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NFL’s record 7 international games features back-to-back games for Vikings in Dublin and London
The Minnesota Vikings get a double dip of international play in 2025 with trips to both Ireland and Britain as the NFL features a record seven overseas kickoffs this season, including forays into Germany and Spain. The Vikings will play the Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park in Dublin on Sept....
WPIAL postpones Tuesday’s baseball, softball games; some quarterfinal sites announced
The WPIAL has moved all of Tuesday’s baseball and softball playoff games to Thursday because of rain. The day’s schedule had included first-round games in Class A, 2A and 3A for both sports. Games were rescheduled at the same sites and times. The WPIAL also announced quarterfinal sites and times...
Opponent, date set for Steelers game in Ireland this season
For an encore across the pond, it’s Steelers-Vikings again this autumn. The Minnesota Vikings will serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland, the league announced Tuesday morning. The game is a rematch of the Steelers’ only prior meaningful game in Europe, when the...
For Paul Skenes, latest start consistent with pros and cons of 2025
For Paul Skenes, his latest outing on Monday was emblematic of his overall season. In a 4-3 Pirates loss to the New York Mets, expected dominance wasn’t to be found in a no-decision. Yet, a pretty good line score at the end of the night emerged. Skenes went six innings...
Penguins A to Z: Mac Hollowell excels in his role as an AHL defensemanVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Tim Benz: Can’t hold Steelers fans to a higher standard of QB logic than what the franchise has shown
If the Steelers aren’t going to use logic while building their quarterback depth chart, I suppose I shouldn’t be critical of the team’s fans for how they are responding to the instability at the position. That said, man, this Will Howard phenomenon sure is something, isn’t it? Howard was drafted...
First Call: Former Steelers WR thinks George Pickens is better than DK Metcalf; ex-Steeler DB joins Browns
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a less-than-glowing prediction about how things will go at the Steelers’ wide receiver position from a player who knows that spot well. A former Steeler has latched on with the Cleveland Browns. We track the movements of a potential free-agent target for the Steelers, and we...
After 4 straight 1-run games, Pirates hope to build on early days of Don Kelly’s tenureVideo
When the Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton on May 8, staff ace Paul Skenes was blunt when asked the next day for his reaction. “Unfortunately, I wasn’t shocked,” he said. “… Someone’s got to be held accountable, and, unfortunately, right now, it’s him. That’s just kind of how it...
Pirates lose another Paul Skenes start with Mets rallying for walk-off win
If the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-3 loss to the New York Mets on Monday proved anything, it’s that Paul Skenes taking the hill far from guarantees a successful outcome for the club, which has won only three of his nine starts this season. A quality start from Skenes at Citi Field...
Rockies chart a new course under a new manager after one of worst starts in major league historyVideo
DENVER — All the losing nearly reduced lefty Kyle Freeland to tears as he recently chatted about the woeful state of his hometown Colorado Rockies. It’s a gloomy situation with the Rockies, whose 7-33 record is one of the worst in major league history and led to the dismissal of...
Ex-Rams star Aaron Donald granted restraining order against woman who claims she’s his wife
LOS ANGELES — Retired Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald has been granted a five-year restraining order against a woman he alleges has stalked him, threatened his son’s life and claimed to be his wife. The restraining order against Janelle Anwar was issued during a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing...
Penn State lands highly touted 4-star WR Davion Brown
Penn State — and wide receivers coach Marques Hagans — got some massive news Monday night. Class of 2026 four-star wide receiver Davion Brown committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced on a social media post. From Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Va., Brown is the nation’s 29th-best receiver and...
Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham loses appeal, serves 1-game suspension for gesture
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham served a one-game suspension Monday night against the New York Mets for conduct directed at Los Angeles Angels fans last month. Pham was disciplined by Major League Baseball and fined an undisclosed amount on April 25 for “inappropriate actions toward” Angels fans...
Dallas Mavericks win the NBA draft lottery and the chance to pick Cooper Flagg No. 1 overallVideo
CHICAGO — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer. The Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery on Monday night, giving them the No....
Journalism opens as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the 150th Preakness StakesVideo
HALETHORPE, Md. — Journalism is the morning line favorite for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. The Kentucky Derby runner-up to Sovereignty opened at odds of 8-5 on Monday night when post positions were drawn for the middle leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Journalism again is set to...
Pirates activate Isiah Kiner-Falefa from injured list, option Liover Peguero to Triple-A
The Pittsburgh Pirates will soon regain the services of infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday ahead of first pitch in New York vs. the Mets. In a related roster transaction, fellow infielder Liover Peguero was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Kiner-Falefa, 30, last played April...
Steelers add to RB room, sign Trey Sermon, Max Hurleman; also add massive rookie OT
To add to their running backs position room, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed a pair of intriguing players who couldn’t be of more disparate backgrounds. Among the three players signed off of tryouts at rookie minicamp this past weekend were two listed as running backs: Trey Sermon and Max Hurleman. Also...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Former GCC standout Stawovy hired as women’s assistant basketball coach at Washington & Lee
Former Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball player Brittany Stawovy was hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Division III Washington & Lee in Lexington, Va. Stawovy coached the last two years at Kenyon after two years as a graduate assistant at Division II Seton Hill, where she earned a...
Mark Madden: MLB owners have no interest in a salary cap, so the Pirates will stink in perpetuity
The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t the worst team in MLB. Not by a long shot. Colorado is 7-33 and on pace to go 28-134. But the Rockies just changed their manager. That should fix everything, like Don Kelly in Pittsburgh. The Chicago White Sox (12-29) are also worse than the Pirates...
First Call: Steelers reportedly make signings on offense; Pirates face top dogs in the NL EastVideo
In Monday’s “First Call,” the Steelers have reportedly made two signings on offense. The Pirates are getting ready for some tough competition on their first road trip under Don Kelly as manager. And the Pacers are on the verge of an upset in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs with some...
Penguins A to Z: Danton Heinen can be betterVideo
With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason for a third consecutive year without a playoff appearance, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 56 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization....
Joey Bart offering invaluable offensive presence within Pirates’ lineupVideo
Roughly six weeks into the season, Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart has proven to be among the team’s hardest players to remove from the lineup any given night. For a club that continues to rank toward the bottom of MLB in most major offensive statistical categories, the bat Bart has...
Tim Benz: Steelers must avoid familiar path at wide receiver
I’m 100% on board with the Steelers’ decision to trade George Pickens, even if they didn’t get the return I was hoping for from the Dallas Cowboys. “We discussed (with his agent) where things have been with George. Where they are, and where things could go with George. And this...
Madden Monday on the Steelers: ‘If you don’t care that you’re clueless, you keep on being clueless’
The epitaph on George Pickens’ career in Pittsburgh can’t truly be written until we see how things work out for him in Dallas. And wherever else he may go after that. But in this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X says that shipping Pickens...
Kiski Area grad Kayla Mull helps La Roche women’s lacrosse win conference title despite never playing the sport before
Kayla Mull never considered playing two sports in college. She was headed to La Roche to play soccer, and that was it. Even if she had a notion to double up for the Redhawks, lacrosse would not have been on her radar. Considering the Kiski Area grad never played the...
