Category Archives: Local Sports

CURVE BLAST FOUR HOMERS IN WIN OVER RUBBERDUCKS
Lonnie White Jr. hit two home runs and young sensation Murf Gray hit a grand slam as Altoona edged Akron, 8-7 last night. Titus Dumitru hit his team-leading 13th home run and Ivan Brethowr had three h...
Jul 22, 2026

TWO BIG QUESTION MARKS AS OPENING OF CAMP AT ST. VINCENT APPROACHES
With NFL training camps opening this week and reporting day coming on Tuesday at Saint Vincent, the Steelers still have not signed quarterback Drew Allar, their third round draft choice. In fact, the ...
Jul 22, 2026

STARS RE-SIGN ROBERTSON, EX-PEN MARINO SIGNS BIG EXTENSION WITH UTAH
The Dallas Stars have reached a pre-arbitration one-year contract agreement with star forward Jason Robertson, an often-identified Penguins trade target. The $12 million deal seemingly takes Robertson...
Jul 22, 2026

ASHCRAFT STRUGGLES, BUCS FALL AT YANKEE STADIUM
The Pirates fought hard last night but Jazz Chisholm made the difference for the Yankees. Joe Block recaps the Bucs' loss in the Bronx. The benches cleared in the eighth inning when the Pirates' Denni...
Jul 21, 2026

POST 493 DROPS OUT OF SENIOR LEGION CHASE
Homer City Post 493 bowed out of the Region 7 Senior Legion Tournament yesterday, committing three errors and falling to St. Michael, 6-2, at Claysburg-Kimmel High School. The Bearcats were behind 5-0...
Jul 21, 2026

CURVE LOOKING TO HEAT UP IN AKRON
Altoona lost two out of three at Reading over the weekend and moves on tonight to open a six-game visit to Akron. Kyle Robinson makes his first start in eleven days, his third overall in Double-A, aft...
Jul 21, 2026

FORMER STEELER RYAN CLARK FIRED BY ESPN DURING SHOW
A shocker in the NFL broadcast world yesterday as longtime ESPN analyst (and former Steelers safety) Ryan Clark was fired...in the middle of a show. Clark was on last night's episode of NFL Live when ...
Jul 21, 2026

REPORT: PENS TRYING TO PRY FORMER #4 OVERALL WRIGHT FROM KRAKEN
The Athletic's Josh Yohe and other sources report that the Penguins and Seattle Kraken have been involved in trade talks involving center Shane Wright, who was taken with the fourth overall selection ...
Jul 21, 2026

BUCS CLOBBER GUARDIANS, TAKE HOT BATS TO THE BRONX
The Pirates rebounded from Saturday night's disappointing loss to take the series in Cleveland, and it was a seldom-used outfielder who led the way. Greg Brown has the story. The Pirates are cu...
Jul 20, 2026

POST 493 RALLY FALLS SHORT, BUT TEAM IS STILL ALIVE IN REGION 7
At the Region 7 Senior Legion Tournament at Claysburg-Kimmel, Homer City Post 493 lost for the first time yesterday, a seventh-inning rally coming up short and the Bearcats falling to Phillipsburg, 6-...
Jul 20, 2026

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
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