Skenes selected for second straight All-Star Game
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 7, 2025
He’s hoping to start for the National League again in the July 15 contest. Paul Skenes wasn’t “super surprised” to be selected to the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season, even if he became...
Pirates finish off perfect homestand
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 3, 2025
Mitch Keller became PNC Park’s all-time strikeout leader in 5-0 win over the Cardinals. When it comes to pitching at PNC Park, Mitch Keller now has more Ks than anyone in stadium history. Not only did...
Skenes was overdue for a few breaks against Cards
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By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
July 3, 2025
Paul Skenes had to know this was coming, right? The notoriously piddly Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats have been the biggest reason why last year’s National League Rookie of the Year is only 4-7 this season....
Penguins trade Nedeljkovic to SJ
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 2, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft. Nedeljkovic, 29, is entering the final year ...
Pirates run winning streak up to 5 games
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 2, 2025
As Don Kelly was trying to explain an offensive outburst where the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 37 runs in four games, he couldn’t help but note how much fun it is to win one-run games. After four consec...
Hayes back in the swing with back adjustment
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 2, 2025
Ke’Bryan Hayes took a detour on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ return trip from Milwaukee, using an off day to return to his hometown of Houston to visit family, check on the status of the house he’s buildin...
Steelers pull off blockbuster trade, get Ramsey from Fins
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 1, 2025
Pittsburgh parted ways with Minkah Fitzpatrick and also received tight end Jonnu Smith. Jalen Ramsey is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming the newest high-profile acquisition for the organizati...
Pirates keep hitting to blank Cardinals, 7-0
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 1, 2025
It’s the longest streak of wins by 7 or more runs since 1925 for the Pirates. Overshadowed by the sudden offensive outburst from the Pittsburgh Pirates has been the quality of their pitching — until A...
After benching, Cruz blasts out of funk
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 1, 2025
Oneil Cruz endured a week in which he was benched for his lack of effort and energy and dropped down from the leadoff spot into the middle of the batting order in hopes he would find his way out of a ...
Penguins hire Mike Stothers as an assistant coach
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 1, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Mike Stothers as an assistant coach. That appointment was announced Monday. Stothers, 63, is expected to oversee the team’s defensemen and penalty kill. A native of Toron...
Pirates mourn passing of Hall of Famer Dave Parker
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 30, 2025
Nick Gonzales believes the team should retire the Hall of Famer’s number 39. Nick Gonzales wore No. 39 for the Pittsburgh Pirates with a heavy heart Saturday upon learning that the man who made it fam...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 30, 2025
The Pirates registered 16 hits in the 12-1 victory. The Pittsburgh Pirates discovered the perfect antidote for their offensive woes in the New York Mets, as the team that tied a major-league record fo...
Penguins select center Kindel with 1st-round pick
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 28, 2025
With the 11th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Benjamin Kindel of the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen. Kindel, 18, is a 5-foot-10, 181-pound r...
Keller dominant, bats come to life in 9-1 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 28, 2025
Mitch Keller improves to 2-10 as five Bucs finish with multiple hits. Mitch Keller weathered the lack of run support from the Pittsburgh Pirates without complaint, bearing the burden of strong starts ...
Horwitz hopes to continue finding his stride
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 28, 2025
Navigating through longer- term injuries can be a lonely experience for any professional athlete. Watching teammates suit up and compete, juxtaposed with the mundane, slow-moving experience of rehabil...
Transfer Minor answers Capel’s call for a point guard
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
June 28, 2025
The Pitt Panthers needed a point guard following all-ACC third-teamer Jaland Lowe’s transfer to Kentucky. Damarco Minor was happy to answer the call. A call in April, that is, from Pitt men’s basketba...
Skenes: ‘My body’s in a good spot’ as he discusses workload
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 27, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates fans could be forgiven for feeling some apprehension in the aftermath of Paul Skenes’ abbreviated outing Wednesday in Milwaukee. Before his start got derailed as a result of four se...
Don’t expect Dubas to use all of Penguins’ draft picks
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 27, 2025
At the end of the business day March 7 — or at least as it pertains to the NHL’s trade deadline that afternoon — Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered something of an inventory of...
Misiorowski outduels Skenes in Brewers’ 4-2 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 26, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Making his third major league start, Jacob Misiorowski threw five shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a 4-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Paul Skenes on Wedn...
Oneil Cruz benched for lack of hustle
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 26, 2025
TribLive There’s no disputing that Oneil Cruz, with his Statcast- shattering swings and howitzer arm, is one of baseball’s most unique talents. But throughout his major- league career, Cruz’s elite sk...