Pens stumble against Canadiens, lose third straight
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 12, 2025
The start of Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena was delayed because of an accident on I-279 that snarled traffic entering the city, including se...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer 
December 12, 2025
The game will be played on a brisk 20-degree night on Monday. Mike Tomlin is only sort of joking when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach says he feels like he’s been on the hot seat during the entirety of ...
Watt hospitalized after discomfort in lungs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 12, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt is in the hospital after experiencing discomfort in his lungs. Coach Mike Tomlin said the seven-time All-Pro and 2021 NFL Defens...
Steelers down to 4th-string left tackle
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 12, 2025
It’s conventional wisdom that left tackle is the secondor third-most important position in football. So how, then, has it largely flown under the radar that the Pittsburgh Steelers blew through four l...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 11, 2025
It’s not lost on Pitt volleyball coach Dan Fisher that being one of 16 remaining teams competing for a national championship is a dream scenario for most programs. However, Fisher and the Panthers hav...
Pirates ‘casting wide net’ after missing on Schwarber
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 11, 2025
When MLB Network showed a potential Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineup based on the current 40-man roster, it gave a glimpse into why the front office plans to be aggressive in free agency and through...
Fitzpatrick returns to Pittsburgh with Dolphins
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 11, 2025
About 5 1/2 months after his shocking trade by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minkah Fitzpatrick will soon be back in Acrisure Stadium. Fitzpatrick and the Miami Dolphins play at the Steelers on “Monday Nig...
Tomlin, Steelers push back
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was smiling. But he wasn’t kidding. Not long after a 27-22 victory over Baltimore on Sunday in which the Pittsburgh Steelers somehow pulled themselves back from the bri...
Despite 3rd-best odds to win, Bucs draw No. 5 pick in lottery
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 10, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates slipped two spots in the lottery for the 2026 MLB Draft, drawing the No. 5 overall pick despite having a 16.8% chance of landing the top overall pick for the third time in six y...
Metcalf expected to play Monday after hospital visit
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A brief hospital visit won’t keep Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf from playing next week against Miami. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Metcalf was hit in the abdomen at...
Tomlin: ‘I’ve been on the hot seat of 19 years’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 10, 2025
With the Pittsburgh Steelers in first place and in clear control of the AFC North following a big victory at their biggest rival, the volume of criticism for coach Mike Tomlin has lowered this week. S...
Malkin-less Penguins fall to Ducks in shootout
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 10, 2025
A goal scored at the last second of regulation — literally — sent the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 shootout loss against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Ducks rookie forward Beckett Sennecke was c...
Steratore explains right, wrong from Ravens-Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
December 10, 2025
“NFL on CBS” rules analyst Gene Steratore is sticking by his original analysis from Sunday’s Steelers- Ravens game. When it comes to those three controversial calls that helped Pittsburgh win 27-22, t...
Echols, Pierre bring stability to Steelers’ secondary
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 10, 2025
Joe Porter Jr., in a manner of speaking, personifies the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organizational approach to stability and continuity. After all, Porter’s father is a former team MVP who was an assistant ...
Panthers lose special teams coach to job at Auburn
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
December 10, 2025
As Pat Narduzzi gears the Panthers up to play in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27, he will now have two specific areas of his coaching operation in need of oversight. A source confirmed that Jacob Bronows...
Harbaugh still miffed about reversals in loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 10, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — A day later, John Harbaugh still wasn’t satisfied with the way the NFL determines if a catch has been made. “It’s about as clear as mud right now,” the Baltimore coach said. The Raven...
Phantom Steelers offer weekly thrill ride
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports, ...
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 8, 2025
Through the decade of the 1990s, Kennywood Park in West Mifflin was home one of the nation’s most thrilling roller coasters, the Steel Phantom. At the time of its debut in 1991, it was the fastest and...
Steelers hold off final drive to win in Baltimore
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 8, 2025
The 27-22 victory puts them back into the top spot in the AFC North. BALTIMORE — In a reversal of fortune Sunday — and thanks to a few reversed calls — the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a rare victory a...
Rantanen scores lone shootout goal as Stars rally past Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 8, 2025
Thomas Novak and Connor Dewar had Pittsburgh’s goals in the 3-2 loss. DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas ...