J-Mac Finds His Form in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) Before James McDonald headed to the mound for the bottom of the first inning, A.J. Burnett offered his beleaguered teammate two words of advice.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) Before James McDonald headed to the mound for the bottom of the first inning, A.J. Burnett offered his beleaguered teammate two words of advice.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Recently acquired right fielder Travis Snider will return to the Pirates' starting lineup when the Bucs open a three-game series in St. Louis Friday night.
The Steelers activated veterans Casey Hampton and Rashard Mendenhall from the PUP (physically unable to perform) List, the team announced Friday afternoon.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Associated Press reports Dauphin County judge Todd Hoover has ordered jury selection for the trial of former Penn State senior vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley to begin Jan. 7.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Pirates have promoted 20-year-old pitcher Jameson Taillon to the Altoona Curve, the club's Double-A affiliate, it was announced Friday afternoon. This pairs Taillon with Curve starter Gerrit Cole, the other top pitching prospect in the Pirates' system.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- On this, the penultimate day of training camp, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media at St. Vincent College to break down Sunday night's 8:00 P.M. preseason contest against the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin held a news conference Friday morning, on the last day of training camp.
With Steelers training camp coming to a close, 93.7 The Fan's Jim Colony sat down for another edition of "In Depth With Maurkice Pouncey," and also chatted with wide receiver Antonio Brown and offensive line coach Sean Kugler.
TORONTO (AP) The first truly tense moments of the NHL's collective bargaining negotiations have arrived.
The reigning World Series champions are tied with San Francisco at 64-54, one game back of Pittsburgh (65-53). The Cardinals held a 1-0 lead with Jason Motte trying to finish off Arizona late Thursday night after an 85-minute rain delay before the game, but he allowed homers to Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Young on consecutive pitches in an eventual 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Injured second baseman Neil Walker reaffirmed he will not go on the disabled list despite dislocating his right pinky finger Wednesday night.
Teammates are guardedly optimstic the Steelers' top receiver will soon report to training camp.
Front yard volleyball with mom is a pleasant diversion for the silver medal winner home from London. Christa Harmotto of Hopewell Township was one of many stars on a team that was all about teamwork.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Garrett Jones hit two three-run homers, A.J. Burnett became the first Pirates pitcher with 15 wins in 13 years, and Pittsburgh avoided a four-game sweep with a 10-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
Fortunately, it appears none of those moves are directly related to the health of hot-hitting second baseman Neil Walker, who dislocated his right pinky finger in a collision with Dodger infielder Mark Ellis during the first inning of Wednesday's 9-3 loss.
