Pitt heads to Georgia Tech with multiple players aiming to snap out of offensive funk
At some point — sooner rather than later — Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel and his players know they will need to start producing actual victories as opposed to moral victories to build upon for their next game. Pitt (7-9, 0-3) had leads in its first two ACC games against...
The Penguins can’t replace Erik Karlsson. So, how do they replace what he does?
The last time Erik Karlsson wasn’t in the lineup for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he wasn’t part of the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Tuesday, Karlsson will miss his first game since the Penguins acquired him in a blockbuster trade with the San Jose Sharks in August of 2023. An undisclosed ailment landed...
3 plays that changed the game as Steelers fell to Texans in wild-card round
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended Monday night with a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in a wild-card round game at Acrisure Stadium. Here’s a look at three plays that changed the game. DK’s drop DK Metcalf did “everything perfectly except make the catch,” said “Monday Night Football” analyst Troy...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust expected to return to lineup against Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust is expected to return to his team’s lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after missing the previous two contests due to an undisclosed injury. Rust indicated he anticipates being available, while coach Dan Muse said final medical clearance is pending. During a...
Joe Starkey returns to TribLive as sports columnist
Veteran sports columnist and broadcaster Joe Starkey is joining TribLive, the company announced Tuesday, adding one of the most respected voices in Western Pennsylvania to its sports coverage of Pittsburgh’s professional and college teams. Starkey, who worked at the Trib earlier in his career, is an award-winning sportscaster, radio host...
Penguins place Erik Karlsson on injured reserve; Tristan Broz, Ryan Graves recalled from AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of roster transactions Tuesday morning, including placing defenseman Erik Karlsson on injured reserve. The team recalled forward Tristan Broz and defenseman Ryan Graves from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, and forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard was reassigned to the AHL. The Penguins host the Tampa...
Steelers vs. Texans: What they’re saying in Houston after win
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season ended abruptly Monday night with a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium. As the Steel City processed the disappointment of an early exit, Houston media outlets and fans zeroed in on what they saw as a dominant performance by the Texans’ defense. A...
First Call: Texans hijack ‘Renegade’; Houston DB wants Aaron Rodgers to sign pick-6 ball
The Houston Texans stole “Renegade” after their playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. We have a favored candidate for the Baltimore Ravens head coaching job. The hottest hockey team on the planet is coming to PPG Paints Arena. And the Duquesne Dukes host a conference rival. All...
Mike Tomlin brushes aside talk about his Steelers future after another playoff flop
Aaron Rodgers lamented what the questions about Mike Tomlin’s future reflect about society at large. Cameron Heyward fell on the proverbial sword, blaming himself and his fellow Pittsburgh Steelers players for the questions about Tomlin. The man himself? He skillfully evaded addressing the question head on. “I’m not even in...
Airing of Grievances: ‘Same story’ Steelers can’t stop run, can’t score TDs during latest lopsided playoff loss
The Pittsburgh Steelers were only up 3-0 after the first quarter against the Houston Texans on Monday night, but based on how the previous six playoff games had gone, it felt like 300-0. In the first quarters of those six most recent playoff games (all losses) the Steelers gave up...
‘Sitting up here again, same story’: T.J. Watt frustrated by Steelers’ playoff futility
For the sixth time over the past nine seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers went one-and-done in the playoffs. That stretch began with the start T.J. Watt’s career in 2017. Adding on a defeat in the AFC Championship game at the end of the 2016 season, the Steelers’ postseason losing streak hit...
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t ‘make any emotional decisions’ about future
The final pass of Aaron Rodgers’ storied NFL career might’ve been the fourth-quarter pick-6 he threw Monday night, but the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback wasn’t ready to say. “I’m not going to make any emotional decisions,” Rodgers said after the Steelers lost 30-6 to the Houston Texans in a wild-card game...
