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Penguins forwards Noel Acciari, Rutger McGroarty enter training camp with injuries
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Noel Acciari and Rutger McGroarty are among five players who are sidelined due to injuries as the team opens training camp. President of hockey operations Kyle Dubas provided an update on the quintet in Cranberry on Thursday. Acciari, 33, is dealing with a core muscle injury. “He...
First Call: Reports of ‘significant’ injury in practice for Steelers OL; Patriots may get key CB back
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have lost some of their depth along the offensive line. The Patriots could get a key piece of their team back Sunday when the Steelers visit New England. Justin Fields won’t play Sunday for the Jets, and the Pirates are gearing up for their final home...
Pirates’ Rafael Flores gives glimpse of hard-hitting future on 1st major league hit
Rafael Flores had turned his first major-league at-bat into a battle, working seven pitches against Matthew Boyd in the second inning before the Chicago Cubs left-hander fooled him with a full-count changeup that sent Flores down swinging for a strikeout. “I wasn’t expecting a 3-2 changeup there,” Flores said. “I...
Pitt football pioneer Bobby Grier honored at History Center program
On Jan. 2, 1956, college football fans gathered at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. They were there to watch the annual Sugar Bowl, played between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, but they also got to witness history. It was the first ever racially integrated...
U mad, bro?: Steelers position changes, Mike Tomlin’s message, anthem singers, ‘Renegade’s’ failure
Just one loss for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and already the emails and social media interactions are taking creativity to a new level. Our first “post-loss” edition of “U mad, bro?” involves position changes, the removal of “Renegade,” complaints about the anthem singer, 30-year-old movie references, 50-year-old musical references, and grandiose...
Duquesne University basketball player charged with assault
A Duquesne University basketball player has been charged with simple assault for allegedly punching a woman during an argument last month. Pittsburgh police filed the charges against city resident Maximus Edwards, 23, on Aug. 3. The woman, who Edwards knows, reportedly flagged down officers at the intersection of Penn Avenue...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 17, 2025: Reliever Brandan Bidois runs scoreless innings streak to 20
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 83-62) managed just two singles in a 5-0 loss to Gwinnett (Braves). RF Jase Bowen (.268) and 1B Jesus Castillo (.167) each went 1 for 3. RHP Beau Burrows (1-2, 6.20) started a bullpen game for Indy, giving up two runs on one hit in 1⅓ innings to...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr., DeShon Elliot do not practice, Patrick Queen does fully
The first practice of the week did not provide much optimism that two starting defensive backs will return to the lineup this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. each sat out Wednesday’s practice, according to the league-mandated injury report. Elliott suffered a knee...
Cubs take advantage of Pirates errors for series sweep, clinch postseason berth
The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping to avoid watching the Chicago Cubs celebrate a series sweep and clinch a postseason berth at PNC Park. They provided a three-run response to a disastrous four-run first inning, then tied the score in the second inning with a bases-loaded walk. But the Pirates couldn’t...
Steelers’ Derrick Harmon returns to practice, eager make NFL debut as soon as he can
Derrick Harmon described himself as “anxious” to get on an NFL field. He said it’s been “tough” having to endure an injury that’s delayed his pro debut. But as a young man who lost his mother to the effects of a stroke hours after he was selected as a first-round...
Penguins announce training camp roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025 training camp roster looks a bit like what they hit the ice with in 2010. Marc-Andre Fleury and (a) Brent Johnson are included along with mainstays such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. But Fleury is largely participating in this camp as a retirement...
Steelers add DeMarvin Leal to active roster, veteran Ja’Whaun Bentley to practice squad
DeMarvin Leal was brought back up to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster, among a flurry of transactions announced by the team Steelers on Wednesday. Leal joined the Steelers as a third-round pick and defensive lineman in 2022. Beginning with the 2024 training camp, he gradually transitioned increasingly to outside linebacker....
