Penguins fall to Boston as season nears end
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 14, 2025
Rickard Rakell scored the only goal in a 4-1 loss. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino was back in the lineup for Sunday’s home contest against the Boston Bruins after missing three prior game...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
April 14, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates owner and chairman of the board Bob Nutting apologized Saturday for the organization’s handling of the “Bucco Brick” removal process and vowed to “move quickly” to find a solution. ...
Penguins beat Devils in season’s final road game
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 12, 2025
Erik Karlsson has been on some bad teams before. And he has a pretty good idea of what it looks like when a squalid squad ceases to compete. He has seen no such evidence of that with his current emplo...
Falter’s bad start leads to Pirates’ defeat in Cincinnati
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 12, 2025
The Bucs managed only four hits in a 5-3 loss at Great American Ball Park. Bailey Falter was blunt in offering a self-evaluation following his last start Saturday vs. the Yankees, in which he allowed ...
Lawrence ready to take advantage of bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 12, 2025
When the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Justin Lawrence off waivers, his social media-savvy father was the first to suggest that he use the same walk-out song as the franchise’s most famous sidearm reliev...
Five forwards to miss rest of season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 11, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak and Matt Nieto will miss the final three games of the regular season due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sul...
‘High IQ’ plays help Hayes save runs for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 11, 2025
When Ke’Bryan Hayes saw first baseman Endy Rodriguez crash into catcher Joey Bart on a Willson Contreras pop fly in the eighth inning, one word crossed the Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman’s mind. “Wh...
Bart’s big hit leads Bucs to 2-1 walk-off win over Cards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 10, 2025
By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive Joey Bart was exhausted from squatting behind the plate for 13 innings, but with the bases loaded and a full count, the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher didn’t hesitate to swing for...
Skenes won’t lose sleep after shaky start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 10, 2025
The Pirates star allowed a career-high five runs in Tuesday’s loss to the Cardinals. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes might still be relatively new in the major leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates star isn’t...
Boko Imama nominated for Masterton Trophy
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 10, 2025
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is often misconstrued as a “comeback award.” And sure enough, the three Pittsburgh Penguins players who have won it all came back from some matter of personal hardsh...
Asst. coach Quinn talks Karlsson, Grzelcyk and power play
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 10, 2025
At any given Pittsburgh Penguins practice, a mirror image often presents itself on the ice, as two men decked out in matching attire with similar physical attributes bark out instructions in a coarse ...
Skenes allows career-high 5 runs in loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 9, 2025
Paul Skenes took his first loss of the season after allowing six hits over six innings. The St. Louis Cardinals proved that Paul Skenes is human, after all. The Pittsburgh Pirates righthander, the 202...
Jarry, Penguins shut out Blackhawks
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 9, 2025
There is nothing for the Pittsburgh Penguins to gain with what remains of the 2024-25 campaign, at least not from the perspective of contention for the upcoming postseason that they were mathematicall...
Former Pirates pitcher killed in roof collapse
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 9, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates are mourning the loss of Octavio Dotel, the former relief pitcher who was among at least 44 people killed when a nightclub roof collapsed Monday night in his native Dominican Re...
‘Eternal’ game of Crosby has aged well
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
April 9, 2025
After scoring three goals against the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby was asked if netting a hat trick ever gets old. “No,” Crosby replied via audio provided by the ...
Pirates hope trip to Indy will help Bednar
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 9, 2025
For Derek Shelton, the decision to demote David Bednar to Triple-A Indianapolis was difficult, so the Pittsburgh Pirates manager knew that informing the two-time All-Star closer would be uncomfortable...
Bart homers, triples to lead Pirates over Cards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 8, 2025
Carmen Mlodzinski picked up his first win as a starter as Pittsburgh beat St. Louis at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates had hot bats on a frigid night, collecting their most hits and scoring their mos...
St. Ivany aims for playoffs once again
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 8, 2025
Jack St. Ivany is in a similar spot as he was a year ago. He’s helping the Penguins make a run to secure a playoff spot. To be certain, he’s helping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins accomplish that ...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
April 8, 2025
It’s a little early to start thinking about the Pearl Jam concerts at PPG Paints Arena on May 16 and 18. But Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington wants his players to channel their inner ...
Pitt lands commitment from Iowa St.’s Indrusaitis
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
April 8, 2025
Indrusaitis is the second Cyclone to join the Pitt program in last few days. The process of rebuilding Pitt’s roster continued to go through Ames, Iowa, on Monday when former Iowa State freshman Nojus...