Slow starts after half troublesome for Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
October 30, 2025
Winning the coin toss and deferring until the second half is a sound strategy in practice, but not in execution for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Four times this season, the Steelers have gotten the ball t...
Pitt’s true freshmen providing needed boost
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 30, 2025
When the dust settled around Pitt’s 2025 recruiting class and 22 true freshmen prepared to join the Panthers’ program, coach Pat Narduzzi had reason to be pleased with the reinforcements he was bringi...
Florentino headlines Pirates’ rookie-level award winners
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 30, 2025
Where Konnor Griffin developed into baseball’s top prospect and the consensus minor league player of the year this season, another teenage Pittsburgh Pirates prospect made a powerful impression. Edwar...
Crosby becomes 9th player to hit 1,700 career points
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 28, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to become the ninth player in NHL history with 1,700 points and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Monday night. Crosby,...
Rodgers wasn’t seeking revenge, instead Packers gave him reality check
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 28, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers spent the week insisting his first-ever game against the Green Bay Packers wasn’t personal. That he wasn’t looking for revenge against the team he defined for the bette...
Elliot lost to ‘significant’ injury
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 28, 2025
Adding injury to the insult of getting torched for 454 yards in defeat Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense lost a pair of contributors to what were termed “significant” knee injuries. Most ...
NFL and city leaders discuss draft preparations
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive 
October 25, 2025
Acrisure Stadium will be the focal point of the NFL Draft fan experience, officials announced Friday, as the region begins ramping up preparations for the April event. Robert Morris University hosted ...
Pens beat Panthers to up streak to five
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 24, 2025
Dan Muse is in his first year as a head coach in the NHL. But he’s experienced enough to understand success in October isn’t cause to celebrate. “It’s so early, I don’t think for anybody you’re feelin...
Tomlin: Steelers won’t be defined by loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked earlier this week about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ struggles on the road in Thursday night games, Mike Tomlin gruffly responded he’d gotten his butt kicked in many different ways...
Letang hits 600 assists as Penguins skate to 5-1 win
NHL, Pittsburgh
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 o...
LaFleur focused on entire Steelers team as Packers get ready to face Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
October 22, 2025
Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows he and his players will get plenty of questions this week about facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time since the four-time MVP quarterback left Green Bay. LaFleur is ...
Rodgers looks nimble and on pace to break passing TD record
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Aaron Rodgers spent most of this past weekend tied for the NFL lead in passing touchdowns with 14. More than one-third of the way through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers is well...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Dan Muse isn’t a carbon copy of his predecessor as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan. But similarities do exist. Both hail from Boston, and each speak with accents rooted in the Bay Stat...
Lindsey, Lapi step up at linebacker for Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Rasheem Biles, Pitt’s All-ACC linebacker and leader in most statistical categories, being held out of Saturday’s contest at Syracuse was an unwelcome development for the Panthers heading into kickoff....
Steelers’ defense reels after being shredded by Bengals
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 21, 2025
CINCINNATI — Of all the uniformed and non-uniformed members of Pittsburgh Steelers organization, few are as gregarious and mild-mannered as Teryl Austin and Cameron Heyward. Rarely do you see the team...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 21, 2025
At no point did Matt Dumba look further away from being the player the Minnesota Wild drafted seventh overall in 2012 than last season’s NHL playoffs. Dumba, in his first year with the Dallas Stars, w...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 20, 2025
Jeff Capel’s retooled Panthers got their first opportunity of the season to square up against hostile competition Sunday, as Pitt hosted Providence for an exhibition at Petersen Events Center. Exempli...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
October 18, 2025
CINCINNATI — Mike Tomlin remained undaunted even after his prized acquisitions in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary wilted like dehydrated lettuce in their first significant test of the season Thursda...
Rodgers passes Roethlisberger on all-time yardage list
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 18, 2025
CINCINNATI — Early during the first quarter of Thursday’s game at the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers surpassed 64,000 career passing yards. Late in the second quarte...
Penalty kill helps Penguins rally to beat Kings
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 18, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to transform their penalty kill from a detriment to an asset. Score a short-handed goal. Penguins’ rookie forward Filip Hallander scored the winning goal during a p...