Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pirates lost to Detroit yesterday, 8-7, in spring training baseball. Oneil Cruz hit his first homer of the spring and Travis Swaggerty blasted a three-run shot. The Tigers won it on a walkoff home...

With trade rumors swirling all around the Penguins and two players placed on waivers yesterday, the Penguins got a key contribution from one of those "on the bubble" players and won their third straig...

IUP faces a very familiar foe tonight in their first PSAC playoff game. They just played Cal U on Saturday, eking out a three-point win on the road. Now they face the Vulcans at the KCAC. The 27-1 Cri...

The Pitt Panthers are in for a tough battle tonight at Notre Dame, made even more difficult by the fact that it is Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey's last home game as he prepares to step away from coac...

The Pirates beat the Orioles yesterday, 7-4 for their first win of the Grapefruit League season. Nick Gonzales and Jason Delay each homered for the Bucs in a game in which all of the runs and all of t...

On the first day of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, new Steelers general manager Omar Khan spoke about a variety of team issues, including free agency, the draft, and his roster. Khan says he wants t...

The District 6 Class A basketball championships will be decided tonight at Mount Aloysius. In the girls game, it will be Williamsburg taking on Bishop Guilfoyle. The boys championship features top see...

Defending champion Homer-Center and Heritage Conference rival United both punched their ticket to the District 6 girls AA title game with wins last night in the semifinals. Homer-Center built a big le...

The IUP women suffered a heartbreaking loss last night in the first round of the PSAC West playoffs. Jack Benedict has the recap.   In the men's tournament, number four seed Cal U knocked off num...

The Penguins are on the road for their next three games, starting tonight in Music City when they play the Nashville Predators. They will visit Tampa Bay on Thursday and stay in Florida to play the Pa...