The Pittsburgh Pirates knew the Tampa Bay Rays had a left-handed reliever with a reputation for his impressive velocity but didn’t know much more about him. After throwing 15 of his 16 pitches for str...

There was a chill inside the AHN Montour Sports Complex on Tuesday when the defending champions of the USL’s top league gathered for practice after the winter storm broke out. With a little more than ...

Despite having forward Bryan Rust rejoin the lineup, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a 5-4 loss in overtime to the New York Islanders on Tuesday at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. The result cluttered up t...

Just like every Cypriot alpine skier, Hungarian speed skater and Romanian luger representing their respective countries, Rickard Rakell is excited about going to Italy next week for the Olympics as a ...

There will be battles for spots in the back end of the starting rotation. The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their offseason predicated on the premise that they had a solid foundation with their starting p...

Five goals in Saturday’s victory over the Rangers came from the third and fourth lines. The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship squad Saturday for a ceremo...

With Mike McCarthy having taken ownership of the offense and calling the plays for it, his most impactful hire for the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff was going to come on defense. McCarthy and the...

Forget the ink drying — Mike McCarthy hadn’t even signed the official contract before he already began assembling the staff under him as new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. “The last 72 hours have bee...

The Steelers’ new head coach said, “I hope he’s coming back.” Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations ...

Sidney Crosby is well educated on winning. He has a trio Stanley Cup rings stowed away in a sock drawer or a fireproof safe with a biometric lock to verify that postulate. So, he understands why the P...

For the better part of a quarter century, Mike McCarthy fostered a reputation as one of the NFL’s foremost offensive minds. The production speaks for itself. Over McCarthy’s 18 seasons as a head coach...

Allen Greene has opted to keep a lower profile throughout his 15-month tenure as Pitt’s athletic director. As the Panthers and athletic departments across the country grapple with the demands of reven...

Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I...

Pitt announced a strategy Wednesday that will significantly alter the atmosphere and capacity for Panthers’ football games at Acrisure Stadium. Starting this fall, the stadium’s upper east and west si...

The quarterback Mike Mc-Carthy probably praised most Tuesday wasn’t the four-time league MVP that won a Super Bowl with him in Green Bay. Instead, it was Will Howard, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ sixthrou...

More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Pan...

Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ returning players have shared their excitement regarding how the club has navigated the offseason, acquiring a multitude of proven big-leaguers. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn, sec...

The former Green Bay and Dallas coach said he’d love for Aaron Rodgers to return next season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was...

The Steelers new head coach revealed he will call the offense on gamedays. Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’...