Braves hammer their way past Pirates
The Atlanta Braves dumped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 last night. Pirate starting pitcher Jeff Locke allowed five earned runs on nine hits and took the loss. He pitched just 4-1/3rd innings.... Read more
Two local Junior golfers top field at Mystic Rock
Two local golfers topped their divisions in the Tri-State PGA Junior “Player of the Year” Championship Tuesday at Mystic Rock golf course at Nemacolin Woodlands. Christian Evanchec of Saxonb... Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-3 last night to open a three-game series. Tony Watson picked up his first save as the “official” Pirates closer following the trade of Ma... Read more
BlueSox miss opportunity to gain ground
The Champion City Kings took over the second half lead in the Prospect League Eastern Division last night with a 9-3 victory over the Butler BlueSox. For the Sox, they fell three games back... Read more
Gordon to continue for Earnhardt the next two races
Jeff Gordon will continue to substitute for Dale Earnhardt Junior, with Hendrick Motorsports announcing Tuesday that the four-time champion will drive this coming weekend at Watkins Glen Int... Read more
Penguins gear up for 50th anniversary celebration
The Pittsburgh Penguins will officially begin its 50th anniversary celebration with a Fan Fest on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28 at CONSOL Energy Center.There will be four session... Read more
Pirates trade Liriano in one of three deadline deals
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a very active trading deadline day Monday. They sent starting pitcher Francisco Liriano to the Toronto BlueJays along with two of their top minor league prospects... Read more
SRU grad Tucker now with Cleveland
The Cleveland Browns announced Monday that the organization has signed former Slippery Rock University offensive lineman Cory Tucker of South Park. Tucker reported to training camp in Ohio M... Read more
Rookie driver wins a fogged-in Pocono race
Chris Buescher scored his first career Sprint Cup Series win in Monday’s rain-delayed Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway when the race was called due to fog and an approaching storm on lap 1... Read more
Pocono race washed out – WBUT to air this morning
The Nascar Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway in eastern Pennsylvania was rained out Sunday and will be run today. It is the first time in track history that both Cup races this season were p... Read more