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Best Virginia breezes past Brotherly Love in first round of The Basketball Tournament
Against the Philadelphia-based Brotherly Love Pro Am Foundation, Pittsburgh proved to be just as viable of a home court as Morgantown for WVU alumni team Best Virginia on Saturday. Playing in the first round of the TBT Pittsburgh Regional, Best Virginia proved it had its eyes on the prize, posting...
Steelers' Art Rooney II Reveals Incredible Reason For Keeping Mike Tomlin
The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the best and most stable organizations in the history of the NFL. The franchise had a rocky beginning after being founded in 1933, but transformed into a dynasty during the 1970s. Since the organization began to find success under Head Coach Chuck Noll, the Steelers have had just two other head coaches: Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin. A lot of this consistency has to do with the success and results of these coaches, and also the philosophy of the Steelers organization. Art Rooney II is the current owner and president of the Steelers, following in his father's footsteps....
Ranking The Steelers’ Starters: No. 6-4
In just a few days, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be back on the familiar practice fields at Saint Vincent College for another edition of training camp, where things will heat up quickly ahead of the 2024 season. Roster battles will play out, decisions will start to become clearer, and before...
Terry Bradshaw Reveals His Finest Career Moment
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw’s finest career moment isn’t the Immaculate Reception pass to Franco Harris or any of his nine touchdown passes in four Super Bowl appearances. According to Bradshaw, it was when he handed the Lombardi Trophy to Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr. after winning Super Bowl IX, the Steelers’ first championship in the franchise’s 42-year history.
TBT Notebook: Best Virginia brawls with Zoo Crew on Monday
Just as organizers of The Basketball Tournament hoped, Best Virginia and Zoo Crew will meet in the second round of the Pittsburgh Regional on Monday evening. The two teams, comprised mostly of alumni of West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh, respectively, will square off at 8 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus. The game can be viewed via free stream on TBT's site.
Watch: Pirates announcers spoke an Andrew McCutchen HR into existence
It’s always fun when an announcer seemingly wills a highlight into existence. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ broadcast team appeared to do just that in their team’s Saturday contest against the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Superstitious Pirates fans may be inclined to thank announcers Greg...
Gilbert Brown Updates DeJuan Blair’s Status Against Best Virginia
On Monday night at 8 p.m., Pitt’s alumni team Zoo Crew will host West Virginia’s Best Virginia squad. The Petersen Events Center will play host to the matchup. Zoo Crew won its opening-round matchup over Million $ Worth of Game (Philadelphia, PA based) behind 24 points from Mike Young and big games from Nike Sibande, Dustin Sleva, and Jamel Artis — who hit the game-winning free throw to clinch the elam ending.
Steelers WR Says Offense Played Best After Kenny Pickett
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers went through a lot last season on the offensive side of the football. Despite believing Kenny Pickett was their next franchise quarterback and hoping another year with offensive coordinator Matt Canada would only make things better, they found themselves in a hurricane of moves, trying their best to make a playoff push happen late in the season.
Charlie Batch: ILB Patrick Queen Will ‘Free Up A Lot Of People’ As Presence In Middle Of Defense
Training camp begins in just a few short days from now for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and there are more players and positions to watch than normal, with several overhauled position groups. Out of all the offseason additions, you could argue that Patrick Queen will have one of the bigger impacts on the team overall. He was signed as the highest-paid external free agent in team history, so high expectations are being placed on him. He has the most complete skill set of a Steelers ILB in quite some time, which could help free up those around him on defense.
Can Former Steelers ‘Sleeper’ Dylan Cook Impress Enough To Make Roster Again?
Can Dylan Cook impress the Steelers for a second straight year now that he is no longer a “sleeper”?. Few people probably gave much thought to OL Dylan Cook entering training camp last year. A first-year college free agent, he only spent time on the Buccaneers’ practice squad as a rookie. Yet he impressed the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, enough to make the 53-man roster. In fact, his emergence may have influenced the team in trading Kevin Dotson and Kendrick Green.
Bleacher Report Names WR Roman Wilson A Rookie Breakout Candidate
List season is coming to an end, with training camp just a few days away. But why not add one more to the pile as Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder offered up each NFL team’s biggest breakout candidate. In a bit of a surprise, he named rookie WR Roman Wilson for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Russell Wilson named quarterback most under pressure in AFC
There’s truly nothing on the line for Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson only than his professional legacy and the hopes of a football-proud city. Yes, that is a ton of pressure. Will Wilson, in his first season in Pittsburgh, be more like his Pro Bowl self like he was with the Seahawks. Or will his play more closely resemble what he showed with the Broncos the past two seasons?
Steelers Predicted to Make Huge QB Deal
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into the 2024 season with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields working on one-year deals. It's not the perfect situation after drafting a quarterback in the first round three years ago, but the team has set themselves up with options. When it comes to...
Steelers LS Christian Kuntz Says He Was ‘Too Dumb To Realize’ Difficult NFL Path In Dogged Effort To Stick
To play in the NFL, you gotta be a little crazy. To put your body on the line in every practice, every game, every season. For Christian Kuntz, he admits he had to be a little dumb, too. Ignoring the low odds of making it in the NFL, especially for a small-school prospect like him from Duquesne, who didn’t exactly wow with his size and peak athleticism. But dumb is too harsh. Stubborn and driven are more apt to describe him, especially considering he beat incredibly long odds.
Post Match Buzz: Bob Lilley, Langston Blackstock interviews plus Twitter/X reaction to Riverhounds ‘putting stamp’ on Hartford
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC didn’t hold anything back from the start of their match played before a nationally televised audience vs Hartford Athletic FC on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. The Hounds rolled to a 3-1 victory, thanks to a strong start that included three goals in the first...
Best Virginia cruises to dominant win over Brotherly Love in TBT’s first round
PITTSBURGH — Best Virginia is now five wins away from earning the $1 million prize in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). In Best Virginia’s first game of TBT 2024 — and the first game of the Chase Harler era — the WVU alumni team dominated Brotherly Love Pro-Am with a 94-69 victory in the first round of TBT’s Pittsburgh Regional at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Trump tells Jesse Watters that he was not warned about gunman, despite reports
Fox News host Jesse Watters recently conducted a sit-down interview with former President Trump to discuss last week's failed assassination attempt. The interview, which will premiere on "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET, featured both Trump and his vice presidential candidate JD Vance. Vance currently serves as a U.S. Senator representing Ohio.
Saturday, Sunday Open Thread
Wide open open for the weekend. Mrs. SNW, me, and Henry were at an art walk/Saturday market all day. It was hot, but we met a ton of great people due to Henry being super cute, and some great poached ceviche we enjoyed at a newish Mexican restaurant we tried.
Steelers ILB Cole Holcomb is ‘Not At All Worried’ About Injury History, Almost Ready to Get Back to Work
When the Steelers signed Cole Holcomb last offseason, they thought they solved their inside linebacker with pairing him with Elandon Roberts. It looked to be going good until the Steelers played the Tennessee Titans when Holcomb was taken out by friendly fire. On the play, Holcomb’s knee went into hyperextension...
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