Steelers’ QB of the future may already be on the roster
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
August 4, 2025
The 2025 NFL season is just getting ready to start, yet all we seem to want to talk about is the 2026 draft for the Steelers. And surprisingly it’s not because the made-for-TV event is in Pittsburgh f...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
August 4, 2025
Mike Tomlin isn’t shy about asking players from other positions to take snaps at fullback in training camp. Two years ago, center/ guard Kendrick Green got a brief audition. On Sunday, it was Mark Rob...
Highsmith leaves practice because of groin injury
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 4, 2025
The outside linebacker suffered the injury during one-on-one drills. Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith left Sunday’s training camp practice after an apparent groin injury of unknow...
Cherington believes moves create options for 2026
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 2, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates arrived at spring training six months ago stressing that it was time to win. They talked about urgency. They talked about internal improvements. They talked ab...
Pirates’ deals open up spots at 3rd, in rotation and bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 2, 2025
By dealing third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson, closer David Bednar and lefty starter Bailey Falter at the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates created four openings in...
Running with the ball gives TE Smith a way to flash talent
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
August 2, 2025
Jonnu Smith turned a few heads Thursday when, as one of four tight ends on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he took a pitch and rambled up the right side for a short gain. Smith’s head wasn’t on...
Kicker Boswell has no regard to his All-Pro season in 2024
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 2, 2025
Chris Boswell’s approach in answering questions from media mirrors the method that has made him the NFL’s best kicker. Not unlike the perfected muscle memory in the mechanics he takes in attempting ea...
Scharping stays sharp at center; Herbig salutes ex-Steeler brother
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 2, 2025
When Ryan McCollum was unable to practice early during Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, veteran guard Max Scharping was getting reps as the second-team center. All part of the job description for a ...
Howard embraces QB scrutiny and ‘yinzer’ accent
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
August 2, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Will Howard has heard it in casual conversation. He’s heard it from fans on the hill at Saint Vincent College. He has even come across it on social media. The pr...
Panthers have QB continuity with Holstein
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
August 1, 2025
Continuity at quarterback has been an elusive luxury of late for Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi. In 2024, when Alabama transfer Eli Holstein earned the starter’s gig heading into Week 1, he became the third ...
Three d-linemen go down; Friday Night Lights up next
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS CAMP REPORT
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
August 1, 2025
Thursday’s Pittsburgh Steelers practice was conducted without three defensive linemen, two of whom entered training camp with a better-than-not chance of making the initial 53-man regular-season roste...
Pirates trade Bednar to Yanks, Falter headed to KC
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
August 1, 2025
Mitch Keller, Tommy Pham, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Andrew Heaney remain Pirates. The Renegade is heading to the Bronx. The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt two-time All-Star closer David Bednar to the New York ...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 1, 2025
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — This is not Aaron Rodgers’ first training camp. Or his 10th. Or his 20th, for that matter. Yet the NFL’s oldest player seems to be rejuvenated by camp life with the Pittsburgh Stee...
McAfee draws a crowd to Steelers training camp
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GIUSTINO RACCHINI TribLive 
August 1, 2025
T.J. Watt, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Heyward and Co. weren’t the only people drawing swarms of fans to Saint Vincent on Wednesday. Three-and-a-half months after appearing in Pittsburgh for his “Big Night Aht...
Rodgers expecting big things from center Zach Frazier
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
August 1, 2025
Like any good quarterback, Aaron Rodgers is relying on his center to provide a steadying influence in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage. That might sound odd considering that Rodgers is 41 years...
Mattson puts the cherry on top of Pirates’ sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 31, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of an extra-inning mishap, then placed Isaac Mattson in a predicament. The right-handed reliever rose to the occasion to clinch the team’s first road sweep in mor...
Hayes traded to Reds, first big chip to go for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes to a lengthy contract extension in the spring of 2022, both sides believed Hayes would be a vital part of a franchise-wide turnaroun...
Tomlin relishes annual initial ‘backs-on-backers’ drill
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
July 31, 2025
It’s the most anticipated drill during what is arguably the most anticipated practice of each year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp: backs-on-‘backers. As is custom, coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday ...
Late runs help Bucs take series against Giants
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 31, 2025
The Pirates scored twice in the top of the 8th to clinch series win in San Francisco. The Pittsburgh Pirates rode a bit of momentum into the second of three games at Oracle Park on Tuesday, having won...
Woods taking leadership role for young wide receivers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MATTHEW PURUCKER TribLive 
July 31, 2025
Although the Pittsburgh Steelers might not depend on Robert Woods to be on the field for most plays this fall, he is one of the team’s veteran leaders, particularly for the team’s relatively young gro...