Steelers are (likely) in the market for yet another QB, but none of the options are ideal
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 23, 2026
Whether it’s through free agency or the draft, the Steelers have decisions to make at the NFL’s most important position. Stay the course Pat Freiermuth was speaking with media the day after the most r...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORA-BAUGH TribLive 
January 23, 2026
Members of the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t terribly jubilant when management decided to trade starting goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 12. Affectionately known as “Jars” by his...
Eagles’ late 3-pointer sinks Panthers in ACC play
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 22, 2026
A 41-point beatdown by Louisville last weekend has made Pitt well-acquainted with the feeling of intense dejection. Wednesday at Boston College provided the Panthers with major disappointment of a dif...
‘Everything has gone well’ for Mantha
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 22, 2026
Anthony Mantha doesn’t have a surplus of good memories of his time as a member of the Calgary Flames. To be clear, he doesn’t have many memories of any type in Calgary. At least on the ice. In Novembe...
Steelers host McCarthy for in-person interview
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 22, 2026
As an NFL head coach, Mike McCarthy’s greatest achievement came at the expense of his hometown Steelers, but 15 years later, the Pittsburgh native might get a chance to make amends. McCarthy, 62, had ...
Steelers hold in-person interview with Flores
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 21, 2026
Brian Flores was only weeks removed from filing a lawsuit against the NFL when the Pittsburgh Steelers hired him in 2022, providing the former Miami Dolphins head coach a pathway back into the league....
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 21, 2026
Smith is the first former Steelers coach to be hired somewhere else since Mike Tomlin resigned. Longtime special teams coordinator Danny Smith became the first member of former coach Mike Tomlin’s sta...
Penguins make trade for Avalanche defenseman
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 21, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Valtteri Puustinen and a seventh-round draft pick in 2026 on Tuesday. Solovyov, 25, has sp...
Fast start pushes Penguins past Kraken
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 20, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened a four-game tour of the western reaches of North America on Monday with a 6-3 victory against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. With nine of his tea...
Trusting the Steelers’ process
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 19, 2026
So the search is on for a new Steelers coach for the first time in 19 years. In my opinion, it’s a search that should have taken place about five or six years ago when it became obvious to me that und...
Pittsburgh native McCarthy to interview with Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 19, 2026
The Greenfield native is the latest candidate to meet with the team. The Pittsburgh Steelers coaching search is adding a candidate with Steel City roots. Greenfield native Mike McCarthy, a Super Bowl ...
Heintschel announces he’ll return to Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 17, 2026
Pitt’s most important player removed a major source of anxiety for coach Pat Narduzzi with an important announcement Thursday as quarterback Mason Heintschel intends to return to the Panthers for his ...
Norwin’s Shanahan on brink of national championship
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
January 17, 2026
A former high school lacrosse coach turned millionaire playcaller for the No. 1 college football team in the country is a win away from a national championship. If Norwin alum Mike Shanahan tells you ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 16, 2026
There are immutable certainties in hockey. The ice will be cold, and the pucks will be rubber. And Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will always be ready for the Philadelphia Flyers. Such was ...
Steelers are settled into NFL purgatory
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 15, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin, as always, got right to the point. “When you don’t get it done, words are cheap,” a subdued Tomlin said Monday night after the Pittsburgh Steelers were quickly ushered o...
Steelers request interviews with five candidates for coaching job
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 15, 2026
Rather than merely a coaching tree, one early candidate to become the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach comes from an impressive family tree, too. The Steelers reportedly asked to interview Los Angeles Rams ...
Panthers get elusive ACC win
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 15, 2026
Pitt arrived at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta on Wednesday night a desperate squad, winless inACC league play and sitting in 16th place in the conference. Whether that desperation was channeled into a ...
Steelers’ Tomlin steps aside after 19 seasons
Pittsburgh, Sports
January 14, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin was an unknown when the Pittsburgh Steelers plucked him from obscurity in 2007 and handed the young and charismatic Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator one of the mos...
Numerous options out there for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 14, 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers will undertake their first coaching search in 19 years and their third in almost 60 after Mike Tomlin stepped down Tuesday. There’s an abundance of former head coaches and curr...
Watt frustrated by streak of futility
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 14, 2026
For the sixth time over the past nine seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers went one-and-done in the playoffs. That stretch began with the start of the career of T.J. Watt in 2017. Adding on a defeat in th...