Penguins video coach Madison Nikkel named to United States Olympic staff
Pittsburgh Penguins video coach Madison Nikkel was named to the same role for the United States men’s Olympic team in February. USA Hockey announced its full coaching and support staff via a release on Wednesday. Nikkel has been a member of the Penguins organizations since 2016 when he started as...
Injured Pirates RHP Jared Jones progresses with rehab, remains on original recovery timeline
Jared Jones’ ultra competitive nature is easy to spot because of his demeanor on and off the mound. Naturally, watching his 2025 campaign end before it ever got away as a result of elbow surgery was not an easy pill to swallow for the 24-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates righty. Jones, while...
History with Eagles tells CB Darius Slay not to be alarmed by Steelers’ slow start on defense
After two games, his team had a 1-1 record and allowed nearly 800 yards of offense that included 315 on the ground. Darius Slay witnessed how the 2024 season turned out for the Philadelphia Eagles, which is why he’s not panicking over the way the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has played...
Pirates activate RHP Yohan Ramirez from paternity leave list, option RHP Cam Sanders to Triple-A
Ahead of their Wednesday afternoon series finale at home vs. Chicago, the Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated righty reliever Yohan Ramirez from the paternity leave list. In a corresponding transaction before first pitch between the Pirates and Cubs, fellow righty Cam Sanders was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ramirez, 30, is 1-2 with...
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley rooting for Penn State duo to break all-time records
PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley knows a thing or two about breaking records. The Eagles running back and former Penn State star had a historic 2024. Barkley set franchise records. He became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season, coming 96 yards short...
First Call: Broadcast and officiating crews revealed for Steelers-Patriots; another Viking out for Ireland game
We know the broadcast crew and the officiating crew for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game in New England on Sunday. We also have word about the first captain for Mike Sullivan in New York. We tell you how some potential stars for the Pirates did in Altoona’s playoff game. And we’ll...
Tim Benz: Fuss over Kaleb Johnson’s special teams miscue masks a greater problem with RB rotationVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin threw a loaf of bread to the pond full of hissing geese in the fanbase and the media who wanted to see Kaleb Johnson punished for his ghastly kickoff miscue Sunday versus the Seattle Seahawks. Actually, it wasn’t really a loaf of bread. It...
Rare Paul Skenes clunker adds to September slide
A rare dud from Paul Skenes on Tuesday night was just the latest sad chapter in a September swoon for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cy Young favorite couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning as the Chicago Cubs (87-64) beat the beleaguered Bucs (65-87), 4-1, behind their own blossoming...
Tristan Jarry still sits atop Penguins’ depth chart in goal
A position-by-position look at the Pittsburgh Penguins as they approach training camp. Today, the goaltenders. It wouldn’t be a stretch of reality if Tristan Jarry improves considerably in the upcoming season. After all, it’s hard to do worse than some of the lowest points of his clunker of a 2024-25...
Pirates prospect Rafael Flores hopes to showcase power, versatility in 1st MLB taste
The departure of affable hometown closer David Bednar, traded to the New York Yankees on July 31, was a painful moment for Pittsburgh Pirates fans, who could do nothing but sit back and deal with a popular player being shipped away to a contender. But what’s done is done. Bednar...
TV Q&A: Why hasn’t Suzie Cool been on ‘Nightly Sports Call’?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why haven’t I seen Suzie Cool on KDKA-TV or KDKA+ as much recently? Is she still working for Channel 2? — Jim, via email Rob:...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 16, 2025: Esmerlyn Valdez homers as Altoona wins playoff opener
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 83-61) clobbered Gwinnett (Braves), 8-1. RF Nelson Velazquez (.222) went 2 for 5 with his ninth homer, two runs scored and three RBIs. LF Sammy Siani (.273) went 3 for 4 with a double, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base. CF Jase Bowen (.266) went...
Scottie Scheffler being the last Ryder Cup pick in 2021 played a part in him becoming world No. 1
NAPA, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in golf, still remembers the time he was last. The Ryder Cup being next on the horizon serves as yet another reminder of how quickly his absurd level of dominance came together. The day Scheffler arrived in Napa was the four-year...
