Marshon Lattimore arrested outside Cleveland
NFL, Sports
January 9, 2026
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested outside his hometown of Cleveland on Wednesday shortly after a car in which he was a passenger was pulled over in ...
Tomlin reflects on John Harbaugh’s firing
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 8, 2026
The Baltimore Ravens firing coach John Harbaugh is indicative of “today’s sport culture,” said Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who lamented the lack of patience afforded to most NFL coaching jo...
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2026
Arrests made in Sanders’ robbery MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the Nov. 16 burglary at the home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the Medina Cou...
2025 is the year of the first-round quarterback
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
January 8, 2026
The 2025 NFL season was dominated by first-round quarterbacks with old veterans like Matthew Stafford and a new generation featuring Drake Maye and Caleb Williams taking center stage. The playoffs sho...
Brady, Spytek working together for coaching hire
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2026
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis issued a statement after firing coach Pete Carroll on Monday saying that minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek would work t...
Panthers eager to revive slumping running game
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rico Dowdle and the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers are aiming to revive a slumping running game on Saturday when they host the Los Angeles Rams in the franchise’s first ho...
Lanning, Cignetti have different styles but same goal
NFL, Sports
January 8, 2026
By MICHAEL MAROT & ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writers Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Indiana coach Curt Cignetti look like opposites. Lanning is the flashy budding star who wins by defying conventional ...
Anything is possible for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 7, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t into “whatifs?” There’s really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his...
Five things we learned after Sunday’s win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Five things we learned in the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24, season-extending win against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night: 1. Houston, hello As a reward for clinching the AFC North, the ...
Season of the kicker unravels with Tyler Loop’s missed kick
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
January 7, 2026
00083136 Wouldn’t you know it? The season of the kicker came down to two missed kicks. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell shanked the extra point after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pa...
Connor Heyward’s tush-push opinion has changed
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Steelers tight end Connor Heyward admits that he was never a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Tush Push.” When all the conversation about banning the short-yardage shove kicked into high gear this off...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JAMES ENGEL & QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Knicky Nelson was dressed head to toe in Pittsburgh Steelers gear, but that didn’t stop her from perusing the merchandise at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Waterworks on Monday in search of a deal. Nels...
Tomlin: Don’t associate this team with playoff winless streak
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 7, 2026
The franchise’s losing streak in playoff games is a main topic of conversation among Pittsburgh Steelers fans. It’s frequently cited by writers and talk-show hosts. Even the team’s owner has gone on r...
Cowboys fire defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history, two people ...
Giants to cast wide net in search for new head coach
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The groundwork to find the New York Giants’ next coach began not long after Brian Daboll was fired in November. Joe Schoen went to work doing research and coming up with a...
Did the gods give the Steelers a reprieve?
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 6, 2026
When the greatest missed kick against the Steelers since “the idiot kicker” from Indianapolis missed wide right in the playoffs a decade ago sailed wide, it sent Steelers fans everywhere into a wild d...
Rodgers: ‘It’s nice to be back in this position’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 6, 2026
Aaron Rodgers is hoping the Pittsburgh Steelers can bottle up the good fortune they received in the final seconds Sunday night and take it into the playoffs. Rodgers is entering the postseason for the...
Steelers draw No. 5 Texans in AFC wild-card game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
There was no booing of “Renegade” this time. Mike Tomlin, too, was spared from targeted derisive chants. It was far from pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed — somehow — in Sunday night’s thr...
2026 opponents set after Sunday’s finale
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
With the end of an NFL regular season comes the first steps toward the next. After the Pittsburgh Steelers won the 272nd — and final — game of the league’s 2025 season Sunday night with a 26-24 victor...
Metcalf returns, declines comment on interaction with fan
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
After a verbal volley featuring variations of “no comment” to four questions, a team employee made DK Metcalf smile early Monday afternoon. “Thank you, Miss Teresa,” Metcalf said when asked how excite...