Category Archives: Local Sports

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to the team yesterday after battling covid-19, but two of his blue-line teammates, Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Pettersson, were confirmed as positive for the viru...

UPDATE: The Steelers have traded disgruntled linebacker Melvin Ingram III to Kansas City. He had been upset with his playing time after signing in the offseason to bolster the Steelers' linebacker dep...

On Hawk Talk on U92 last night, IUP coach Paul Tortorella reviewed Saturday's loss to Edinboro and said one of the chief culprits was ineffectiveness in the red zone. IUP had plenty of opportunities t...

Pitt's rebuilt basketball team saw its first action last night with a preseason victory over the PSAC West's Gannon. Pitt won, 89-64 as sophomore guard Femi Odukale scored 20 points and transfer Mouha...

The playoff brackets are out for both the WPIAL and District 6. (See links below)   Quad-A 12th-seed Indiana will visit Thomas Jefferson on Friday night. Indiana is 4-5 and coming off a 42-22 los...

After losing kicker Chris Boswell to a concussion on an ill-advised fake field goal, the Steelers improvised and came from behind in the second half to beat the Browns, 15-10, yesterday in Cleveland. ...

Despite getting Sidney Crosby and Jeff Carter back onto the ice on Saturday against the Devils, the Penguins lost their third straight game. Now they have more covid-19 concerns. Defensemen Marcus Pet...

Sidney Crosby and Jeff Carter were back in the lineup for the Penguins, but it was not enough to prevent a third straight loss on Saturday night. Paul Steigerwald has the recap:

The IUP, Pitt, and Penn State football teams all lost on Saturday. IUP was upset by Edinboro, 21-17. Pitt fell to Miami, 38-34. Penn State was beaten by Ohio State, 33-24. Here's Jack Benedict's recap...

IUP will host its senior salute today as they take on Edinboro today. IUP is coming off a 38-34 loss to Cal U in the coal bowl last week, while Edinboro is coming off an 21-18 loss to Gannon. IUP will...