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A day after Mike Tomlin said he was “really optimistic” that Alex Highsmith could return to action for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next game, Highsmith echoed similar sentiments. “Feeling good,” Highsmith after being characterized as a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “My optimism is really, really...

The potential switch in quarterbacks began Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they started on-field preparations for their game Sunday night against the New York Jets. Russell Wilson, who is “under consideration” by coach Mike Tomlin to supplant Justin Fields as the starter, worked with the first-team offense, teammates acknowledged...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned promising forward Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. McGroarty partook in the morning skate but did not factor into any line rushes, a usual indication of being a healthy scratch on game nights. The Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday...

Here’s a look at the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Plum was in Class 3A last year and was upset by South Fayette in the quarterfinals, but that was the Mustangs’ last loss. They have allowed 10 goals all season and tied two good 4A teams in...

Just for fun and to pass the time during Pitt’s open (don’t call it a bye) week, let’s set up a fake scenario of two Pitt fans before the season sitting at the bar at Cupka’s Cafe on the South Side drinking Crown and Coke. Man 1: “Hey, how do...

Pitcher Domingo German, designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 5, has elected free agency, per Minor League Baseball’s transactions log. German, whose signing to a minor-league deal by the Pirates in March was controversial given the 32-year-old’s checkered past that featured several suspensions by MLB, was assigned...

Here’s a look at the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs: Class 4A Favorite: Peters Township (16-0-1) was stingy defensively with just eight goals allowed in 16 games while scoring 63. An overtime tie with Upper St. Clair was the only thing keeping the Indians from a perfect Section 2 slate....

Having turned 29 in March, Sam Lafferty is hardly an old man. An electron microscope would be required to find any kind of wrinkles on his face, and a playoff beard is probably more of a hope than a forecast for him. But with the Buffalo Sabres, the Hollidaysburg native...

Former IBF lightweight world champion Paul Spadafora is hospitalized in Las Vegas after being attacked by his dog, his wife confirmed to TribLive. Nadine (Russo) Spadafora said the McKees Rocks-based boxer severed an artery in his left arm when his pit bull bit him Sunday night, which required a two-hour...

A “unique quirk” in the enrollment process for Imani Christian students may have led to a violation of PIAA transfer rules, said the school, which is the subject of a WPIAL investigation. The WPIAL board on Monday voted to launch an investigation into “possible recruiting violations and administrative and institutional...

As far as NFL debuts go for third-round draft picks coming off a prominent role for a college national championship team, it barely registered: five offensive snaps played, one route run, no catches or targets, no special-teams work. Still, receiver Roman Wilson now forever is an NFL player and a...

For the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, very little was known going into the program’s relaunch of a season last year. One thing the players and coaches did know is that they had Chad Veltri in the net. The Niagara transfer goalie from Fox Chapel came back to Pittsburgh to...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry on Wednesday evening vs. the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry, the winning goalie in Monday’s road victory at Montreal, will start back-to-back games for the first time this season. Jarry is 1-1 with a 4.50 goals against average and...

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost outside linebacker Jacoby Windmon to the Carolina Panthers, replacing him on their practice squad with a veteran who played a significant role for them in their most recent game. The Panthers plucked Windmon off the Steelers’ practice squad Tuesday, a day after the Steelers released Ade...

Latrobe junior Annalyse Bauer has played in various U.S. cities in travel soccer and internationally for a club showcase. The standout midfielder/forward will be on the move again in the future. She is heading west to play in college. Bauer announced she has made a verbal commitment to Eastern Michigan...

The presumed quarterback switch from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson shouldn’t be judged by whether the Pittsburgh Steelers win Sunday night’s home game vs. the New York Jets. But it will be. Certainly, the Steelers need to win by way of avoiding descent into the NFL’s mushy middle. But there...

When Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season, a lot of us in Pittsburgh had plenty of opinions about what the Steelers should do to replace him. Here’s one thing none of us are saying today: “I told you so.” That’s because none of the available options has...