Pittsburgh, Sports
June 19, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Derek Shelton emerged from the dugout at sweltering PNC Park and trotted toward the mound to take the ball from Mitch Keller early in the eighth inning on Wednesday. A smattering of ...
Reynolds’ 8th-inning homer lifts Bucs over Reds
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
June 19, 2024
Mitch Keller pitched seven shutout innings, but was pulled due to the excessive heat. For the second consecutive game, offense was hard to come by for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. After...
O’Neill speaks about being drafted by Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 19, 2024
In the latest episode of his “Games with Names” podcast, former New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman interviewed actor and one-time Steeler Ed O’Neill. Before making it big as Al Bundy on Fox’...
McCutchen reflects on death of Willie Mays
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 19, 2024
The MLB legend died Tuesday at the age of 93. Upon learning that the player known as the game’s greatest center fielder had passed, Andrew McCutchen thought about his interactions with the pioneer who...
Fastball may not be Skenes’ greatest weapon
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 18, 2024
Thus far in Paul Skenes’ Major League career, his highlight starts have largely been on the road. • Pulled with a no-hitter going and 11 strikeouts under his belt after six innings at Wrigley Field in...
Elnagmi looks to bring ‘finesse’ to Pitt
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
June 18, 2024
English-born offensive lineman Akram Elnagmi, the most physically imposing 2025 recruit who has so far committed to Pitt, admits he must become a more aggressive pass blocker. “I like to play with a l...
Pirates fall to Reds as Lodolo outduels Falter
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 18, 2024
The Bucs’ bats were quiet, with Ke’Bryan Hayes’ homer providing their only run. If the Pittsburgh Pirates thought beating the Cincinnati Reds was going to be as easy as 5-4-3, they were wrong. The Pir...
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going Hollywood. Sort of. HBO and the NFL announced Monday that the acclaimed football documentary series “Hard Knocks” will feature the AFC North during a late-season run....
German Welschof plans to stick with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
When he was 16 more than a decade ago, Julius Welschof headed for a visit to the United States for the purpose of learning the American culture, American education, maybe even about American business....
Skenes silences Reds in 4-1 win
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 17, 2024
He struck out seven batters in six innings. When Paul Skenes attacked the Cincinnati Reds with his four-seam fastball by flirting with triple digits on four of his first five pitches, he found that th...
Triolo, Delay lead Pirates to series win over Rockies
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 16, 2024
The pair combined for five RBIs as Pittsburgh used a 5-run 6th inning to vault past Colorado. DENVER (AP) — Jared Triolo had two hits and two RBIs, Jason Delay had a three-run double, and the Pittsbur...
Cruz not infatuated by exit velocity analytic
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
June 16, 2024
As Major League Baseball reaches a decade in the Statcast era, advanced metrics are at the fingertips of fans, players and coaches alike. One analytic arguably reigns supreme by virtue of its ubiquito...
Seumalo brings leadership to Steelers’ offensive line
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 16, 2024
Entering his third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pat Meyer likes the blend of youth and experience he has among his offensive linemen. “It’s nice to have a mixture,” Meyer said. “If you have ve...
Pitt will face Miss. St. in SEC/ACC Challenge
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
June 16, 2024
Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s wish to improve the competitive level of the Panthers’ nonconference schedule might have received a boost Wednesday when matchups were announced for this season’s SEC/ACC Chall...
Danny Smith ready to make Steelers successful with NFL’s new kickoff rules
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
June 14, 2024
His status as special-teams captain has made Miles Killebrew the go-to spokesperson in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room for all things related to the NFL’s byzantine new kickoff rules. The reigning...
Translating Omar Khan’s quotes from radio interview
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 14, 2024
To wrap up minicamp Thursday, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan conducted an interview on 93.7 The Fan. At times he said a lot without saying very much. Other times he spoke a lot of words...
Pirates hope Davis homer is step in the right direction
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 14, 2024
Henry Davis makes it clear that he doesn’t care about anything but winning, so the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher isn’t the type to seek solace in making hard contact when it’s a foul ball. When Davis pul...
Homers help Bucs beat Rockies
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 14, 2024
AP DENVER (AP) — Jack Suwinski, Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered, Luis Ortiz worked five solid innings of relief and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Friday night. Or...
Goldschmidt, Donovan homer to lead Cards past Bucs
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 13, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and Brendan Donovan homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Thursday. Donovan’s homer off Mitch Keller to lead off the sixth snapped a...
Nicolas fans 5, throws with conviction against Cards
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 13, 2024
Kyle Nicolas has had his share of moments ranging from the emphatic to the erratic this season, so the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever wanted to focus on filling up the strike zone against the St. Louis C...