After salvaging the final game of their home series with division rival Cincinnati, the Pirates are making some roster moves to bolster their bullpen as they head out on a six-game road trip to face the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. The Pirates are adding RHP Jared Hughes and RHP Ryan Reid from AAA-Indianapolis in time for the 7:10pm start with the Braves tonight.  Hughes is making his return to the Bucs after being sent to AAA in May.  He was a big part of the Pirates 2012 bullpen, ... Read More

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark was all over ESPN during the off-season. Clark, admittedly, is hoping to become an NFL analyst and broadcaster for ESPN after he leaves football. According to Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated Clark approached ESPN senior coordinating producer Seth Markman during Super Bowl week to ask him about a future with the sport’s broadcasting giant: Clark has always enjoyed being in front of the cameras and giving his opinion. He went on ESPN after ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers were looking forward to seeing last year's second-round pick Mike Adams lining up at left tackle next season. They may be forced to put those plans on hold for a bit. Adams was stabbed during an apparent robbery attempt on Saturday morning and is currently hospitalized, according to the Steelers' official Twitter account. Second-year offensive tackle @channel75live (Mike Adams) was injured & is hospitalized after being stabbed in an apparent robbery attempt ... Read More

Last off-season there was a lot of talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Wallace working on a contract extension, but it never happened. Wallace held out of training camp and the entire pre-season and struggled during the regular season. His stats all dropped and his dropped passes increased. Wallace is now with the Miami Dolphins, though he hasn’t forgotten about Pittsburgh, and now the Steelers face a similar situation with Emmanuel Sanders. The Steelers matched an offer sheet given ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of their worst season under head coach Mike Tomlin and it sounds as though they are hard at work to get back on track. In Pittsburgh the goal of every season is to win a Super Bowl and not making the playoffs is something that is not acceptable. That means things are changing this off-season for the Steelers. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu can see a change in the team: “There’s a little more of an edge,” ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers started their off-season training program yesterday with the first day of OTAs or “organized team activities.” These team workouts are the first look at how the team is shaping up for 2013 and are just a stepping stone towards the start of the 2013 season. Training camp will be the best indication of where players are; especially young players and rookies, but these OTAs will give us some insight into what the team’s looking like moving forward. Here are some important ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has been one of the biggest weak points on the team over the past few years. Injuries and inconsistent play have taken a toll not only on the line, but on the offense as a whole. Over the past three years the Steelers run game has continued to drop in production. That number could be targeted at the offensive line’s play over the past few years. Last season, the Steelers ranked 20th in the league in rushing attempts. That is their lowest league ranking ... Read More

The 2013 offseason produced multiple coaching changes for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Special teams coach Danny Smith, wide receivers coach Richard Mann, and offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr joined the Black ‘n Gold. And with the hiring of Bicknell, rumblings of a switch from a power to zone blocking scheme. We’ll look at the Steelers vs Chiefs, Bicknell’s former team, from last year to see specifically what changes could occur. The zone blocking scheme, created by Howard Mudd, has two ... Read More

Last year the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to only carry four wide receivers on their 53-man roster to start the season. More receivers came in later on due to injuries, but Todd Haley’s offense uses two-tight end sets and pass-catching running backs, which makes four to five receivers plenty. With some younger and less experienced receivers expected to play a role for the Steelers in 2013 it seems likely they will carry five receivers this year to have some extra depth. Right now the Steelers ... Read More

When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Cameron Heyward in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft they had every intention of turning him into an eventual replacement for Brett Keisel and starter. In 2013, Heyward may see his name enter the starting line-up depending on how he performs during training camp and the pre-season. However, it is unlikely that Heyward will be starting in place of Keisel as was previously expected. Instead, Heyward, according to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh ... Read More