Truman Brown, the son of Ray Brown, stands during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Steve Blass talks with his great grandson Layne Beman while sitting with him and his wife Karen during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Roberto Clemente’s sons Roberto Clemente, Jr., left, and Luis Clemente and grandson Roberto Clemente III stand during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Bill Mazeroski stands with his sons during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Dave Parker speaks during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Steve Blass speaks during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Bill Mazeroski, and Dave Parker talk with Bryan Reynolds stands with his sons during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Steve Blass throws a ball during the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Bill Mazeroski walks off the field after the Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Hall of Fame Pregame Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Rocky Bleier who ran in the 5k race speaks with event honorary captain Franco Harris after the Steelers Run and Walk event to benefit the Art Rooney Scholarship Fund and Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday Sept. 3, 2022. (John Colombo / for the Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians arrive at Tonhalle Dusseldorf, a concert hall in Dusseldorf, Germany, ahead of rehearsal and their performance, Saturday, August 27, 2022,. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor Manfred Honeck talks with musicians and staff as they arrive at Tonhalle Dusseldorf, a concert hall in Dusseldorf, Germany, ahead of rehearsal and their performance, Saturday, August 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra viola Tatjana Mead Chamis prepares her instrument on a backstage walkway before their concert at Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Using a table in her hotel room as her workspace, Principal oboe Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida shaves cane to make a reed during the precise hours-long process that she goes through every day on tour to make reeds for her instrument, Sunday, August 28, 2022, in Essen, Germany. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Principal oboe Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida tests out a new reed during the precise hours-long process that she goes through every day on tour to make reeds for her instrument, Sunday, August 28, 2022, in Essen, Germany. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra principal tuba Craig Knox practices in a room set aside by the hotel as a practice space for musicians, Monday, August 29, 2022, in Essen, Germany. Mr. Knox practices every day on tour as long as he has his instrument. “Other instruments have reeds. The mouth is our reed, so if it isn’t conditioned right, we lose our sound,” he said. Other musicians choose to practice in their hotel rooms, but Mr. Knox prefers not to have to worry about disturbing his neighbors with the tuba’s loud sound. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Stan and Carla Mikolajek, of Troy Hill, raise their glasses and fix their hats as they prepare to pose for a photo during Teutonia Männerchor’s sixth annual public Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at Teutonia Männerchor on the North Side. The festival included German food, beer, and music. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Belle Vernon running back Quinton Martin takes a moment in the end zone before playing Laurel Highlands, Friday, Sept. 02, 2022, at James Weir Stadium in Belle Vernon. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)
Aliquippa’s Nate Lindsey-Gill leaps but is brought down by Armstrong’s Owen Kamer during the teams’ matchup in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Aliquippa’s Quentin Goode evade’s Armstrong’s Dozick Zablocki in the first half of the teams’ matchup in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Members of the Armstrong High School marching band prepare to take the field to play the National Anthem shortly before their team’s game against Aliquippa in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Clarinet players Amber Barto, left, and Joyce Delp of the Armstrong High School marching band wave to a friend while preparing to take the field to play the National Anthem shortly before their team’s game against Aliquippa in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Both students are 9th graders. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Belle Vernon junior cheerleaders Mollie Ruokonen and Alina Celopino take a selfie before their school plays Laurel Highlands, Friday, Sept. 02, 2022, at James Weir Stadium in Belle Vernon. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)
Armstrong’s Ian Olsen, left, makes a shoestring tackle of Aliquippa’s Isaiah Martinez during the first half of the teams’ matchup in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Armstrong’s Connor Jacobs (88) celebrates after his team recovers a fumble on a punt during a game against Aliquippa in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen reaches out for the ball after chasing an errant snap in the first half of his team’s game against Aliquippa in Kittanning on Friday, Sept. 2, 1, 2022. Cadin recovered possession.(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda dives into the end zone for a touchdown against West Virginia in the fourth quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt defensive back M.J. Devonshire and running back Rodney Hammond Jr. celebrate after defeating West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt defensive back M.J. Devonshire carries an interception back for a touchdown against West Virginia in the fourth quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
West Virginia wide receiver Reese Smith can’t come up with a reception against Pitt defensive back Rashad Battle on his team’s final drive of the fourth quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Daniel Carter leaps into the end zone for a touchdown against West Virginia in the third quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Daniel Carter celebrates his touchdown with Rodney Hammond Jr. against West Virginia in the third quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans celebrate near the end of their team’s win over West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. celebrates after scoring a touchdown against West Virginia in the second quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda carries against West Virginia in the first quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
