Report: Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to join NBC as studio analyst on ‘Football Night in America’Video
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 NBC’s “Football Night in America,” a pregame show to “Sunday Night Football,” according to a...
Mark Madden: Flip the Script? Penguins getting written out instead
When the Pittsburgh Penguins made the playoffs, their PR catchphrase was “Flip the Script.” Receipts time. Revenge tour. You doubted us, but we showed you. Looks like the doubters were right. It just took longer than expected to manifest itself. Perhaps the Penguins will, indeed, flip the script in Game...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: What happened to the Penguins? Is Aaron Rodgers drama hijacking feel-good week for Steelers?
You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s gooooooo … Scoops, @Scoops1616: Dr. Joseph, Would it be possible to not utter the word...
First Call: Steelers pumping up USC WR Makai Lemon; Pirates face Andrew McCutchen in Texas
Tuesday’s “First Call” has high praise from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a potential first-round wide receiver. Kicker Chris Boswell was probably happy to hear some news from Dallas. While the Penguins and Flyers are slugging it out in one Metropolitan Division matchup, the other is now up 2-0. And the...
How many picks does each team have in the 2026 NFL Draft?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have 12 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, the most of any franchise. All 32 teams will participate in the draft, though some will be more active than others. Here’s a look at how many picks each team has based on past trades and compensation picks. This...
Where will each team pick in the 1st round of the 2026 NFL Draft?
The 2026 NFL Draft will be held Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh. Here’s a look at the first-round draft order, barring any trades (2025 records in parentheses): 1. Las Vegas Raiders (3-14) 2. New York Jets (3-14) 3. Arizona Cardinals (3-14) 4. Tennessee Titans (3-14) 5. New York Giants (4-13)...
Tim Benz: Want the Steelers to make a splash at the draft? Here’s a way to do it that makes sense
Perhaps the most overcooked angle surrounding what the Steelers should do at the NFL Draft is whether the team should make a splashy pick to satisfy the masses in the live audience outside of Acrisure Stadium. Of course, the answer is no. They shouldn’t. And my sincere hope is that...
Wilber Dotel responds to homer by bringing the heat in ‘impressive’ MLB debut for PiratesVideo
The third pitch of Wilber Dotel’s major league debut was a 1-1 slider below the strike zone that Junior Caminero sent 389 feet to left field for a home run, a welcome-to-the-majors moment. How the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander responded against the heart of the Tampa Bay Rays’ batting order...
NFL Draft offers a stage for visitors to understand the depth of Steelers fandomVideo
On Super Bowl Sunday 2006, I was entering my final hour of broadcasting for the week on ESPN Radio 1250. I had done multiple shows per day, every day, plus phone hits, television hits and interviews all over Detroit in advance of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ showdown against Seattle for Super...
Pennsylvania to expand hunter program as crop damage climbs from deerVideo
While the Pennsylvania Game Commission prepares to take its Certified Hunter Program statewide to combat agricultural losses, some veteran farmers say the move is “too little, too late” to save their fields from a skyrocketing deer population. The commission recently approved the expansion of the program, which was piloted last...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ power play was the biggest villain in Game 2 loss to Flyers
After the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, goaltender Stuart Skinner channeled the musical “Annie.” “When the sun comes up tomorrow, it’s a new day. A new opportunity for us to get better and become tighter as a group,” Skinner said after the Pens fell...
Facing steep odds, Penguins aim to reboot ahead of Game 3Video
History has shown that NHL clubs in the hole currently occupied by the Pittsburgh Penguins rarely manage to dig themselves out. The Penguins, by virtue of Monday’s 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff showdown, trail 2-0 in the series, which heads...
NFL Draft top prospect profile: Akheem Mesidor, Miami DE
TribLive is highlighting the top prospects leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The three-day event is April 23-25. Akheem Mesidor Position: Defensive end Height/weight: 6-foot-3/259 pounds College: Miami (Fla.) Mesidor started his college career as a Freshman All-American at West Virginia, but that was six seasons ago...
CJ McCollum leads a late rally as the Hawks stun the Knicks 107-106 to tie their series at 1-1
NEW YORK — CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. McCollum led a late surge that was almost for naught when he missed two free throws with 5.6...
Mitchell scores 30, Harden adds 28 as Cavaliers beat Raptors 115-105 for 2-0 series lead
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who...
Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii will be without a tour event in 2027 for the 1st time in 56 years
The PGA Tour will not be in Hawaii in 2027 for the first time in 56 years as it moves toward a revamped schedule that no longer will start the season in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Sentry was canceled last January on drought-stricken Maui when the grass...
Penguins suffer shutout loss to Flyers, go down 2-0 in series
There were plenty of potential shortcomings for the Pittsburgh Penguins to worry about entering their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers. All of them were viable concerns. Leaky goaltending. Spotty defense. An aging roster full of battered bodies. What wasn’t a cause of consternation was the offense. It was...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Honors roll in for Saint Vincent men’s volleyball
Saint Vincent men’s volleyball snagged three major postseason awards in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Sophomore libero Jackson Genicola (Norwin) was named defensive player of the year, freshman Jack Ryan was tabbed newcomer of the year and Bearcats’ leader Kate McCauley was awarded coach of the year. Genicola, who moved from...
NHL’s Gary Bettman: Penguins’ sale to Hoffmanns still ‘a work in progress’
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 solvent (and in Pittsburgh). Almost 20 years after the power brokers in Harrisburg...
49ers agree to a 2-year, $50 million contract with star LT Williams
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers and star left tackle Trent Williams agreed Monday to a two-year, $50 million contract that gives the team clarity about the future of one of its most important players before the NFL Draft. Williams’ agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, announced the deal that...
Short arms, big game: Clemson DT Peter Woods expected to be 1st-round pick
Four years ago, Pittsburgh’s mainstream football fans were introduced to the minutiae of body-part size and how it relates to the NFL Draft by way of the discussion of Kenny Pickett’s hands. The measurement causing discussion ahead of the 2026 draft is the arm length for Peter Woods. Woods, a...
Reddick’s last-lap move, his 5th win, and a pace not seen since Earnhardt in 1987
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — None of the past four NASCAR Cup Series champions managed to win more than four races in their entire season. That puts into perspective the kind of roll Tyler Reddick is on right now. The driver for the 23XI Racing team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and...
Steelers prepare for 2-minute reduction in 1st round of NFL Draft
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 only eight minutes per pick in the first round Thursday night, down from 10 minutes...
Big hits are already piling up in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs
DENVER — The big hits always roll out this time of year. It’s just part of playoff hockey, especially in the tone-setting first round. So keep that head on a swivel. Through seven contests, teams are averaging a combined 86.9 hits per game, with the Carolina Hurricanes leading the list...
Steelers in ‘great communication’ with Aaron Rodgers — but still eager to add QB in draft
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 update out of the way. “I know you guys are going to ask me on Aaron,” Khan said from UPMC...
