A 3-0 deficit nothing new to Penguins’ Skinner
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 24, 2026
PHILADELPHIA — The history is hideous to peruse. And the math is even worse to look at. In the 213 instances throughout the NHL’s 108 years of existence in which a best-of-seven series has seen one pa...
Riverhounds, First National Bank reach deal
Pittsburgh, Sports
April 24, 2026
TribLive Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will have a new name on the club’s South Shore stadium after announcing First National Bank as a naming rights partner Wednesday. The picturesque home of the Riverho...
Flyers put Penguins on brink of elimination
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 23, 2026
PHILADELPHIA — In the view of at least one member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the process of turning their first-round series with the rival Philadelphia Flyers into a more competitive entanglement wa...
McCarthy wants versatility in receiver position
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 23, 2026
For the Pittsburgh Steelers’s bad luck with this weak quarterback draft class, they seem to have more than made up for it at another important offensive position of need. Over the past couple years, t...
Tomlin joining NBC’s Sunday Night Football crew
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP TribLive 
April 23, 2026
Mike Tomlin will remain involved with the NFL after all, just not on the sidelines. Tomlin, who stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach in January, has been hired as a studio analyst for N...
Steelers preparing for two minutes less in draft
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
April 22, 2026
Call this the 2-minute hurry- up. The Pittsburgh Steelers and all other teams must make their first picks a little faster this year, thanks to a league effort to speed up the NFL Draft. Teams have onl...
Bettman: Penguins’ sale still ‘work in progress’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 22, 2026
Once upon a time, if NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was coming to Pittsburgh, it was because he was trying to work with local or state politicians to secure funding for a new arena to keep the Penguins...
Team in good talks with Rodgers, still eager to add QB
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 22, 2026
Before either he or coach Mike McCarthy took any questions during the annual Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft news conference Monday, general manager Omar Khan wanted to get the requisite Aaron Rodgers u...
Flyers shut out Penguins to take 2-0 series lead
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 21, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday ni...
Crossman happy to be back in Pittsburgh
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
April 21, 2026
Danny Crossman enjoyed life in Pittsburgh during his college years, so he happily said yes to a coaching job that brought him back here. A former cornerback at Pitt, Crossman accepted a job offer from...
All that’s left for Pitt’s Louis is to sit and wait
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 21, 2026
All that’s left for Kyle Louis to do is wait. Louis possesses two years’ worth of game film and highlights at Pitt, he played in the Senior Bowl in February, went through the NFL Combine, interviewed ...
Steelers’ draft brings excitement
Pittsburgh, Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 20, 2026
If you are like me (and I think many of you reading this are) then this is akin to Christmas Week with the NFL Draft coming up in a few days. I always look forward to the draft and I don’t mind saying...
Penguins aim to better handle Flyers’ physicality
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 20, 2026
The cross-state rivals were involved in numerous after-thewhistle scrums in the opener. The tone for the remainder of the first-round showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers h...
Keller throws 7 strong innings in win over Rays
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 20, 2026
Spencer Horwitz, Nick Yorke homer as Bucs claim the series. The Pittsburgh Pirates followed one of their longest games with one that was short and sweet, thanks to a strong start by Mitch Keller. With...
All eyes on Pittsburgh as NFL Draft week takes over the city
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 20, 2026
The countdown is on to the start of the first round Thursday night. By MEGAN SWIFT and HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive The stage is set, the city is ready — and the eyes of the football world will soon turn ...
Crosby and Penguins surprised everyone but themselves
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 18, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby, his face cleanly shaven for now, settled into the bench inside the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room on Thursday and pulled a black baseball cap over his head. For the...
Lowe, Cruz help Pirates pull away from Rays
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 18, 2026
Brandon Lowe was confused when his first hit was followed by the flashing of “Home Run” on the Jumbotron and fireworks at PNC Park, given that it was a groundrule double that bounced over the fence. L...
Nationals win in 10th to salvage split with Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 17, 2026
Errors, hit batters and wild pitches spoiled the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Thursday afternoon finale with the Washington Nationals, who won 8-7 in 10 innings at PNC Park to split the four-game series. But r...
Texas Tech’s Rodriguez fits Steelers’ mold at ILB
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
April 17, 2026
The Chuck Bednarik Award is annually given to the best defensive player in college football. The past two times it’s been given to a true, off-ball (inside) linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers selecte...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 17, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — How quickly narratives can change. Even in Pittsburgh. A year ago the Steelers pointed toward the 2026 draft as a chance for the host city to showcase itself and the host team to fin...