Museum life-like figure of Franco Harris in front of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. There are certain moments in sports that define a team, an era, or an individual.…

  Just as World War II impacted the political, social, and cultural life of the nation and created new opportunities for women at work, so too did it alter sport…

1912 was quite a year for baseball—at least according to the Spalding Base Ball Guide. The Red Sox beat the New York Giants, 4-3, in the World Series. The Pittsburgh…

University of Pittsburgh freshman and Connellsville, Pa., native John Woodruff won the 800-meter gold medal with a time of 1:52.9 in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Adolf Hitler’s Berlin, Germany.…

In anticipation of the History Center’s Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 26, we spoke with tournament co-chair and multiple Curtis Cup winner Carol Semple Thompson about Western Pennsylvania,…

Golf legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus battled at the 1962 U.S. Open at the Oakmont Country Club. As the host of 21 national golf championships, including the 2016 U.S.…

Muscle and sweat. Strength and determination. Civic bragging rights that cross generations. As one of the oldest rivalries in professional football, annual games between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh…

The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette: September 1865. One hundred fifty years ago today, the Philadelphia Athletic Base Ball Club began a scheduled two day series of four games against Allegheny City…

With summer winding down and kids heading back to school, one of the great traditions of this region – Friday night high school football – is about to kick off…

Each year, over 1,000 people visit the History Center for the annual Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures event with KDKA-TV. The items people bring to the museum include family heirlooms, garage sale…