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Masontown came from behind for the second day in a row to defeat Carmichaels, 5-3, and win the Fayette County Baseball League semifinal playoff series, 2-0, at German-Masontown Park on Monday.
MILL RUN -- Mitch's Bail Bonds used a big inning to tie the FCBL semifinals on Monday, and pieced together a similar inning, with a little help from some shoddy Mill Run defense, Tuesday night to take the best-of-3 series with an 8-2 road victory.
Norchester took control with a second-inning grand slam by Samuel Morris and went on to defeat Uniontown, 13-3 in six innings, in the Pennsylvania State American Legion Baseball Tournament on Tuesday afternoon at Boyertown.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia single-game football tickets are going on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday, the school said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Clay Holmes was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for infielders Hoy Park and Diego Castillo.
Masontown came from behind for the second day in a row to defeat Carmichaels, 5-3, and win the Fayette County Baseball League semifinal playoff series, 2-0, at German-Masontown Park on Monday.
Uniontown staved off elimination in the Pennsylvania State American Legion Baseball Tournament Monday afternoon with a 14-4 victory in six innings over French Creek Valley.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the playoff-contending San Diego Padres for three minor leaguers.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has signed forward James Okonkwo for the 2021-22 basketball season.
Nate Zimcosky hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Masontown hung on for a 6-5 win at Carmichaels in Fayette County Baseball League playoff action on Sunday.
Rachel Rohanna will once again host a free junior clinic on Tuesday at Rohanna’s Golf Course.
Mill Run opened its Fayette County Baseball League semifinal series Sunday afternoon with an 11-3 win over visiting Mitch's Bail Bonds.
Rachel Rohanna was in position to win the Twin Bridges Championship Sunday afternoon, but faltered a bit down the stretch to finish alone in second place for the second week in a row.
Aaron Krepps was an outstanding two sport athlete at Belle Vernon Area High School and later had an outstanding football career at Washington & Jefferson. He was so versatile that you could describe him as a Swiss army knife.
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Rachel Rohanna continued her strong play of late with a 3-under 68 Saturday in the second round of the Twin Bridges Championship.
Uniontown needed nine innings to do so, but the Region 6 champions opened the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball State Tournament with a 3-2 walk-off victory Saturday morning over Claysburg.
Donnie Shell knew he had a little time to make an impression. The life span of an undrafted free agent rookie is short. Really short. Especially for undrafted free agent rookies from a Historically Black College and University like South Carolina State, where the undersized Shell spent years playing out of position at outside linebacker.
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened training camp Thursday with plenty of new faces on offense following a busy offseason.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers experienced a significant amount of turnover during the offseason, yet they opened training camp on Thursday with the same lofty Super Bowl expectations.
Mitch's Bail Bonds closed the Fayette County Baseball League regular season Thursday night with a 5-2 road victory over ARH Industries.
In today’s world of 24-hour sports channels and social media handy on every cell phone, people around the globe can be instantly bombarded with video and stories about anything in baseball, whether it’s Shohei Ohtani’s latest home run or the Pittsburgh Pirates scoring three runs on a hit that traveled only 10 feet.
Waynesburg Central posted an opening for a new, full-time athletic director position in late June and it didn’t remain vacant long as Tuesday night the school district hired former California AD Chris Minerd to fill the position.
Carmichaels scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning Wednesday night to roll to a 10-2 road victory over ARH Industries in Fayette County Baseball League action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vince Williams isn’t sticking with the Pittsburgh Steelers after all.
Every American Legion baseball game begins the same no matter where it's played with the recitation of the Code of Sportsmanship.
Jaeden Zuzak made the most of California's shortened football schedule last year.
California University athletic director Dr. Karen Hjerpe said Thursday she does not expect any negative change to the Vulcans’ athletic programs in the face of a plan that would merge six of Pennsylvania’s state universities.
Masontown pulled away with five runs in the bottom of the third inning for a 10-1 victory Tuesday night over visiting Mitch's Bail Bonds in Fayette County Baseball League action.
Washington & Jefferson graduate Alie Seto was named a 2020-21 PAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Rachel Rohanna continued her strong play of late by shooting 66 in the second round Friday of the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic to sit alone in second place at the halfway point.
HOPWOOD -- Hopewell led for a half of an inning Tuesday, only to have Uniontown storm back for an 14-7 victory in the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament championship at Hutchinson Field.
HOPWOOD -- Charleroi ran out of arms and Hopewell made the most of the opportunity Monday afternoon to advance to the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament losers' bracket finale with an 11-1 victory.
PHOENIX (AP) — Caleb Smith pitched 6 2/3 stellar innings, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer for the second straight game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed second-round pick Anthony Solometo.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers added depth at outside linebacker and offensive line on the eve of training camp, signing free agents Melvin Ingram and Chaz Green to one-year deals Tuesday.
Mill Run closed the regular season Monday night with a 7-0 win over visiting ARH Industries to secure the top spot in the Fayette County Baseball League standings.
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TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Jared McCann from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday for prospect Filip Hallander and a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft.
HOPWOOD -- Gage Gillott scattered three hits and Uniontown made the most of some shoddy fielding in the third inning to advance to the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament title game with an 8-0 win over Brighton Twp. Monday afternoon at Hutchinson Field.
HOPWOOD -- Smithfield-Fairchance fought to the final out Sunday evening before bowing out of the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament with a 6-4 loss to Hopewell.
Masontown pounded out 14 hits and winning pitcher Willie Palmer allowed only one Sunday for an 11-1 road victory over ARH Industries in Fayette County Baseball League action.
HOPWOOD -- Ben Shields rebounded from a tough outing Saturday night and Nico Rongaus drove in the only run as Charleroi stayed alive in the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament with a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon over Center Monaca at Hutchinson Field.
HOPWOOD -- Uniontown scored first and never trailed as the host team opened the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament Sunday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over Smithfield-Fairchance.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henry Davis loved his time at Louisville. It’s what helped make the hard-hitting catcher the first overall pick in the amateur draft.
HOPWOOD -- The overnight weather delay didn't slow down Brighton Twp.'s offense with the Beaver County squad rolling to a 15-2 victory over Charleroi Sunday in the winners' bracket of the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament at Hutchinson Field.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings hit a fly ball down the left field line and stood in the batter’s box. He was watching and hoping.
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HOPWOOD -- Lorenzo Glasser's alert baserunning produced the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday afternoon as Charleroi rallied for a 4-3 victory over Hopewell on the first day of the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament at Hutchinson Field.
