Skenes, Pirates fall in pitchers’ duel with Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 7, 2025
In less than a week, Paul Skenes will have spent exactly one calendar year as a big leaguer, having made his MLB debut May 11, 2024. Over that span, from a performance standpoint, there has appeared t...
Penguins will select 11th in draft after lottery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 6, 2025
The pick will be the team’s highest since 2012 when they picked 8th overall. The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to have the 11th overall selection in this year’s NHL Draft. On Monday, the league de...
Pirates blow lead in loss to Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 6, 2025
St. Louis scored four runs to overtake Pittsburgh’s one-run lead and roll to a 6-3 win at home. The Pittsburgh Pirates having nosedived to 11 games under .500 in the first week of May could be seen as...
Pirates search for answers after ‘tough’ homestand
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 6, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates were searching for answers after losing five times in a sixgame homestand and being swept by the San Diego Padres. Derek Shelton didn’t have many to offer Sunday. So, the Pirate...
Cherington: Pirates need to be urgent, but not ‘in a rush’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 6, 2025
When asked about a stretch in which the Pittsburgh Pirates lost seven of nine games, Ben Cherington resorted to using a line the Pirates general manager admits he stole: You need to be urgent every da...
Crosby set to join Canada for World Championships
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 6, 2025
Sidney Crosby will play postseason hockey, after all. On Sunday, Hockey Canada announced via social media that the Pittsburgh Penguins forward was added to that country’s roster for the upcoming Inter...
Pirates swept as offense comes up empty
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 5, 2025
Derek Shelton is searching for ways to manufacture runs as his team has dropped eight of its last 10 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense hit another low Sunday afternoon, when a 28-year-old pitcher...
Pirates need to use Skenes while they still have him
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 5, 2025
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to tell me, “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.” Now, my gram was the most saintly, kindest person I ever knew and I tended...
Former NFL star Larry Fitzgerald reflects on time at Pitt in commencement speech
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO For TribLive 
May 5, 2025
He was presented with an honorary doctorate from the university. Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s time at Pitt was short. The wide receiver and Heisman Trophy runner-up flashed his professional bona fides in tw...
Black among the heaviest Steelers in recent years
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a big problem. They went out and got just about the biggest solution possible. Their porous run defense seemingly torpedoing a once-promising 2024 season down the stretch, ...
A look at MLB safety measures after fan’s fall at PNC Park
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 3, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of spectators who have ...
Pham frustrated by being the best and the worst
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 3, 2025
As if it isn’t enough that Tommy Pham is dealing with the contrast of being both one of the best defenders and worst offensive performers in baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder can’t block out...
Kent the latest ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in secondary
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 3, 2025
Four years after Mike Tomlin made the official announcement of the Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round pick by first referencing his position as, “Swiss Army Knife,” Tomlin was at it again about a seven...
Rangers hire former Penguins’ coach Sullivan
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
May 3, 2025
The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to part ways. General manager Chris Drury announced the move Friday, bringing in the organizati...
Skenes allows career-high 3 HRs in Pirates’ loss to Cubs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Paul Skenes lasted only five innings, tying a career-high with four walks in an 8-3 defeat. As he closes in on a calendar year of being a major-leaguer, Paul Skenes often has embraced the role of stop...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 2, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes could tell during his pregame bullpen session on Thursday that he wasn’t quite right. The Chicago Cubs then went out and offered tangible proof, taking the Pittsburgh ace...
Pirates offering prayers for fan that fell
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Andrew McCutchen had just hit a go-ahead double against the Chicago Cubs when the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter reached second base and realized that a fan had fallen over the Clemente Wall at ...
Sawyer, Steelers are a perfect match with culture and fit
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Jack Sawyer can relate to his new team. And not just because of the culture or scheme fit. A native of the Columbus area who played at Ohio State, Sawyer went 0-4 against what Central Ohioans refer to...
McCutchen’s double lifts Pirates to 4-3 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has said repeatedly, as recently as Tuesday, that the club’s experiment featuring Carmen Mlodzinski as a starting pitcher will continue. Mlodzinski had startin...
Fan falls from Clemente Wall
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 1, 2025
A fan fell from the Clemente Wall onto the right-field warning track Wednesday at PNC Park, halting play of the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Andrew McCutchen had just arrived ...