New OC Smith prefers calling plays from the field
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 14, 2024
Last November, it was big news amongst fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers when then-offensive coordinator Matt Canada switched things up by calling plays from the sideline. For new coordinator Arthur Smi...
Patterson ready to find his niche with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
No sooner had NFL owners approved the dynamic kickoff rules proposal in March than the Pittsburgh Steelers finalized a contract with arguably the most prolific returner in league history. Cordarrelle ...
QBs Fields, Wilson show off their arms
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INSIDE THE ROPES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
A pessimist’s view of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterbacks room might posit Russell Wilson is past his prime and/or Justin Fields can have bouts of inconsistency and lack of pocket awareness. Time mi...
McCutchen grinding to prove something to teammates
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
It wasn’t a smile on Andrew McCutchen’s face so much as it was a grimace, the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter gritting his teeth as he labored around the basepaths after hitting a pair of home ru...
Plumlee now catching passes and throwing them
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 13, 2024
For a fleeting moment, John Rhys Plumlee thought he might complete his first NFL preseason game by getting snaps at quarterback. Plumlee already had returned two kickoffs Friday night in the Pittsburg...
Frazier at center of change along offensive line
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 12, 2024
Some of the setbacks that transpired in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason loss to Houston on Friday night had a ripple effect when coach Mike Tomlin reconvened his players for practice Sunday at Sain...
Dodgers complete sweep of Pirates with walk-off hit
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 12, 2024
Teoscar Hernandez ended the game with an RBI single off David Bednar in the 10th inning. As soon as Andrew Mc-Cutchen made contact, he nonchalantly dropped his bat and started to shrug his shoulders i...
Pittsburgh, Sports
August 12, 2024
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin characterized his team’s home preseason loss against Houston last week as a “sloppy” performance filled with inconsistencies and mistakes. Tom...
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STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 12, 2024
Two days after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason opener, several defensive players did not take part in Sunday’s training-camp practice back up at Saint Vincent College. Outside linebacker Alex Highs...
Pirates counting on starters to pull team out of losing streak
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 10, 2024
As the Pittsburgh Pirates attempt to put a disastrous homestand that ended with getting swept by the San Diego Padres in their rearview, they turn to their most reliable pitcher to serve as a stopper....
Jones plays both tackle spots, rookie linemen play extensively
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STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 10, 2024
Broderick Jones began Friday’s preseason game where he ended it last season for the Pittsburgh Steelers: at right tackle. But Jones spent much of the game against the Houston Texans on the left side o...
Golden decides to retire instead of second stint
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 10, 2024
A week after returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a oneyear contract, outside linebacker Markus Golden has decided to retire rather than play a second season for the team. The Steelers placed Golde...
Veterans go through padded practice
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By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 9, 2024
Despite being ruled out for tonight’s preseason opener, Steelers’ veterans laced up the pads. Early Wednesday morning, coach Mike Tomlin announced that seven of his most established veteran players wo...
Feeling ‘old’ at 21, Hammond ready to dish out knowledge
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
August 9, 2024
When Rodney Hammond walks in the Pitt running backs’ meeting room, his teammates call him “Unc.” Not because he’s old. “I do feel a little old,” said the 21-year-old senior. It’s because he’s been the...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 8, 2024
Just after the Pittsburgh Pirates gave up the lead, Andrew McCutchen launched a home run with an exit velocity of 105.3 mph to tie the game in the fourth inning, then added a two-run single in the six...
After long delay, Padres shut out Pirates
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TUESDAY’S GAME COVERAGE
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 8, 2024
This coverage is from Tuesday night’s game, which was delayed by rain and not completed by press time. The Pittsburgh Pirates were slated to take on MLB’s stikeouts leader, Dylan Cease of the San Dieg...
Plumlee embraces any role – quarterback or punt returns
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 8, 2024
While a rumor about Justin Fields returning kickoffs dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers social-media news cycle for a time this spring, when training camp opened, it wasn’t Fields back for kickoffs but...
Fields will get the start preseason opener, will play ‘couple’ or series
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 8, 2024
The NFL’s reduction from four to three preseason games in 2021 naturally led to reduced playing time for veteran players. For Russell Wilson, that meant getting zero snaps in the 2021-22 preseasons, h...
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STEELERS INSIDE THE ROPES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 7, 2024
Ben Roethlisberger once left Saint Vincent College proud of himself for accomplishing his self-dictated goal for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2017 training camp. “Didn’t throw an interception all camp,” B...
Beeks sees blueprint for success with Pirates
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 6, 2024
When the Pittsburgh Pirates returned home to open a key series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this past weekend, lefty reliever Jalen Beeks already had debuted for his new club after being acquired ...