Nascar tackles Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend – but this time on a newly-laid dirt surface. It will be the first Cup Series race on dirt since 1970. Heat races will be used to determine... Read more
Freeport hockey team remains hot
The Freeport hockey team won a battle of 13-win teams with a 6-2 victory over Chartiers Valley last night. There were six different goal scorers for the Yellow Jackets. Tyler Lang earned his... Read more
Pirates pound 16 hits but fall to Orioles
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Baltimore Orioles 10-9 last night in exhibition baseball. The Bucs had 16 hits in the game, led by Philip Evans who had four hits, two RBI’s and three runs... Read more
Pens beat Sabres/On WISR again tonight
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 last night. The Pens had five different goal scorers, including Sidney Crosby, who netted his 13th goal of the year. The Pens also rec... Read more
Pirates top Braves/Brault shut down
The Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-3 in Grapefruit League play Wednesday. It was their fourth consecutive victory. Ke’ Bryan Hayes and Kevin Newman had two hits each. Adam Frazier hit... Read more
Torch relay begins trek for Tokyo Olympics
The torch relay for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, which were delayed a year due to the pandemic, got underway Wednesday in Japan. The torch will take a 121-day journey across the country unt... Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres for the first of back-to-back games tonight at PPG Paints Arena. The game tonight begins at 8pm. Pre-game on WISR 680am is 7:30pm. The Pens en... Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in Grapefruit League play Tuesday, and improved to 11-10-1 this spring. Adam Frazier hit a sixth-inning solo home run for game-winning... Read more
Steelers cut cornerback Nelson
The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut cornerback Steven Nelson. A move that will save the team over $8 million in salary cap room for 2021. It will still cost them over $6 million in so-called “d... Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Monday that despite the governor’s allowance for 50% of capacity at outdoor venues in the latest COVID-19 regulations, the club will stick with 25% of capaci... Read more