Texans defense dominates Steelers in wild-card rout
The wait continues for the Pittsburgh Steelers. So does the weight. The drought without a playoff victory is nine years and counting for the Steelers after they were beaten by the Houston Texans, 30-6, Monday night in an AFC wild-card round game at Acrisure Stadium. The Texans, winners of 10...
Steelers notes: Chuck Clark gets start at strong safety over Kyle Dugger
For the first time since he joined the team, Kyle Dugger did not start a game he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chuck Clark instead was at strong safety for the Steelers’ most of Monday night’s home wild-card playoff game against the Houston Texans. A safety acquired via an Oct....
Red Wings retire Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91 jersey and he says leaving Detroit was a huge mistake
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91 jersey, honoring the Russian great more than a decade after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. “Detroit is home, always been — no matter where I was,” he said Monday night. Fedorov left the city in...
NASCAR’s ‘Chase’ returns: What fans need to know about the 2026 format
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s nearly two-year study into an overhaul of its championship-deciding format concluded Monday with the reveal that, in 2026, the stock car series will return to a 10-race version closely resembling the first iteration introduced 22 years ago. The system will return to a 10-race format consisting...
After not traveling with team, Texans backup QB Davis Mills available vs. Steelers
Despite not traveling with the team to Pittsburgh, Davis Mills arrived at Acrisure Stadium and was available to serve as the Houston Texans’ backup quarterback for Monday night’s wild-card round playoff game. Though Mills is clearly No. 2 on the Houston QB depth chart, he has 29 career NFL starts...
Mike Sielski: The 2025 Eagles played not to lose. In the end, that’s why they did
PHILADELPHIA — The play that encapsulated everything the Philadelphia Eagles offense wasn’t this season was a play that they themselves didn’t even run. First snap of the fourth quarter Sunday night for the San Francisco 49ers, first-and-10 from the Eagles’ 29-yard line, and there was Kyle Shanahan, calling a double-wing...
Penguins sign Lizotte to contract extension, heading off pending unrestricted free agency
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Blake Lizotte to a three-year extension with a salary cap hit of $2.25 million Monday. This contract will begin with the 2026-27 season. Lizotte, 28, joined the Penguins as an unrestricted free agent during the 2024 offseason, signing a two-year contract with a salary cap...
Indiana, Miami should be near full strength for title gameVideo
No. 10 Miami needs everything at its disposal to slow down top-seeded Indiana’s high-scoring offense in next week’s College Football Playoff championship. The good news is the Hurricanes’ defense should be at, or near, full strength. Coach Mario Cristobal told reporters Monday he expects defensive linemen Ahkeem Mesidor and Ahmad...
Jalen Hurts avoids endorsing Eagles OC Kevin Patullo
PHILADELPHIA — His season over after a failed Super Bowl repeat bid, Jalen Hurts sounded like a quarterback who’s ready for a fifth Eagles offensive coordinator in five seasons. An endorsement of the beleaguered Kevin Patullo — whose house was egged earlier this season as he became the top target...
Falcons interview former Ravens coach John Harbaugh as they continue search to replace Raheem Morris
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons, who made immediate public disclosure of their interest in including John Harbaugh in their coach search, said Monday they have interviewed the former Baltimore coach. Harbaugh is considered by many to be the top candidate for multiple teams following his 18-year tenure leading the Ravens....
Mike Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel left his team’s 16-3 wild-card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers with his face literally bloodied, but an unshaken confidence in his team. He’s optimistic because although there were some shortcomings by an offense that has sustained his team this season, he...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Penn-Trafford product Enick transferring to IUP
A mean pass-rusher coming out of Penn-Trafford and the WPIAL’s top two-way lineman as a senior, Joe Enick is set to join his third college football program. He began his college career at Central Michigan, but the 6-foot-2, 288-pounder became antsy after one season and transferred to Saint Francis. He...
Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh: ‘Those that stay will be champions.’ Justin Herbert isn’t sureVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh still believes he can take his team all the way. Quarterback Justin Herbert isn’t so sure. After a 16-3 loss to the New England Patriots in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday night, Harbaugh said he told the team,...
