Landon Simala of Portage Area High School competes in the big man competition on Saturday at Richland High School in Johnstown, while Northern Bedford’s Trace Baker (right) looks for a receiver in 7-on-7 drills. The teams were two of 16 taking part in summer football activities. Mirror ...
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers announced Sunday they signed Altoona Area High School graduate Kevin Givens to a one-year deal. Givens, a 6-foot-1, 285-pound defensive lineman from Penn State, originally entered the NFL after signing as an undrafted free agent with the 49ers in ...
PITTSBURGH — Ryan O’Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the three-game series. The Cubs nearly erased a six-run deficit. Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run home run with one out in the ninth inning ...
Imler’s Poultry and Cumming Motors went the distance in their best-of-three Altoona All American Amateur Baseball Association championship series, but Sunday’s deciding game really came down to the first inning. Cumming Motors got its first two runners on, but Imler’s pitcher Brady ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Quarterback Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals agreed to a reworked one-year deal Sunday and coach Mike LaFleur confirmed that the veteran is the team’s likely starter for Week 1. Brissett was unhappy with his previous contract, which included just $1.5 million of guaranteed money for the upcoming season. His new deal is worth a reported $15.5 million. Brissett was the team’s starter for the final 12 games last year after Kyler Murray suffered a season-ending foot injury. He did well individually with 3,366 yards passing, 23 touchdowns and eight ...
CHICAGO — Caitlin Clark had a memorable weekend that started with meeting former President Barack Obama and ended with a stellar effort in her first traditional All-Star Game. In between were sponsor events with Nike, State Farm and Wilson that had hundreds of fans of all ages and genders ...
