Hayes back in the swing with back adjustment
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 2, 2025
Ke’Bryan Hayes took a detour on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ return trip from Milwaukee, using an off day to return to his hometown of Houston to visit family, check on the status of the house he’s buildin...
Steelers pull off blockbuster trade, get Ramsey from Fins
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 1, 2025
Pittsburgh parted ways with Minkah Fitzpatrick and also received tight end Jonnu Smith. Jalen Ramsey is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming the newest high-profile acquisition for the organizati...
Pirates keep hitting to blank Cardinals, 7-0
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 1, 2025
It’s the longest streak of wins by 7 or more runs since 1925 for the Pirates. Overshadowed by the sudden offensive outburst from the Pittsburgh Pirates has been the quality of their pitching — until A...
After benching, Cruz blasts out of funk
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 1, 2025
Oneil Cruz endured a week in which he was benched for his lack of effort and energy and dropped down from the leadoff spot into the middle of the batting order in hopes he would find his way out of a ...
Penguins hire Mike Stothers as an assistant coach
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
July 1, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Mike Stothers as an assistant coach. That appointment was announced Monday. Stothers, 63, is expected to oversee the team’s defensemen and penalty kill. A native of Toron...
Pirates mourn passing of Hall of Famer Dave Parker
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 30, 2025
Nick Gonzales believes the team should retire the Hall of Famer’s number 39. Nick Gonzales wore No. 39 for the Pittsburgh Pirates with a heavy heart Saturday upon learning that the man who made it fam...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 30, 2025
The Pirates registered 16 hits in the 12-1 victory. The Pittsburgh Pirates discovered the perfect antidote for their offensive woes in the New York Mets, as the team that tied a major-league record fo...
Penguins select center Kindel with 1st-round pick
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 28, 2025
With the 11th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Benjamin Kindel of the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen. Kindel, 18, is a 5-foot-10, 181-pound r...
Keller dominant, bats come to life in 9-1 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 28, 2025
Mitch Keller improves to 2-10 as five Bucs finish with multiple hits. Mitch Keller weathered the lack of run support from the Pittsburgh Pirates without complaint, bearing the burden of strong starts ...
Horwitz hopes to continue finding his stride
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 28, 2025
Navigating through longer- term injuries can be a lonely experience for any professional athlete. Watching teammates suit up and compete, juxtaposed with the mundane, slow-moving experience of rehabil...
Transfer Minor answers Capel’s call for a point guard
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
June 28, 2025
The Pitt Panthers needed a point guard following all-ACC third-teamer Jaland Lowe’s transfer to Kentucky. Damarco Minor was happy to answer the call. A call in April, that is, from Pitt men’s basketba...
Skenes: ‘My body’s in a good spot’ as he discusses workload
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 27, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates fans could be forgiven for feeling some apprehension in the aftermath of Paul Skenes’ abbreviated outing Wednesday in Milwaukee. Before his start got derailed as a result of four se...
Don’t expect Dubas to use all of Penguins’ draft picks
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 27, 2025
At the end of the business day March 7 — or at least as it pertains to the NHL’s trade deadline that afternoon — Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas offered something of an inventory of...
Misiorowski outduels Skenes in Brewers’ 4-2 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 26, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Making his third major league start, Jacob Misiorowski threw five shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a 4-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Paul Skenes on Wedn...
Oneil Cruz benched for lack of hustle
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 26, 2025
TribLive There’s no disputing that Oneil Cruz, with his Statcast- shattering swings and howitzer arm, is one of baseball’s most unique talents. But throughout his major- league career, Cruz’s elite sk...
Rodgers’ acknowledgment on his future is what Steelers needed
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
June 26, 2025
During Tuesday’s “Pat McAfee Show,” new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced that his first season in Pittsburgh is likely to be his last in the NFL. “I’m pretty sure this is it,” R...
Rodgers ‘pretty sure’ this will be his last season
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer 
June 25, 2025
Aaron Rodgers is “pretty sure” the 2025 season, his first with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be his last in the NFL, the 41-year-old quarterback said Tuesday. The four-time MVP signed a one-year deal ...
Brewers tag Heaney for three HRs in 9-3 win over Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 25, 2025
Andrew Heaney had ample reason to be displeased with his last time on the hill, when he allowed a season-high seven earned runs June 19 in Detroit. But, as the 34-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates veteran n...
Gonzales goes 5-for-5 in Bucs’ win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 24, 2025
Taking the hill Monday night in Milwaukee must have been a combination of familiar and foreign for Braxton Ashcraft. On one hand, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher, starting against the Brewers at...
McCurley to make the most of unexpected homecoming
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
June 24, 2025
Scott McCurley is the quintessential western Pennsylvania football success story. A New Castle native, Mc-Curley played at Mohawk and then walked on at Pitt. It didn’t take long for him to gain a scho...