NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 2, 2026
Eric Lee was just a few years into his NFL career and fresh off playing in a Super Bowl when he started preparing for life after the game. Johnson Bademosi played nine seasons in the league and now wo...
Rodgers arrived, but results similar for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 31, 2025
Great hope remained for the 2024 Steelers as the calendar flipped to 2025. A playoff berth long clinched after a 10-3 start, hopes for a division title endured into the regular season’s final weekend....
Fitzgerald, Brees lead Hall of Fame finalists
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
December 31, 2025
This year’s class will be announced Feb. 5 at NFL Honors. Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headlined a group of four modern era finalists in their first year of eligibility fo...
Steelers could have Watt back for Ravens game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their “win or go home” showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin sai...
49ers, Seahawks to battle for top seed
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 30, 2025
The Patriots became the fourth team to clinch a division title, the Browns kept the Ravens alive and the 49ers moved closer toward a No. 1 seed. There’s plenty left to be settled before the NFL’s play...
Madden: Steelers’ loss littered with ineptitude
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MARK MADDEN TribLive 
December 30, 2025
If the Steelers blow the AFC North championship and the playoffs by losing at home to Baltimore on Sunday, Mike Tomlin should be fired before he gets off the field. But it’s more likely that Tomlin wi...
Erratic Steelers blew their best chance in Cleveland
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 30, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was always going to end up like this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn’t it? Week 18. At home. Their biggest rival on the other sideline. A playoff spot on the line. It’s a propos...
What Cleveland thinks of the Browns’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
December 30, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers fumbled an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot in their second faceoff against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Huntingdon Bank Field. The 13-6 final score fell in stark cont...
Garrett fails to break sack record, but Steelers still lost
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 30, 2025
CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers won the proverbial battle Sunday in regards to preventing Myles Garrett from setting the NFL single-season sacks record against them. They, of course, lost the war ...
Receivers total just 60 yards without DK Metcalf
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 30, 2025
CLEVELAND — After a week in which those throughout the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room steadfastly said all the right things in insisting the offense could withstand the loss of DK Metcalf, the numbe...
Reid plans to return to Chiefs next season
NFL, Sports
December 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tonguein- cheek joke about h...
NFL, Sports
December 30, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, Zane Gonzalez kicked a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons recovered after blowing t...
Steelers going from ‘Super Bowl run’ to missing playoffs?
NCAA, NFL, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 29, 2025
Last week, when the Steelers beat Detroit and then the Ravens lost to New England, sports talk airwaves were filled with people talking about the Steelers making a deep playoff run, even a run at the ...
Loss to Browns puts Steelers in must-win situation
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 29, 2025
The AFC North title and a playoff spot will be on the line Sunday when they host the Ravens. CLEVELAND (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have had multiple chances to clinch the AFC North. They’re down to...
Panthers squander chance at division, have to beat Tampa Bay
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina guard Austin Corbett didn’t realize just how big of an opportunity the Panthers had squandered until coach Dave Canales spoke to the team in the locker room following S...
Chargers could consider sitting Herbert to preserve his health
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have little to play for in Week 18, which raises the question of whether quarterback Justin Herbert should take the field in the regular-season final...
McBride sets record for most receptions by TE in season
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tight end Trey Mc-Bride has been among the few bright spots in a difficult season for the Arizona Cardinals. McBride had 10 catches in Sunday’s 37-14 loss at Cincinnati, giving him 1...
Philip Rivers thrilled with short return to NFL
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philip Rivers has made the postgame walk to answer tough questions dozens of times over his previous 17 NFL seasons. This time seemed different. With the Indianapolis Colts having ...
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen sat glumly at the postgame lectern, his mood resembling the dark clouds that hung over Highmark Stadium on Sunday. Refusing to let on how sore his body might be af...
Maye throws career-high 5 TDs in rout of Jets
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
December 29, 2025
New England clinched the AFC East with a 42-10 victory. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Drake Maye and the New England Patriots took care of things on their end to become AFC East champions. And they did...