Rodgers not playing favorites in Steelers passing game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 7, 2025
Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have the most dynamic and productive group of pass catchers in the NFL. He might have the most diverse, however. Halfway through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ro...
Crosby scores twice as Pens beat Capitals
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 7, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 5-3 o...
Pitt coaches challenge Mason Heintschel
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 7, 2025
Late in the third quarter of Pitt’s eventual 35-20 win over Stanford, the Panthers were at the goal line looking to pile it on even more against the Cardinal. In the shotgun, after faking a handoff up...
Valdes-Scantling happy to reunite with Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 6, 2025
Mike Tomlin tried Tuesday to squash quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ recruiting pitch as a reason the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad this wee...
Pirates announce spring slate
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 6, 2025
Sixteen of their 31 spring-training games will be at LECOM Park in Bradenton. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their spring training schedule, which includes 16 of their 31 Grapefruit League games and...
Rodgers confident in passing game options after deadline
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 6, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin admitted ahead of the NFL trade deadline that he likes shopping. Maybe, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and their longtime coach kept the franchise’s wallet effectively close...
Steelers sign Valdez-Scantling, make no trades
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers made one addition to the wide receivers room Tuesday, but it did not involve beating the 4 p.m. trading deadline. A week after working out Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the Steeler...
Pitt 24th in rankings
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 5, 2025
A five-game win streak proved insufficient to get Pitt into the most recent AP Top 25 or coaches poll, but the College Football Playoff selection committee viewed the Panthers in a more positive light...
Rodgers leaning into his time
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 5, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers stood in front of a room of mostly strangers in early June and promised his new teammates that he was fully committed to leaning into every part of being a Pittsburgh S...
Ramsey to get another start at free safety against Chargers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
Jalen Ramsey did so well in his debut as a starting free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers that he’ll continue to work exclusively at that position in the secondary. And Kyle Dugger provided such a s...
Youth was served for Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
For a defense that was criticized by national pundits for being old and slow, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned back the clock Sunday in a 27-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. With members of th...
Pens’ Karlsson finds himself in unfamiliar position
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
November 5, 2025
On Monday, Erik Karlsson did something he’s expected to do on a regular basis. He scored a goal. The defenseman’s first goal of the season opened the scoring during a 4-3 road loss to the Toronto Mapl...
Panthers top Youngstown St. in season opener
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Two exhibitions provided coach Jeff Capel’s retooled Pitt basketball roster a few tune-ups during the preseason, but Monday at Petersen Events Center, it was time to play a game that counted. Youngsto...
What Indianapolis is saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PATRICK VARINE TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways ...
Bettis, Roethisberger discuss state of Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Staring at a crossroad of their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a situation similar to what transpired 20 years ago when the team faced a string of must-win games late in the year. The 2005 Ste...
Steelers force 6 turnovers in upset of Colts
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 3, 2025
The embattled defense hounded Daniel Jones into his worst game of the season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers tuned out the noise and turned back the clock. Unfortunately for the Indianapoli...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
November 1, 2025
Kyle Dugger, of course, speaks fluent English. So does the entirety of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff and defensive unit. Dugger, though, needed to learn what in some ways sounds like a new “l...
Roman Wilson gaining trust of Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
November 1, 2025
It was 18 months to the day since he’d become a Pittsburgh Steeler when Roman Wilson had his breakout performance. During this past Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, Wilson had the Steelers’ lon...
Heyward defends criticism of Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 1, 2025
As a captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, a title he has held for 11 consecutive seasons, Cameron Heyward isn’t afraid to speak his mind when his group underperforms. Such dissatisfaction was o...
Penguins tame Wild as rookie Kindel scores in 10th game
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 31, 2025
Goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 27 shots in the 4-1 victory. Even if they have a handful of 30-somethings close to becoming 40-somethings, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a youth mo...