Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner scheduled to make Penguins debuts
Defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart Skinner are scheduled to make their debuts with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena against their former team, the Edmonton Oilers. Coach Dan Muse announced their statuses following a morning skate in Cranberry. The Penguins acquired Kulak and Skinner, as well...
Derrick Harmon expected to return to Steelers lineup vs. Lions, per Mike Tomlin
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expected rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon to be able to return to the lineup for this coming Sunday’s game at the Detroit Lions. A Detroit native and the Steelers’ first-round pick this past spring, Harmon has missed the past three games because of...
Young Canadian star Gavin McKenna fueled by doubters: ‘People have been waiting for me to fail’
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — Gavin McKenna knew the haters would be ready to pounce. The young forward was expected to be the runaway No. 1 overall selection at the 2026 NHL Draft, and that might still very well end up being the case. There has also been criticism since McKenna...
Pitt wideout Zion Fowler-El hits transfer portal
The interim period between Pitt’s regular-season finale and Military Bowl appearance Dec. 27 has been fairly quiet as it pertains to the transfer portal. But on Tuesday morning, the Panthers lost a member of their offense as receiver Zion Fowler-El announced he would be entering the portal. Fowler-El appeared in...
Tim Benz: Quick return to Pittsburgh keeps ’emotions’ at the surface for Tristan Jarry
When goaltender Tristan Jarry spoke with reporters in front of an Edmonton Oilers backdrop Monday, the point was driven home. He’s here in Pittsburgh, but not as a Penguin. Already. Less than a week after being traded away from the Penguins. Now he is expected to start against his longtime...
Former Penguins forward Derick Brassard signs in SwitzerlandVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard has come out of retirement and signed with Genève-Servette of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction Tuesday. Brassard, 38, had retired in June of 2024 after missing the entire 2023-24 season due to an ankle injury. He last played during the 2022-23...
Steelers vs. Dolphins: What they’re saying in Miami after loss
The Miami Dolphins added to their cold weather losses Monday after falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28-15. But, according to Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, the game time temperature of 17 degrees was irrelevant. “I don’t think the weather was a factor,” McDaniel said in post-game remarks to the media....
First Call: Despite ‘MNF’ win, Steelers still underdogs in Detroit; updated Steelers-Ravens AFC North scenarios
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory on “Monday Night Football” has done little to swing the odds in their favor to win next week at Detroit. However, they are favored to win the AFC North. The Baltimore Ravens got a confirmation they didn’t want on the injury front, and we examine the...
Isaac Seumalo leaves Steelers’ win with triceps injury; Nick Herbig also hurt
After a week of navigating a list of injuries that was as long as any in recent memory, the Pittsburgh Steelers emerged from Monday night’s win with a relatively short list of injured players. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be potentially impactful. Starting left guard Isaac Seumalo suffered a...
Feats of Strength: Dominant 3rd quarter, newcomer contributions push Steelers past Dolphins
In many ways, Monday night’s 28-15 win over the Miami Dolphins was a 180-degree flip from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ last home performance against Buffalo. The team was excellent in the third quarter. It built on a 7-3 lead at halftime instead of letting one evaporate. “Renegade” got cheered. Mike Tomlin...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ win vs. Dolphins: Week 18 vs. Ravens might be all that matters now
Five things we learned from the rare Pittsburgh Steelers’ convincing 28-15 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night: 1. Nothing else matters Five weeks ago, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi went semi-viral throughout the college football world for answering a question about the importance of an upcoming game against Notre...
Offense sizzles as Steelers stay in 1st place with crowd-pleasing win over Miami
Nobody booed “Renegade” or chanted for Mike Tomlin to be fired in the second half Monday night. Funny how playing with a multi-score lead can change a fan base’s emotions. On a night when the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their annual Hall of Honor class, nothing but positive vibes flowed inside...
Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State and win 1st Men’s College CupVideo
CARY, N.C. — Harrison Bertos scored 1:54 into overtime after Washington blew a two-goal lead in the second half, and the Huskies beat North Carolina State 3-2 to win the Men’s College Cup at First Horizon Stadium on Monday night. It was the first national championship for unseeded Washington (16-6-2),...
