Category Archives: Local Sports

Chalk up another series win for the Pirates with their victory over Houston last night, and a milestone for Jared Jones, his first win since his return from elbow surgery. Joe Block has the story. It'...

With the Steelers enjoying Kennywood Park yesterday for their final day of mandatory minicamp, the front office was the only part of the team thinking about football. The team signed former Green Bay ...

Lonnie White Jr., Duce Gourson, and Keiner Delgado all homered and had two hits, and PJ Hilson also homered as Altoona clobbered New Hampshire, 8-3. The home runs by White and Hilson were both three-r...

PIAA quarterfinal baseball happens today on Renda Digital TV, with Indiana taking on Hopewell, co-presented by Force Turf Solutions and Marcus & Mack. In Quad-A, Indiana has not been scored-upon i...

The Pirates led the Astros by five runs and had them down to their final four outs. But another bullpen meltdown cost them Game Two of their series in Houston. Joe Block recaps the bitter loss. The se...

The Steelers signed another young star to a contract extension yesterday, but it wasn't Joey Porter Jr. It was tight end Darnell Washington, who agreed to a four-year, $42 million deal, with half of i...

The Penguins' season ended more than a month ago, but the Pens' brightest prospects are still playing. Forward Rutger McGroarty scored with three minutes remaining in the third period last night to gi...

The Saint Francis Red Flash are no more. The university yesterday announced that when it transitions from Division I to Division III this fall, its sports teams will be known as the "Red Wolves", maki...

The Pirates fell behind early, but fought back against the Astros last night, coming away with their fourth straight win. Joe Block has the story. Game two of the series is tonight. Paul Skenes (6-5, ...

The Steelers made big news on the first day of mandatory minicamp, signing edge rusher Nick Herbig to a four-year, $100 million contract extension. The deal was announced a few hours after the first w...