Steelers elevate CBs Tre Flowers, D’Shawn Jamison from practice squad for playoff gameVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a pair of cornerbacks to their game day roster for Monday’s playoff meeting with the Houston Texans. Tre Flowers and D’Shawn Jamison were designated to be in uniform for the wild-card round game. Each is expected to be limited to a special-teams role and only play...
Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour under stiff financial penalty just 5 weeks after leaving LIVVideo
HONOLULU — Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour just five weeks after bolting from LIV Golf, agreeing to a one-time program for elite players that comes with a financial penalty that could rank among the largest in sports. Koepka plans to resume his PGA Tour career in the...
Penguins sign forward Blake Lizotte to 3-year contract extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Blake Lizotte to a three-year extension with a salary cap hit of $2.25 million on 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...
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers relies on experience, belief in game’s biggest moments
As a former Northern California kid, Aaron Rodgers knows the Super Bowl story of quarterback Joe Montana pointing out actor John Candy in the Joe Robbie Stadium crowd while leading the San Francisco 49ers on a winning drive in 1989. Rodgers, while preparing for Monday night’s playoff opener, mentioned that...
Dave Giusti, star closer for Pirates’ 1971 World Series champions, dies at age 86
When Dave Giusti was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, his intention was to pitch in the starting rotation. Instead, he became one of baseball’s most valuable closers and a key component of a World Series champion. Giusti led all major-league pitchers in saves (127) from 1970-75, when he earned an...
With Gavin McKenna as the top prospect, NHL chooses Buffalo Sabres to host draft in June, AP source says
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With highly prized prospect Gavin McKenna as the centerpiece, the NHL has selected the Buffalo Sabres to host its annual draft in June, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke late last week on condition of anonymity because the league...
Mites on Ice brawl seen as good, bad, unforgettable
A staged fight broke out during the Hershey Bears’ Mites On Ice intermission segment at Giant Center in Hershey, prompting an investigation and garnering mixed reactions online. On Saturday, players from the Central Penn Panthers Youth Ice Hockey Club began to fight one another. No officials attempted to break up...
Penguins assign defenseman Caleb Jones to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Caleb Jones to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) for conditioning purposes on Monday. Jones is currently designated to injured reserve due to a suspected left foot injury that has sidelined him since Oct. 23. Following a practice session in Cranberry on Friday, Jones...
Tommy Novak proves adept at frequently shifting around Penguins’ lineup
To a large degree, Tommy Novak is the architect of his own frequent movement throughout the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup. One of nine remaining players who have suited up for all of the club’s 44 games, Novak has seen action at center (his natural position) plus left and right wing while...
Mark Madden: Penguins are headed for the worst possible destination
The Penguins stopped scoring. Lost 2-1 to visiting Calgary on Saturday, 1-0 at Boston on Sunday. Thus ends a six-game win streak. They got beat by two backup goaltenders. The two defeats leave the Penguins one point out of a wild card in the Eastern Conference. What should be their...
First Call: Talk of Aaron Rodgers staying in Pittsburgh next year; George Pickens is not happy about the All-Pro vote
In Monday’s “First Call,” we examine the prospect of an Aaron Rodgers reboot in Pittsburgh in 2026-27. We look at the odds for next week’s games in the NFL Divisional Round. George Pickens feels like he got snubbed in All-Pro voting. And the Patriots left the Chargers baffled Sunday night....
Madden Monday: ‘Not that optimistic’ about Steelers’ chances to upset Houston
I think the Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of reason for hope when it comes to beating the Houston Texans in their first-round playoff game Monday night. Houston is a three-point favorite. I’m picking the Texans to win 23-20 in overtime. But I’m not going to be stunned if the Steelers...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ defense must meet standard set by Texans
Comparing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive and defensive units against those of the Houston Texans, there’s no doubt which bunch has had the best season. It’s Houston’s defense. That group allowed the fewest yards (4,713) in the NFL during the regular season, as well as the second fewest points (17.4). It...
Steelers vs. Texans: Get ready for AFC Wild Card matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers will host a playoff game for the first time in five years Monday night. The Houston Texans visit Acrisure Stadium for a wild-card matchup on “Monday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC, with Joe Buck on...
If Steelers win Monday, they head to New England next Sunday
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans on Monday night will close out the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs. The winner gets the chance to play in New England next weekend. The results of Sunday’s wild-card round games set up the matchups for the divisional round. No matter who wins...
Drake Maye, Patriots ‘D’ rough up Justin Herbert, Chargers in playoff win
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter, and New England’s defense roughed up Justin Herbert as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3, in an AFC Wild-Card playoff game Sunday night. Andy Borregales kicked three field goals for the Patriots,...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Lions for 5th consecutive winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Craig Armstrong led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 win against the Trois-Rivières Lions at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result extended a winning streak to five games. Forward Randy Hernandez had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-7-1-0) while...
Brock Purdy, 49ers oust defending Super Bowl champion Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday....
Duquesne guards stress need for defensive improvement
Jimmie Williams, one-half of Duquesne basketball’s dynamic backcourt duo, appears to have had enough. Same for Tarence Guinyard, the other half. Something, they agree, has got to change. Never mind that Guinyard leads Duquesne at 16.9 points per game and was the second-leading scorer in the A-10 behind only Fordham’s...
Penguins shut out by Bruins as Bryan Rust remains sidelined
Bryan Rust isn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most valuable player. Chances are, his regular linemate, Sidney Crosby, will command that designation for as long as he wears the franchise’s logo on his chest. But Rust sure is hard to replace if he is absent. And the Penguins haven’t found any suitable...
Matt LaFleur, Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur was more interested in talking about his team’s future than his own a day after the biggest playoff collapse in the franchise’s storied history. How long the two are connected remains uncertain. LaFleur said Sunday that he spoke briefly with team president and CEO...
49ers’ George Kittle carted off with right Achilles tendon injury in playoff game against EaglesVideo
PHILADELPHIA — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was carted off the field with a right Achilles tendon injury late in the first half of Sunday’s wild-card playoff game at Philadelphia. Kittle was pushed out of bounds on a 6-yard reception and grabbed the back of his lower right...
Josh Allen leads Bills to 1st road playoff victory in 33 yearsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered the Buffalo Bills their first road playoff victory in more than three decades, 27-24 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC’s Wild-Card opener Sunday. With linebacker Devin Lloyd bearing down on him, Allen found Brandin Cooks for...
Robert Morris falls to Purdue Fort Wayne for 3rd loss in past 4 games
It was early in the first half when Andy Toole took a few steps and buried his head in his hands. Robert Morris’ basketball coach already was fretting. Who could blame him? His reigning Horizon League champs have hit a skid, and Toole, the conference’s returning Coach of the Year,...
T.J. Watt: Steelers need no ‘extra incentive’ to end run of playoff failures
For the first time since 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing a playoff game in front of fans at Acrisure Stadium. Based on what he witnessed a week earlier in a winner-take-all division-title matchup at the same venue, outside linebacker T.J. Watt is wondering what the crowd can do...
