Jake Mangum’s big catch helps Pirates protect lead in 9th inning to hold off Twins for win

Not only did Jake Mangum blast his first home run with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he dropped a picture-perfect bunt and ...
Opinion

Mark Madden’s Hot Take: The Steelers and fans are falling for the Will Howard fantasy

The egregious praise heaped upon Will Howard by just about everyone in the 412 has been either inspiring or nauseating, depending on your level of delusion. (Misguided optimism, if you’d rather.) The ...

Source: Ryan O’Hearn ready to return from IL for Pirates, to be activated Sunday vs. Twins

Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder/first baseman Ryan O’Hearn is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list and be available to play in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, a source ...

Joe Starkey: Pirates owe it to themselves to give Jared Jones, Bubba Chandler some runway

I get it. This is about now. The Paul Skenes window likely won’t be open for long. But it’s also overwhelmingly obvious why the Pirates have pulled an effective starter from their rotation: They must ...

MLB owners propose salary cap for 1st time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

MLB owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association Thursday, a system the union has vowed ...

Bryan Reynolds hits walk-off homer, Pirates top Twins as Jared Jones strikes out 6 in return

Jared Jones had waited a year to be cleared to take the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates, so it made sense his adrenaline was running high and his fastball was coming out hot. The 24-year-old pitcher ...

Steelers notebook: McCarthy’s magic number is 55, as in, combined completions and carries per game

Fifty-five is Mike McCarthy’s favorite number, a secret revealed this week by his running backs coach. It’s the combined ...

First Call: Eli Heidenreich’s ‘awesome’ start with Steelers; Paul Skenes hopes to bounce back

Thursday’s “First Call” has encouraging words about Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Eli Heidenreich. Paul Skenes looks to stop a ...

Steelers part ways with special teams assistant Derius Swinton

The Pittsburgh Steelers have parted ways with senior assistant special teams coach Derius Swinton, a source confirmed Friday. ESPN reported the move was made “due to a violation of club policy.” The t ...

U mad, bro?: Penguins fans fire back at criticism of Evgeni Malkin’s contract; Steelers fans dubious of QB situation

I felt like I had a pretty good sense of how things were going to go for the Pittsburgh Penguins this offseason. The reality ...

Affable Pirates manager Don Kelly not afraid to show fiery side, even if it leads to ejections

If the issuance of a smile, wave, handshake or fist-bump was kept as a statistic, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly might be the organization’s leader. Most behind-the-scenes PNC Park employees ...

RBs Rico Dowdle, Jaylen Warren hope Steelers backfield can make name for itself

The nickname is catchy, and a totally appropriate one for running back duos that has stood the test of time. “Thunder and lightning,” Rico Dowdle repeated the other day while standing off to the side ...