training. Bubba Chandler started for the Pirates and threw only one-...
Feb 24, 2026
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
