NEW YORK — As Paul Skenes walked off the mound with one out remaining in the bottom of the first inning, a majority of the 41,449 fans in attendance...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates reassigned Konnor Griffin to minor league camp Saturday, ending any hope that the game’s top-rated prospect would...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Since joining the Pirates organization prior to the 2020 season, Don Kelly has spent every spring helping implement another man’s...

It was around this time last year when I first started to catch on. The Pirates couldn’t have been more than a week into their Grapefruit League...

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The Pirates led the Athletics, 11-0, in the bottom of the eighth inning in a game that couldn’t have been more...

Our friend Lucy Royer Schaly of Chippewa Township needs our help. She is facing anoth… Lori Boone needs your support for Support Lucy Royer Schaly’s Recovery

“You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” I’m not sure who invented that cliche, but I’m using it to lead this column....

While waiting to close out my bar tab early Sunday morning, I looked at my phone and noticed a new notification displayed across the screen. It was just...

“People talk too much in our business. You either do or you don’t.” That sentence, which concluded the second-to-last answer of his press...

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ALLIANCE, Ohio — Larry Kehres strolled into a conference room located across the hall from Mount Union’s basketball court, shot a quick smile...

Cigar smoke filled the air in Acrisure Stadium’s home team locker room late Sunday evening as players sang along to their victory playlist...

Our local sports teams provide us with plenty of interesting stories each year, and 2025 was no different. From notable newcomers to head coach dismissals...

If you go back and watch the replay of Sunday’s Steelers-Browns game, you’ll notice that Aaron Rodgers had a few extra words for Marquez Valdes-Scantling...

Dear Santa, I hope this letter finds you well. It’s been quite some time since we last spoke — 22 years if my memory is correct. Thank...

Remember the buzz that surrounded the Penguins at the end of October? Remember the excitement that was starting to build around this young team no one...

BALTIMORE — David Heidenreich and Randy Tecza took a second Saturday to soak in the moment. Fourteen years earlier, the two Mt. Lebanon fathers met...

Part 2 of a three-part series chronicling the journey of Mt. Lebanon’s Eli Heidenreich and Alex Tecza to Navy and beyond. ANNAPOLIS, Md. —...

In just a few months, Eli Heidenreich and Alex Tecza will start a new mission. Both are slated to begin a career within the Marine corps upon graduation. But before that chapter begins, they must firs...

Tristan Mikelas didn’t have high expectations when his family arrived at the Dave & Buster’s North Hills location along McKnight road....

How Steelers rookies Jack Sawyer and Will Howard used an ‘ugly’ Michigan-Ohio State scene to become champs

Every child has one toy that absolutely drives their parents crazy, the one thing they instantly regretted purchasing but learned to live through because...

The moment was one incredibly familiar to anyone who regularly frequents the North Shore on a fall Sunday afternoon. Bengals kicker Evan McPherson stood...

Pat Narduzzi’s press conference Monday morning on the South Side should be a must-watch. Unlike this past week, Saturday’s game against No....

On a Friday afternoon in Cranberry, following the end of a practice at their team’s facility, Ben Kindel and Sergei Murashov quietly faded into the...

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Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has done his best to downplay the hype surrounding his team’s next contest. But he, along with anyone else paying attention,...

The past few years have been ones to forget for our city’s professional sports teams. The words

November can be a defining time for this area’s top high school football talents. The regular season is complete, with all the pageantry of homecoming...

Welcome to Noah Hiles’ weekend thoughts, a new weekly staple in the Post-Gazette where we empty the notebook to bring out new observations and analysis...

T.J. Hess received a call familiar to millions of others in March 2020. He actually received six of them, all in one day. An established DJ in the Pittsburgh...

It’s hard to not sound redundant when analyzing the Steelers’ 35-25 Sunday evening loss to the Packers. We’ve seen so much of this movie...

Sitting alone in his basement on a Thursday evening with his wife and daughter fast asleep, Andrew Fillipponi smiled while scrolling social media as...

I’ve been given a few nicknames throughout my life. Growing up, a family friend used to call me “the Noahlator,” due to my tenacity during...

When Derek Shelton met with his club before the start of spring training, he made the standard for this year’s Pirates crystal clear. “I don’t...

Pirates owner Bob Nutting wasn’t in attendance at PNC Park on Monday afternoon when his club officially announced that Don Kelly had been extended...

Pirates players allowed their heads to sink low in disgust after heading back into the visitor’s clubhouse on opening day at loanDepot Park. The...

The tone was set in early October. Canyon and Carter Swartz, twin brothers from Carmichaels, rode the T into Downtown and made their way to City Hall....

Another season of Major League Baseball will soon be in the books. The Pirates’ 2025 campaign was filled with many interesting stories, all leading...

While things didn’t go according to plan at the major league level this season, the Pirates farm system had an overall solid 2025 campaign. After...

Throughout their long history as a franchise, the Pirates have rarely ever been able to say they possessed the best pitcher in baseball. They do now. It’s...

As Bubba Chandler returned to the visitors clubhouse in Omaha, Neb., prior to his club’s game in late April, he received a FaceTime call from a...

ALTOONA, Pa. — Eileen Snyder has been heavily invested in Altoona Curve baseball since the club formed in 1999. Every game is special to her, but...

The Pirates have selected the contract of catcher/first baseman Rafael Flores from Triple-A Indianapolis, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Infielder...

ERIE, Pa. — Plenty of people have played a role in Konnor Griffin’s 2025 breakout campaign. One of the more underappreciated contributors can...

Welcome to the Pirates mailbag, where Post-Gazette reporter Noah Hiles answers all of your questions about the ball club. If you have a question, find...

Even after a loss, Nick Gonzales can still recognize the progress developing around him. He, similar to many teammates, remembers what the clubhouse was...

BOSTON — The Pirates began August in disastrous fashion. A day after the 2025 trade deadline debacle concluded, Don Kelly’s club blew a nine-run...

BOSTON — The Pirates have placed infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on outright waivers, sources informed the Post-Gazette Friday afternoon. The move comes...