Pirates boast best batting average in last 2 series
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 29, 2025
Before the Pittsburgh Pirates left for a six-game swing in Los Angeles, Andrew Mc-Cutchen voiced to TribLive his concerns about how they needed to find consistency in their lineup instead of the const...
Steelers’ draft performance was better than predictions
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 28, 2025
Maybe I’m just getting old. I dunno. But I can’t remember a time when I was so wrong all the way around on a Steelers draft. No matter what it was, over the three-day event I missed it. There were pla...
Time will tell if patient QB plan pays off for Steelers
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By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 28, 2025
They selected Ohio State signal caller Will Howard in the sixth round. For much of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ plan for adding a third quarterback was that they didn’t seem to have one. Th...
Steelers go with Iowa RB Johnson in third round
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 26, 2025
Getting their running back to replace Najee Harris — and passing on a quarterback for the second day in a row — the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the NFL Draf...
Pirates’ sweep effort falls short in loss to Angels
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 26, 2025
It took just under a month into the season, but Thursday night in Anaheim, the Pittsburgh Pirates were presented with their first opportunity at a sweep in 2025. They couldn’t cash in, losing 4-3 to t...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 26, 2025
In one respect, Ryan Graves’ second season with the Pittsburgh Penguins was far better than his first. He finished the second season. A concussion sidelined him for the final stretch of a messy 2023-2...
Papa Amadou Kante withdraws from transfer portal
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
April 26, 2025
Papa Amadou Kante has decided to remain a part of the Pitt men’s basketball team. After entering the transfer portal earlier this month, the redshirt sophomore removed his name and will stay with the ...
Steelers take defensive tackle with first-round pick
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 25, 2025
Coach Mike Tomlin says Derrick Harmon of Oregon “has Steeler DNA.” The Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance to take a highly rated quarterback in the NFL Draft when their turn came up Thursday night. They...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 25, 2025
He’ll be on the mound tonight as the Pirates open a three-game series. For fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and baseball in general, Paul Skenes not pitching in a three-game series at ...
Heaney dazzles as Pirates beat Angels again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
WEDNESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 25, 2025
Only Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington knows exactly what he was hoping to get out of left-hander Andrew Heaney when bringing the 33-yearold aboard this past February on a one-year dea...
Santana answering Pirates’ prayers from bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 25, 2025
There’s an argument to be made that Dennis Santana is enjoying the best extended stretch of his MLB career, now in its eighth season. The 29-year-old righty reliever, whom the Pittsburgh Pirates acqui...
Pirates explode for 18 hits to beat Angels
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 24, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates started their West Coast swing with a visit to the lost and found. They found their offense with a season-best 18 hits against the Los Angeles Angels but might have lost a start...
Tomlin reiterates Rodgers has no bearing on draft
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 24, 2025
For the NFL team that currently has the smallest allotment of quarterbacks on its roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers sure do attract attention when it comes to their prospects at the position. While bein...
Warren signs 1-year deal for $5.35M
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 24, 2025
As they consider adding a running back from a deep draft class, the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a veteran to a contract for the 2025 season. Jaylen Warren, who is entering his fourth season, signed hi...
Tartt honored as ‘Legendary Pioneer’ of Pgh. Black Softball
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 22, 2025
Iwas a little young to have followed Dane Tartt’s athletic career during his days at Donora High School, where he graduated in 1967. However, I really got to know him well during our careers in softba...
Horwitz nears return, heads to Fla. to hit live
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 22, 2025
Where the Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed a day off after getting swept at home by the Cleveland Guardians, one player couldn’t wait to finally take some swings against live pitching for the first time th...
Dubas won’t put timeline on contention, believes worst is over
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 22, 2025
CRANBERRY (AP) — The standings said the Pittsburgh Penguins took a step back this season. At times, far too many, particularly early in the year, the on-ice product did, too. And while another sublime...
Pirates fall in 10th inning after dramatic rally
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 21, 2025
The loss wrapped up another sweep as they head to the West Coast. The Pittsburgh Pirates were trailing by three runs in the ninth inning, facing one of baseball’s best closers and on the brink of bein...
Potential Steelers pick Harmon ready for next step
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
NFL DRAFT PREVIEW
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 21, 2025
The Oregon defensive lineman has been linked to Pittsburgh in several mock drafts. Feeling he needed a change of scenery, Derrick Harmon left the comforts of home, flew across the country and spent a ...
McCutchen understands fans’ frustration
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 21, 2025
The longtime Pirates star said it’s hard to play well with a “cloud” hanging over the team. Andrew McCutchen has heard the loudest cheers of any player and also experienced some of the darkest days in...