Sports
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Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins first Cy Young Award and Tigers star Tarik Skubal goes back-to-back
The 23-year-old Skenes capped his blistering rise to stardom by capturing the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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The PIAA is one vote away from implementing a shot clock for high school basketball
If the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) approves the 35-second shot clock for high school varsity and junior varsity games, it will be added in three years.
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Eagles’ Dom DiSandro provided pizza and cheesesteaks for Cam Skattebo after ankle surgery
Following the Giants’ loss, DiSandro dropped off pizza and cheesesteaks for Skattebo and his family at Penn Presbyterian.
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Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft details decision to move on from James Franklin
Penn State fired coach James Franklin after the Nittany Lions — who began the season ranked second — dropped three straight games, two in embarrassing fashion to unheralded teams.
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John Oliver’s Erie Moon Mammoths jersey on display at National Baseball Hall of Fame
If Erie SeaWolves fans go to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, they can relive the memory of the first ever Moon Mammoths game.
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Unrivaled heads to Philadelphia next season for the league’s 1st ‘tour stop’
The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league headed by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart announced Thursday that it will play a pair of games at Xfinity Mobile Arena, home of the NBA’s 76ers and NHL’s Flyers, during its second season.
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October Legends: 11 Unforgettable Postseason Moments in Phillies History
With another Red October upon us, we’re highlighting great moments in Phillies postseason history, from the epic 1980 NLCS vs. Houston, to the Dude’s extra-inning blast against the Braves in ‘93, to “Bedlam at the Bank.”
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At 58, Tom Cillo is tackling his dream of playing college football
Tom Cillo willed his way through two weeks of 12-hour days of practices, meetings, walkthroughs and meals. When the Warriors broke camp, Cillo was one of 117 players remaining on the roster.
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Pirates to keep Don Kelly as manager after improvements in second half
The Pirates extended Kelly’s contract on Monday, confident the leadership he provided during a turbulent year is what the club needs as it tries to emerge from a decade of irrelevance.
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Pittsburgh’s ‘jock tax’ on visiting athletes, performers at publicly funded stadiums shot down
Pittsburgh’s so-called jock tax, which levies a 3% tax on income earned by visiting athletes and performers at publicly funded stadiums, discriminates against nonresidents, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled.
