Sports
Penguins/NHL
Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones suspended 20 games
Mark Madden: The Penguins have to stop beating themselves with playoffs hanging in the balance
Penguins’ Connor Dewar reaches new heights as offensive contributor
Minor league report: Forward Tanner Howe scores first pro goal as Penguins winVideo
Penguins forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom assigned to AHL
Penguins lose to Islanders in OT in division showdown
Penguins waive goaltender Filip Larsson for contract terminationVideo
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: It doesn’t sound like Tristan Jarry is making friends in Edmonton
Tim Benz: The Penguins aren’t good enough to need a wake-up call. But they got it Monday night
Penguins dispute goal call in bumbling loss to Senators
Sports Podcasts
Steelers/NFL
‘The Chief’ at Pittsburgh Playhouse is a riveting evening with the soul of the Steelers
Joe Starkey: Ravens went risky. Steelers stayed safe. Who’ll be proven right?
First Call: Jay Glazer offers new layer to Mike Tomlin’s resignation; Andy Weidl’s name floated for NFC job
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans angry about a lack of faith in Mike McCarthy and Will Howard
Offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio among 5 coaches hired by Steelers
Kamin Science Center hosts ‘immersive’ NFL Films documentary about Western Pa.’s rich football history
Steelers Nation Radio’s Matt Williamson embraces Patrick Graham as DC, is intrigued by idea of Malik Willis at QBVideo
First Call: Cam Heyward wants to stay in Pittsburgh; ex-Steeler’s high praise for new DC Patrick Graham
20 years after Willie Parker’s Super Bowl run, his Steelers teammates recall how they turned him looseVideo
Shocked by Mike Tomlin’s exit, Cam Heyward speaks highly of Mike McCarthy
Pirates/MLB
Pirates by Position: Infield adds 2 All-Stars, but will Konnor Griffin start season at shortstop?
Pirates by Position: Endy Rodriguez, Rafael Flores look to fit in at catcher
Led by top prospect Konnor Griffin, Pirates boast Baseball America’s No. 1 farm system
Pirates add 6 non-roster invitees to big league camp
Pirates by position: Bullpen boosted by addition of a pair of flamethrowing lefties
Pirates by Position: Paul Skenes anchors starting rotation expecting battle at back end
Mark Madden: Zero chance Will Howard starts for the Steelers and more sports notes
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: The Pirates whiffed on Eugenio Suarez
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates ace Paul Skenes has something up sleeve with ‘sleeper’
Pirates’ Spencer Horwitz excited to have more offensive firepower in lineup
Riverhounds
Former Riverhounds standout Albert Dikwa returns to club for 2026 season
Riverhounds 2025 in review: Team made history with USL Championship title
Hometown playoff hero Robbie Mertz staying with Riverhounds
Riverhounds’ 2nd team to play in USL League Two in 2026
Pittsburgh Riverhounds name Rob Vincent as head coach
Riverhounds, captain Danny Griffin agree on new 2-year contract
Riverhounds have road-heavy start to 2026 schedule
League champion Riverhounds set date for next season’s home opener
Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick won’t return as team announces series of moves
Pittsburgh hosts rally for Riverhounds’ USL Championship title
Pitt
Following retirement of coordinator Randy Bates, Cory Sanders begins planning Pitt’s approach
Pitt can’t keep pace with No. 18 Virginia, as Panthers drop 2nd ranked road game in a row
Poor ball movement another of many recurring issues for Pitt
First Call: Goalie fight in NHL outdoor game; Pitt’s Alex Van Pelt lands new coaching job
Late rally not enough to overcome sluggish start as Pitt falls at No. 22 Clemson
‘He’s just continuing to get better’: Pitt’s Roman Siulepa developing into impact performer
Athletic director Allen Greene shares strategic plan for Pitt athletics
Pitt announces resizing of Acrisure Stadium capacity for football starting this fall
Omari Witherspoon’s jumper goes for game-winner as Pitt prevails in overtime to top Wake Forest
Pitt’s 2026 football schedule unveiled, including matchups with James Franklin, Bill Belichick, both Miamis
Penn State
Penn State coach Matt Campbell happy to have a familiar face at quarterback in Rocco Becht
Penn State hockey star chasing gold with Team USA in Winter Olympics: ‘This was always my dream’
Kayden Mingo’s late basket helps Penn State edge Minnesota, end 8-game skid
Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton wants to prove he ‘can do it all’ ahead of NFL Draft
Penn State men’s hockey falls to Michigan State in outdoor game at Beaver Stadium
Penn State’s Zakee Wheatley turned down the transfer portal and now his NFL draft stock is rising
Penn State star suffers major injury setback at Senior Bowl
Penn State record-holder is now chasing NFL dream at Senior Bowl
Martinelli scores 34, Singleton has double-double as Northwestern downs Penn State
Unbeaten Penn State wrestlers stick to their process during 82-match winning streak
WVU
Despite a returning coach, West Virginia lost dozens of players to the transfer portal
Honor Huff, Treysen Eaglestaff help lift West Virginia past Kansas State
West Virginia can’t keep up with top-ranked, undefeated Arizona in blowout loss
