Focus shifts to mandatory minicamp
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 10, 2024
The voluntary portion of offseason workouts is over for the Pittsburgh Steelers. What stands between the 90 players on the roster and an extended break is the annual minicamp, which requires mandatory...
10th-inning meltdown sinks Bucs
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 9, 2024
“I feel terrible, for the team, for myself. I feel like I’m squandering my own opportunity to be here.” BEN HELLER Reliever Ben Heller gave up seven runs as the Twins avoided a series sweep. After a b...
Jones passing along knowledge to Steelers’ rookies
Pittsburgh
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 9, 2024
The second-year offensive lineman is sharing the wisdom he picked up in his first NFL season. Broderick Jones has been mentoring fellow first-rounder Troy Fautanu this spring, which is ironic for a co...
‘We want to keep winning’: Pirates GM Ben Cherington focused on improvement
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 9, 2024
He’s encouraged by their recent series wins over the Braves and Dodgers. The Pittsburgh Pirates resided in last place in the NL Central, seven games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, but only a half-game ...
Pittsburgh
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 7, 2024
Good morning, Sunshine — and welcome to training camp. In a break from longstanding practice, many Pittsburgh Steelers open practices at training camp from Saint Vincent College will start at 10:30 a....
Love of hitting paying off for Bucs’ Gonzales
Pittsburgh
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
June 7, 2024
With muscles rippling on his back and a quiet determination in his eyes, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ second baseman has the look of a running back unafraid of contact, despite a 5-foot-9, 190-pound physiq...
Patterson brings versatility to Steelers’ offense
Pittsburgh
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 7, 2024
He entered the NFL as a wide receiver. Eight seasons later, he carried the label of a running back. As for his build, he dwarfs the 6-foot-2, 232-pound measurements listed on the roster, making him lo...
Jefferson confident he can be WR2 for Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 5, 2024
Van Jefferson revealed Tuesday that, despite an admiration for his new head coach from afar, upon joining the Steelers he might have been the only person in Pittsburgh unaware of an oft-recited factoi...
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 5, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cameron Sutton is getting a second chance in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The club signed the veteran defensive back to a one-year deal on Wednesday, more than two months af...
Pirates bring the heat in 10-6 win over Dodgers
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 5, 2024
Pittsburgh pitches combined for 28 pitches over 100 mph as Paul Skenes moves to 3-0. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the ma...
Peterson hoping for reunion with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers free agent defensive back Patrick Peterson says he has always wanted to play at least 14 years in the NFL. Now, he has to wait to see which organization is going to give him a shot...
Hiatus over as Heyward returns to team, OTAs
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
Ready to rejoin his teammates on the practice field but not ready to concede his desire for a new contract, Cameron Heyward ended his absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. After skipping th...
Jones’ heat, Suwinski homer lead Bucs over L.A.
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 4, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tu...
Tellez snaps out of slump, but Bucs strand 13 in loss at Toronto
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 2, 2024
It was their first defeat of the season when getting at least 10 hits. Rowdy Tellez finally had the breakout game the Pittsburgh Pirates have been waiting for from the first baseman, with season highs...
Loudermilk feeling urgency to make impact on Steelers’ d-line
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 2, 2024
He’s looking ahead to his fourth NFL season, but he’s not guaranteed a roster spot. It doesn’t seem very long ago that Isaiahh Loudermilk was considered potentially significant to the future of the Pi...
14th-inning homer sinks Pirates
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
Toronto’s Davis Schneider decided the marathon game with a two-run shot off Kyle Nicolas. By the time the longest game of the season ended, the starting pitcher’s duel was but a distant memory and it ...
Suspension taught Kazee to change tackling technique
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
A three-game suspension at the end of the 2023 regular season convinced Damontae Kazee he must alter his approach to tackling. Kazee was suspended for his violent hit on Indianapolis’ Michael Pittman ...
Reliever Mlodzinski looks to get back to form
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
Last week, as the Pittsburgh Pirates prepared to welcome the Atlanta Braves to PNC Park for three games, manager Derek Shelton offered some thoughts on the club’s bullpen. Shelton had much to reflect ...
Pitt’s Graham has core muscle surgery
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
The junior forward is projected to need eight weeks to recover. Pitt soon-to-be junior Jorge Diaz Graham suffered more bad luck on the injury front, the Panthers announced Friday, as the 6-foot-11 for...