West Virginia tight end C.J. Donaldson carries against Pitt defensive back Brandon Hill and linebacker Bangally Kamara in the second quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis hands off to running back Rodney Hammond Jr. against West Virginia in the second quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt wide receiver Bub Means fumbles against West Virginia in the second quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
West Virginia wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton pulls in a pass against Pitt defensive back Erick Hallett II in the second quarter, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans cheer as their team enters the field to take on West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans watch as their team warms up before taking on West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans watch as their team warms up before taking on West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt fans watch as their team warms up before taking on West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pitt defensive lineman John Morgan III gets his team pumped up before taking on West Virginia, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
West Virginia University alumni celebrate with jello shots during a pregame tailgate party on Pittsburgh’s North Shore before the Backyard Brawl on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. From left are Josh Burns and wife Jordan Burns of Uniontown; Katherine Barbarossa of Canonsburg; Annie Auvil of Springdale; Taylor Poretta of Williamsport, PA. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
West Virginia University students Grace Grow, left; Jasmine Power, center; and Kamiylah Monroe chat during a party outside of Acrisure Stadium before the Backyard Brawl on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Sam Gregg, a 1989 graduate of West Virginia University found himself in a sea of Pitt graduates while refilling a hotdog bun tray during tailgating party before the Backyard Brawl outside of Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. “All of my childhood best friends are all Pitt grads,” said Gregg, of Bethel Park. “Our kids all grew up together.” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Lindsey Burger, center in gray sleeveless t-shirt, of Monroeville, led a group of fellow West Virginia University graduates in a toasting their team during a tailgate party outside of Acrisure Stadium before the Backyard Brawl on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
A chalk drawing of a Pitt Panther took shape during a tailgate celebration outside Acrisure Stadium a few hours before the Backyard Brawl on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. From left are Colton Heppner, 5, of Hurricane, WV; Harper McKillop, 6, and her brother Wes McKillop, 3, both of Nashville, TN. The children’s families have divided loyalties. Colton’s parents are WVU grads; Harper and Wes’s mom graduated from WVU but their father is a Pitt grad. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
University of Pittsburgh seniors, from left, Shane Gilbert, Natalie Murray, Tarush Nallathabei and Maria Cortes celebrate the Backyard Brawl during a pregame tailgate party outside of Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Corliss Dennis, left, does a happy dance while waiting in line with friend LaTeasha Jackson, right, at the Kickoff and Rib Festival outside Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The two are from Syracuse, NY, and planned to attend the Backyard Brawl football game later in the day. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Lamarr Marshall of Off the Bone BBQ holds his pup Holly while taking break at the Kickoff and Rib Festival outside Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Holly is seven years old, Marshall said. “She’s been barbecuing since she was born.” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Kevin Crews, of Crews BBQ, checks on his beef brisket as it cooks in preparation for the Rib Fest, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, on the North Shore. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Acrisure Stadium is ready for the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Musician Anne Caledonia performs “Just the Two of Us” for a noon crowd at Mellon Square Park, Downtown, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022. This was the final “Luncthime Music” performance at the park for the season. The music series was part of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s “Summer at the Square Celebration.” Caledonia sang a combination of original music and covers of pop hits like “Call Me,” “Across the Universe,” and “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman.” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Vendors have set up for the Rib Fest outside Acrisure Stadium, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, on the North Shore. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Vendors have set up for the Rib Fest outside Acrisure Stadium, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, on the North Shore. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Acrisure Stadium is ready for the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announces the county will install enhanced lighting on the city’s three Sister Bridges, beginning next month, during a press conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The project is scheduled for completion in December 2023. At left is the Rachel Carson Bridge, one of the sister bridges. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
