CLEARFIELD — Clearfield handed the Punxsy varsity wrestling program its first loss of the season on Friday night by scoring a 43-18 victory.

University of Iowa wrestler Kaleb Young got his start in the Punxsutawney Area School District, where it was clear from the time he was young that he had a special mix of talent and work ethic that would serve him well in the sport.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwayne Haskins will attempt to kick-start his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

PUNXSUTAWNEY -- Athletes at the school-aged level across the state of Pennsylvania have an added challenge in preparing for their practices and games this winter season as face coverings are required to compete at most schools during their winter sports, which take place almost exclusively indoors.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsy boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw scorer in Clarion on Monday evening, as the Bobcats’ Cal German scored 33 points to lead his team to a 75-57 win over the Chucks.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsy wrestling program's match against Curwensville came down to the final bout on Monday night, with Brady Smith securing a win by fall just before the horn sounded to end the first period of the 160-pound match against Logan Augenbaugh and push the Chucks to a 33-30 victory.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are adding yet another pitcher to their rotation, agreeing to bring right-hander Joe Musgrove to his hometown in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to a person familiar with the deal.

NEW BETHLEHEM — Punxsy's girls basketball team improved to 4-0 on the season Friday night with a 59-48 victory over the Redbank Valley Lady Bulldogs in New Bethlehem.

DUBOIS — The Punxsy girls basketball team had to hit the road for its long-awaited season opener on Friday night, traveling to DuBois Central Catholic.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney boys basketball program tipped off its season at home Friday night against Brookville in the debut for new head coach Jake Perrin. 

Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame radio play-by-play announcer Mike Lange is taking an early intermission before starting his 46th season in the booth.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Preparing in the midst of a pandemic could be described in a lot of different ways, and for Punxsutawney girls head basketball coach Mike Carlson, the word “interesting” came to mind when he talked about what it means to coach his team in the 2020-2021 season, which now, of co…

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Area High School Athletic Department, after a weeks-long pause mandated by the state, is back up and running this week.

Punxsutawney Area High School’s Kaleb Young is entering his senior season with the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team. 

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since 2002 without first-year coach Kevin Stefanski, who tested positive for COVID-19 just two days after leading the team back to the postseason.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered a very on-brand answer when asked whether he's comfortable with where his team is at heading into the playoffs.

PUNXSUTAWNEY -- Monday was sort of a second first day of practice for athletes in the Punxsutawney Area School District.

With many of the starters resting, the PIttsburgh Steelers came close but couldn't topple the Cleveland Browns, who secured their first playoff berth since 2002 with a 24-22 win Sunday.

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin has a theory on what makes Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt go.

Winter sports teams will begin practicing once again on Monday in Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let quarterback Ben Roethlisberger rest up for the playoffs.

PITTSBURGH — This time, JuJu Smith-Schuster saved his dancing for the locker room.

The Pittsburgh Steelers went down big early, but a second half rally thanks to an explosive offense led the Steelers to a 28-24 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts. The win clinched the division for the Steelers.

At a meeting held on Tuesday afternoon, the PIAA approved updated provisions for the return to competition following a Dec. 11 state-mandated pause on extracurricular activities that runs through Jan. 4. 

CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers did not jump out to the start that they were hoping for on Monday night in Cincinnati, as their host, the Bengals, outpaced them 17-0 in the first half. 

Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58.

Ben Roethlisberger says all the hand-wringers just need to calm down. The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be fine.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — A volunteer wrestling coach at Punxsutawney Area High School has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine, the school said Tuesday on its website.

Though the Pittsburgh Steelers held an early lead of 7-0, the Buffalo Bills scored 23 unanswered points on the way to a 26-15 victory on Sunday Night Football. 

Pictured here are Punxsutawney Area High School seniors Kameron Falgout (7) and Brandon Ishman (74) leading the football team onto the field at a home game this season. 

Punxsy senior Katelyn Griebel, for the second consecutive year, has earned both district and state recognitions as a member the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches’ Association’s 2020 District 9 AA All-Star Team and by being named a PVCA AA All-State selection.

Another student at Punxsutawney Area High School took a step into the future on Tuesday morning, as Owen Smith signed to play baseball at the collegiate level at Ohio Wesleyan University. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered their first loss of the season Monday, falling 23-17 to the Washington Football Team at Heinz Field.

The Steelers have had a turbulent few weeks due to games being rescheduled. They will need to put all that behind them today though, as they host the Washington Football Team.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November on Friday. 

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree was confirmed to have torn his ACL during Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Dupree exited the game in the fourth quarter.