No charges for Metcalf, but civil case still looms
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 6, 2026
The attorney representing the Detroit Lions fan involved in the December altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf brushed aside the decision by a prosecutor to decline to press charges...
Pitt swimming coach announces his resignation
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 6, 2026
By TribLive Pitt announced Monday that Chase Kreitler resigned as head swimming and diving coach after four seasons. “When I met with our student-athletes this morning, I shared our continued desire t...
Bucs Take 5: Week shows Pirates how they need to play
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 5, 2026
Ben Cherington called it a crazy week for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who started their seven-game homestand getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals and ended it with a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. “We ...
Career year could mean bigger payday for Pens’ Ryan Shea
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 5, 2026
After being installed as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations in June of 2023, Kyle Dubas splurged when the free agent market opened approximately one month later. The likes of forw...
Spears-Jennings an ‘atypical’ 7th-rounder
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 5, 2026
Content with his place among the organizational hierarchy — and perhaps self-aware of his lane and his strengths — Pittsburgh Steelers assistant head coach Joe Whitt Jr. gave an honest answer when ask...
Ashcraft shuts down Reds as Pirates sweep
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 4, 2026
Konnor Griffin scored the only run of the game after hitting an eighth-inning double. Konnor Griffin has been on a tear since the end of his teenage years, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop ...
Dewar found a fit, but will he stay?
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 4, 2026
The 27-year old forward set career highs in games, goals & points this season. It’s not the most creative name for a line. After all, it’s just the first letter of the last name of all three forwards ...
Malkin will play next year with Penguins or other team
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 2, 2026
Evgeni Malkin understands quite well what a youth movement can mean. He saw it firsthand two decades ago when he helped usher in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ greatest era as a 20-year-old along with a han...
Crosby will ‘wait and see’ on contract extension
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 2, 2026
The Penguins have several pending free agents this offseason, and forward Evgeni Malkin is, by far, the most prominent. But one player’s contractual status looms over all others. Sidney Crosby. Crosby...
Bernard’s high school coach says he’s the ‘total package’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
May 2, 2026
In the days leading up to the NFL Draft, Alabama receiver Germie Bernard heard from his agent that the Pittsburgh Steelers were interested at pick 53. So, once Day 2 of the draft got underway, family ...
Pirates blow out Reds to snap losing streak
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
May 2, 2026
By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive Searching for a way to snap a fivegame losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates found the most unlikely suspects to be their best candidates. Henry Davis and Marcell Ozuna — both...
Skenes allows two homers as Cards sweep Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates were counting on Paul Skenes to be the stopper to their losing streak and prevent a series sweep, even though the St. Louis Cardinals are the one team that have had his number. ...
Jones, Triolo receive rave reviews after rehab stints
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates made the first starts of their rehabilitation assignments to rave reviews, as Jared Jones was untouchable at Low-A Bradenton, and Jared Triolo was a big hit for Double-A A...
Gonzales hopes hitting streak keeps him in lineup
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 1, 2026
Now that Nick Gonzales has played second base, shortstop and third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, he’s come to expect a persistent question about his preferences. “People always ask me w...
York scores in overtime to eliminate Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 30, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time i...
Steelers again turn to Iowa program for players
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 30, 2026
Growing up in Pittsburgh’s South Hills and starring in football at Upper St. Clair High School in the 1970s, it was only natural that Kirk Ferentz would be a fan of the Steelers. “I mean, how could yo...
By the numbers: Looking at the NFL Draft
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
April 30, 2026
The SEC’s reign as the king of the first round of the NFL draft was toppled by the Big Ten. But the conference that coined the mantra “It Just Means More” for its dominance of college football in the ...
Gonzales robbed of HR for final out of loss to Cardinals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 30, 2026
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a runner on base and their hottest hitter at the plate while trailing the St. Louis Cardinals by one. Nick Gonzales showed why he lives for such moments. Gonzales sent Riley...
Duquesne play-by-play man Goss dies at 89
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
April 30, 2026
Ray Goss, whose 58 seasons at Duquesne represented college basketball’s longest stretch as a play-byplay announcer and who, just weeks ago, following a near-fatal vehicle accident in Indiana County, v...
Steelers tender Aaron Rodgers contract with 10% raise
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 30, 2026
A procedural deadline passed in NFL free agency Monday, and the Pittsburgh Steelers acted via a method that makes it a little more likely that they keep Aaron Rodgers. The Steelers extended a UFA tend...