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Returning to the Pete for The Basketball Tournament gives ex-Pitt players chance to reflect on careers
Jul. 19—If the Zoo Crew is fortunate enough to win six games in The Basketball Tournament that starts Saturday at Petersen Events Center and share the $1 million winner-take-all prize, the victory will raise an obvious question for the nine-man team of former Pitt and Pittsburgh area players: What will they do with all that money? Three former Pitt players have definite thoughts on the ...
Phillies vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 20
Cristopher Sanchez starts for the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at PNC Park against Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET for the second game of a three-game series. The favored Phillies have -167 moneyline odds against the underdog Pirates, who are listed at +139. Philadelphia is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 8.5 runs for the contest (with -113 odds on the over and -108 odds to go under).
Pittsburgh Police Investigate After Woman in Wheelchair Struck by City Garbage Truck on Brownsville Road
A pedestrian accident occurred on Brownsville Road in Pittsburgh, where a female in her late 50s or early 60s was struck by a City of Pittsburgh garbage truck while using her motorized wheelchair. The incident, reported just after 9:30 a.m., drew response teams from the Pittsburgh Police, EMS, and Fire to the 400 block of the thoroughfare. Pittsburgh Public Safety informed that the victim had sustained a serious compound fracture to her leg.
On Sports: MLB deems Pirates' rivals as Phillies, Tigers; Paul Skenes' signing bonus record surpassed
Jul. 19—In announcing its 2025 schedule Thursday, Major League Baseball tacitly expressed belief that fans have demanded more of the Pittsburgh Pirates-Detroit Tigers annual matchup. But not so much so that it will formally recognize it during a weekend specifically deigned to showcase so-called "rivalries." Two aspects of next year's schedule that are new for 2025 involve the addition of two ...
Lowrie Place Hosting Rodfather’s Car Show
Car enthusiasts as well as those looking for family fun won’t have far to go this weekend for an event to benefit local groups. Lowrie Place is hosting the Butler Rodfathers for their 4th annual car cruise at their Evans City Road location from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Steelers A to Z: Change of scenery, openings at WR lead to Quez Watkins moving across state
Jul. 19—Editor's note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers' 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2024 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with at least two players each day between June 14 and July 25. Contract data courtesy spotrac.com. WR Quez ...
Emotional Pittsburgh Penguins Matchups in 2024-25 Season: Malkin & Crosby Milestones
The Pittsburgh Penguins' 2024-25 season promises exciting matchups and milestone opportunities for star players like Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. Malkin expected to reach milestones of 500 goals, 800 assists, and 1300 points. Crosby aiming to join the 600-goal and 1600-point clubs. Yes, But. The Penguins' outlook for the season...
Terrell Owens Calls Out Former Steelers OC
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Todd Haley had a nice run together. Haley served as the team's offensive coordinator for six seasons between 2012 and 2018. His last season with the team was a difficult one, but most have fond memories of his run with the Steelers. Not everyone...
Technology expert talks about CrowdStrike
LANCASTER, Pa. — Alex Borten owns Hempfield Technology. He's been busy helping businesses navigate and get back to operating following the CrowdStrike outage that impacted many businesses from transportation, to financial, entertainment and health care systems. Borten says it's a well-respected cybersecurity software designed for large enterprise industries. Borten...
Amount raised for Butler shooting victims exceeds $6.4 million
Over $6.4 million has been raised for victims shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last Saturday. One rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed during the shooting, and two others were left critically wounded. The GoFundMe fundraiser was created in the aftermath to assist the victims, ostensibly with […]
Sunshine and comfortable temperatures continue throughout the weekend in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Today the lower humidity and highs in the low 80s and plenty of sunshine continue! Overnight it'll be another cool comfortable evening all thanks to high pressure. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosGet out and enjoy it and don't forget to put on the sunscreen.The gorgeous weather will last through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s! Saturday some rain is trying to make its way into the region south of I-70 and in the Laurel Highlands about 8-10 a.m. but that's it!We are back above normal Sunday and Monday with highs near 90 and feeling in the low 90s. Tuesday is the next chance for rain and a few storms with humidity increasing along with it. Stay up to date with the KDKA Mobile App – which you can download here!
Hochul orders flags at half-staff in honor of Corey Comperatore
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that flags at all New York state buildings will fly at half-staff in honor of Corey Comperatore on July 19. Comperatore, a former fire chief who was shot and killed at Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, spent his final moments protecting his family from gunfire in the attempted assassination of the former president.
New Contract Details For Steelers ILB Tyler Matakevich
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran ILB Tyler Matakevich to a one-year contract a few days ago and on Friday we learned the details of that deal. According to Over the Cap and the NFLPA public salary cap page, Matakevich’s deal is for the league minimum for his credited NFL seasons. His base salary is $1.21 million and there was no signing bonus given to him.
Trump rally shooter searched online about Michigan school shooter and explosives
Federal investigators have uncovered thousands of links from the online phone history of the gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, including searches involving a teenage mass shooter in Michigan, according to two law enforcement sources. The sources said Friday that Thomas Matthew Crooks' phone had searches on...
Flight Fiasco! Microsoft Glitch Grounds Thousands, Chaos Reigns at Pittsburgh International Airport
A substantial technology failure attributed to Microsoft has led to widespread disruption, including canceled and delayed flights across the United States, with significant effects at Pittsburgh International Airport. As reported by WTAE, this disruption follows a global outage that began early Friday morning. Airlines such as United, American, Delta, and Allegiant were affected by the ground stops initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Community honors, says farewell to Corey Comperatore
Mourners wiped away tears and held small American flags as they watched the procession for Corey Comperatore pass by from the streets of Freeport and other Butler County communities. Firefighters offered somber waves back to the crowd from the windows of their fire trucks. Many onlookers expressed sympathy for the...
Steelers Have Secret Key to Making Roster
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have a sure fire way of making their 53-man roster, but it takes a "dog" to win the battle they're looking for. During the initial episode of his podcast the Christian Kuntz Podcast, the Steelers long snapper gave some insight to what the secret sauce is to making the team's roster. As a depth piece either at cornerback or wide receiver, Pittsburgh looks to their special teams coordinator to make the call.
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