Category Archives: Local Sports

Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington used to be the GM of the Boston Red Sox, and he's developed a trading partnership of sorts with his old team. Yesterday, Cherington engineered a five-player swap...

IUP VOLLEYBALL IUP Volleyball swept Fairmont State in the NCAA Atlantic Regional quarterfinals yesterday, (25-22, 25-19, 25-20). Delaney Concannon had 16 kills, Jessica Nieman 14, and Charlotte Potvin...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Manor stormed to a 29-4 advantage after one quarter and walloped Conemaugh Valley, 66-18. Josslyn Bennet scored 20 points, Adia Lieb had 14, and Clara Henry 13 for the Comets. H...

Aaron Rodgers did not practice for the Steelers yesterday, giving his fractured left wrist another day to heal. The Steelers' quarterback said the extra time off may allow him to have fewer limitation...

The Penguins open a two-game southern road trip tonight, visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning and then traveling to Dallas on Sunday. It's another chance for Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust to play against t...

Third-seeded IUP will take on number 6 Fairmont State this morning in the first round of the NCAA Atlantic Regional Volleyball Tournament in Erie. It's IUP's 13th all-time appearance in the NCAA regio...

College football's early signing period began yesterday and Pitt signed 21 recruits, while the coach-less Penn State Nittany Lions signed only two. Pitt's class is ranked number 43 in the nation by 24...

The Steelers made a bunch of roster moves yesterday and coach Mike Tomlin said they are ready to move on to preparations for the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday. Former starting cornerback Darius Slay wa...

The Penguins had the day off yesterday after flying from Philadelphia to Tampa for tomorrow's game against the Lightning. One of the Pens' three number one draft choices this year was forward Will Hor...

BYU football coach Kalani Sitake will stay with the Cougars and get a new contract, which the school is still working on. Sitake had been courted by Penn State, which will have to find a new coach els...