Pirates visit Cubs this afternoon/on WISR
The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Chicago Cubs this afternoon to begin a three-game series. First pitch is 2:20pm at Wrigley Field. Pre-game on WISR 680am begins at 1:55pm. The Pirates begin... Read more
NASCAR is at Kentucky Speedway this weekend. The Cup series race is Saturday. Hear it on WBUT 1050am and at wbut.com beginning at 6:30pm. Martin Truex, Jr. is the defending race winner. Tyle... Read more
MLB season resumes today/Pirates in Chicago tomorrow
The Major League Baseball season resumes today with one game. Houston will host the Texas Rangers. The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series tomorrow afternoo... Read more
The American League All-Star team defeated the National League 4-3 last night in Cleveland. It was the seventh straight win for the A.L. All-Stars. Pirates first baseman Josh Bell started th... Read more
204 SRU Scholar-Athletes honored by PSAC
Slippery Rock University in Butler County.Photo Courtesy: SRU A total of 204 Slippery Rock University student-athletes were recognized this week as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Sch... Read more
Pirates Frazier named NL Player of the Week
Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier was named the National League’s player of the week. Frazier led the National League with a .600 batting average for the week. He also led in hits, runs sc... Read more
Bell drops from Home Run Derby in opening round
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell was eliminated in the opening round of the Home Run Derby last night at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Bell lost to Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna, Jr. 25... Read more
The Butler 10-11 year old baseball team won the District-25 championship Saturday with a 7-4 win over Titusville. Three Butler pitchers, Billy Makepiece, Jordan Vicari and Preston Richter co... Read more
Pirates top Brewers behind Reynolds blast
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 Sunday at PNC Park. Rookie outfielder Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning for the win. He drove in four ru... Read more
The United States Women’s Soccer team successfully defended their World Cup title following a 2-0 victory Sunday over the Netherlands. It was their fourth World Cup win. Megan Rapinoe was na... Read more