Category Archives: Local Sports

We are only a few short weeks away from the start of the high school football season, and coaches are working out their teams with "heat camps", to get players acclimated to hot weather.   Yester...

Coach Mike Tomlin called it the "dog days" of training camp yesterday after a ragged practice in 90 degree heat. Tomlin said it "wasn't a good enough day" that was a mental challenge for his players. ...

After a rough week that saw them lose six out of seven games on the road, the Pirates return to PNC Park tonight for the start of a homestand against Central Division rivals St. Louis and Milwaukee. G...

Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis is leaving the building. Earlier today, Hall-of-Famer Mike Lange announced that he will retire from his role as play-by-play analyst on the Penguins Radio Network following...

A frustrating seven-game road trip for the Pirates ends with a four-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. Greg Brown reports.   The Pirates are off today and start a three-game series a...

From the Altoona Curve: Big Bae Blast Lifts Curve Over 'Ducks in Extras on Sunday Solo home run in tenth proves to be the difference as Altoona wins series AKRON, OH - Ji-Hwan Bae slugged his fifth ho...

The Steelers were back at practice over the weekend after Thursday's preseason win over Dallas, and presumed starting guard Kevin Dotson finally got onto the practice field, albeit with the second tea...

The Pirates' woes continued last night in Cincinnati, suffering another embarrassing loss to the Reds. Greg Brown has the story.   After going 4-for-5 with two home runs on Friday night and raisi...

Fromt the Altoona Curve: RubberDucks Use Ten Run Eighth Inning to Quack Game Open in Curve Defeat Altoona drops third straight game, 12-3, after taking 3-2 lead into the eighth. AKRON, OH - After taki...

The Altoona Curve had some good pitching performances, but the offense was lacking as they lost both halves of a double-header against the Akron Rubber Ducks on Friday. In game 1, starter Jeff Passant...