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Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates trying to figure out the fallout of another late-season collapse
With the Pittsburgh Pirates in wild-card contention, general manager Ben Cherington became a buyer for the first time at the trade deadline and dealt for three players to make a push for the playoffs. The acquisitions of left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks, outfielder Bryan De La Cruz and infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa...
U mad, bro?: Readers enraged over Steelers’ loss in Indy, NFL officiating, PiratesVideo
The Steelers were shockingly bad in Indianapolis on Sunday. The Pirates’ 2024 season ended in typically disappointing fashion. NFL officials continue to be a disaster. And Pete Rose died before he was ever let into the Hall of Fame. Let’s just say I had plenty of material to fill out...
Padres finish off Braves, get set to face Dodgers
SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka’s solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday...
Pitt men’s soccer stretches winning streak to 6 in 8-1 victory against Howard
Pitt men’s soccer, the No. 1 team in the nation, hit three milestones Wednesday night in an 8-1 victory against Howard at Ambrose Urbanic Field. • The Panthers (9-1-0, 4-0-0 ACC) have won six matches in a row, the longest winning streak in the nation. • Pitt scored eight goals,...
Trib 10: Big shakeup at the top of WPIAL power rankings
David Bowie and Black Sabbath, among others, have sung about it, autumn is all about it, and over the years, the human body goes through a lot of it. Changes. That is what the power rankings had to go through following losses last week by both the No. 1 and...
Mitchell hits tiebreaking HR in the 8th, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3Video
MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio tied the score in the eighth with his second homer of the night, and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that evened their NL wild-card series. The...
Bobby Witt gets another big hit to send the Royals into ALDS with a 2-game sweep of the Orioles
BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a two-game sweep of their Wild Card Series. With two outs and...
Penguins announce lineup for penultimate preseason game at Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for Thursday’s preseason game vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Forwards – Rutger McGroarty, Corey Andonovski, Kevin Hayes, Boko Imama, Joona Koppanen, Jesse Puljujarvi, Sam Poulin, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Jonathan Gruden, Valtteri Puustinen, Emil Bemstrom Defensemen – Nathan Clurman, Ryan...
Andy Ibáñez’s big hit lifts Tigers to win over Astros, sweep in AL Wild Card SeriesVideo
HOUSTON — Andy Ibáñez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit’s four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday. Parker Meadows homered as Detroit ended Houston’s run of seven consecutive appearances in the...
Steelers starting LG Isaac Seumalo practices fully, on track to make season debut
Pittsburgh Steelers veteran guard Isaac Seumalo made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time since the regular season began, indicating he is on track to make his season debut. The Steelers’ starting left guard, Seumalo would make his first appearance of 2024 on Sunday against the Dallas...
Pittsburgher 100 returns with larger purse at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway
The Pittsburgher 100 has been on the dirt racing calendar for 36 years, but the goal for a new ownership group at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial is to put the event back on the map. The new owners, Blair and Tabby Cress, are doing so by making this...
‘We’re not winning enough’: GM Ben Cherington isn’t satisfied with Pirates’ progress
That the Pittsburgh Pirates followed back-to-back 100-loss seasons with successive 76-win seasons might be viewed as progress, but general manager Ben Cherington isn’t about celebrate. Not when the Pirates have posted six consecutive losing seasons. Not when they have missed the playoffs nine years in a row. And not after...
Brownsville grad Tessa Dellarose 1st player committed to Pittsburgh Riveters SC
Pittsburgh Riveters SC will have some local talent on its first team in 2025. Brownsville grad Tessa Dellarose became the first player to commit to the new women’s soccer team on Wednesday. A junior outside back at North Carolina, Dellarose, 20, played in the Riverhounds Development Academy and was a...
George Pickens looking ahead to Cowboys, not dwelling on costly fumble against Colts
George Pickens was in no mood to relive the momentum-changing fumble he lost Sunday that contributed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-24 defeat at Indianapolis. Unlike postgame, when he declined interview requests, Pickens spoke with reporters Wednesday. He just didn’t want to address the fumble — or most other subjects, for...
Russell Wilson remains limited at Steelers practice; Jaylen Warren, Cordarrelle Patterson out
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said indicated Tuesday that erstwhile starting quarterback Russell Wilson’s practice participation was going to ramp up beginning Wednesday. If that was the case, it was not enough so to warrant a change in status for Wilson on the injury report. As he had for the...
With Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic injured, prospect Joel Blomqvist sees opportunity
Chances are few people in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization have as much familiarity with goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist as forward Valtteri Puustinen. A fellow Finn, Puustinen watched Blomqvist come up through the professional ranks in that country’s top league, the Liiga. And last season, they were teammates in the American...
After the football is snapped, Pitt offensive linemen’s goal is to survive ‘6 seconds of hell’
At first, Pitt center Lyndon Cooper was too much of a gentleman to accurately describe what happens when the football is snapped and 300-pound men start crashing into each other. In the end, there were no other words. “Six seconds of hell, if I can say that,” he said. “Block...
NCAA Basketball Tournament 1st- and 2nd-round games will return to PPG Paints Arena in 2027
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to PPG Paints Arena in 2027 for the sixth time, with Duquesne back as the host school, SportsPITTSBURGH and the Pittsburgh Bid Committee announced Wednesday. It will be the eighth time since 1997 that first- and second-round games will be held in Pittsburgh....
Penguins place 3 on waivers, assign 2 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed three players on waivers on Wednesday, presumably for the purposes of assigning them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Reserve forwards Jimmy Huntington, Marc Johnstone and Mac Hollowell were waived. Should they clear by 2 p.m. on Thursday, they can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton....
Penguins’ Harrison Brunicke continues strong preseason, makes case for NHL roster spotVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is known for offering detailed, thoughtful evaluations of players when asked. So it wasn’t out of character when Sullivan dove into what he’s seen so far in preseason camp from 18-year-old defenseman Harrison Brunicke. However, the glowing assessment Sullivan provided Tuesday night of Brunicke, whom...
Snoop Dogg to attend Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh
Snoop Dogg will be in the house for Sunday Night Football’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys at Acrisure Stadium. Though his exact role in the broadcast is yet to be announced, NBC News reported, the music legend, Paris Olympics host and coach on “The Voice” will attend...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic sidelined on ‘week-to-week’ basis
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. His status was announced by the team Wednesday morning. Nedeljkovic, slated to be the team’s backup goaltender to open the regular season, was hobbled during a 5-1 road win against the Detroit Red...
Max Scharping brings veteran versatility to ailing Steelers offensive line
Beset by injury at virtually every spot along their offensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran who can play every position in the unit. “As of this preseason I have now played every position on the O-line,” Max Scharping said during his first full day with the Steelers on...
Steelers promote RB Aaron Shampklin to active roster, clear OLB Jeremiah Moon to practice
Three days after his NFL debut as a practice-squad elevation, running back Aaron Shampklin was promoted to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ active roster Wednesday. Shampklin, who played in college at Harvard, had been cut by four NFL teams and never appeared in a regular-season game until Sunday’s Steelers loss at the...
Mark Madden: Vasily Ponomarev, Harrison Brunicke offer Penguins a much needed youth movement
The Pittsburgh Penguins are an old team. Their stars are old. It depends on who makes the team, but the Penguins’ roster likely will have the NHL’s oldest average age. You can’t reach unrestricted free agency in the NHL unless you have seven years of service or are 27 years...
