It wasn’t Altoona’s night Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field as Akron downed the Curve, 7-1, in front of 5,015 fans. But the lone run for the locals came from a man who has been experiencing one of the best stretches of his career — Lonnie White Jr. White hit his 17th home run for the ...
Back in April of 1993, Steelers Hall of Fame center Dermontti Dawson came to Altoona High School on a Steeler caravan on a tour of charity basketball games that were popular in the offseason. In that game, which also featured Steelers great Greg Lloyd, Dawson knocked down eight ...
MIAMI — Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1 on Thursday. Jared Triolo and Jacob Gonzalez also went deep for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game skid. Pittsburgh’s Jake ...
PITTSBURGH — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impressive debut as the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, was 10 of 13 for 154 yards, ...
Hollidaysburg’s Bryan James recently took home a gold medal in the open division of the 2026 State Games of America golf competition held at State College this year. The 40-year-old James is a teacher in the Hollidaysburg School District and will be entering his 16th season as ...
Golf enthusiasts will have the opportunity this weekend to enjoy the biggest tournament in amateur golf. The 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship is being conducted at Merion Country Club just outside of Philadelphia as we speak, with the 36-hole championship finale scheduled for Sunday ...
