Category Archives: Local Sports

Altoona dropped the finale against the Somerset Patriots Sunday afternoon, 4-3. Noe Toribio coughed up the lead after allowing a go-ahead, two-run home run to Trey Sweeney. It also extended the Curve'...

Pitt freshman Jaland Lowe was named to the 23rd annual Jordan Brand Classic Team on Saturday. He is the fourth Panther commit selected to the team. Lowe comes to Pitt after averaging 26.4 points and 8...

West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins announced his resignation from his position Saturday morning after an incident this weekend in Pittsburgh. Police say they stopped the 69-year-old late...

Not even their ace, Mitch Keller, could stop the Pirates' slide as they lost yesterday for the fifth time in five games on their current road trip. Joe Block has the story.   Two right-handers me...

FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Top Pirates pitching prospect Anthony Solometo struck out seven in five innings, however, Somerset took an 8-1 win over the Curve on Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark. With th...

The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to .500 and to second place in the NL Central division as they lost to the Milwaukee Brewers last night. Joe Block reports. The Pirates and the Brewers will continue their ...

The Pirates bullpen continues to be in a constant state of flux. Left-handed reliever Rob Zastryzny was placed on the 15-day injured list with left forearm inflammation. This marks the second time thi...

There's some off-field problems for the Pirates concerning transportation. Reports say that the driver hired to transport the Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee by bus was charged with DUI Thursday nig...

The Altoona Curve snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Somerset Patriots on Friday night. Matt Frazier and Liover Peguero combined for five hits at the top of the order, and Fraz...

At the Ken Lantzy All-Star Football Classic, the South was able to stop a comeback effort by the North to pick up the win. Jake Slebodnick reports.