Game Commission to direct hunters to deer
What’s that the old song says? “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.” Walk into the supermarket, and there are signs pointing to milk, the deli and ...
View ArticleFour downs: Williams brothers on the rise
Steelers WILLIAMS BROTHERS When it comes to siblings playing in the NFL, Eli and Peyton Manning are at the top of the list. Maurkice and ...
View ArticleAre Pirates better positioned to win it all this postseason?
Making the postseason no longer is a reason for the Pirates to celebrate. On Sept. 22 after a victory over the Colorado Rockies, the Pirates ...
View ArticleIUP receiver charged in robbery; another player accused of assault
An IUP football player is accused of robbing a man in an off-campus incident early Saturday and a teammate is accused of assaulting someone during ...
View ArticleNew book credits Nunn for Steelers’ 1970s success
When the Steelers were in the midst of winning four Super Bowls the 1970s, credit was given to the players, coaches and owners. But one ...
View ArticlePenguins at a glance entering 2015-16 season
Value menu Three favorites to claim team — heck, maybe league — MVP honors: Sidney Crosby: A player who leads the league in points per ...
View ArticleWatch to watch for in NHL in 2015-16
1. RuleS changes How will rules changes such as three-on-three overtime and coaches challenging goal calls that involve offsides/interference affect games? It will be basically ...
View ArticlePIHL Class AA power Armstrong retools as it readies for season
Armstrong hockey enjoyed a postseason run last year that culminated with a trip to Consol Energy Center, but losing in the championship game was bittersweet. ...
View ArticleKessel addition, better health could have Pens scoring like it’s 1990s
Should the Penguins elect to treat the Art Ross Trophy the way the Steelers do the Lombardi Trophy and line the halls of the UPMC ...
View ArticleMackey’s NHL divisions breakdown
Metropolitan Division outlook Winner: Rangers They lost Carl Hagelin and Martin St. Louis, but how do you bet against this group? Especially with the experience ...
View ArticleSteelers film study: Team finds success blitzing members of secondary
The only thing secondary about the Steelers’ blitz Thursday was the reliance on the secondary to execute it. Defensive coordinator Keith Butler utilized pass rushers ...
View ArticleStarting 9: How can the Pirates catch the Cardinals in the future?
1. Despite entering the weekend with their most wins since the 1992 NL East championship club, and despite an excellent campaign during which so many ...
View ArticleGameday: Pirates vs. Reds, Oct. 4, 2015
vs. Reds 3:05 p.m. PNC Park TV/radio: Root Sports/ 93.7 FM, 1450 AM, 1480 AM, Pirates Radio Network Probable pitchers: Reds RHP Josh Smith (0-3, ...
View ArticleRecruiting Philly a layup for Penn State’s Chambers
Considering the tradition, the energetic salesmanship of coach James Franklin and the end of NCAA sanctions, Penn State’s highly regarded 2016 football recruiting class registers ...
View ArticleSteelers cut Scobee, sign free agent kicker Boswell
Eight weeks, four kickers. Two days after Josh Scobee missed a pair of field goals 83 seconds apart that contributed to a 23-20 overtime loss ...
View ArticleBurnett pitches well in farewell, but Pirates lose to Reds
Over his 17-year career, A.J. Burnett has never done anything in a whisper. So it made sense Saturday that he arrived at PNC Park with ...
View ArticleBishop Canevin hockey under guidance of new coach
When the Bishop Canevin hockey program was looking for a new coach, it brought in someone who knows about the program’s history and high expectations ...
View ArticleFox Chapel claims doubles championship for 3rd straight season
For the past three seasons, a Fox Chapel tandem has walked off the courts at North Allegheny with a doubles tennis championship. Senior Laurel Shymansky ...
View ArticleCollege notes: PAC honors St. Vincent’s Czapski
St. Vincent sophomore Maggie Czapski was named Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week by the Presidents’ Athletic Conference after helping lead the Bearcats to ...
View ArticleShaler hockey jumps back to Class AAA
Shaler’s goaltender had never touched ice before. Paul Zalakar, a senior, is taking to the net for the Titans’ hockey team this year. An inline ...
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