Analytics give insight on McCutchen’s performance
MLB, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
Andrew McCutchen has more incentive than most to heavily lean on advanced analytics and all of the information at a player’s fingertips nowadays as the Statcast era reaches a decade of full implementa...
It’s been ‘a long enough time’ between World Series wins
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates honored the 1979 team. Those “We Are Family” Bucs were the last edition of the franchise to win a World Series. I suppose, technically, it’s more accurate to say th...
MLB, Sports
May 28, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) — After further review, maybe Ángel Hernández wasn’t that bad of a guy. That seemed to be the prevailing sentiment among major league managers and players who reacted to the sudden reti...
Sports
May 28, 2024
Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sp...
Sports, Sports Columns
May 28, 2024
2014 • The WPIAL’s decision to push back the baseball playoff games back a day, won’t help Carmichaels. Their game is now scheduled for 3:30. The 24-hour delay still won’t give Mikes pitcher Brandon L...
Tight ends look for bigger role in Arthur Smith’s offense
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
The quest to replace Diontae Johnson’s production might extend beyond the players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed in free agency. It might not be confined to a third-round pick — as Johnson was in 2019...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
When Dean Lowry embarked on free agency this spring for what would be his ninth NFL season, he certainly wasn’t figuring he would end up on a team where he would be the third-oldest defensive lineman....
High school, Sports
May 28, 2024
No. 1 Serra Catholic (17-1) vs. No. 3 Seton LaSalle (16-3) 1 p.m. today at Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN How they got here: Serra Catholic had a first-round bye and then beat No. ...
Former host cities gush over hosting the NFL Draft
NFL, Sports
May 27, 2024
By JULIA FELTON, RYAN DETO & JACK TROY Trib Total Media The NFL Draft attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, generates millions of dollars for local businesses and thrusts its host cities into a ...
Belle Vernon goes 3-0 to open the season
Local Sports, Sports
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL OPENING WEEKEND
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 27, 2024
Belle Vernon’s senior legion baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the summer season. Belle Vernon went 3-0 over the Memorial Day weekend, picking up wins over Waynesburg, Colonial 3...
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 27, 2024
What better way to celebrate my birthday today than to serve up a little food for thought for your enjoyment: • The last week or so, whenever I wanted a good laugh, I just read the NFL news reels that...
Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500
Other Sports, Sports
May 27, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden once again brought his victorious Team Penske car to a stop on the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He found that same hole in the fence, climbed thro...
Wennberg’s tip gives Rangers a 2-1 series lead over Panthers
NHL, Sports
May 27, 2024
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin gave the New York Rangers a chance. Alex Wennberg got just enough of his stick on the puck to become the hero. And just like that, the Rangers reclaimed home-ice a...
Johnston ready to step in as Steelers’ new punter
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
Scott Township native Christian Kuntz is just getting to know the man who is the new colleague he’ll be working closest with on a daily basis over the ensuing months and maybe years. And while Kuntz s...
Wilson embraces newness of Steelers organization
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
After spending 10 years with the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson is getting accustomed to having a change of scenery. It happened in 2022 when he was traded to the Denver Broncos. It happened again t...
Braves’ Acuna Jr. tears ACL, out for season
MLB, Sports
May 27, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The rei...
Pirates’ rookies shining in the spotlight
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
They look like baseball’s odd couple when standing side by side at their lockers in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, as Jared Jones has flowing hair, a trimmed beard and appears a shade below his lis...
Kraken set to hire Dan Bylsma
NHL, Sports
May 27, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken are expected to name Dan Bylsma as their coach, according to a person with knowledge of the choice, putting the 2009 Stanley Cup winner in Pittsburgh back in charge o...
HOFer Bill Walton dies of cancer
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
May 27, 2024
The star of Wooden’s UCLA teams and a twotime NBA champion was 71. Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time ...
Falter deals as Pirates rout Braves
Pittsburgh, Sports
May 24, 2024
AP PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales drove in a career- high four runs and Bailey Falter carried a shutout into the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Friday night. ...