Steelers notebook: Despite injury designation, RB Jaylen Warren sees action
Running back Jaylen Warren was in uniform and starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night despite getting added to the team’s injury report earlier that day because of illness. Warren, the team’s leading rusher, was announced as questionable to play by the team about nine hours before kickoff. But...
Trek from sunny Miami no picnic for Dolphins to face Steelers in frigid Pittsburgh
It should not come as a surprise that the weather leading up to and during the “Monday Night Football” game was significantly more a topic of discussion — and consternation — for the team from South Florida than the team headquartered in southwestern Pennsylvania. It had been known throughout the...
Ben Roethlisberger content to be part of Steelers’ Hall of Honor, has no desire for comeback
Philip Rivers returned from a five-year absence to provide functional quarterback play Sunday, so why not Ben Roethlisberger, a fellow passer from that fabled 2004 draft class? Roethlisberger, after all, is a few months younger than the 44-year-old Rivers, and he threw his last pass in 2021, a full year...
Analysis: Bengals’ Joe Burrow to play meaningless games for 1st time in career
Joe Burrow will be taking part in late-season games with nothing at stake for the first time since he started playing organized football. It will be up to Cincinnati Bengals ownership, director of player personnel Duke Tobin and coach Zac Taylor to ensure this is the final lost season with...
From no offers to CFP, Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell has had incredible riseVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Cashius Howell heard the same thing repeatedly from power-conference schools when he was being recruited out of high school. “They just didn’t feel like I was worth it to waste a roster spot on,” he recalled. Five years later, the defensive end has proven those schools...
Campbell bemoans sloppy third quarter that helped lead to Lions’ 41-34 loss to Rams
DETROIT — Dan Campbell didn’t need long to sum up when things went wrong for the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The coach pointed to the third quarter of the 41-34 loss to the Los Angeles Rams: Matthew Stafford led the Rams to 17 points, the Lions didn’t score and a...
Derrick Harmon inactive, Jaylen Warren in uniform for Steelers vs. Dolphins
Defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will miss a third consecutive game, but running back Jaylen Warren was declared ready to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Monday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Harmon returned to practice — albeit on a limited basis — this week but was not cleared to...
Tristan Jarry grateful for his time, good and bad, with PenguinsVideo
Tristan Jarry is very familiar with navigating the labyrinth of corridors and concourses of PPG Paints Arena. On countless occasions, the goaltender has parked in the adjacent garage, snaked his way around the acute angle near a bank of elevators past massive portraits of greats like Mario Lemieux and Ron...
Twins add first baseman Josh Bell with agreement on $7 million contract, AP source says
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and durable switch-hitting slugger Josh Bell agreed Monday on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because completion of the deal was pending a physical exam,...
Ravens defense sends a message by shutting out Cincinnati. Tavius Robinson’s return was key
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Tavius Robinson pressured the quarterback, Kyle Van Noy intercepted the pass and, after a careful handoff, Alohi Gilman returned the ball all the way to the end zone. Baltimore’s final touchdown was a true team effort by a defense that delivered a performance the Ravens sorely...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Offensive lineman Dane Levi gets plenty of interest after entering portal
Interest is picking up for offensive lineman Dane Levi (Belle Vernon). Since he put his name in the NCAA transfer portal, Levi (6-foot-3, 295 pounds) has picked up Division II offers from Slippery Rock, Lake Erie, Bluefield State, West Chester, Saint Anselm, Gannon and Clarion. Levi has three years of...
Steelers’ leaders in Pro Bowl fan voting? A special teamer, a little-used fullback and T.J. Watt
Hours away from the vote wrapping up, the fan tallies for the NFL Pro Bowl honors were not all that bountiful with Pittsburgh Steelers. Among 20 positional categories, the Steelers as of 11 a.m. Monday had only three players listed among the top 10 at any given position. One of...
