Bumbling Penguins see streak come to an end
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 3, 2026
Just like every Cypriot alpine skier, Hungarian speed skater and Romanian luger representing their respective countries, Rickard Rakell is excited about going to Italy next week for the Olympics as a ...
Skenes anchors starting rotation for the Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
PIRATES: POSITION BY POSITION
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 3, 2026
There will be battles for spots in the back end of the starting rotation. The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their offseason predicated on the premise that they had a solid foundation with their starting p...
Bottom-six forwards spark Penguins again
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 2, 2026
Five goals in Saturday’s victory over the Rangers came from the third and fourth lines. The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship squad Saturday for a ceremo...
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...
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...
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 ...
Pens beat Blackhawks to up streak
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 30, 2026
Sidney Crosby is well educated on winning. He has a trio Stanley Cup rings stowed away in a sock drawer or a fireproof safe with a biometric lock to verify that postulate. So, he understands why the P...
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...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Allen Greene has opted to keep a lower profile throughout his 15-month tenure as Pitt’s athletic director. As the Panthers and athletic departments across the country grapple with the demands of reven...
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...
Pitt reducing capacity at Acrisure for games
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Pitt announced a strategy Wednesday that will significantly alter the atmosphere and capacity for Panthers’ football games at Acrisure Stadium. Starting this fall, the stadium’s upper east and west si...
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...
Witherspoon’s jumper pushes Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Pan...
McCarthy’s staff could change the sentiment
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 28, 2026
Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...
Horwitz glad to have more pop in Bucs’ lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 28, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ returning players have shared their excitement regarding how the club has navigated the offseason, acquiring a multitude of proven big-leaguers. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn, sec...
‘It just seemed like it was meant to be’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
Mike McCarthy formally introduced as Steelers head coach
January 28, 2026
The former Green Bay and Dallas coach said he’d love for Aaron Rodgers to return next season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was...
McCarthy reveals plans for offensive, defensive schemes
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 28, 2026
The Steelers new head coach revealed he will call the offense on gamedays. Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Rodgers, McCarthy share complex relationship
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 27, 2026
Fifteen years after Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl together, the quarterback and coach could reunite in Pittsburgh. Their reunion became an option once the Steelers decided Saturday ...
Pitt gets first schedule with nine ACC games
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 27, 2026
The ACC revealed its 2026 football schedule Monday evening, including Pitt’s full 12-game slate, which includes nine league contests. The Panthers begin the season Sept. 5 against Miami (Ohio) and hos...
QB-development skills led Steelers to McCarthy
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 27, 2026
As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ search for a worthy successor to Ben Roethlisberger approaches its second half-decade, Art Rooney II acknowledged that the team’s choice of its next head coach was highly i...