Crosby on IR, but still confident in Penguins’ playoff chances
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 26, 2026
It was an important day for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby on Wednesday. His celebrated Little Penguins Learn to Play program for area youth was staged at UPMC Lemieux Complex. Crosby has h...
Penguins trade for Colorado defenseman
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 25, 2026
Kyle Dubas is usually open-ended when he talks about how he wants to craft his roster as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations. That’s a nice way of suggesting he is adept of saying ...
Griffin smashes two HRs as Pirates cruise by Red Sox
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
February 25, 2026
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Konnor Griffin, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ latest can’tmiss prospect, didn’t miss against the Boston Red Sox and newcomer Ranger Suarez on Tuesday. The 19-year-old shortstop, cons...
Khan open to Rodgers at QB for another season
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
February 25, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s officially A-Rod Watch 2.0. This sequel, though, won’t be like that long-running original. It’s looking more like a limited engagement. Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Kha...
Santana, Soto deliver right-left punch in bullpen
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 25, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. – When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gregory Soto, one of the players who welcomed him was the very one had the most to lose by the arrival of the two-time All-Star left-handed relieve...
Chandler struggles with command in Pirates’ loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 24, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Bubba Chandler was feeling his four-seam fastball, so he turned to steal a glance at the scoreboard behind him after his third pitch of his first start of spring training. The radar ...
What the Olympics meant for Pens and the U.S.
NHL, Olympics, Pittsburgh, ...
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 24, 2026
Things were fairly ordinary on a dreary, cloudy Sunday at UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. As members of the Pittsburgh Penguins gathered to refine their skills for practice, fans watched fro...
Crosby’s decision not to play not a surprise for teammates
Olympics, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 24, 2026
Sidney Crosby has done this plenty of times. Accepting a prized silver award after a fiercely competitive hockey game is something he has done repeatedly throughout his dazzling 21 years in the NHL. A...
Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski dies at 89
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
February 23, 2026
The 8-time Gold Glove winner and Hall-of-Fame inductee hit the deciding home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. By TribLive Bill Mazeroski, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Hall of Fame second baseman who...
Keller unveils ‘absurd’ new-look changeup as Pirates defeat Rays in home opener, 7-4
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 23, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Mitch Keller has a reputation for his ever- expanding repertoire, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander’s newest pitch is simply an old offering with a twist. Keller unveiled a cha...
Confidence key for Chandler to gain starting spot
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 21, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Bubba Chandler cruised through his first three major-league games, earning a four-inning save in his debut and wins in his next two appearances before the Milwaukee Brewers dealt the...
Prospect Howe looking good following knee surgery
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 21, 2026
It wasn’t exactly a work of art. Then again, Tanner Howe isn’t exactly Vincent Van Gogh. He’s more of a Francis Harrington Glidden. That’s to say the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect plays somethi...
Cy Young winner Skenes dominant in simulated game
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 20, 2026
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. BRADENTON, Fla. — It was a simulated game but one that Paul Skenes treated like a warm-up for the World Baseball Clas...
Steelers’ Hall of Honor member Mike Wagner dies
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 20, 2026
Four-time Super Bowl champion Mike Wagner, a ballhawk at safety and a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor, has died. He was 76. The Steelers, for whom Wagner played all 10 of his NFL seaso...
Gold glover Triolo ready to fight for third base spot
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 20, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — On the eve of the first full-squad workout at Pirate City, Jared Triolo didn’t know which position he would be playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training. “I’m not sure,” ...
Harmon excited for first full offseason with Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
February 20, 2026
The past two football offseasons for Derrick Harmon featured no shortage of emotion, ranging from horrible grief to gut-wrenching uncertainty to proud gratification. Finally, in 2026, Harmon has somet...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 20, 2026
In terms of personnel and oversight, Pitt enters a new era on special teams in 2026. That’s the result of former coach Jacob Bronowski departing Pitt for a job at Auburn in early December, coupled wit...
Konnor Griffin slugs first homer off live pitching
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 19, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Konnor Griffin’s batting practice has become mustwatch viewing, as the teenage sensation puts on an air show by hitting balls onto the metal roof of the batting cages at Pirate City....
Keller embraces mentor role with young pitchers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
February 19, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was in the quiet moments that Mitch Keller spoke loudest for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, even if the conversations were barely above a whisper. To young Pirates pitchers a...
Harrison rejects Porter’s attack on Big Ben
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
February 18, 2026
James Harrison isn’t known for comforting quarterbacks but came to his former QB’s defense on Monday. The retired Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker used his podcast to refute a “pureout attack” against B...