Santa Sportlight: Still spreading some holiday cheer
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 22, 2025
‘Twas four days before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except Santa Sportlight, that louse. As we anxiously await the big guy coming down the chimney later this week,...
Metcalf takes swipe at fan along Steelers’ sideline
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 22, 2025
DETROIT — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf extended his arm harshly in a punch-like manner toward the face of a fan he was speaking to during the first half of Sunday’s game at the Detroit...
Cherington excited to add Lowe to lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 22, 2025
Brandon Lowe fit the profile the Pittsburgh Pirates were seeking to add to their lineup, and the two-time All-Star second baseman became a target Ben Cherington identified early as a potential trade p...
Steelers outlast Lions after wild ending
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 22, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Detroit Lions to the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Sunday, holding on for a 29-24 win when Jared Goff’s touchdown on the final play was ne...
Hoffmann group agrees to buy Pens
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The long-speculated sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins has been formally agreed to. On Friday, incumbent owner Fenway Sports Group and prospective owner Hoffmann Family of Companies announced they had “e...
Bucs get slugging 2B Lowe in 3-team deal
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the offseason seeking to add a hitter with pop to their anemic offense, with the expectation that it would address their needs for a corner infielder and outfielder. Aft...
Deployment of ‘Spartan’ working for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 20, 2025
It started out in the NFL community as something between a joke and an appropriately whimsical moniker for what was a new, unconventional phenomenon being introduced by one of its highest-profile team...
Air-it-all-out meeting helps turn around Steelers defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 20, 2025
A few weeks ago, ranking much closer to the bottom of the league than the top in many relevant categories, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense decided it needed to talk. Collectively, and to each other. A...
Sawyer preparing for first start with other injuries
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 20, 2025
For the first time in his young NFL career, Jack Sawyer played more than half of the defensive snaps in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 victory Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The rookie fourt...
Pitt volleyball swept out of Final 4 by A&M
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 20, 2025
The national semifinals have been both familiar territory and an insurmountable obstacle for Pitt volleyball every year dating to 2021. Over four consecutive seasons, the Panthers have advanced to and...
Lions haven’t beaten the Steelers this century
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 19, 2025
The two teams meet at Ford Field Sunday at 1 p.m. DETROIT (AP) — On paper, the Detroit Lions are strong favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a showdown of 8-6 teams with playoff hope...
Kelly finalizes Pirates’ staff, adds new coaches
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly rounded out the rest of his coaching staff by hiring Chris Truby as infield coach, Shawn Bowman as field coordinator and Thomas Whitsett as assistant pitching coac...
Penguins’ skid hits 7 games
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 19, 2025
Including Thursday, Evgeni Malkin has been sidelined for seven consecutive games by an undisclosed injury. And during that stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been perfect in one sense. That is to s...
Rodgers’ left hand still not 100%
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 19, 2025
With Aaron Rodgers coming off what was, arguably, his best two-game stretch of the season, it’s been largely forgotten that Tuesday marked one month since the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback suffered ...
Dry needling common, and players aren’t worried
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 19, 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey Mc-Bride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions. “It...
Report: Penguins to be sold to Hoffmann group
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 18, 2025
An agreement has been reached for Fenway Sports Group to sell the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Hoffmann Family of Companies, an investment group based in Chicago, according to multiple reports Wednesday...
Panthers end skid with blowout of Binghamton
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 18, 2025
Winning one game is an insufficient remedy for Pitt, given the team’s repeated early struggles against a wide spectrum of competition. While it will take far more than a single victory to get the Pant...
LT Cook gets rave reviews in first pro start
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 18, 2025
For all of the fuss made about Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Dylan Cook playing quarterback in high school, he simply shook his head and smiled when asked if that crossed his mind in his NFL startin...
Not the history the Penguins wanted to see
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
December 18, 2025
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was quick to acknowledge the gravity of the evening. “The storylines were endless for the media and the fans. Whatever you guys wanted to write about, you could wri...
Gainwell provides production, value in first season
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 18, 2025
Four players have more than 350 yards from scrimmage for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. Over the 12 months leading up to the 2025 opener, three of those four signed multiyear contract extensions...