Astros and Cole take down Pirates
The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 last night in the first game of a three-game series in Houston. Former Pirates top draft pick Gerrit Cole limited the Pirates to one ru... Read more
Pens GM Rutherford lands Hall of Fame nod
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category. Rutherford has been the Penguins GM since June 2014. He is the only g... Read more
Pirates in Houston tonight/on WISR
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series with the Houston Astros tonight. Trevor Williams will start for the Bucs and former Pirate Gerrit Cole will start for Houston. Williams is mak... Read more
U.S. downs Spain in World Cup Second Round
The United States defeated Spain 2-1 in the opening game of the second round of the Women’s World Cup Monday in France. Megan Rapinoe scored twice, converting two penalty kicks, that sends t... Read more
Bradshaw leads Fuhrer Invite
Three-time champion David Bradshaw is the first round leader of the Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational being played this week at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Bradshaw is 5-under through 36 holes. Fo... Read more
Pirates host Padres tonight/on WISR
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres tonight at PNC Park. First pitch is 7:05pm. Pre-game on WISR is 6:40pm. Joe Musgrove will start for the Bucs. The Ch... Read more
Cam Johnson becomes first WPIAL player to go in NBA first round since Danny Fortson
Former Pitt guard Cameron Johnson was selected 11th overall in the NBA Draft last night. The Moon native was selected my Minnesota, but will be heading to Phoenix thanks to an agreed trade b... Read more
Pirates win in dramatic comeback
The Pittsburgh Pirates came back from a 7-1 deficit last night to defeat the Detroit Tigers 8-7 at PNC Park. Rookie Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning to give the Pi... Read more
Kucherov sweeps NHL awards
Jun 12, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the San Jose Sharks in game six of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final at SAP Cen... Read more
Tigers edge a sloppy Pirates team
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 last night at PNC Park. Three errors and nine men left on base contributed to the loss. Josh Bell hit his 20th home run of the season.... Read more