The Minnesota perspective of Sunday’s loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 
September 30, 2025
The luck of the Irish was with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday as they staved off a comeback effort from the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland. The Vikings ...
Big plays coming from all over the Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
September 30, 2025
A look at the NFL’s team statistical leaders Monday morning might have felt as familiar as it was heartening for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team that had made its very identity on defense — ...
Steelers’ defense staves off late Vikings’ rally, secures 24-21 victory in Dublin
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 29, 2025
Pittsburgh’s defense posted six sacks, two interceptions and a turnover on downs that closed out the game. It was a performance that would have made Dan Rooney proud. For the NFL’s first trip to Dubli...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 29, 2025
Pittsburgh finished in the NL Central cellar for the sixth time in the past seven years. The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the finale of a disappointing season seeking a sweep against the Atlanta Braves,...
Horwitz homers twice as Pirates win in Atlanta
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 27, 2025
Mitch Keller enjoyed rare run support, but he only lasted 3 2/3 innings. Mitch Keller rarely got run support to start the season, so it proved poetic that his final start would be the one where the Pi...
Rodgers speaks on Guinness, NFL’s international growth
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 27, 2025
MAYNOOTH, Ireland (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was dressed in black, appropriately, to field questions about Guinness. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback spoke to the international media Friday at a resort h...
Pirates fall in a 1-run game for 35th time this season
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GREG MACAFEE TribLive 
September 26, 2025
The Pirates couldn’t secure a three-game sweep of the Reds on Thursday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati but did clinch their first 90-loss season since back-to-back 100-loss seasons in 2021-2...
Steelers’ trip to Ireland honors Rooney legacy while focusing on the Vikings
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer 
September 26, 2025
Coach Mike Tomlin emphasized to his players that they are on a “business trip.” Mike Tomlin isn’t using the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trip to Ireland as a reason to offer up a history lesson about what the...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 26, 2025
Cameron Heyward didn’t think the New England Patriots’ decision to go for a first down on fourth-and-1 from their 15 was related to coach Mike Vrabel having faith in his offense or based on some analy...
Rodgers, Metcalf looking for offensive breakout
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 26, 2025
Aaron Rodgers doesn’t fancy himself as a beer drinker, but he admitted his favorite alcoholic beverage on tap is Guinness. The chance to down a few pints isn’t why the 41-yearold quarterback is lookin...
Panthers’ defensive line looks to be more disruptive
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
September 26, 2025
Moving on from losses and directing attention toward the next game applies across sports. That’s currently the task facing Pitt, which used its recent bye week to further digest a disappointing defeat...
Skenes dominant as Bucs win in 11
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By GREG MACAFEE TribLive 
September 25, 2025
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes lowered his ERA to 1.97 after another special outing in his final start. Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes didn’t pick up his 11th win of the season, but he did deliver an...
Rodgers hates his helmet, more upbeat about offense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 25, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) —Aaron Rodgers began his 21st season by begrudgingly giving up his now-outdated helmet for one that complies with NFL regulations. Three weeks into playing with the new lid, the Pittsb...
Big Ben ramps up criticism of Jones, Tomlin and defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
September 25, 2025
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn’t hold back when it came to criticism of his old team during his most recent “Footbahlin’” podcast, despite a win over the New England Pa...
Tomlin: Trip to Dublin is a ‘business trip’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 25, 2025
Mike Tomlin is nostalgic about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game this weekend in Dublin. He just doesn’t want his players to be. The game in Croke Park against the Minnesota Vikings might be historic beca...
Tomlin not surprised to see Flores succeeding
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
September 25, 2025
When Brian Flores filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL in February 2022, Mike Tomlin offered a lifeline. Flores left the Pittsburgh Steelers after one season to become the Minnesota V...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
September 25, 2025
When doctors couldn’t get good imaging of the backside of his elbow to determine the damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, Jared Jones wasn’t sure what type of surgery lay ahead. The Pittsburgh Pir...
Dublin braces for Vikings-Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer 
September 24, 2025
Ireland has sent quite a few of its people to America over the years. The U.S. will be returning the favor this week. The Steelers-Vikings matchup at Croke Park in Dublin is expected to draw a larger-...
‘How’d they do that’ becomes an art form
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
September 24, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The trick to going nearly two decades without a losing season is to find a way to pull out a victory or two along the way that maybe you shouldn’t have. Actually, maybe it’s not a tr...
Narduzzi confident in one area after WVU loss
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
September 24, 2025
Whenever a college football team drops a game in a way Pitt lost at West Virginia, the topic invariably comes up about how the players will — or won’t — bounce back emotionally when they have to take ...