Local Sports Update – Tuesday, 1/27

District 9 Basketball

Boys:

MONDAY

DuBois at Hollidaysburg – Postponed to January 31

DuBois Central Catholic at Kane – Postponed to February 7

Clearfield at Brookville – Postponed

Clarion at Punxsutawney – Postponed

Ridgway at North Clarion – Postponed to January 31

Girls:

MONDAY

DuBois at Central Mountain – Postponed

Brockway at DuBois Central Catholic – Postponed to February 4

Clarion-Limestone at Brookville – Postponed to January 28

Hollidaysburg at Clearfield – Postponed to February 6

North Star at Curwensville – Postponed to February 4

College Basketball:

MONDAY

Ohio State 84, Penn State 78

TONIGHT

Wake Forest at Pitt

WEDNESDAY

Penn State-Shenango at Penn State-DuBois

Clarion at Gannon

California, PA at IUP

Pittsburgh Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have won four games in a row, and 12 of their last 17. Chicago will be the Pens’ next opponent Thursday night. The Penguins pregame show starts at 6 with the opening faceoff at 7pm Thursday on Connect FM.

Pittsburgh Steelers:

This afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to officially introduce Mike McCarthy as the team’s new head coach. McCarthy has been an NFL head coach for 18 seasons –13 of them with the Green Bay Packers, and five with the Dallas Cowboys. McCarthy is a Pittsburgh native, and he has compiled an overall NFL head-coaching record of 174-112-2. He also led the Packers to a Super Bowl championship over the Steelers in 2011.