Steelers top Texans/earn playoff “bye”
The Pittsburgh Steelers earned a first round playoff “bye” with a 34-6 victory over the Houston Texans Christmas Day. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for two touchdowns and running back... Read more
Three college football bowl games will be played today: –West Virginia and Utah meet in the “Heart of Dallas” Bowl at 1:30pm. –Northern Illinois will face Duke at 5:15pm in the Quick Lane... Read more
Penguins top Blue Jackets in shoot-out
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a shoot-out last night at PPG Paints Arena. It was the first meeting of the season for the division-rivals. Kris Letang nett... Read more
Former Slippery Rock University first baseman Matt Adams has signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. The deal is worth $4 million. Adams began last season in St. Louis, but was... Read more
High School Sports Scores from Thursday: Boys Basketball: –Union-67 AC Valley-60. –Armstrong-55 Greensburg-Salem-41. –Portersville Christian-45 Cheswick Christian-14. Elijah White led Porter... Read more
Pens host Blue Jackets tonight
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am will be 6:30pm. The Blue Jackets are 21-13-1 this season, and two... Read more
Slippery Rock University defensive end Marcus Martin has been named a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award as the best small college defensive player in the nation. It is the fourth consecuti... Read more
High School Sports from Wednesday
A former coach and three athletes will be inducted into the Butler High School Sports Hall of Fame this week. Dave McKinnis is a former Boys and Girls Gymnastics Coach who had a combined rec... Read more
Penguins make two trades Tuesday
The Pittsburgh Penguins made two trades Tuesday. General manager Jim Rutherford sent winger Josh Archibald, goalie prospect Sean Maguire and a sixth-round draft pick in 2019 to Arizona for v... Read more
Steelers net eight to Pro Bowl
The NFL Pro Bowl rosters were announced Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Steelers led the way with eight players. Among the players was injured linebacker Ryan Shazier. Steelers running back Le’Veon... Read more