A jet ski makes waves as it passes under the Roberto Clemente Bridge, one of the Sister Bridges crossing over the Allegheny River, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The other sister bridges are the Andy Warhol Bridge, center, and the Rachel Carson Bridge, rear. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald earlier announced the county will install enhanced lighting on the three bridges, beginning next month. The project is scheduled for completion in December 2023. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive lineman Kendrick Green works with offensive tackle Jesse Davis during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers linebacker Malik Reed works through drills during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive tackle Jesse Davis works through drills during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers linebacker Derrek Tuszka warms up during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talks to players as they warm up during practice, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor and offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. work through drills, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Traffic winds its way through Pittsburgh and past the Allegheny County Jail, left, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Holiday traffic is expected to be heavier. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Steelers running back Najee Harris stretches during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor stretches during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. stretches during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada talks with tight end Pat Freiermuth during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers punter Pressley Harvin III laughs as he talks with teammates during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers running back Anthony McFarland Jr. carries during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky throws during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett throws during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph throws during practice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Traffic winds its way through the tangle or roads connecting the Fort Pitt Bridge with the Fort Duquesne Bridge at Pittsburgh’s Point on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
With the rain falling, a person riding a scooter travels along Forbes Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Oakland. (Post-Gazette)
The Spirit of King, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, and the city of Pittsburgh unveil the park stone at the official renaming of the parklet near the East Liberty stop for the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway to Inspiration Park Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
The Tall Tree Timber Experts clear a fallen tree from LeClair Avenue in the Regent Square neighborhood Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz speaks at Premier Automation LLC, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Monroeville. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz speaks at Premier Automation LLC, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Monroeville. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Audience members listen as Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz speaks at Premier Automation LLC, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Monroeville. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Eighth-grade student Chris Parrish chats with a classmate shortly before lessons start on the first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year at Duquesne City School District on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey shares a laugh with students on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Brashear High School in Beechview. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette) High School in Beechview. (Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters greet students on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Brashear High School in Beechview. (Post-Gazette)
Math teacher Michelle Stowell welcomes seventh and eighth grade students on the first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year at Duquesne City School District on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Teacher aide Elijah Fields greets students on the first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year at Duquesne City School District on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Teacher aide Elijah Fields, left, greets seventh-grader Marcel Boxley, right, as he arrives for the first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year at Duquesne City School District on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Jen McAlister applied a coat of paint to the porch of her home on Neville Island’s Grand Avenue on Monday, Aug. 28, 2022. “We’re remodeling the house,” she said. “And it’s taking a lot of work.”m(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
As temperatures neared 90 degrees, Michael Natalia cut weeds at Sacred Heart Church along State Road 65 in Emsworth on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Natalia is an employee of Regina Coeli Parish. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
As temperatures neared 90 degrees, Michael Natalia cut weeds at Sacred Heart Church along State Road 65 in Emsworth on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Natalia is an employee of Regina Coeli Parish. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Cyclists bike along a path at Southside Riverfront Park during Bike Pittsburgh’s 29th Annual UPMC Health Plan PedalPGH, the largest charity bicycle ride in Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the South Side. Participants chose from four routes, the 62 Mile BikePGH 20th Anniversary Challenge, the 40 Mile Grand Tour, the 25 Mile City Tour, and the 10 Mile SouthSide Works Local Loop. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Cyclists bike along a path at Southside Riverfront Park during Bike Pittsburgh’s 29th Annual UPMC Health Plan PedalPGH, the largest charity bicycle ride in Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the South Side. Participants chose from four routes, the 62 Mile BikePGH 20th Anniversary Challenge, the 40 Mile Grand Tour, the 25 Mile City Tour, and the 10 Mile SouthSide Works Local Loop. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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