It’s not often that a head football coach at the Power-4 level gets fired and is on the staff the following year as an assistant. But that’s exactly where Altoona native Brent Pry finds himself after being let go as Virginia Tech’s head coach in September and now is back as the ...
After what has been a long and wonderful marriage, the Pittsburgh Pirates and their franchise icon, Andrew McCutchen, are at risk for an acrimonious divorce. McCutchen — a five-time National League all-star with the Pirates from the 2011 through 2015 seasons — was the person most ...
The National Women’s Soccer League is preparing for the start of its 2026 season as it continues to grow. In its 14th season, the league will have 16 teams, with two expansion teams — the Boston Legacy and Denver Summit. All teams will be playing a 30 regular-season game schedule. Gotham ...
During a practice in 2022 while at Saint Francis, wide receiver Elijah Sarratt blew out a cleat to the point that his foot was coming out of the shoe. Sarratt taped up the cleat and went straight back to work to finish practice. “We didn’t realize it until practice was almost over,” ...
Notes and observations leading up to Monday’s NCAA football championship game: Pat Fellinger would have been beaming. The 1952 graduate of Altoona Catholic High School, who went on to be a three-year college football starter at end for the Indiana Hoosiers from the 1953 through 1955 ...
Notes and observations about the Pittsburgh Pirates during the middle of Major League Baseball’s Hot Stove offseason: ■ This offseason has been considered the most crucial in recent history for the Pirates and their general manager Ben Cherington. The Pirates had been largely inactive on ...
