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A very interesting piece of information came along over this past weekend while the Phillies were sweeping the Pirates. Sports Nippon reported that the Phillies sent general manager Preston Mattingly along with five other representatives to Japan to personally scout Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball. Matt Gelb of the Athletic […]
Get ready to see Kyle Dubas try to reunite with Mason Marchment. Dubas admits that over the course of his time in hockey, Marchment is the only player who got away from him, and now the Pittsburgh Penguins president has a chance to land Marchment in free agency. Expect to see the Penguins make a multi-year lucrative offer to the pending free-agent forward the first day they're able July 1. Dubas will likely replace Anthony Mantha with Marchment in the Penguins top six, even though Mantha had a...
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for a weekly Steelers links roundup at BTSC. But first, let’s take a look around the AFC North: Now, onto some Steelers news and discussion: OTAs Blog: Embracing the expectations (From Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley): Back together again: The opening of OTAs reunited Brian Angelichio and Aaron Rodgers for the first time since Dublin. Angelichio […]
Matthew Liberatore had another strong start, but another not strong ending as he pitched 4 solid innings, but he would not finish the 5th inning as the game got away from him. Fortunately, the Cardinals offense lead by JJ Wetherholt, Nolan Gorman, Alec Burleson and eventually Ivan Herrera picked him up beating the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have put an emphasis on adding to their wide receiver room this offseason. Most notably, trading for former Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. on March 9th. After just a few months of being on the team, Pittman is seemingly trying to recruit a fan favorite back to the Steelers. On Tuesday, […]
It’s official! The PWHL will play in San Jose next season. In a press conference this afternoon, officials from the Professional Women’s Hockey League were joined on stage by San Jose soccer legend Brandi Chastain and Bay Area skating legend Kristi Yamaguchi to make the announcement. While there are a lot of details to be ironed out before the season starts in December, there are some things that PWHL Executive Vice President of Business Operations Amy Scheer can promise. “I think there’s...
The St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed a badly-needed day off Monday, but return to Busch Stadium Tuesday night for a NL Central battle with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Matthew Liberatore gets the start for the Cardinals while the Pirates will depend on Mitch Keller. First pitch scheduled for 6:45pm central time. Here’s the lineup for the Cardinals […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals, May 19, 2026, 7:45 p.m. ET Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet-PIT Pitching Matchup: Mitch Keller (4-2, 3.59 ERA) vs. Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 4.40 ERA) The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the St. Louis Cardinals looking to grab a win. Please remember […]
It’s time to change the username for the Pirates’ struggles against left-handed pitching. The password? Jhostynxon Garcia playing in the Pirates outfield. Pittsburgh promoted the right-handed slugger to join the major league club on Tuesday prior to the first of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The team optioned infielder/outfielder Nick Yorke following […]
The moment the Steelers selected Penn State’s Drew Allar in the 2026 NFL Draft, it became inevitable: We were in for an offseason of quarterback discourse. A few weeks later, Pittsburgh made the long-awaited signing of Aaron Rodgers, leaving the team with four roster-able quarterbacks in the league that tends to only keep three after […]
With OTAs beginning for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team is on the field as a whole for the first time in the Mike McCarthy era. While all the attention has been on the quarterback position, specifically Aaron Rodgers returning for a 22nd season, the Steelers’ offensive line has several new faces – most notably, first-round […]
In terms of talent, Antonio Brown is one of the 10 best players to ever put on a Steelers uniform. It’s what has come after that has really stained his legacy. Since leaving the Steelers, a slew of legal issues and social media rants bashing his former team have led many to sour on the […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have lacked any depth at the wide receiver position for the last several years. With the likes of Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller, Allen Robinson, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling all getting notable snaps in recent memory, Pittsburgh’s receiving corps has rightfully been the butt of many jokes. The Steelers finally addressed their lack of […]
Over the last couple of seasons the starting pitchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates have grown into some of the best pitchers in baseball and have cemented themselves as one of the best overall units. Between strong scouting, good use of draft picks and player development, the Pirates have established themselves as an organization with a […]
The Steelers have signed rookies Germie Bernard and Eli Heidenreich to their first NFL contracts, the team announced Monday. Pittsburgh traded up to select Bernard, an Alabama wide receiver, in the second round in 2026. Heidenreich, who was added to the Steelers’ roster as a running back/wide receiver, was a versatile slotback in the Navy […]
Steelers OTAs, or organized team activities, kicked off on Monday in Pittsburgh. And despite the practice’s voluntary nature, the team saw good attendance on Day 1 — even newly re-signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers was present. The team still has nine OTAs and a mandatory minicamp before training camp starts later in the summer. The depth […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed another player who participated in their rookie minicamp last week. According to Steelers Now’s Alan Saunders, the Steelers have signed former Pitt defensive back Tamon Lynum after a rookie minicamp tryout. Lynum was spotted at the first official OTA practice wearing number 42. Lynum joins former Michigan offensive lineman Greg […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their first week of OTAs on Monday, and it’s already clear to see what changes they are exploring on offense. Specifically, their first-team offensive line looks much different than it did when the 2025 season ended. The Steelers didn’t bring back long-time guard Isaac Seumalo, which led to the veteran signing […]
When the Pittsburgh Steelers released jersey numbers for their rookie class, fans immediately looked at kick returner/wide receiver Kaden Wetjen in No. 42 and had some questions. The Iowa product let it be known he would have a new number before the season started, and he has now made the change official, switching to No. 10. The […]
We have looked at bounce back candidates. We have looked at potential regression candidates. Now it is time to look at some of the Pittsburgh Penguins young players that could break out in a big way for the 2026-27 season. The candidates are mostly obvious, but how high should we be setting the ceiling? Let’s […]
Last week saw to divisional matchups in the National League West, and NL West teams lost the two series against other NL teams outside the division. The San Diego Padres dropped two of three against the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Colorado Rockies lost two out of three against the Pittsburgh Pirates. But the division mostly […]
Vitals Player: Connor DewarBorn: June 26, 1999 (Age 26 season)Height: 5’ 10”Weight:187 poundsHometown: Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: 2018 third round (92nd overall) by the Minnesota Wild2025-26 Statistics: 78 games played, 14 goals, 16 assists = 30 points; 6 games played, 2 goals, 0 assists in playoffs.Contract Status: Dewar was set to become a free agent this summer but resigned with the Penguins on […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Everybody knows the Hughes brothers want to play together. Maybe Jack wants to come to Minnesota now to join forces with Quinn rather than wait or have it the other way around. It would be complicated, though, because it’s hard to believe Jack would leave their youngest […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, with even staff ace Paul Skenes failing to secure a win for the Buccos. That was Pittsburgh’s third straight loss, as they sit tied in the basement of the NL Central with the St. Louis Cardinals, both with 24-23 records on the year. But […]
Eighteen years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1992. The Penguins, full of a mix of youth and grizzly veterans, had made their return to the postseason a year prior, quickly dispatched in five games by the Ottawa Senators. Now a year later, […]