McCarthy, Khan go way back to Big Easy
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
February 5, 2026
Omar Khan certainly feels the frustration from Pittsburgh Steelers fans over the organization’s lack of a playoff win for nine years. He understands that fan perspective because he’s lived it as a fan...
Lions fan files lawsuit against Metcalf
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 4, 2026
A Detroit Lions fan involved in an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers player DK Metcalf has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the receiver and others, alleging he was assaulted and later defamed ...
Former Steeler Simmons among 8 coaching hires
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 4, 2026
Jason Simmons, a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, was among eight additions to Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff announced Monday by the team. Simmons will serve as defensive pass game coordina...
Goodell says 18 regular season games ‘not a given’
NFL, Sports
February 3, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Not so fast on an 18-game NFL season. A week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it seem inevitable, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said expanding the regular season to 18 g...
NFL to play first regular-season game in France
NFL, Sports
February 3, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year. The league on Monday announced the p...
Super Bowl is gamblers’ biggest event of the year
NFL, Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 2, 2026
The biggest betting extravaganza in the world of sports takes place Sunday. In other words, it’s the Super Bowl. Millions of dollars will be bet on a bevy of different props like whether the toss of t...
NFL, Sports
February 2, 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals hired Mike LaFleur as head coach on Sunday, turning to a division rival’s offensive coordinator to try to pull the franchise out of the bottom of the NFC West...
Seahawks’ Klint Kubiak to join Raiders as HC
NFL, Sports
By By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer 
February 2, 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday. T...
McCarthy tabs Graham as Steelers’ DC
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 31, 2026
With Mike McCarthy having taken ownership of the offense and calling the plays for it, his most impactful hire for the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff was going to come on defense. McCarthy and the...
NFL, Sports
January 31, 2026
Rumors of Seahawks sale swirl as Super Bowl looms SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will go up for sale after the team’s appearance in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, ESPN reported Friday night. Citing un...
McCarthy’s coaching staff starting to take shape
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 31, 2026
Forget the ink drying — Mike McCarthy hadn’t even signed the official contract before he already began assembling the staff under him as new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. “The last 72 hours have bee...
Bills’ Allen coming to grips with head coaching change
NFL, Sports
January 31, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The tears have long dried, though the pangs of regret remain for Josh Allen, who’s still coming to grips over what’s transpired in the 12 days since the Buffalo Bills were el...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 31, 2026
The Steelers’ new head coach said, “I hope he’s coming back.” Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations ...
Browns hire Todd Monken as new head coach
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach. However, it is not the one some people expected. The Browns hired Todd Monken on Wednesda...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 30, 2026
Bill Belichick won six Lombardi Trophies as a head coach with the Patriots, two as an assistant with the Giants and has more Super Bowl rings than anyone in NFL history. Yet somehow he’s not a first-b...
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
Cunningham hired as Falcons’ GM ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons added the final piece to their new leadership team on Thursday night by hiring Ian Cunningham as general manager. The decision came a...
Offensive McCarthy emphasizes defense for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 30, 2026
For the better part of a quarter century, Mike McCarthy fostered a reputation as one of the NFL’s foremost offensive minds. The production speaks for itself. Over McCarthy’s 18 seasons as a head coach...
Kraft says Belichick deserves to be first-ballot Hall of Famer
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Count New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft among those shocked that Bill Belichick reportedly will not be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year o...
Roethlisberger a fan of McCarthy hire for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I...
McCarthy ‘excited’ about quarterback Will Howard
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 29, 2026
The quarterback Mike Mc-Carthy probably praised most Tuesday wasn’t the four-time league MVP that won a Super Bowl with him in Green Bay. Instead, it was Will Howard, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ sixthrou...