Alabama transfer Holstein to start at QB for Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
August 30, 2024
Coach Pat Narduzzi said Nate Yarnell will also see game action. Redshirt freshman Eli Holstein will be the starting quarterback for the first snaps of Pitt’s football season when the Panthers meet Ken...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 29, 2024
He has been slowly getting back to action following a left knee injury. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round pick will be available for their first practice day of the regular season. Offensive tackle...
Bucs blow 7-run lead as Cubs complete sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 29, 2024
Oneil Cruz played his first game in center field in the 14-10 loss. The Pittsburgh Pirates hit a new low — one they are hoping is rock bottom — by blowing a seven-run lead over the final three innings...
Tomlin names Wilson as Steelers’ starting QB
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 29, 2024
He said the competition with Justin Fields resulted in a “difficult” decision. Mike Tomlin confirmed Wednesday what was apparent since the Pittsburgh Steelers started revamping the quarterback positio...
Suzuki, Swanson homer as Cubs blast Pirates again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 28, 2024
Chicago got five runs and five hits in four innings off starter Jared Jones. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson homered during Chicago’s five-run fourth inning, and the Cubs beat the Pi...
Steelers deep along lines in initial 53-man roster
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 28, 2024
More moves may be coming before the season starts Sept. 8. After the Pittsburgh Steelers reduced their roster to the mandatory 53-player limit Tuesday, they were left thin at some positions and overlo...
Pirates’ Feigl calls MLB debut ‘rewarding’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 28, 2024
Brady Feigl wore an MLB Debut patch on the left shoulder of his Pittsburgh Pirates game jersey, a smile on his face and one word in his brain Monday night: Rewarding. Feigl’s debut didn’t go as he’d d...
Voytik: Sharing QB spot can still be rewarding
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
August 28, 2024
The former Pitt quarterback shared the position with Nate Peterman nine seasons ago. Pat Narduzzi will start the 2024 Pitt season with a question mark at the game’s most important position. Quarterbac...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 26, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Bryan De La Cruz was hit by a pitch from ...
Patterson shows offense the way to the end zone
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 26, 2024
DETROIT — The way he hit the hole and ran virtually untouched to the end zone, high-stepping on the way in, it looked like Cordarrelle Patterson might have been returning a kickoff Saturday for the Pi...
Pitt’s fortunes rest on dramatic offensive changes
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
August 26, 2024
When Pat Narduzzi spoke to his team one day early in training camp, he made the 2024 season personal for his players. “I told the guys … ‘This is team 135. This is the 135th edition of Pitt football. ...
Entering Pirates’ HOF with Leyland ‘special’ for Bonds
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 26, 2024
Being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame with Barry Bonds made it “extra special” for Jim Leyland, even if their roles were reversed Saturday at PNC Park. Where the brash Bonds was humb...
Pirates take advantage of Reds’ bullpen woes
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 24, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz drove in a pair of runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night. The Pirates had dropped nine straight one-run games since th...
Leyland hopes all ‘wounds have healed’ with Bonds
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
August 24, 2024
The pair will be inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame Saturday along with Manny Sanguillen. When the Pittsburgh Pirates announced their franchise Hall of Fame class for 2024 back in May, Jim Leyland...
5 things to watch in Saturday’s preseason finale
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
August 24, 2024
If something about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale feels a little bit … different … perhaps it relates to the disruption in your typical August circadian rhythm. The game in Detroit ag...
Langford’s walk-off hit leads Rangers past Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
August 22, 2024
The Rangers’ 1-0 win wasted a great outing by Pittsburgh starter Domingo German. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inn...
Time for offense to ‘celebrate in the end zone’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
August 22, 2024
Quarterback Russell Wilson has set a modest goal for the offense in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. “The most important thing for us to accomplish is to play efficient football, move the ba...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
August 22, 2024
At the age of 21 and with three seasons and 36 games of collegiate experience behind him, P.J. O’Brien has ascended to a position of leadership on the Pitt defense. He will talk trash with the best of...
Keller, Bucs shut out Rangers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
August 22, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Keller limited Texas to three singles through seven-plus innings following his two poorest starts of the season to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Range...
Tuesday’s win shows what Pirates are capable of being
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
August 22, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates have navigated through plenty of visible issues so far this season, but an inability to fire on all cylinders has perhaps been the most significant obstacle for the club. For pa...