Category Archives: Local Sports

With a lineup loaded with five rookies, the Pirates endured a rain delay and then took a loss to the Detroit Tigers last night. Joe Block has the story.   The brief series concludes today at PNC ...

Football begins to come into focus in June, with Steelers minicamp, the Ken Lantzy All-Star game for graduated high school seniors coming next week, and the annual release of the college football rank...

The Steelers opened mandatory minicamp yesterday with their players wearing the new Guardian Cap, a soft shell astronaut-style helmet covering that is designed to protect against head injuries. A new ...

The Pirates take on the Detroit Tigers tonight for the first of two at PNC Park. Greg Brown has a preview. The Pirates yesterday put left-hander Dillon Peters on the 15-day injured list, retroactive t...

The Steelers yesterday signed wide receiver Calvin Austin III, their fourth-round draft pick, to a four-year rookie contract, leaving top pick Kenny Pickett as the only unsigned draftee. Mandatory min...

Former IUP star quarterback Lynn Heiber has again been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame. Heiber was an All-American in 1974 and again in '75, when he led all of Division II in total off...

Marion Center downed Armstrong, 7-3, last night. Kayden Detwiler threw 6-and-a-third innings and struck out 10, walking four. He also had a double at the plate. Trey Slovinsky was 2-for-3 with an RBI ...

The Pirates are one of the hottest teams in baseball after winning yet another series, this time against Arizona at PNC Park.   Greg Brown recaps Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.   The Pi...

From the Altoona Curve: Curve "Shock" Baysox in Extra-Inning Walk-Off Winner Dylan Shockley has first multi-hit game of season, hits walk-off single in the tenth to split the series with Bowie. CURVE,...

After being stymied for eight innings, the Pirates downed the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday, 2-1, on a walk-off homer off a former Bucco closer. Greg Brown has the story.