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...
Steelers’ third-string QB ready if needed
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 31, 2024
Pittsburgh is Kyle Allen’s fifth NFL stop after playing for Buffalo last season. With his fifth NFL franchise over a six-year span, Kyle Allen doesn’t flinch at joining a completely revamped Pittsburg...
Take 5: 1979 pitchers offer advice for Skenes
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
May 30, 2024
Speaking with a pair of star pitchers from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series champions, it was only natural that the conversation turned toward their thoughts on rookie righthander Paul Skenes...
Forgotten option no more, Herbig stating case to be man in the middle
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 29, 2024
He took most of the snaps with the first-team offense during voluntary practices. No fewer than four times this offseason, when confronted with the mammoth hole that existed in the middle of the offen...
Many Steelers players less than thrilled with union’s proposed schedule changes
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
May 29, 2024
The NFLPA wants to get rid of voluntary on-field work in the spring and extend training camp. Not all of the NFL’s players are wild about the reported changes that the Players Association are mulling ...
Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 29, 2024
If the old saying that the best way to a man’s heart is his stomach is true, consider the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen smitten with their new quarterbacks. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields fo...
It’s been ‘a long enough time’ between World Series wins
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates honored the 1979 team. Those “We Are Family” Bucs were the last edition of the franchise to win a World Series. I suppose, technically, it’s more accurate to say th...
Tight ends look for bigger role in Arthur Smith’s offense
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
The quest to replace Diontae Johnson’s production might extend beyond the players the Pittsburgh Steelers signed in free agency. It might not be confined to a third-round pick — as Johnson was in 2019...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 28, 2024
When Dean Lowry embarked on free agency this spring for what would be his ninth NFL season, he certainly wasn’t figuring he would end up on a team where he would be the third-oldest defensive lineman....
Johnston ready to step in as Steelers’ new punter
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
Scott Township native Christian Kuntz is just getting to know the man who is the new colleague he’ll be working closest with on a daily basis over the ensuing months and maybe years. And while Kuntz s...
Wilson embraces newness of Steelers organization
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
After spending 10 years with the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson is getting accustomed to having a change of scenery. It happened in 2022 when he was traded to the Denver Broncos. It happened again t...
Pirates’ rookies shining in the spotlight
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
May 27, 2024
They look like baseball’s odd couple when standing side by side at their lockers in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, as Jared Jones has flowing hair, a trimmed beard and appears a shade below his lis...
Falter deals as Pirates rout Braves
Pittsburgh, Sports
May 24, 2024
AP PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales drove in a career- high four runs and Bailey Falter carried a shutout into the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5 on Friday night. ...
Raining boos: Tellez struggling to get out of slump
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
Rowdy Tellez slumped in his swivel chair in front of his locker, decompressing after another depressing performance during which the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman was booed relentlessly again at PN...
Steelers’ 6th-round pick Watts taking reps at safety
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
After four seasons playing cornerback for two of the best programs in college football, Ryan Watts is attempting to learn safety in the NFL. He has 21 pro seasons — 238 NFL games — worth of mentorship...
Pirates’ bullpen continues to struggle
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
After back-to-back defeats to San Francisco on Wednesday and Thursday at PNC Park in which they coughed up five- and four-run leads, the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-28) are five games under .500. For that,...
Queen looks to become Steelers first Pro Bowl ILB since 2017
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
It was impossible to ignore the symbolism after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organized team activities session Thursday. Ryan Shazier, frequently a guest at practice, was in the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex...
Steelers extend deal to keep games on WDVE
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers will remain linked to their longtime radio partner. WDVE-FM 102.5 will continue as the radio network flagship for Steelers broadcasts, the team and iHeartMedia announced Friday...
Warren likes changes in Steelers’ offense
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
It wasn’t Jaylen Warren’s intention to create headlines earlier this month when he praised Russell Wilson and Justin Fields while appearing to throw shade at the quarterbacks on the Pittsburgh Steeler...
Even without best stuff, Skenes made it work
Pittsburgh, Sports
May 24, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes tugged on one black dress shoe, then another. He slowly unfurled his 6-foot-6 frame from the chair in front of his locker, pulled on a blue blazer, ran his hands through ...