Boxing’s March Mayhem comes to Pittsburgh
Since stepping into Monroeville’s Boyce Boxing Gym in November 2000, Derek Gionta has been a part of the Pittsburgh boxing scene. He started competing...
Homestead Music Hall Delivers on Their “Night of Fights”
The seats are wooden. Underneath each are wire rods shaped to hold a man’s fedora, a nice feature for the Carnegie Library of Homestead’s...
Pittsburgh Boxer Knocks Out Cancer in First Professional Fight
Last year, during an August 15th run through North Park, Michael "The Bull" Manna, then 34 years old, was at a crossroads at his...
Grave concerns with Monster Jam truck driver Krysten Anderson
Here’s the dirt on Krysten Anderson: she’s a 22-year-old North Carolina resident who drives Grave Digger, the iconic Monster Jam truck. Monster
Anderson and her...
Pittsburgh Donnybrook Returns to Northside
After winning his final boxing match and retiring as a competitor, Michael Manna received an offer from Jim Lamb, the President of the Irish...
In Homestead, Michael McSorley Prepares for a “Night of Fights”
Michael McSorley enters the Conn-Greb Boxing Club—a purposefully tucked away, nearly hidden gym on North Craig Street—and sets down a box. “We got some...
Larry Gioia shares his love of the water with adaptive paddlers.
Fifteen years ago, he went on a paddling excursion down the Youghiogheny River. Upon his return to shore, he bought his own watercraft, became...
A Pittsburgh Boxer Fights to the End to Inspire
Since making his professional debut on August 18th, 2018, Michael "The Pittsburgh Bull" Manna, 36, of the Northside has donated his earnings from his...
Battle at The Fairgrounds II Starts Summer of Boxing in Pittsburgh
With around 30 percent capacity, Derek Gionta managed to do what was impossible for almost 11 months this past February, bring a...
The Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby Club
For most folks locally, American football is the pinnacle of physical sports. But remove the helmets and the shoulder pads and could those same...