Knoch knocks off Valley softball team
Knoch's softball team cruised to a notable win by beating host Valley, 7-0, on Friday in Section 5-AAA action.
View ArticleWest Mifflin rallies past Montour
West Mifflin did the improbable when it came back from three runs down in its final at-bat against Montour to tie the game and send it to extra innings.
View ArticleSurprise winner in Latrobe 100
A spirited 100-meter dash produced a surprise winner Friday during the first combined high school track meet at Latrobe Stadium.
View ArticleGorman: Clairton no longer Bad News Bears
Capri Thompson felt the pressure building in the bottom of the seventh, as Avella cut a four-run deficit in half.
View ArticlePens' Niskanen still out of lineup
The Penguins again played without defenseman Matt Niskanen, who has been out of the lineup since sustaining an upper-body injury on April 2 in Boston. Unlike previous days this week, Niskanen did not...
View ArticlePower seek change on and off field
Disjointed from the opening game of the season through the current three-game losing streak, the Power took measures this week to reverse their misfortunes on and off the field.
View ArticlePirates expected to activate Charlie Morton
The Pirates are expected to activate Charlie Morton from the disabled list today so he can make his first start of the season tonight against San Francisco Giants left-hander Barry Zito.
View ArticleKovacevic: Penguins throwing it all away
If someone had told you Sidney Crosby would score 15 seconds after the opening faceoff, would you take it?
View ArticleFirst day of trout draws big crowds
"I would say this year, these are probably some of the largest crowds I've seen in the 20 years I've been here," said Bruce Gundlach, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's waterways conservation...
View ArticlePirates missing out on televised sports' 'golden age'
Baseball economics used to be about putting fannies in the seats. But these days, the important number is eyeballs on the screens.
View ArticleIs Stevenson Sylvester ready to take Farrior's spot?
"I feel like I'm the linebacker of the future," Stevenson Sylvester said. "I've still got a lot of work to do, but I'm confident I can do this job."
View ArticleKiski's McCutcheon made history; is our wrestler of the year
Matt McCutcheon will forever be ingrained in Kiski Area High School lore as answer to the question: "Who was the first Cavaliers wrestler to win a state championship?"
View ArticleStarkey: In Pens� favor, a road-ice advantage
Jaromir Jagr joked last week about home-ice "disadvantage." There was truth in his jest league-wide and within the parameters of this series.
View ArticleCharlie Morton's gain is Matt Hague's loss
The Pirates reinstated pitcher Charlie Morton from the disabled list Saturday in time to make his first start of the season last night against the San Francisco Giants.
View ArticleCracked foundation: Pens' stars underperform
The Penguins' gifted six players have dramatically and shockingly come up small in big spots during the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
View ArticlePitt passing game still labors mightily
Quarterbacks missed their intended targets, center snaps hit the ground, linemen jumped offsides, and a safety returned an interception for a touchdown.
View ArticleFor batting practice, 'nothing like real arm'
Throughout the WPIAL, there's near-universal agreement that live batting practice humans pitching to humans is essential preparation for any player. Tees, soft tosses and machines, while useful, can't...
View ArticleTrout's first day a big draw for local anglers
A lot of people seemed to be happy with opening day, judging by the big crowds and number of fish being caught according to reports from waterways conservation officers around the region.
View ArticleNiskanen willing to play in pain
Defenseman Matt Niskanen might play today in Game 3 against the Flyers, and suggested that he is willing to play even if doing so would risk further injury.
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