Take 5: Health of Hayes tops spring training storylines
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
February 12, 2025
Ke’Bryan Hayes knows his best ability for the Pittsburgh Pirates is his availability, and lingering injuries have been the biggest liability of his major-league career When healthy, Hayes is an elite ...
Kiner-Falefa set to take over at shortstop for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
February 6, 2025
With the Pirates committed to Oneil Cruz in CF, the spot is opened for the former Gold Glove winner. When the Pittsburgh Pirates moved Oneil Cruz to center field late last August, it solved a problem ...
Austin’s 3-pointer gives Panthers win over Buckeyes
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 30, 2024
By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media Zack Austin hit the winning 3-point shot Friday afternoon with 0.04 seconds left in overtime to lift Pitt to a 91-90 victory against Ohio State, but there he was in a...
Smith: North Carolina job ‘not my focus’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 30, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said Thursday that he has been contacted by the University of North Carolina about its head coaching vacancy but that he’s not interested at the ...
Steelers look to solve short-yardage struggles
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
November 30, 2024
When it comes to what Mike Tomlin likes to call the weighty moments, especially when the offense has a thirdand- 1 or fourth-and-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been coming up short. After struggling ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
November 30, 2024
Bryan Rust is no stranger to adversity. After all, he is a Detroit Lions fan. That makes Thanksgiving something of a double-edged sword of emotions for him given that franchise’s futility — its last c...
Taking a wise man’s advice?
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
November 19, 2024
So how many out there thought the Steelers would be sitting at 8-2 so far this season? I didn’t. I know many of you didn’t either. It’s OK, you can admit it. The success, I’ll take it though, and I’ll...
Fleury bests Penguins in final trip to Pittsburgh
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 30, 2024
The Minnesota goaltender stopped 26 shots as Pittsburgh lost its sixth straight game. The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated a major component of the franchise’s glorious past Tuesday as former goaltender...
5 things we learned in the Steelers’ win over NY
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
October 30, 2024
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Giants 18: 1. 400 reasons From the start of the 2021 season through the game two weeks ago in Las Vegas, the Steelers had gone through six starting quarterback...
Calvin Austin’s big night was ‘long overdue’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
October 30, 2024
As Calvin Austin III was prepping for a third-quarter punt return Monday night, Mike Tomlin told him that it was “his time.” To Austin, though, his time was long overdue. Austin has his first career p...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...
Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 18, 2024
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith took a step toward returning to game activity for the Pittsburgh Steelers following a three-game absence when he practiced fully Thursday. It was Highsmith’s first fu...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...
Tomlin not tipping hand on Steelers’ starting QB
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 18, 2024
Russell Wilson took firstteam reps at Pittsburgh’s practice Wednesday. The potential switch in quarterbacks began Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they started on-field preparations for their ...
With high drama, Malkin’s 500th goal was unforgettable
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
October 18, 2024
Evgeni Malkin couldn’t have asked for a much better 500th career goal. Or a crazier game for it to happen in. Without a doubt, the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Pain...
Lynn silences Pirates’ bats in St. Louis’ 3-1 win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 18, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn threw six strong innings in his 100th appearance at Busch Stadium, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night. Lynn ...
Steelers’ Fields keeping it simple
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields doesn’t want to get involved in any sort of quarterback controversy. One might be coming anyway. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-0 after a 13-6 win over Denver on Sunday....
Santana one of the Pirates’ best pickups of the season
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
September 18, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates had nothing to lose when they brought righty reliever Dennis Santana aboard in mid-June. Santana had just been jettisoned by the New York Yankees after posting a 6.26 ERA in 23 ...
More than wins, Narduzzi wants flawless execution
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
September 18, 2024
Pitt senior safety P.J. O’Brien had a request for Pat Narduzzi the day after the thrilling comeback victory against West Virginia. After the weekly team meeting Sunday night when Pitt’s coach had much...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
September 18, 2024
With Sidney Crosby’s contract extension now known, the Pittsburgh Penguins have clarity. General manager Kyle Dubas knows he has at least this season and two more after it to make one more run at a St...