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Avella enjoying best boys basketball season in 15 years

AVELLA – After the Avella boys basketball team finished off a 69-50 win Tuesday night against Aquinas Academy on Senior Night, the people in attendance filed out of the packed grandstands and onto the gym floor. Some took pictures, others shot some hoops, and some just stood around and ...

Local football players sign with D2 schools

National Signing Day was on Wednesday, and eight local high school football players made their college decision official. They’ll be scattered across the PSAC. California, Slippery Rock, IUP, Clarion, Seton Hill and Edinboro each had at least one local signee. Jefferson-Morgan’s Deakyn ...

Hayes scores twice in NHL debut as Penguins beat Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League ...

Pirates add to pitching depth, agree with 2

Pitcher José Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Thursday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. A 30-year-old ...