The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — On the night of Aug. 7, the Braves’ clubhouse, which is loud and lively after wins, was silent. Players simply dressed, grabbed their belongings and walked out of the visitors’ clubhouse for the trip out of New York. It had been a nightmare weekend.

PITTSBURGH — After a quarterback competition that went on for several months, head coach Pat Narduzzi took the podium at Pitt’s training facility at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday and officially named Kedon Slovis Pitt’s as starting quarterback. The announcement comes just eight days before the Panthers open…

PITTSBURGH — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and maybe Mason Rudolph face two significant challenges with the Steelers this season. The first is obvious: surviving behind the team's dreadful offensive line. Good luck with that. And the second: keeping all of the receivers happy. There is only one ball to go…

The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, brought his act to Pittsburgh on Friday and left little doubt that he’s running for president in 2024. We need to talk about this, but first, let’s look at the even more revealing event that DeSantis staged right before he boarded the jet…

PITTSBURGH — It’s impossible to deny that JT Brubaker, for much of this season, has looked like an improved pitcher from 2021, when he tossed 124⅓ innings with a 5.36 ERA.

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras paid for his one big mistake against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

PITTSBURGH — For all of the pitchers to allow a lopsided inning for the Pirates, left-hander Manny Banuelos wasn’t a likely suspect.

Pittsburgh might want to consider a trade for a veteran offensive tackle.

PITTSBURGH — Including Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have 22 coaches, by my count. Twenty-two coaches who've held various specialized coaching positions at 148 places and accumulated 584 years of coaching experience.

PITTSBURGH — For as strange as it may seem, the Pirates’ experiment using right-hander Tyler Beede in the starting rotation hasn’t been all bad.

PITTSBURGH — Michael Chavis sprinted toward first base and raised his right fist in the air, the emotion evident as his line drive into left field easily finding some grass, the Pirates walking it off for one of their more enjoyable victories during a frustrating season.