May 16, 2025 4:40 am
Pittsburgh, PA-(WPXI)-This article originally appeared on PittsburghSportsNOW.com. Damar Hamlin is using his life experiences to make an impact in society and with that, he has received prestigious recognition from one of the most notable magazines in the country. Hamlin, a McKees Rocks native, Central Catholic and Pitt grad, collapsed during a Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game in the final week of the 2022 season as he suffered a cardiac arrest. Both an AED and CPR were administered to Hamlin on the field before being moved into an ambulance and taken to a nearby hospital. The Bills’ safety made a remarkable recovery as he resumed football activities ahead of the following season, where he would appear in five games. In 2024, he played in 14 games as a full-time starter with 89 tackles and the first two interceptions of his career.
May 15, 2025 4:13 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each connected for a two-run homer off New York Mets starter Clay Holmes and the Pittsburgh Pirates finally mustered some offense in a 4-0 victory at rainy Citi Field. Five pitchers combined on a six-hitter as the last-place Pirates won for the fourth time in 17 games to prevent a series sweep. They’re 3-3 under Don Kelly, promoted from bench coach to manager when Derek Shelton was fired last week. Rookie reliever Chase Shugart tossed 2 1/3 innings for his second career win. It was the fourth shutout this year for Pittsburgh, which has gone a franchise-record 20 games in a row without scoring more than four runs.
May 14, 2025 12:01 am
Trinity softball and baseball were both shutout, softball without a hit, as the Hillers were eliminated from the WPIAL playoffs. Canon-McMillan softball reached the 6A semifinals with a 6-1 win over Pine-Richland. Ringgold baseball rallied past Blackhawk, the Rams getting their first playoff win since winning the 2018 state championship. Peters Township and Baldwin were in the bottom of the second inning when lightning, then heavy rain halted play, forcing the game to be suspended. The teams will resume Thursday afternoon. We’ll post schedules along with broadcast plans daily. WPIAL Softball Brackets WPIAL Baseball Brackets
Wednesday, May 14, Softball Quarterfinals
5A #2 Shaler Area > #10 Trinity, 9-0
6A #4 Canon-McMillan > #5 Pine-Richland, 6-1
5A #3 West Allegheny > #6 Thomas Jefferson, 2-1
Baseball 1st Round
5A #7 Peters Township vs. #10 Baldwin, suspended, 2nd inning. Resume Thursday, 2 pm at Canon-McMillan’s McDowell Lane Field
4A #11 Ringgold > #6 Blackhawk, 9-5
5A ##1 Pine-Richland > 16 Trinity, 1-0
May 14, 2025 3:45 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the punchless Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Brandon Nimmo had an early RBI double off hard-luck loser Mitch Keller to help the NL East leaders move a season-best 13 games over .500. A throwing error by shortstop Francisco Lindor helped the Pirates put runners at second and third with one out in the ninth. But closer Edwin Díaz threw a called third strike past slumping Bryan Reynolds before cleanup batter Joey Bart grounded out in a drizzle to end it.
May 14, 2025 3:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced he is joining Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year is expected to be near the top of the rotation for the Americans, who are coming off a runner-up finish to Japan at the 2023 WBC. Skenes, who turns 23 in late May, is 14-7 with a 2.16 ERA in 32 career starts since reaching the majors in May 2024.
May 12, 2025 2:01 am
Opening day of the WPIAL Softball & Baseball playoffs produced split results for teams from the two-county area. Trinity took advantage of a two-out error in the third and pushed across three runs, more than enough to eliminate South Fayette in the 5A softball opening round. McGuffey baseball fell to Shady Side Academy in a 3A preliminary round game, ending the Highlanders’ season.
ALL TUESDAY WPIAL Softball & Baseball playoff games have been postponed. Tuesday, 16 Washington/Greene teams are scheduled to play, all first-round games in the 1A-2A-3A baseball & softball brackets. We’ll post schedules along with broadcast plans daily. Some of our games will be on WJPA-AM (1450) with online audio. Some will add NFHS video. Other broadcasts will be online only with free-to-access audio plus NFHS video. WPIAL Softball Brackets WPIAL Baseball Brackets
Monday, May 12, Softball
5A #10 Trinity > #7 South Fayette, 7-0
Baseball
3A #16 Shady Side Academy > #17 McGuffey, 7-4
Tuesday, May 13, Softball ALL POSTPONED
2A #12 Bentworth vs. #5 South Allegheny, 2:45 pm at West Mifflin
2A #16 Burgettstown vs. #1 Neshannock, 3:00 pm at North Allegheny
1A #5 Jeff-Morgan vs. #12 Greensburg Cent. Catholic, 3:00 pm at Waynesburg University
2A #2 Chartiers-Houston vs. #15 Brentwood, 4:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elementary (Peters Township)
3A #6 McGuffey vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, 4:45 pm at West Mifflin
2A #6 Waynesburg vs. #11 Riverside, 5:00 pm at North Allegheny
3A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Deer Lakes, 5:00 pm at Norwin
1A #9 Avella vs. #8 Jeannette, 6:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elementary (Peters Township)
Baseball ALL POSTPONED
2A #5 Fort Cherry vs. #12 Laurel, 3:00 pm at Hardy Field (Beaver)
1A #8 Jeff-Morgan vs. #9 Winchester Thurston, 2:00 pm at Norwin
3A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Burrell, 2:45 pm at Gateway
1A #10 Avella vs. #7 Western Beaver, 2:45 pm at Boyce-Mayview Park
2A #13 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Shenango, 4:00 pm at Burkett Complex (Robinson Township)
2A #11 California vs. #6 Riverview, 4:15 pm at Norwin
3A #4 Waynesburg vs. #13Freeport, 5:30 pm at Gateway
1A #6 Carmichaels vs. #11 Union, 5:30 pm at Boyce-Mayview Park
May 13, 2025 12:29 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced he is joining Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next spring. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year is expected to be near the top of the rotation for the Americans, who are coming off a runner-up finish to Japan at the 2023 WBC. Skenes, who turns 23 in late May, is 14-7 with a 2.16 ERA in 32 career starts since reaching the majors in May 2024.
May 13, 2025 1:34 pm
We now know who the Pittsburgh Steelers will play against for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland. The Steelers will face the Minnesota Vikings during Week 4 on Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. This will be a rematch of the Steelers’ last overseas game, where the teams faced off at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Sept. 29, 2013. The Steelers lost to the Vikings 34-27. It was announced in February that the Steelers will be the designated team to play in Dublin. The game will happen at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in Ireland. The Steelers have a long history with Ireland. The team played an exhibition game there in 1997 at Croke Park against the Chicago Bears. Also, the late Steelers president Dan Rooney served as ambassador to Ireland under the Obama Administration. The Rooneys are of Irish descent. The Steelers also have a dedicated Steelers in Ireland web-page. The game is part of the NFL’s plan to expand international games. It’s part of a rule stating a team has to give up a home game once every eight years.
May 13, 2025 4:41 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and comes a day before the Cincinnati Reds will honor baseball’s career hits leader with Pete Rose Night. Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire after death. Under the Hall of Fame’s current rules, it appears the earliest Rose or Jackson could be inducted would be in 2028.
May 13, 2025 4:40 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Pirates ace Paul Skenes pitched out of trouble all night and exited after six innings with a chance to win. But the Mets scratched across two runs against Pittsburgh’s bullpen in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead. New York left fielder Brandon Nimmo robbed Joey Bart of a leadoff homer in the eighth, but Pittsburgh tied it at 3 in the ninth.
