Steelers go back to the drawing board for Ravens
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 3, 2025
From viewing what he called a “poorer” week of practice to having at least one of his pass catchers apparently skip film study, Aaron Rodgers had several reasons to think the Pittsburgh Steelers weren...
Steelers, Mike Tomlin have been in tight spots before, but never quite like this
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 2, 2025
The season is in danger of slipping away after Sunday’s lopsided loss to the Bills. PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of Mike Tomlin’s pet phrases is “smile in the face of adversity,” a “Tomlin- ism” the Pittsbur...
Crosby nears Lemieux’s Penguins points record with two goals against Flyers
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 2, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby says, no, of course he has not heard from Mario Lemieux recently as the current Penguins captain moves closer to taking another franchise record from his mentor. Cros...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS NOTEBOOK
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 2, 2025
He played five seasons in Baltimore before signing with the Steelers in March. The game is for first place, and it’s always a highlight of any Pittsburgh Steelers season. But Sunday’s annual matchup o...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 1, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came to Pittsburgh looking for something — anything, really — to snap themselves out of a midseason lull that had robbed them of their swagger, not t...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 1, 2025
He wore a cast for most of Sunday’s game and will undergo surgery today. INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will have surgery today to repair a broken bone in his...
Steelers need more from passing game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 29, 2025
By JOE RUTTER TribLive Losses in four of the past six games have cost the Pittsburgh Steelers sole possession of first place in the AFC North. Once ahead comfortably in the division, the Steelers take...
Pitt seniors ready for emotions of senior day
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 29, 2025
By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive The current landscape of college sports facilitates more movement by student- athletes through the transfer portal than ever before. As a result, far fewer players begin a...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 29, 2025
By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive As Pitt reached its critical end-of-season juncture, closing out the year against three straight ranked opponents, it began without the steady services of kicker Trey Butk...
Steelers preparing for NFL’s ‘superhero’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 28, 2025
Controlling Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen will be the priority in Sunday’s gameplan. The defending NFL MVP is visiting Acrisure Stadium on Sunday and, for once, it’s not Lamar Jackson or even Patrick...
Rodgers returns to practice as full participant
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 28, 2025
He wore a wrap on his broken left wrist and hopes to play Sunday vs. Buffalo. Sporting a new black wrap on his fractured left wrist, Aaron Rodgers was a full participant in practice Thursday for the P...
Penguins get back on winning track with festive but imperfect victory over Sabres
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
November 28, 2025
Goaltender Tristan Jarry was “awesome” with 29 saves in the 4-2 victory. The Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed one of their most buoyant crowds of the season at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday as they hosted ...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 28, 2025
As Pitt reached its critical end-of-season juncture, closing out the year against three straight ranked opponents, it began without the steady services of kicker Trey Butkowski. Butkowski, a true fres...
Kindel sits as part of a development plan for rookie
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
November 28, 2025
Of the league-leading nine rookies the Pittsburgh Penguins have played this season, forward Ben Kindel leads the pack with 18 games. At all of 18 years of age, Kindel isn’t exactly the graybeard of th...
Bucs have ‘resources to add aggressively’
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Travis Williams smiled in the face of a steady rain before distributing Thanksgiving dinners Tuesday outside PNC Park, reiterating that the Pittsburgh Pirates have changed neither their expectations n...
Hines Ward reaches semifinalist round
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Hines Ward again has reached the semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting. Other eligible members of the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t as fortunate. Maurkice Pouncey, James Harrison and Ga...
Turner’s potential only beginning to show
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 26, 2025
A few weeks ago, Mason Heintschel didn’t fully know how to respond when asked why no Power Four programs, save for Pitt, offered him a scholarship as a high school recruit. Seven starts into his colle...
Skenes receives record $3.4M in bonus pool
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer 
November 26, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will receive a record $3,436,343 from this year’s pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money ...
Tomlin has ‘optimism’ Rodgers will return for Bills
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Aaron Rodgers will begin the week as a limited practice participant, but coach Mike Tomlin is expecting the 41-year-old quarterback to be ready Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Buffalo Bil...
Lovelace shows he can play with the best linebackers
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
November 26, 2025
Braylan Lovelace entered this season already having proven himself as a valuable contributor at Pitt. In 2024, the Leechburg grad thrived as a rotational member of the Panthers’ linebacking corps, pos...