Smith wants to focus offense around Rodgers, Metcalf
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
June 12, 2025
Three teams in the NFL ran the ball more frequently than the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. One quarterback attempted more passes than Aaron Rodgers. As he prepares for his second season as the team...
New Penguins’ coach Muse embracing challenge
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 12, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Muse knows his resume, at least the part that includes his playing career, doesn’t exactly fit the profile of the typical NHL coach. And yet in some ways, the years spent as a se...
TJ Watt skips mandatory minicamp
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 12, 2025
On the day one future first-ballot Hall of Famer made his debut in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform, another such transcendent player made similarly big news by not showing up at UPMC Rooney Sports Compl...
Harmon already a starter, Sawyer impresses
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 12, 2025
This time, there was no pretense of making the rookie prove it for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick. Derrick Harmon is running with the first-team starters in the base defense during spring w...
Alcantara silences Pirates’ bats as rally falls short
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 11, 2025
A Ke’Bryan Hayes home run provided a momentum swing for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Miami Marlins, so it was fitting he had a chance to be the hero with two outs in the ninth inning. Hayes came...
Triolo’s bat finally coming around for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 10, 2025
Jared Triolo knew that runs would be hard to come by against the Philadelphia Phillies, so he came to the plate in the second inning with one out, a runner at first base and looking to do some damage....
Washington looking for big things
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 10, 2025
Darnell Washington knows this season is a big one for his career trajectory. So, he made himself smaller. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ massive tight end wasn’t quite so large when he showed up for organiz...
Pirates rack up hits to beat Marlins
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a bases-loaded triple to cap a four-run third inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Miami Marlins 10-3 on Monday night for their season-high fourth s...
Pirates sweep Phillies behind strong Skenes’ outing
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
June 9, 2025
Braxton Ashcraft picked up his first major-league win in relief as the Bucs swept Philadelphia with a 2-1 win. Given how the season has gone for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s unsurprising that before t...
The good and bad with aging Rodgers taking over
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
June 9, 2025
In the waning days of Ben Roethlisberger’s career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin was looking at traits he desired in his next quarterback. It was during the 2021 bye week that Tomlin ...
‘It provides clarity’: Rudolph reacts to Rodgers signing
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 9, 2025
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph threw out the first pitch of the Pirates game against Philadelphia Saturday. While Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers was dominating the news cycle, Mason Rud...
Rodriguez injury ‘a splash of cold water to the face’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 9, 2025
When it comes to Pittsburgh Pirates catchers, Ben Cherington covered the good, the bad and the ugly Sunday on his weekly radio show. The Pirates general manager focused on the positives when discussin...
The Steelers’ starter debate is settled
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
June 7, 2025
Like it or not, Aaron Rodgers goes into training camp as the Steelers’ starting quarterback. I say training camp because there is no guarantee that a soon to be 42-yearold quarterback can physically m...
Gonzales’ sac fly gives Pirates walk-off win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 7, 2025
Nick Gonzales hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to the warning track in left field to drive in Adam Frazier for the game-winning RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off a walk-off win. Gonzales got hi...
Valdez Ks 11 Pirates as Astros win after delay
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 7, 2025
After the start of the game was delayed three hours, 22 minutes by rain, Framber Valdez made short work of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Houston left-hander struck out the side in the first inning on hi...
Aaron Rodgers is headed to Pittsburgh
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
June 6, 2025
The quarterback signed a 1-year deal and will be in town for minicamp next week. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ende...
Pens’ new coach has uncommon resume, knack for development
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
June 5, 2025
Dan Muse was hired after a lengthy search to replace Mike Sullivan. Dan Muse has won in Pittsburgh before. In this case, “before” was April 13, 2013, when the Frozen Four was staged here. As an assist...
Ekuale feels at home already; Bishop runs into Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS OTA NOTES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
June 5, 2025
The veteran defensive tackle hopes to be the team’s next Polynesian star. Before the proverbial ink had dried on the contract he was signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March, Daniel Ekuale had al...
Burrows shines as Pirates shut out Astros
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
The rookie starter struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. Mike Burrows came out full of adrenaline, only to find himself in a 3-0 count against Houston Astros leadoff batter Jeremy Pena. That’s when Burrows...
Paul Skenes Q&A: Pirates ace speaks frankly about lack of run support in quality starts
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
June 5, 2025
Paul Skenes walked off the field to an ovation Tuesday night from the crowd of 15,891 at PNC Park after the 23-year-old right-hander recorded eight strikeouts and allowed one run over eight innings. T...