Sports
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HBO late night host John Oliver chooses Erie SeaWolves for rebranding promotion
The host of the Sunday night HBO show presented a deeply researched segment on the wild world of Minor League Baseball promotions.
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PIAA playoff reform bill advances out of Pa. House committee
The proposal would allow the PIAA to create separate playoffs and championships for public and non-public schools.
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Can this Yinzer save the Pirates?
Don Kelly grew up rooting for the Pirates. Now, as the team’s manager, he’s tasked with leading them out of the wilderness.
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Home of Philadelphia 76ers, Flyers lands naming rights deal with Xfinity Mobile
The arena will be renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena, effective Sept. 1 and running through the 2030-2031 season.
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The 20-year-old man who fell to the warning track at a Pirates game is awake
The man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game is awake and alert.
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Man critically injured after fall from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game
Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical personnel and pointing to the man, who had fallen onto the warning track.
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Trump celebrates the Super Bowl champ Eagles at White House, but star QB Jalen Hurts skips ceremony
President Donald Trump feted the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, decided to skip the celebration.
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Paul Skenes could be MLB’s ticket to Gen Z. The Pirates ace will face it on his terms
Pirates ace Paul Skenes understands his popularity is a small part of baseball’s apparent resurgence. Just don’t expect him to start flooding social media or popping up on your favorite podcast regularly.
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Most coaches use schools like Robert Morris as a launching pad. For Andy Toole, it’s become home
A full decade-and-a-half since he was promoted to replace Mike Rice at the age of 29, Andy Toole will lead Robert Morris to the NCAA Tournament for a third time in 10 years when the 15th-seeded Horizon League champions face No. 2 seed Alabama in the first round in Cleveland on Friday. MOON TOWNSHIP —…
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‘Anybody can play’: Reading Roller Derby team stresses community, inclusivity
The Reading Roller Derby team, which has its first game of the season on Sunday, is one of 19 Pennsylvania teams competing in The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.
