The Pittsburgh Steelers have claimed quarterback Zach Mettenberger off waivers after he was released by the San Diego Chargers. Mettenberger was previously released by the Tennessee Titans in May. Mettenberger was drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 draft by the Titans out of LSU. In seven games in 2014, he threw for 1,412 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions — for a quarterback rating of 83.4. In 2015, his numbers were worse in the same number of games (7): 935 yards, four ... Read More
Archives for August 2016
NFL clears James Harrison, others, in PED investigation
The NFL announced Wednesday it has cleared three of four players who were being investigated for PED usage, including Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison. The NFL said it found “no credible evidence” that the three, who were said to be using illegal performance enhancing drugs in an Al-Jazeera America report, were doing so. The two other players cleared in the investigation were Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers. An investigation into the fourth player, ... Read More
Steelers, Antonio Brown restructure contract for 2016-17 season
The Pittsburgh Steelers have reached a new deal with wide receiver Antonio Brown for this season. The two parties agreed to restructure Brown’s deal, which will last until the end of the season. The Steelers’ top receiver will now make $10.25 million in 2016-17. With his old contract, Brown was only set to make $6.25 million. The deal also includes an $8.975 million signing bonus and the promise of a new deal for next season. Brown signed a six-year, $43.04 million deal in 2012, an ... Read More
Pens VP of Hockey Operations shares Stanley Cup with community
When the time came for Jason and Christy Karmanos to spend the day with the Stanley Cup, their first thought was to find a way to say thanks to a community that welcomed and embraced their family after Jason was hired to be the VP of Hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014. OK, so that's not entirely true. They did first take the time to share an ice cream sundae out of the world's most famous championship trophy with their four daughters - Ella, Kayla, Anna and ... Read More
Final preseason game provides many storylines for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into their final exhibition game tomorrow night in Carolina looking to move past a preseason that clearly did not go as well as the team would have wanted. Injuries, question marks and the occasional unwelcome distraction marred the weeks leading up to final cutdown to the 53-man roster expected to be set later this weekend. The good news is the team is ready to move past a mostly dreadful camp and focus on their opening game of the season against the Washington ... Read More
Cubs, Hendricks blank Pirates, 3-0
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks has the lowest Earned Run Average among qualified pitchers and Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates found out why. All Hendricks (13-7) did was allow three hits in seven innings lowering his ERA to 2.09 as the Cubs bested the Pirates, 3-0. This victory put the Cubs at 21-6 in August, and the 21 wins is the most in a month since May 1977. Meanwhile, the Pirates now fall to 3-11 against the Cubs this season. All the runs needed for Kendrick ... Read More
Steelers TE Ladarius Green placed on PUP list
The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed tight end Ladarius Green on the physically unable to perform list, keeping him from practicing or playing until after the sixth week of the regular season — at the earliest. He has until Week 11 to be healthy enough to be activated. Green, a former San Diego Charger, was brought on to fill a hole at tight end, largely due to the retirement of former Steeler Heath Miller. Green signed a four-year, $20 million free agent deal in March. His move to the PUP ... Read More
Riverhounds release Vargas and Harlley
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have released goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas and midfielder Alex Harlley, the team announced Tuesday morning. Vargas’ release came after his request to return to his home country of Costa Rica. Vargas left Costa Rica in 2010 to attend college in the U.S. However, he requested to go home and continue his soccer career there. “In recent days, I have made the decision to return home to Costa Rica; I left in 2010 and haven’t been back since,” Vargas said. “Right now, I ... Read More
Pirates bested by Cubs in 13th inning
The Pittsburgh Pirates had the opportunities to extend their road win streak to nine games, but they fell 8-7 to the Chicago Cubs in 13 innings. It was a case of the Pirates running out of bullpen arms, and reliever Jeff Locke (9-8, 5.39 ERA) threw his highest pitch total since Aug. 3 as a result. Locke threw three innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. Eventually, Locke seemed to tire, and he didn't record a single out in the 13th inning before Chicago's Miguel Montero recorded the ... Read More
Pirates place Gerrit Cole on DL, recall Steven Brault
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced starting pitcher Gerrit Cole has been placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 25 with posterior inflammation of the right elbow. Left-handed pitcher Steven Brault, tonight’s starter against the Chicago Cubs, has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in the corresponding move. LHP Steven Brault has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and will start tonight in Chicago. — Pirates (@Pirates) August 29, 2016 Cole, who is 7-9 this ... Read More