Mattson puts the cherry on top of Pirates’ sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 31, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of an extra-inning mishap, then placed Isaac Mattson in a predicament. The right-handed reliever rose to the occasion to clinch the team’s first road sweep in mor...
Hayes traded to Reds, first big chip to go for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes to a lengthy contract extension in the spring of 2022, both sides believed Hayes would be a vital part of a franchise-wide turnaroun...
Tomlin relishes annual initial ‘backs-on-backers’ drill
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
July 31, 2025
It’s the most anticipated drill during what is arguably the most anticipated practice of each year’s Pittsburgh Steelers training camp: backs-on-‘backers. As is custom, coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday ...
Late runs help Bucs take series against Giants
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
TUESDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 31, 2025
The Pirates scored twice in the top of the 8th to clinch series win in San Francisco. The Pittsburgh Pirates rode a bit of momentum into the second of three games at Oracle Park on Tuesday, having won...
Woods taking leadership role for young wide receivers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MATTHEW PURUCKER TribLive 
July 31, 2025
Although the Pittsburgh Steelers might not depend on Robert Woods to be on the field for most plays this fall, he is one of the team’s veteran leaders, particularly for the team’s relatively young gro...
First padded practice will have to wait as rain poured in Latrobe
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 30, 2025
For the third time in five days of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the weather provided an alteration of the schedule. And for the first time since the Steelers reported to Saint Vincent la...
Storylines to watch as Pitt begins preseason
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 30, 2025
Confidence can sometimes be misleading or misplaced. In the case of Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi, his confidence in the 2023 team was of the latter variety, as it finished 3-9. Fast forward two ye...
Burrows showing he belongs in big-league rotation
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 30, 2025
Mike Burrows is unique among the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation in that no other pitcher throws a changeup as frequently as he does. Per Statcast, it’s Burrows’ No. 2 most utilized pitch, behind...
Pirates hold off Giants to win series opener
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 30, 2025
Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to put the Bucs in front. Less than three full days until the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mitch Keller to the hill...
Center Frazier trying to overcome low snaps
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 30, 2025
For the second day in a row, the initial team portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp began with a thud. Second-year Zach Frazier began the “seven shots” session Saturday with a low snap that ski...
Rookie Johnson will get a taste of backs on backers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
July 29, 2025
Kaleb Johnson seemingly has done and said all the right things in the three months since he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. The second player the Steelers drafted in April, the 21-year-old running bac...
Remembering our ‘Voice of the Penguins’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
July 29, 2025
In our region, Pittsburgh Pirates fans once had the legendary Bob Prince as their “Voice of the Pirates” and we had John Barbero — the unmistakable “Voice of the Penguins.” Eric James, a member of Rin...
Kiner-Falefa wants to ‘keep door open’ with Bucs
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 29, 2025
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been dealt at the trade deadline before, so the difficult thing about hearing rumors isn’t that he could be on the move again but rather the disappointment of his tenure in Pitt...
Overseas teams may be part of NFL’s future
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
July 28, 2025
With the start of Steelers camp officially kicking off the return to real pro sports in the tri-state area, here’s a little food for thought: • I read a story that quoted Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur ...
Pirates legend inducted into Hall of Fame
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 28, 2025
Dave Parker died last month, so his son delivered his acceptance speech. Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony offered ample opportunity to celebrate the career of Pittsburgh Pira...
Skenes strikes out 9 as Bucs blank Arizona
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 28, 2025
Paul Skenes had recorded his ninth strikeout on his 98th pitch, getting Eugenio Suarez swinging at a sweeper for the second out in the sixth inning, when Don Kelly walked onto the field for a mound vi...
Pirates will have to ‘assume some risk’ in deadline deals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 28, 2025
Ben Cherington is approaching Thursday’s MLB trade deadline with the intent to build a team that is going to be better in 2026, so the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager is preparing to strike on deal...
Pirates’ first-round pick Hernandez excited to get to work
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 28, 2025
The following interview was conducted with Seth Hernandez, the Pirates’ first-round selection in this month’s draft. What has the past week been like for you? Unbelievable. Obviously, a lot has gone o...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
July 28, 2025
If training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers were viewed as a menu, the first four days were the appetizer. What takes place next is the main course. Coach Mike Tomlin likes to say that camp doesn’t t...
Burrows dazzles, but Pirates fall in 11th inning
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 26, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ results out of the All-Star break have been perplexing: a sweep at the hands of the woeful Chicago White Sox, followed by three straight wins over the Detroit Tigers, among bas...