PITTSBURGH — The Steelers signed defensive back Brandon Hill on Tuesday. Hill was originally drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, spending time on their practice squad. Hill also spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. Hill played ...
Three PIAA medalists from 2025 highlight the returnees for the Altoona Mirror’s core coverage area high school girls cross country teams. Ashlyn Noce, a three-time Mirror first-team all-star, is back for her senior year after finishing eighth at the PIAA meet last season. Joining her will ...
LATROBE — The Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball team was predicted by Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference coaches to take second place this upcoming season, as the league office released its 2026 women’s volleyball preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday morning. Penn State Behrend, the defending AMCC champion, was voted into first place in the poll, while Penn State Altoona was second. Mount Aloysius College rounded out the top three spots. Behrend and Altoona tied for second place in the AMCC’s regular-season standings last fall, while Mount Aloysius finished with the ...
SAN DIEGO — Nick Gonzales led off the 12th inning with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Esmerlyn Valdez homered and Rafael Flores Jr. had an RBI double in the sixth for the Pirates, who ...
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — The Pennsylvania representative in the 2026 Little League World Series saw its play in the tournament end on Monday night. West Chester East Side, the Mid-Atlantic Regional champ, finished 0-2 in the tourney after a 6-5 loss to Phenix City of Alabama in seven ...
BEREA, Ohio — Not many thought Deshaun Watson had a chance of reclaiming the starting quarterback job with the Cleveland Browns over the past 22 months. Since Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon the first time in a Week 7 game in 2024, owner Jimmy Haslam had said during last year’s ...
