Phillips throws six scoreless as Pirates’ bats go silent in 6-0 loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 22, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Phillips (2...
Five players to watch during Steelers’ camp
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
July 22, 2024
Pittsburgh players are scheduled to report Wednesday to St. Vincent for training camp. With the Pittsburgh Steelers trickling into Unity Township in advance of Wednesday’s mandatory reporting day to S...
Capel’s ‘family-type’ culture attracted transfers to Pitt
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 20, 2024
Damian Dunn didn’t transfer to Pitt from Houston, one of the top college basketball schools in the nation, because his hometown of Kinston, N.C., is less than 100 miles from where Jeff Capel grew up i...
No blueprint for picks to reach majors
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 19, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates are treating the drafting and development of Paul Skenes like a phenomenon, given his unprecedented rise from No. 1 overall pick to the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. Wi...
Defenseman Harding out to prove he’s a hidden gem
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
July 19, 2024
In 2023, Finn Harding had to shake off the disappointment of being passed over in the NHL Draft. With only a handful of selections left in this year’s draft, things appeared to be trending toward a re...
King named play-by-play man for Steelers radio
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
July 19, 2024
Rob King’s first game will be a preseason contest Aug. 9 against the Texans. The role for replacing a legend was fit for a King. Rob King will take over as radio play-by-play broadcaster of the Pittsb...
Bucs get Yanks in ‘25 home opener
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 19, 2024
By Trib Total Media A showdown between Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was the talk of the MLB All-Star Game this week. There could be a rematch in the Pira...
Take 5: Can Pirates imagine playoffs?
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 18, 2024
With Paul Skenes in the spotlight, are the Pirates a realistic playoff candidate? The Pittsburgh Pirates were in the All-Star Game spotlight from start to finish, with rookie Paul Skenes making histor...
Cherington hopes 21-man draft class contains experience, potential
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 18, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21 players over the past three days of the MLB Draft in hopes of building a stronger farm system with prospects who someday might impact the playing field and clubhouse...
Pitt, Capel agree to extension
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 18, 2024
The new deal will keep Jeff Capel with the Panthers through the 2029-30 season. Most of the news concerning the Pitt men’s basketball team this offseason has centered on coach Jeff Capel’s attempts to...
Draft Day 3: Pirates select five more college pitchers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 17, 2024
A look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ picks on the third day of the MLB Draft: • With their first choice Tuesday, at No. 324 overall in the 11th round, the Pirates selected left-handed pitcher Jacob Bimbi...
Former Pirate Reuss recalls unique experience in 1975
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
July 17, 2024
As Paul Skenes became the first Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher to start an All-Star Game in nearly half a century, the last man to do so for the club, Jerry Reuss, recalled an outing that feels both close...
Steelers legend Dick LeBeau shares his wisdom
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
July 17, 2024
Former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau was the guest speaker at the annual gathering of current and former WPIAL football coaches Monday at Grandview Golf Course in North Braddock. LeBeau, ...
Bucs load up on college arms on Day 2 of draft
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 17, 2024
When the Pittsburgh Pirates picked three prep prospects on the first day of an MLB Draft that was considered loaded with college talent, it raised eyebrows and begged a question. General manager Ben C...
Penguins’ draft pick Pietila finding his footing
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
July 16, 2024
Chase Pietila doesn’t much recognize the player he was a year or two ago, when he didn’t hear his name called at the NHL Draft. But at the end of June, the 20-year-old defenseman was picked in the fou...
It’s been almost 50 years since a Pirate has started ASG
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL
By By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer 
July 16, 2024
Paul Skenes is set to start the All-Star game, the first time since 1995 that a rookie pitcher has that honor. It’s been even longer since a Pittsburgh player has been in that spotlight. The last pitc...
Skenes in All-Star Game spotlight
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 16, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballp...
Bucs draft slick fielding Sanford in 2nd round
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 16, 2024
Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, was the 47th overall pick in this year’s draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates chose another prep shortstop in Wyatt Sanford of Independence, Texas, with the No. 47 overa...
Bucs complete sweep of White Sox
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
July 15, 2024
The Pirates are at .500 heading into the All-Star break for the first time in eight years. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ most reliable starting pitcher (who’s not going to the All-Star Game) lasted only thr...
Pirates take prep shortstop Konnor Griffin with No. 9 pick in first round of MLB Draft
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
July 15, 2024
He was named Gatorade National Player of the Year at Jackson Prep in Florence, Miss. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected shortstop Konnor Griffin, who is considered the prospect with the highest ceiling i...