Treysen Eaglestaff hits 6 3s to help West Virginia beat Arizona State
7 home games scheduled for West Virginia football in 2026
Treysen Eaglestaff scores 22, West Virginia blows 12-point lead, beats Colorado
Former WPIAL football standout Rodney Gallagher transferring from WVU to Arizona
Honor Huff and Brenen Lorient help West Virginia beat No. 22 Kansas 86-75
Honor Huff scores 24, sparks late West Virginia rally vs. Cincinnati
Milan Momcilovic’s 8 3-pointers, Joshua Jefferson’s triple-double lead No. 3 Iowa State past West Virginia
Duquesne
NBA’s celebration of Duquesne’s Chuck Cooper, league’s other pioneers reaches peak during Black History Month
Duquesne men surrender lead in 2nd half against St. Bonaventure
2-sport star at Baldwin, Duquesne to join 2 halls of fame in a week
Tarence Guinyard scores 23 as Duquesne earns A-10 road win vs. Loyola Chicago
Duquesne athletics announces 2026 hall of fame class
Incoming snowstorm forces TV change for Pitt men’s basketball, tip-off change for Duquesne women
Duquesne men can’t keep up with Saint Louis at home
Duquesne looks to defend home court against 1st ranked foe to visit UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Jimmie Williams leads Duquesne men past Fordham
Duquesne falls to 1-3 in A-10 with loss to Dayton
Robert Morris
Where are they now? After losing starting lineup to portal, Robert Morris men’s basketball team forges ahead
Robert Morris men continue inconsistent play in loss at Purdue Fort Wayne
Penn State coaches, players ready for outdoor hockey games at Beaver Stadium
Robert Morris men use scoring streaks to beat IU Indianapolis
Robert Morris falls to Green Bay in another close loss
Robert Morris men’s basketball game moved up ahead of winter storm
Robert Morris men get key Horizon League win vs. Milwaukee
Robert Morris men beat Northern Kentucky in another close game
Robert Morris’ defense can’t slow IU Indy in overtime loss
Former Robert Morris forward among NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say
District Colleges
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent women’s basketball team wins 5th in row
After spate of injuries, Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team gets back on the court
Versatile Seton Hill junior fills stats sheets at furious pace
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Penn-Trafford product Enick transferring to IUP
Gateway grad Dino Nadarevic gets college career underway at Duquesne
Former Penn-Trafford football standout Greene transferring to YSU
Westmoreland County campus clips: Seton Hill men, women stacking wins
High-octane offense has Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball off to perfect start
Westmoreland County campus clips: Latrobe grad Alex Tatsch looks toward future at Penn State
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski repeats as Amateur Player of the Year
High School
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2026: Pine-Richland, Indiana earn share of section titles with clutch wins
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
Freeport defense shuts down Knoch, closes off path to playoffs
Franklin Regional girls score in closing seconds to grab playoff spot over Shaler
Reserves help Norwin girls rally past scrappy Hempfield; both teams playoff-bound
WPIAL wrestling powers Norwin, Connellsville set to battle in state quarterfinals
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Derry chasing 1st section title since 1957
Western Pa.’s top football prospects for the Class of 2027
Terry Smith, Tom Loughran to be inducted into state football coaches hall of fameVideo
PIAA team wrestling preview capsules for Feb. 6, 2026
U.S./World Sports
Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures
Doberman pinscher named Penny wins best in show at the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
James Harden goes to Cavaliers, Darius Garland to Clippers in deal of All-Star guards
NASCAR preview: Denny Hamlin’s rollercoaster offseason included lawsuit win, father’s death
Vonn ‘confident’ she will race at Olympics despite ‘completely ruptured’ ACL in left knee
Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as U.S. flagbearers for Winter Olympics
LeBron James’ All-Star streak at 22 years as he’s named Western Conference reserve
NASCAR’s Clash postponed to Wednesday due to historic snowfall in North Carolina
Paul George’s drug suspension latest fiasco for 76ers franchise flailing since run to 2001 Finals
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
Outdoors
Latrobe teacher, 18-time marathoner launches coaching business
Got turkeys? The Pennsylvania Game Commission wants to know
Cosmic chaos: Supermoon, meteor shower to grace Western Pa. skies Saturday
A California fisherman may have broken records by catching a 10.25-pound canary rockfish
Firearms deer hunting season to wrap up in Pennsylvania
Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain resorts set to open Saturday, 1 week after Seven Springs
Hunter seriously injured in fall from tree stand in North Buffalo
Westmoreland hunters find success in woods on opening day of rifle season
Is roadkill legal to eat? The laws vary by state. Here’s what you need to know
Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson explores life, pain, and purpose in ‘The Running Ground’