Still grieving his mother, Harmon making most of minicamp weekend
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Derrick Harmon hasn’t gotten around to taking the customary tour of Pittsburgh that the Steelers’ first-round draft pick typically enjoys. He hasn’t eaten at Primanti Bros., taken the incline to the t...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS ROOKIE CAMP NOTES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Four years after entering the NFL as a high-profile college player, Trey Sermon was among those invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend on a mere tryout basis. Sermon was a thi...
Pirates beat Braves in Kelly’s first game
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 10, 2025
To say the last 24-plus hours have been a whirlwind for Don Kelly is a massive understatement. Kelly, 45, was elevated to manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon after Derek Shelton’s ...
Kelly held in high esteem by former coaches
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Leadership, commitment, dedication, concern for fellow teammates — those were among the several dozen categories Mark Jackson used to annually evaluate his baseball players at Point Park. It was a str...
Rust optimistic about the future of the Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Bryan Rust was far from satisfied. But he could laugh. The season was over. Nothing was going to change the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs. So, the industrious winger was glib w...
Shelton heard the boos, now he’s out of a job
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 9, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Derek Shelton was booed loudly when he was introduced ahead of his sixth home opener as the Pittsburgh Pirates manager last month. He shook it off in the aftermath, attributing the r...
Despite Shelton’s firing, Cherington takes responsibility
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 9, 2025
Ben Cherington has delivered his share of double talk as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his explanation for firing manager Derek Shelton on Thursday was no exception. While severing ti...
Steelers move on, trade Pickens to Cowboys
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 8, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out patience with wide receiver George Pickens, agreeing Wednesday on a trade that sends the talented but mercurial 24-year-old to the Dallas Cowboys...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 8, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory. Gray (4-1) struck...
Steelers’ options at No. 2 after Pickens trade
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 8, 2025
In the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ impending trade of George Pickens, does that leave them right back at Square One in regard to their wide receivers corps? The 2024 season, in part, was derailed...
Skenes, Pirates fall in pitchers’ duel with Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 7, 2025
In less than a week, Paul Skenes will have spent exactly one calendar year as a big leaguer, having made his MLB debut May 11, 2024. Over that span, from a performance standpoint, there has appeared t...
Penguins will select 11th in draft after lottery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 6, 2025
The pick will be the team’s highest since 2012 when they picked 8th overall. The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to have the 11th overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft. On Monday, the league de...
Pirates blow lead in loss to Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 6, 2025
St. Louis scored four runs to overtake Pittsburgh’s one-run lead and roll to a 6-3 win at home. The Pittsburgh Pirates having nosedived to 11 games under .500 in the first week of May could be seen as...
Pirates search for answers after ‘tough’ homestand
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 6, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates were searching for answers after losing five times in a sixgame homestand and being swept by the San Diego Padres. Derek Shelton didn’t have many to offer Sunday. So, the Pirate...
Cherington: Pirates need to be urgent, but not ‘in a rush’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 6, 2025
When asked about a stretch in which the Pittsburgh Pirates lost seven of nine games, Ben Cherington resorted to using a line the Pirates general manager admits he stole: You need to be urgent every da...
Crosby set to join Canada for World Championships
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 6, 2025
Sidney Crosby will play postseason hockey, after all. On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced via social media that the Pittsburgh Penguins forward was added to that country’s roster for the upcoming Inter...
Pirates swept as offense comes up empty
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 5, 2025
Derek Shelton is searching for ways to manufacture runs as his team has dropped eight of its last 10 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense hit another low Sunday afternoon, when a 28-year-old pitcher...
Pirates need to use Skenes while they still have him
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 5, 2025
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to tell me, “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.” Now, my gram was the most saintly, kindest person I ever knew and I tended...
Former NFL star Larry Fitzgerald reflects on time at Pitt in commencement speech
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO For TribLive 
May 5, 2025
He was presented with an honorary doctorate from the university. Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s time at Pitt was short. The wide receiver and Heisman Trophy runner-up flashed his professional bona fides in tw...
Black among the heaviest Steelers in recent years
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a big problem. They went out and got just about the biggest solution possible. Their porous run defense seemingly torpedoing a once-promising 2024 season down the stretch, ...