Five ‘must haves’ for the Steelers to beat the Browns on Sunday
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
FOOTBALL FOOTNOTES
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 31, 2026
Increased run volume, play action could keep Aaron Rodgers upright. A lot went wrong for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland a month ago. On Oct. 1, the Steelers lost a Thursday night game in Northea...
Kordell Stewart opens up about new documentary
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 30, 2026
Kordell Stewart has addressed the rumors before. He has written about them multiple times. He has talked about them in interviews. But not like this. Not with the visual of going to Schenley Park and ...
Third-down defense becomes weak spot for Panthers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
PITT FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 30, 2026
Over the past two weeks, Pitt has seen what had been a major strength turn into a significant liability. Through the season’s first six games, Pitt’s defense was limiting opposing offenses to a 33.8% ...
Cooley gets hat trick against Pens
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 30, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Logan Cooley completed a hat trick against his hometown team with a second left, Mikhail Sergachev scored at 3:27 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3...
Browns chase AFC North lead in Pittsburgh
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer 
October 29, 2026
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Todd Monken is well-versed in AFC North rivalries after being an offensive coordinator with both the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. The Browns head coach won’t be giving his...
DeShon Elliot rules himself ‘100%’ healthy
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 29, 2026
In regards to his health after emerging from playing in a meaningful NFL game for the first time in 364 days, there was nothing but good news to report in regards to DeShon Elliott. “Everything has be...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 29, 2026
Zach Frazier is rather quiet. The Pittsburgh Steelers center doesn’t boast about his blocks, isn’t a trash talker on the field and prefers to sidestep questions that would require him to compliment hi...
Pitt guard Sumler looks to bring scoring touch to ACC
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Jeff Capel’s two most successful teams at Pitt shared a key commonality, helping propel the Panthers to backto- back 20-win campaigns. For the 2022-23 and 202324 seasons, Pitt got major contributions ...
Steelers winning important games
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows what a playoff team looks like. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are certainly contenders in the standings after a workmanlike 16-10 win over New Orleans on Sund...
Penguins Kindel just happy ‘to be back on the ice’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Tuesday was demanding for Ben Kindel. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry, he centered the team’s second line with Egor Chinakhov and Evgeni Malkin on his wings. Then he served as ce...
Narduzzi preaches playing complementary football
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 28, 2026
Pat Narduzzi has no shortage of options when it comes to picking out the most unappetizing aspect of Pitt’s weekend loss to No. 1 Miami. The Panthers allowed 52 points, completely failed to stop Hurri...
Steelers QB looks like ‘vintage Aaron Rodgers’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 28, 2026
“Vintage Aaron Rodgers” is how it’s fondly described in the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room whenever the 42-year-old makes a play reminiscent of his MVP-winning prime. But those aren’t just throw...
Hernandez, Gray win Pirates’ minor league awards
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 27, 2026
Right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez started the season as one of baseball’s top prospects, and third baseman Murf Gray finished it in the top-100 rankings. After spectacular showings in their first pr...
Steelers beat Saints in Paris
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 26, 2026
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers knew a protective slide was out of the question when he scrambled on a key fourth-quarter play in New Orleans territory Sunday....
Sunday’s strengths and grievances
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 26, 2026
By TIM BENZ The feats of strength Airing of Grievances TribLive PAYTON IN PARIS Payton Wilson’s third-quarter interception was the biggest play of the game. The Saints were driving to potentially take...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 24, 2026
RB Jaylen Warren: ‘You try to stick to your routine as best as you can.’ PARIS — After a failed effort at getting sleep during the plane ride over to Dublin for a game last season, T.J. Watt was relie...
Saints matchup could allow Steelers’ offense to fix some obvious flaws
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
FOOTBALL FOOTNOTES
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 24, 2026
Increased run volume, play action could keep Aaron Rodgers upright. For three quarters in Tampa Bay last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense was stuck in the mud. But it was good enough — just bare...
Malik Knight, quickly back from surgery, aims to help Pitt get back in the win column
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 24, 2026
Pitt OC Kade Bell: “He must be built different. It also shows how hard-working and how dedicated the kid is.” After Pitt’s Week 3 win over Syracuse, Malik Knight got unfortunate news: a shoulder injur...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 23, 2026
Erik Karlsson is certain of one axiom. The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t been good in their first 10 games of this season, having posted a 3-6-1 record over that span. But the defenseman also knows his ...
Healthy Dowdle gives Steelers options with backs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 23, 2026
The toe Rico Dowdle dislocated isn’t the top concern on his mind nowadays. Rather, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back finds himself thinking about the team’s long flight to Paris. “I hate airplanes,...