The Pittsburgh Penguins honored the legacy of the organization’s Black players and veteran Black hockey player Willie O’Ree ...

Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a ...

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning... What will (and what could) the Penguins do with their newest first-round ...

Growing up in Oakville, Ont., Christian Purboo, ArtSci ’25, never thought much about race when playing hockey. As a young goaltender, he was more focused on stopping pucks, not the fact he was often ...

It is rather appropriate that the anniversary of Willie O’Ree’s historic NHL debut falls ... in a 3-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. This was also his 13th shutout with the ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. He has made significant contributions to the ...

A developer and the estate of the late Donald Thinnes are suing two Polish Hill residents pushing for the historic ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The five finalists have been announced for this year's Willie Thrower Award, which is given annually to the top southwestern Pennsylvania high school quarterback. Five ...

The Academy Award-nominated actor is under fire for a series of tweets that resurfaced Thursday, expressing her views on topics such as race and religion. Read our review of The Brutalist, which ...

The former Vigor High School and Auburn standout has been a finalist for enshrinement for four consecutive years.

Check out the new films and series this week on streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Prime Video, BritBox, Apple TV+, CBC Gem and more. Den of Thieves 2 steals top spot at the ...