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, ...
A look at MLB safety measures after fan’s fall at PNC Park
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 3, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of spectators who have ...
Pham frustrated by being the best and the worst
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 3, 2025
As if it isn’t enough that Tommy Pham is dealing with the contrast of being both one of the best defenders and worst offensive performers in baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder can’t block out...
Kent the latest ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in secondary
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
Four years after Mike Tomlin made the official announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round pick by first referencing his position as, “Swiss Army Knife,” Tomlin was at it again about a seven...
Rangers hire former Penguins’ coach Sullivan
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
May 3, 2025
The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to part ways. General manager Chris Drury announced the move Friday, bringing in the organizati...
Skenes allows career-high 3 HRs in Pirates’ loss to Cubs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Paul Skenes lasted only five innings, tying a career-high with four walks in an 8-3 defeat. As he closes in on a calendar year of being a major-leaguer, Paul Skenes often has embraced the role of stop...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 2, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes could tell during his pregame bullpen session on Thursday that he wasn’t quite right. The Chicago Cubs then went out and offered tangible proof, taking the Pittsburgh ace...
Pirates offering prayers for fan that fell
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Andrew McCutchen had just hit a go-ahead double against the Chicago Cubs when the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter reached second base and realized that a fan had fallen over the Clemente Wall at ...
Sawyer, Steelers are a perfect match with culture and fit
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Jack Sawyer can relate to his new team. And not just because of the culture or scheme fit. A native of the Columbus area who played at Ohio State, Sawyer went 0-4 against what Central Ohioans refer to...
McCutchen’s double lifts Pirates to 4-3 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has said repeatedly, as recently as Tuesday, that the club’s experiment featuring Carmen Mlodzinski as a starting pitcher will continue. Mlodzinski had startin...
Fan falls from Clemente Wall
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
A fan fell from the Clemente Wall onto the right-field warning track Wednesday at PNC Park, halting play of the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Andrew McCutchen had just arrived ...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2025
Doctors recommended that Endy Rodriguez immobilize his right index finger for another week, a setback for the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/first baseman’s timeline to return to playing. Rodriguez suffer...
Skenes enjoying ‘cat-and-mouse game’ in Year 2
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
May 1, 2025
For many successful Major League Baseball rookies, Year 2 can be a challenge. The league figures out what you do well and counters it. “There is definitely adjustand-adjust-back. Year 2 was definitely...
Jarry bracing for challenge from young goalies
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
Tristan Jarry is under no illusions as to what awaits him this fall when the Pittsburgh Penguins commence their 2025-26 preseason training camp: competition. Following a turbulent individual campaign ...
Cubs batter Pirates with four homers in 9-0 loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 30, 2025
The loss was the worst blowout of the season, so far, for Pittsburgh. What was expected to be a battle between left-handed pitchers Shota Imanaga and Andrew Heaney turned out to be a one-sided affair....
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 30, 2025
His 40 time was unimpressive. Profiles written about him in the lead-up to the draft were peppered with phrases such as “lacks sudden acceleration.” At times, “top-end speed” was regarded as his top w...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 30, 2025
The end of an era is upon the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team announced a mutual parting of ways with two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan on Monday afternoon. Behind the bench in Pittsbu...
How Borucki evolved into a reliable reliever for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 30, 2025
If Ryan Borucki has learned anything in baseball, it’s that there are no guarantees. Maybe his greatest lesson came when he proved that he didn’t need one to make the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Day r...
Penguins split with head coach Mike Sullivan
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 29, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team announced Monday that it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach just...
Horwitz singles in first rehab game at Altoona
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 29, 2025
Spencer Horwitz was one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ prime acquisitions this offseason, but right wrist surgery has sidelined the 27-year-old first baseman since the week before the start of spring trai...