Chris Adamski stories, Page 153

Manager Clint Hurdle clarified the short-term future of the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation Wednesday, saying Steven Brault will start Sunday’s game, and Jordan Lyles will make a minor league rehab start that day. Lyles has been on the injured list since June 10 because of hamstring tightness. Hurdle said he...

Erik Gonzalez was eligible to come off the 60-day injured list Wednesday. While that didn’t happen, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Day shortstop is much closer to being activated than many people thought he would be at this point. Gonzalez has been out since suffering a clavicle fracture in a collision...

Francisco Cervelli is back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. His return to the active roster might not be far behind. Out since May 26 because of a concussion, Cervelli was cleared last week by neurologist Dr. James Valeriano to “resume all baseball activities,” Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

From the beginning of their professional marriage 2½ years ago, Tyson Alualu and the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed like a perfect fit. So when it came time to extend the partnership this past winter, it was the proverbial a no-brainer from Alualu’s end. Apparently, it was for the Steelers, too. “I...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

The Pittsburgh Pirates inked the final of their top-five picks from last week’s draft, announcing the signing of Pennsylvania high school outfielder Sammy Siani on Friday. Taken No. 37 overall in the compensatory round between the first- and second rounds, Siani is a lefthanded hitting and throwing outfielder from William...

Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...

For the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 70th game this season, they’ll turn to a 12th different starting pitcher. Right-hander Dario Agrazal was added to the Pirates’ taxi squad Friday, and the team announced he will start Saturday’s road game against the Miami Marlins. Agrazal, 24, will be making his major-league debut. Rated...

About a week-and-a-half prior to Father’s Day, Trey Griffey was asked if his dad had given him any fatherly advice about competing during his second season as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. “He just told me, ‘Go in there and do what you do,’ ” Griffey, a wide receiver,...

A Bearcat, a Bear and a pitcher named “Bear” were among the eight draftees announced as signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday evening. Righthander Ryan Troutman (Lander University Bearcats), infielder John Bissonette (Baylor Bears) and righthander John “Bear” Bellomy joined five others Thursday to move the Pirates past the...

Over the offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler re-acquired some old duties as part of his job description. Butler was the Steelers’ linebackers coach for 12 seasons before being promoted to coordinator in early 2015. Management filled his old position then by splitting it into two jobs: Joey Porter...

Compared to last year, this summer’s slate of Pittsburgh Steelers workouts was more enjoyable and productive for offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins. During organized team activities last year, Hawkins suffered a torn left quadriceps that ended his third season. Back on the practice fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex the past...

There were more than 300 replay reviews in the NFL last season. Teryl Austin vows to watch all of them. Hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers in January as their senior defensive assistant and secondary coach, part of Austin’s duties with his new team is to be something of a replay-challenge...

After almost two decades as a college assistant coach, Eddie Faulkner is embarking on his first NFL gig this summer. In his Pittsburgh Steelers position room, at least the faces Faulkner encounters are just about as green as his. The seven running backs on the Steelers roster combine for four...

Devin Bush had an NFL player in his home as a youngster, and he spent plenty of time around a former longtime NFL player and coach while in college. That’s just part of the reason that, seven weeks into his own NFL career, Bush feels as if he’s been adjusting...

Vic Fangio was in all likelihood merely politely talking up a friend who was his guest that day. But when the Denver Broncos first-year head coach discussed Archie Manning he made a comparison that Pittsburgh Steelers fans might not appreciate. Fangio indicated that he believed that 1970s NFL star Archie...

Seventeen months after playing in his final game as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arthur Moats announced his retirement Monday. Moats, who started 25 of the 62 games he played for the Steelers from 2014-17, posted a video to his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts. The montage of highlights...

Only 17 months ago, T.J. Watt still was, by definition, a rookie. Nowadays, he’s an accomplished veteran who is among the established leaders of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Life comes at you fast in the NFL. “It’s just a gradual kind of feeling-out process of where you are in your...

Last June, Landry Jones was in his sixth minicamp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, his fourth as the top backup to franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. This June, he will be taking part in what is effectively a scouting combine for the XFL. The XFL returns in 2020, and the cities for...

It seems as if many Pittsburgh Steelers fans feel somewhere on a spectrum of unfulfilled to disappointed to frustrated with how their team has played over the past nine seasons. Turns out, the Steelers have been borderline-historically good. Data compiled by German reporter René Bugner evaluates every NFL team’s record...