Category Archives: Local Sports

With Endy Rodriguez out for the season, the Pirates are heading to Bradenton, Florida for the opening of spring training next week with major concerns at catcher. Only Henry Davis, who has never start...

The Road to the KCAC semifinal matchups are set after Friday's slate of games. River Valley and Marion Center's girls traded punches all night long, but it was the Panthers who punched their ticket to...

The Pitt Panthers look to make it two straight wins when they welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the Petersen Events Center tonight. Notre Dame is 7-14 overall, 2-8 in the ACC and is currently r...

While the Penguins are still enjoying the All-Star break, captain Sidney Crosby will be in action this afternoon for the NHL All-Star Games. Crosby's team, led by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacK...

Former Pirates pitcher Al McBean died Friday at the age of 85, according to an announcement from the team. McBean was the first MLB pitcher born in the Virgin Islands and contributed to the Pirates' p...

GIRLS BASKETBALL The Heritage Conference West girls basketball "Road to the KCAC" semifinals will finally be set after tonight's games featuring West Shamokin at Penns Manor and River Valley at Marion...

The Steelers' TJ Watt has been named Defensive Player of the Year by the NFL Network, beating out Cleveland's Myles Garrett by two votes. Watt was also named to The Sporting News All-Pro team. It's Pr...

The IUP basketball teams played four doubleheaders - eight games - in eight days, and they won seven of those eight games, including a sweep of Clarion last night. Jack Benedict recaps the action. &nb...

GIRLS BASKETBALL The Heritage Conference West girls basketball "Road to the KCAC" took a major step toward the finish line last night with Penns Manor's narrow win over River Valley. Jake Slebodnick w...

Pitt put up 50 points in the second half and coach Jeff Capel said they found their "competitive urgency" defensively in a come-from-behind 77-72 win over Wake Forest at the Petersen Events Center. Bu...