
What made baseball fun this week: Elly De La Cruz is the best thing to happy to Cincinnati since Joe Burrow
Elly De La Cruz having a blast with the Cincinnati Reds definitely made baseball fun this week.Baseball is better when MLB teams that can stink like the Cincinnati Reds are no longertire fires.I don't know much about Elly De La Cruz other than he has had a great start to this big-league...
1970-01-01 08:00

Steelers: Patrick Peterson raises the bar for Joey Porter Jr. expectations
Rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. seemed destined to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now he has a veteran defensive back in his corner.It was hardly a cause for celebration. The Pittsburgh Steelers finished with a winning record in 2022 but missed the playoffs for the third time in five s...
1970-01-01 08:00

How an AHL player changed the course of NHL history
The futures of Connor Bedard, the Penguins front office and the Florida Panthers all hinged on the performance of an AHL player.The Florida Panthers have made buddies during their unexpected journey to the Stanley Cup Final.Heat star Jimmy Butler wore a Mathew Tkachuk jersey in practice....
1970-01-01 08:00

Grading history: Le’Veon Bell made Steelers case for them
Ex-Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell infamously sat out of the 2018 season due to a contract dispute. Here's how we would grade the situation.Once upon a time, when Big Ben was more than just a talking statue and Antonio Brown was threading together Pro Bowl seasons rather than pullin...
1970-01-01 08:00

Cardinals ‘pissed’ after Pirates sweep sets new low
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright says the team is "pissed," not concerned, after they got swept by the rival Pittsburgh Pirates.The St. Louis Cardinals were expected to be one of the top teams in the National League entering the 2023 season. They had the star power, a new su...
1970-01-01 08:00

Kenny Pickett and Mitchell Trubisky are even closer than you realize
Here's some wholesome football friendship from the Pittsburgh Steelers to brighten your week.The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former No. 2 pick Mitch Trubisky to a two-year extension in May. Trubisky famously lost his starting job to young Kenny Pickett last season, but that doesn't seem...
1970-01-01 08:00

Steelers first-round pick already proving his teammates wrong
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Broderick Jones is already proving teammates wrong.The Pittsburgh Steelers selected DT Broderick Jones from Georgia with the 14th pick in April's NFL Draft. Most objective viewers would watch that happen and think well, yeah, duh -- of course Broderick Jones will ...
1970-01-01 08:00

Cardinals’ Jordan Walker ‘running on enthusiasm’ after late night airport snafu
St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker dealt with airline delays and a lost bat bag at the airport ahead of his first game back with the team.The St. Louis Cardinals were dealt an injury in their outfield, as Lars Nootbaar suffered a lower back contusion that landed him on the 10-day inj...
1970-01-01 08:00

MLB News and Rumors: Mets, Cubs, Rays, Pirates make trades
On Friday morning, two trades happened featuring the Pirates and Rays, as well as the Cubs and Mets. Let's break them down.The Pirates and Rays are in agreement on a trade that will send minor-league infielder Alika Williams to Pittsburgh in exchange for reliever Robert Stephenson, a source...
1970-01-01 08:00

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting occurred on a Saturday children didn't attend, survivor says
Three Saturdays each month, Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue hosted a service specifically for children known as the junior congregation.
1970-01-01 08:00

Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial features prayer book with a bullet hole and survivors' testimony
A powerful image of a Jewish prayer book damaged with a bullet hole was released as evidence Wednesday in the death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
1970-01-01 08:00

3 former Steelers players who are still surprisingly free agents
The Pittsburgh Steelers have massively retooled the roster this offseason, but these former players are somehow still free agents, which is hard to believe.To say that the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has undergone an overhaul this offseason would be an understatement. Between free agency and the ...
1970-01-01 08:00