NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 8, 2026
One month ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered the first of eight consecutive losses, marking the worst skid by the franchise in nearly 20 years. But fast forward to Jan. 7, 2026, as the Penguins pre...
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 ...
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...
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...
Penguins rally to beat Columbus in overtime
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 5, 2026
New Pittsburgh Penguins forward Yegor Chinakhov isn’t terribly eager to explain what went wrong for him in parts of five seasons as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets. “It’s pretty hard times,” Chi...
Steelers capture North with wild win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 5, 2026
No. 4 Pittsburgh will host No. 5 Houston next Monday in the wild-card round. Coming off one of the most disappointing losses in the Mike Tomlin era, the Pittsburgh Steelers responded with one of the m...
Mangum ready to make impression on Pittsburgh
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 5, 2026
Jake Mangum blames his family’s football mentality for his aggressive approach at the plate, where he has a well-earned reputation for swinging at nearly every pitch within six inches of the strike zo...
Talking Steelers, Pitt and playoffs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 3, 2026
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday he was hopeful that TJ Watt could play to some degree in Sunday’s all-or-nothing game against the Ravens for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. ...
Gainwell named Steelers’ MVP
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as ...
Ravens, Steelers meet with both coaches under fire
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 3, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have spent nearly two decades staring across the sideline from each other. At some point, there’s going to be a last time. There’s a sense that the 40th...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his ...
NHL, Olympics, Pittsburgh, ...
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Rickard Rakell was enthralled in 2006 Sweden’s entry into the Olympics that year was stocked with luminaries such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin and his personal favorite, Peter Forsberg. And a 12-y...
Tracking Panthers hitting the transfer portal
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Beginning at midnight Friday, the transfer portal officially opened, with players across college football free to enter their names and formally begin the process of finding new homes. At Pitt, a tric...