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Paul Zeise: This Pitt team must manage expectations better than 2008 squad did

PITTSBURGH — Pitt had its annual kickoff luncheon Friday, and the keynote speaker was former star running back LeSean McCoy. Pitt will open the season Thursday against old rival West Virginia in a nationally televised edition of the Backyard Brawl.

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Gerry Dulac: Steelers' ultimate plan at quarterback has remained the same

PITTSBURGH — When trying to analyze every move Mike Tomlin makes with his three quarterbacks, including how he utilizes them in the final preseason game on Sunday, always keep this in mind:

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Joe Starkey: Mike Tomlin wouldn't start Kenny Pickett in the season opener ... or would he?

PITTSBURGH — Part of me believes Mike Tomlin just wants to keep the ruse going, that he wants us to believe he ran the legit quarterback "competition" he promised, when he knew all along that Mitch Trubisky would be unchallenged.

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A prescription for health on the yoga mat

PITTSBURGH -- Dr. Natalie Gentile stands in an exercise studio in Pittsburgh's Strip District, leading a workout class as soothing music plays and images of Pittsburgh flow on a massive screen.

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Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz reaches highest exit velocity ever recorded

PITTSBURGH — In the end it'll go down as a third-inning single, but anyone who saw it will remember it differently.

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Braves’ offense thrashes Pirates as team charges up NL East standings

PITTSBURGH — On the night of Aug. 7, the Braves’ clubhouse, which is loud and lively after wins, was silent. Players simply dressed, grabbed their belongings and walked out of the visitors’ clubhouse for the trip out of New York. It had been a nightmare weekend.

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Coach Pat Narduzzi names Kedon Slovis as Pitt's starting quarterback

PITTSBURGH — After a quarterback competition that went on for several months, head coach Pat Narduzzi took the podium at Pitt’s training facility at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday and officially named Kedon Slovis Pitt’s as starting quarterback. The announcement comes just eight days before the Panthers open…

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Will Bunch: The barely hidden fascism of Ron DeSantis makes a Pa. pit stop on a race to ’24

The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, brought his act to Pittsburgh on Friday and left little doubt that he’s running for president in 2024. We need to talk about this, but first, let’s look at the even more revealing event that DeSantis staged right before he boarded the jet…

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Ron Cook: Steelers receivers can be dangerous — if one wild card works out

PITTSBURGH — Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett and maybe Mason Rudolph face two significant challenges with the Steelers this season. The first is obvious: surviving behind the team's dreadful offensive line. Good luck with that. And the second: keeping all of the receivers happy. There is only one ball to go…

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One long inning, dominant opposing starter sends JT Brubaker and Pirates to another loss

PITTSBURGH — It’s impossible to deny that JT Brubaker, for much of this season, has looked like an improved pitcher from 2021, when he tossed 124⅓ innings with a 5.36 ERA.

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Roansy Contreras impresses, Oneil Cruz homers, but Pirates still lose to Braves

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras paid for his one big mistake against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

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Untimely bad inning for Manny Banuelos puts game out of reach for Pirates

PITTSBURGH — For all of the pitchers to allow a lopsided inning for the Pirates, left-hander Manny Banuelos wasn’t a likely suspect.

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3 Steelers who could be traded to upgrade the offensive line

Pittsburgh might want to consider a trade for a veteran offensive tackle.

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Gene Collier: How many coaches does it take to go .500?

PITTSBURGH — Including Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have 22 coaches, by my count. Twenty-two coaches who've held various specialized coaching positions at 148 places and accumulated 584 years of coaching experience.

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Lopsided innings doom Pirates in blowout loss against Reds

PITTSBURGH — For as strange as it may seem, the Pirates’ experiment using right-hander Tyler Beede in the starting rotation hasn’t been all bad.

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Michael Chavis helps Pirates complete walk-off victory over Reds

PITTSBURGH — Michael Chavis sprinted toward first base and raised his right fist in the air, the emotion evident as his line drive into left field easily finding some grass, the Pirates walking it off for one of their more enjoyable victories during a frustrating season.

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Handing out Pittsburgh Steelers training camp superlatives

Which Steelers stood out and which fell flat at training camp?

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Desire for COVID catharsis led to Greg Garcia's sitcom 'Sprung'

PITTSBURGH — Politicians using inside information to profit off the misfortune of others. Businesses taking advantage of stimulus money. Regular folks hoarding scarce supplies. Those were the stories Greg Garcia couldn't seem to escape during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Steelers coach Mike Tomlin bringing local kids to camp is football at its absolute best

What a heartwarming gesture from Tomlin.

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Joe Starkey: Time for Steelers to end Mason Rudolph charade

PITTSBURGH — We can stop pretending now.

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Roansy Contreras battles through command issues in return, as Pirates suffer 8-3 loss to Red Sox

PITTSBURGH — Perhaps one thing Roansy Contreras had been working on with Triple-A Indianapolis was learning how to survive without having all of his weapons working, a necessary skill for consistent success at this level.

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Mehmet Oz responds to crudités shopping video

PITTSBURGH — No one expected the discourse in one of the country's most important U.S. Senate races to be hijacked by talk of crudités and grocery stores, but that's the reality of a race between a self-proclaimed internet troll and a longtime TV celebrity.

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Ron Cook: In battle for Pennsylvania state dominance, Pitt leads Penn State — for now

PITTSBURGH — Pitt was ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press preseason college football poll Monday, its first ranking in the top 25 of that poll since 2010. Penn State wasn't ranked for the first time since 2016.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano challenges Democrat Josh Shapiro to two debates, but with conditions

PITTSBURGH — Gubernatorial debates in Pennsylvania are usually hosted by independent media outlets, moderated by journalists and news anchors who have been covering the campaigns for months.

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Steelers assistant GM Andy Weidl brings Super Bowl credentials, local ties to newly created role

No matter where he went, Andy Weidl couldn't get away from Pittsburgh, couldn't get away from the Steelers. He carried what he learned 25 years ago as though it were a wrinkled family picture tucked in his wallet.

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