Rodgers’ acknowledgment on his future is what Steelers needed
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
June 26, 2025
During Tuesday’s “Pat McAfee Show,” new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced that his first season in Pittsburgh is likely to be his last in the NFL. “I’m pretty sure this is it,” R...
Rodgers ‘pretty sure’ this will be his last season
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer 
June 25, 2025
Aaron Rodgers is “pretty sure” the 2025 season, his first with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be his last in the NFL, the 41-year-old quarterback said Tuesday. The four-time MVP signed a one-year deal ...
Brewers tag Heaney for three HRs in 9-3 win over Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 25, 2025
Andrew Heaney had ample reason to be displeased with his last time on the hill, when he allowed a season-high seven earned runs June 19 in Detroit. But, as the 34-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates veteran n...
Gonzales goes 5-for-5 in Bucs’ win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 24, 2025
Taking the hill Monday night in Milwaukee must have been a combination of familiar and foreign for Braxton Ashcraft. On one hand, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher, starting against the Brewers at...
McCurley to make the most of unexpected homecoming
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
June 24, 2025
Scott McCurley is the quintessential western Pennsylvania football success story. A New Castle native, Mc-Curley played at Mohawk and then walked on at Pitt. It didn’t take long for him to gain a scho...
Cherington previews approach as deadline nears
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 24, 2025
Ben Cherington remains unwilling to give up on the club he assembled for the 2025 campaign, insisting the Pittsburgh Pirates in their current iteration have potential. That said, there is an inescapab...
Pham hoping he’s turned the corner after vision issues
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 24, 2025
In Tommy Pham’s debut campaign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the lows have exceeded the highs. For much of this season, Pham has struggled to maintain a batting average north of the Mendoza line. While...
Pirates withstand heat, Rangers in 8-3 victory
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 23, 2025
Spencer Horowitz, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Tommy Pham combined for eight hits. On the verge of being swept, as well as dropping eight of their last 10 games, the Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Texas Rangers...
Pirates took on Tigers and fans Thursday
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 21, 2025
Separate altercations with fans broke out between Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana and outfielder Tommy Pham during Game 2 of a doubleheader against the host Tigers on Thursday night at Come...
McCormick belies 2nd-year status by playing like vet
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 21, 2025
TribLive When told that teammate Broderick Jones had referred to him as “a very communicative person,” Mason Mc-Cormick allowed a quick smile. “You know,” the Pittsburgh Steelers second-year guard sai...
Bucs salvage split with 10th-inning explosion
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 20, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 for a split of a doubleheader Thursday. The Tigers won the firs...
Skubal, Tigers take Game 1 of delayed doubleheader
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 20, 2025
Inclement weather Wednesday evening in Detroit deprived the Pittsburgh Pirates a chance at facing one of baseball’s best pitchers on a day that the club has consistently performed very well. The Pirat...
Tigers club 4 homers in 7-3 win over Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 18, 2025
Like his fellow Pittsburgh Pirates starters, Bailey Falter has had a front-row seat to the club’s offensive woes this season. Yet, unlike any other member of the rotation, he boasts a winning record, ...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 17, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a pair of roster transactions Monday, an off day for the club, ending the rehabilitation assignent of right-hander Dauri Moreta and designating catcher Brett Sullivan ...
Texas lineman commits to Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
June 17, 2025
Pitt nabbed its first four-star recruit in the Class of 2026 on Sunday when offensive lineman Day’Jon Moore committed to coach Pat Narduzzi. A 6-foot-3, 305-pound interior lineman at Willis High Schoo...
Cherington wasting elite pitching
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
June 16, 2025
Let’s forget about the fact, if we can, that the Pirates are in Year 6 of a five-year rebuilding plan that GM Ben Cherington has led from the start. Let’s also forget that it looks like Year 6 could v...
Bucs fall to Cubs in 10 innings
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 16, 2025
Ian Happ drove in the game-winning run with a single off David Bednar. The Pittsburgh Pirates departed Chicago on Sunday having dropped three of four to the Cubs after another extra-innings loss at Wr...
Skenes lasts just 5 innings, but Pirates top Cubs in 10th
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 14, 2025
Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly. It’s a rare occasion when Paul Skenes takes the mound and isn’t the major storyline. But Friday afternoon in Chicago fit that bil...
Pair of home runs sink Pirates in 3-2 loss to Cubs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 13, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season continues to teeter on the brink as a result of a poor first two months of play. But winning six of nine during their recent homestand, as well as nine of their last 14 ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 13, 2025
As has happened countless times over the previous decade, a guff Boston accent fielded questions during a press conference at the dais within the media room at PPG Paints Arena. And as has been the ca...