Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Sunday, September 20, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Steelers will open their 2015 home slate at Heinz Field when they host the San Francisco 49ers at 1:00 p.m. today. WPGH-TV Fox 53 Pirates (88-60) will got for a series win against the NL West-leading Dodgers (85-62) this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh headlines: Francisco Liriano outdueled Clayton Kershaw as the Bucs beat the Dodgers last ... Read More
What’s your favorite North Shore venue?
With the Steelers hosting the Packers at 1 p.m. at Heinz Field and the Pirates hosting the Giants at PNC Park at 8 p.m. today, we want to know which is your favorite North Shore venue? [poll id="144"] ... Read More
World Cup trophy to visit Pittsburgh
Pittsburghers will get their first chance to get an up close and personal look at the Women’s World Cup trophy on Friday, when U.S. National Team defender and Gibsonia native Meghan Klingenberg will be honored in a proclamation ceremony in Market Square. Klingenberg, 27, is a graduate of Pine-Richland High School and the University of North Carolina and has been a member of the national team since 2011. In the 2015 World Cup, she was one of five American players to play every minute of the ... Read More
USWNT match means nothing — and everything
When the US Women’s National Team takes to Heinz Field under head coach Jill Ellis on August 16, the match won’t mean anything. The international friendly against Costa Rica isn’t likely to be competitive. Las Ticas, as the Costa Rican women are known, just participated in their first World Cup. In a match that mattered last October, the U.S. cruised to a 6-0 victory. Even if it suddenly becomes something of a match, the outcome means little to the American squad. Mostly, it will be a ... Read More
USWNT to play at Heinz Field
The US women’s national soccer team will be coming to Pittsubrgh this summer for the first time in over a decade. The American team, currently in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup, will host Costa Rica in an international friendly at Heinz Field on August 16. The US women’s team hasn’t played in Pittsburgh since defeating Iceland 3-0 in 2004 in their only other appearance at Heinz Field. The match will be the first appearance for the team following the World Cup. Tickets for the ... Read More
Steelers announce 2015 preseason schedule
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their 2015 preseason schedule on Thursday afternoon. As previously announced, the Steelers will kick off the NFL preseason in the Hall of Fame Game on August 9 against the Minnesota Vikings. The game will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, which is adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Legendary Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will be inducted into the hall of fame that weekend. The game will be televised on NBC at 8 ... Read More