National Perspective On Pirates' Stretch Run
The Pirates are looking to hold on to the final Wild Card spot for the National League. To talk about it, The Fan Morning Show talked to baseball columnist, Jeff Passan from Yahoo Sports.
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The Pirates are looking to hold on to the final Wild Card spot for the National League. To talk about it, The Fan Morning Show talked to baseball columnist, Jeff Passan from Yahoo Sports.
New York comedians – and sports fans – Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan joked with Y108′s Jimmy and Monty about the chances of Plaxico Burress returning to the 'Burgh.
The most dominant team in the history of that section, along with a typical playoff challenger, are both gone, so, to the casual observer, biennial WPIAL realignment has sucked the fun out of following it. However, with several teams now having a chance to follow in the footsteps of Frazier and end playoff droughts, there may yet be a story for which to root.
SAN DIEGO (AP) Edinson Volquez struck out 10 and Will Venable drove in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Rushel Shell wore No. 1 for a reason at Hopewell. The all-time leading rusher in PIAA history is used to dominating the gridiron, but he's not used to chasing someone else who wears that number, at least not on his own team.
(AP) -- A.J. Burnett is enjoying a late-career resurgence with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012, while the San Diego Padres are Jason Marquis' second team this season and sixth in the last five years.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Ike Taylor stuck his hands out and reached for the ball. Normally, it leads to an incompletion - and more than a little frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback. This time, it led to a touchdown.
I do take one glaring thing from a nationally-televised 26-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field Sunday: a blocked punt.
The Steelers are out with their own lip dub version of "Call Me Maybe." The video showed up on YouTube Monday.
Steelers Linebacker and former Gateway Gator Mortty Ivy joined Seibel, Starkey and Miller on Sportsradio 93-7 The FAN to talk about his blocked punt in last night's preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Don't adjust your screen: the Pittsburgh Pirates are selling playoff tickets.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Yesterday the Tribune-Review's Dejan Kovacevic reported, according to an internal source, that Pirates right-handed pitcher Kevin Correia privately volunteered to pick up the team's tired pitching staff after a 19-inning win in St. Louis. The team has confirmed Correia will indeed make a spot start, opposing Edinson Volquez, in tonight's game at San Diego, the start of a three-game set against the Padres.
Ben Zobrist gained shortstop eligibility over the week, adding flexibility and the toughest non-catcher position to his name for the last month of the season. With the trading deadline past, that gives Zobrist about as big a spike in fantasy value as a player can get at this point in the season.
ittsburgh Pirates play-by-play man Greg Brown somehow still has a voice after calling a 19-inning, 6-hour marathon in St. Louis.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Edinson Volquez, who was bailed out by his teammates in a 9-8 comeback win by the San Diego Padres at PNC Park Aug. 10, will face the Pirates again to kick off a three-game series at Petco Park Monday at 10:05, but who will oppose him?
Police said they believe the woman had been hit by a light-colored sedan in the 400 block of Broadway Boulevard.
For Memorial Day Weekend in Pittsburgh, it's going to be on the cooler side with rain throughout.
Airbnb introduced its "anti-party" system for Memorial Day Weekend, and it applies to rentals in Pittsburgh.
More than 100 people were arrested during a statewide human trafficking crackdown in Ohio, the attorney general announced on Thursday.
A deadly motorcycle crash in Cranberry Township near Interstate 79 was discovered more than two days after it happened, Pennsylvania State Police said.
There's a new push to revitalize Pittsburgh's South Side.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
The Supreme Court's term is set to end around the end of June, with decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans and gun rights still to come.
Tony Guy defeated Jesse James Vodvarka in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District, CBS News projects.
Rep. Summer Lee has won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, CBS News projects.
The price of electricity in Pennsylvania is going up next month.
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for Prantl's Bakery in Shadyside, saying an inspection found pest droppings.
A Bethel Park homeowner says he's out thousands of dollars after hiring a contractor to replace his front porch.
A popular Washington County farm won't be offering pick-your-own peaches this year.
Gas across the country continues to climb.
Pittsburgh Magazine's Sean Collier is back on the program like he is every Thursday, and he's got the best events you can check out this weekend in the 'Burgh!
We've all dropped things right after we walk in the door with the promise to organize it later, only for the clutter to become unbearable. Now, there's a way to avoid it, and Kara Huffmyer from Happy Lark Home Organizing shows us how!
This weekend, the best pizza makers in the 'Burgh are descending upon Lawrenceville for the annual Pizza Olympics! Boaz Frankel caught up with the boys from Badamo's to talk about what they'll be offering.
America's 250th birthday is less than two months away, and Elizabeth Langbell from Fine Wine & Good Spirits is in studio to give us some tasty drinks we can whip up for the fourth!
Kitchen clutter can sneak up on even the best of us, that why Amber Hollenbach from Happy Lark Home Organizing joins us to show us the best ways to avoid those messes!
A Bethel Park homeowner says he's out thousands of dollars after hiring a contractor to replace his front porch.
It's been nearly eight years since Rachael DelTondo was shot and killed in the driveway of her parents' home in Aliquippa.
An artist in Pittsburgh said the Steel City clothing company used his artwork without his permission.
Alcosan's multi-billion-dollar construction project to clean up the rivers in southwestern Pennsylvania is already over budget.
Pennsylvania prisons now give suboxone to thousands of inmates, with thousands more on the waiting list.
Pittsburgh, with its natural beauty and parks, can be a great place for people to put the phones down and enjoy life.
Doctors say it looks like it will be a bad season for tick-borne diseases.
Temperatures could reach into the 90s this week in Pittsburgh, and that impacts everything, including your sleep.
Frontline healthcare workers at Butler Memorial Hospital overwhelmingly approved their first union contract on Friday.
A western Pennsylvania dad went from wondering what a spot on his leg was to learning he has an extremely rare skin cancer.
Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Steelers players will report to camp in Latrobe on Tuesday, July 28.
The first 20,000 fans at PNC Park on July 25 will get a bobblehead inspired by The Pitt.
A popular Washington County farm won't be offering pick-your-own peaches this year.
If you're about to throw out all of those old documents while spring cleaning, there are some you should hold onto.
The hole left behind by Spirit will hit businesses and rental companies within Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
The bar served its final pints Sunday night after 43 years in Oakland, near the heart of Pitt's campus.
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport officials are confident they'll be able to replace Spirit Airlines after the airline shut down early Saturday morning.
It's been 15 years since the Disney Store called Ross Park Mall home, but it's coming back starting this weekend.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
May 20 is Jimmy Stewart Day across the commonwealth — a day honoring the late actor and Indiana, Pennsylvania, native.
The tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their biggest album, will stop in Pittsburgh on October 6.
The country music superstar will be performing at 1846 Farms in September.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Ron Smiley’s forecast!
After two shootings at Pittsburgh-area Airbnbs in the past few years, Airbnb is cracking down on parties and large gatherings. KDKA's Jessica Riley has the details.
The Woodland Hills school board voted to remove Superintendent Joe Maluchnik in March, but he has the right to appeal. Ricky Sayer was at Maluchnik's appeal hearing.
Stay on top of the weather in the Pittsburgh area with First Alert Meteorologist Ray Petelin's forecast.
The Mars Fighting' Planet has been named the best mascot in the country. Affectionately called the Mars Meatball, there's a lot this mascot can do.
Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons with the team.
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
