4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (542+ words) A day after second-guessing his bullpen decision in a loss that involved a blown save, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly made a pair of moves that proved magical. With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Kelly called on left-handed…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (625+ words) Tubby Stein stressed and strained over his decision to step down as head softball coach at Jeannette because he played such a key role in turning around the program. Handing it over to someone else didn’t seem right, but the…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (217+ words) Rank, Team, Last week 1. Peters Township (2-0-1) 1 2. Seneca Valley (4-0-2) 2 3. North Allegheny (3-1-1) 3 4. Fox Chapel (1-1-0) 4 5. Mt. Lebanon (3-0-1) NR Out: Norwin (0-2-3) 5 1. South Fayette (3-1-1) 1 2. Mars (3-0-1) 3 3. Hampton (5-0-0) 5 4. Penn-Trafford (3-0-2) NR 5. Plum (1-1-1) 2 Out: Moon (1-2-1) 4 1. Burrell (4-0-3) 1 2. Quaker Valley (4-1-1) 2 3. South Park (6-0-0) 3 4. Freeport (3-1-0) 4 5. North Catholic (1-0-1) 5 1. Bentworth (4-0-0) 1 2. Sewickley Academy (3-0-0) 2 3. Winchester Thurston (6-0-0) 3 4. Riverview…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (618+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t just blow a one-run lead in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. They just might have blown their postseason hopes. Left-handed reliever Gregory Soto loaded the bases, then walked one batter and hit…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (536+ words) The last time Uniontown opened a football season with three straight wins, George W. Bush was president. That streak was extended Friday night. In a shootout at Southmoreland, the host Scotties defeated Uniontown, 42-21. Southmoreland (1-2) entered the game having gone scoreless since…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago   (665+ words) The Pirates’ season pretty much ended Saturday at Wrigley Field, thanks to an astonishing decision by manager Don Kelly. At least I think it was astonishing. I can’t tell anymore. I’ve become so numb to pitchers getting pulled in the…...

22+ hour, 19+ min ago   (665+ words) The Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ season has had its share of peaks and valleys as the final leg approaches. Coming into Saturday’s game vs. 10th-place conference foe Loudoun United, the Hounds were 0-1-2 in their past three games — drawing in their previous two…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1388+ words) Claim to fame: Miller scored a pair of goals and handed out three assists for Burrell (4-0-3, 2-0-1) in a 9-0 Section 2-2A win at home against Highlands on Wednesday. She then scored a brace in the Bucs’ 8-0 home win against Obama Academy on…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (807+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates had all the makings of a big bounce-back game that could keep their wild-card hopes alive against a division rival. Paul Skenes provided a quality start with seven efficient innings, and Ryan O’Hearn had a heroic three-run…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (757+ words) Oneil Cruz has been a polarizing player, to put it mildly, during his five-year tenure with the Pirates. But he has also become a better player, possibly an MVP-level player if his current trajectory continues. And that makes him a…...