‘College GameDay’ sets stage in Pittsburgh as Panthers prepare to face the Fighting Irish
It’s official: ESPN’s “College GameDay” has arrived in the Steel City. Crew members from one of the sports network’s marquee shows flew into Pittsburgh Monday to lay the groundwork for this weekend’s televised football matchup between Pitt and Notre Dame, ESPN spokeswoman Amanda Brooks told TribLive. The crew quickly started...
Pitt striving to block out the ‘hoopla,’ hype of upcoming showdown with Notre Dame
ESPN’s “College GameDay” choosing Pittsburgh as its broadcast location this weekend reflects brightly on the position Pitt occupies as it pertains to chasing an ACC title game berth and a College Football Playoff appearance. Both are in play for the No. 23 Panthers (7-2, 5-1 ACC), whereas No. 9 Notre...
Steelers sign veteran CB Asante Samuel Jr. to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a veteran piece to the secondary by signing cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to their practice squad, a league source confirmed Tuesday. Samuel, 26, is a five-year NFL veteran who has not played since September 2024 because of a shoulder injury that required what was referred to...
Franklin Regional thread runs through NCAA-bound Grove City men’s soccer team
Grove City advanced to the NCAA men’s soccer tournament for the first time since 1980. Now, “Murrysville North” wants more. Grove City (15-2-2) features several players and coaches with Franklin Regional ties: basically the entire collection of Kimmichs and a coach who helped power Franklin Regional to back-to-back WPIAL championships...
Steelers notes: Mike Tomlin again declines to praise WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Now that Marquez Valdes-Scantling has been part of the Pittsburgh Steelers for a week, would coach Mike Tomlin become more open to praising the veteran receiver or speculating how or when he might be deployed on the active roster? Not during Tomlin’s weekly news conference Tuesday, no. Tomlin again dismissed...
With Darius Slay out, Steelers stick with Jalen Ramsey at safety, play James Pierre at CBVideo
Even attrition at cornerback doesn’t sound as if it will be enough to compel the Pittsburgh Steelers to move Jalen Ramsey back to the position. Ramsey has been that good at free safety, coach Mike Tomlin emphasized during his weekly news conference Tuesday. And at the other end of the...
Tim Benz: 1st test of Aaron Rodgers’ harmony in Pittsburgh is underway
After the Steelers plodded to a 25-10 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night, coach Mike Tomlin was asked to assess the performance of his quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. “How would you?” Tomlin replied. “Next.” OK. Not exactly Tommy Lasorda talking about Dave Kingman. But we get the point. Anyone...
First Call: N.Y. Post suggests Mike Tomlin should be on Giants’ radar; Bengals, Ravens injury news
Tuesday’s “First Call” has a connection between Mike Tomlin and the New York Giants coaching vacancy. We have injury news from the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. There are some gambling trends to track in the Steelers-Bengals game on Sunday. And we look at a busy start to the week...
Fast start, balanced offense propel Pitt over Eastern Michigan as Panthers stay perfect
Through the first two games of the season, a fast start had eluded Pitt, which still managed to beat Youngstown State and Longwood despite uneven efforts. But by the end of Monday’s contest at Petersen Events Center, a 78-66 triumph over Eastern Michigan, coach Jeff Capel could preach to his...
Steelers release season-opening starter Juan Thornhill, claim safety Sebastian Castro
The Pittsburgh Steelers swapped out safeties on their active roster Monday, claiming intriguing undrafted rookie Sebastian Castro and releasing season-opening starter Juan Thornhill. A former Super Bowl winner with the Kansas City Chiefs, Thornhill played 92% of the Steelers defensive snaps over the first two games of the season but...
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators...
McKeesport native Swin Cash receives Africana Icon award
Swin Cash read a love letter — to her mother. She recited the words after receiving an Africana Icon Award at the third annual Africanism Gala on Saturday at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. The evening, which highlighted Black beauty, was held in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It...
Homewood honors Black baseball pioneer with naming of Pete Hill Way
As two dozen members of his family smiled with pride, the sign for Pete Hill Way was unveiled Monday afternoon amid fanfare at the corner of Hamilton and N. Lang Avenues in Homewood. They wore blue-and-gold jackets and hooded sweatshirts — the colors of Westinghouse High School — and celebrated...
Campus clippings: Norwin grads help Clarion women’s soccer earn 1st playoff berth
The Clarion women’s soccer team qualified for the PSAC playoffs for the first time in program history, and several Norwin graduates have been part of the run. Sisters junior Alyssa Aquilio and senior Reese Aquilio have each been in the starting lineup, while freshman Carmella Simco is a freshman on...
32 things we learned in NFL Week 10: The meek inheriting the league?
The 32 things we learned from Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season: 1. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” If you didn’t think you’d be learning (or getting a refresher on) Biblical quotes in this week’s installment, that one is from the fifth verse of...
5 things we learned after loss in L.A.: Steelers at historic lows in possession time
Five things we learned from Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers’ 25-10 defeat at the Los Angeles Chargers: 1. Time of (no) possession I The Steelers’ time of possession of 22 minutes, 25 seconds was a season low for a team that’s among the NFL’s worst at time of possession. It lowered...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow back at practice ahead of schedule but won’t play Sunday vs. Steelers
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the three-week window. However, coach Zac Taylor...
Pat Narduzzi confident Pitt is ready to meet the moment vs. ‘America’s team’ Notre Dame
Given the pedigree of Notre Dame football and Pitt’s own history of playing the Fighting Irish dating to 1930, Saturday’s showdown between the teams was not one requiring any manufactured hype. By nature of Pitt and Notre Dame being in the hunt for College Football Playoff berths, with the Panthers...
Giants fire coach Brian Daboll midway through his 4th season
NEW YORK — The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, moving on from him midway through his fourth season after they dropped to 2-8 with a loss at Chicago. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition...
Coach Terry Smith touts Ethan Grunkemeyer as Penn State’s ‘quarterback for the future’
Navigating through a three-game stretch against Iowa (road), No. 1 Ohio State (road) and No. 2 Indiana (home) would be difficult for an established quarterback. Attempting to do it in your first three career starts? Three words sum up that task: baptism by fire. Penn State redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan...
Mark Madden: Despite offseason additions, Steelers headed for the same destination
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a bad team. The host Los Angeles Chargers were badly banged up for Sunday’s prime-time clash, but the Steelers were flat, Aaron Rodgers performed at a New York Jets level of bumbling, big-money bozos T.J. Watt and DK Metcalf were invisible and the Steelers committed hara-kiri by...
Madden Monday: Steelers are ‘a bunch of bad players. They’re inconsistent. They’re poorly coached’
It’s easy for 105.9 The X’s Mark Madden to explain how the Pittsburgh Steelers regressed so dramatically Sunday night in Los Angeles, following their big win over Indianapolis last week. “I could drive a truck down Main Street, U.S.A., and come back with 11 guys who could stop that Steelers...
Steelers vs. Chargers: What they’re saying in Los Angeles after win
Pittsburgh Steelers faithful know quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been relatively dependable this season, even as he nears 42 years of age. But in a 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, Rodgers looked “every bit” of a football player hitting middle-age, wrote Chargers beat writer Sam Farmer...
First Call: Aaron Rodgers, Mike Tomlin have different takes on running more; Ravens pull within a game of Steelers
In Monday’s “First Call,” Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are singing different tunes about the run game. Justin Fields and the Jets beat the Browns. The Ravens get another win. Russell Wilson is quarterbacking the Giants again. Plus, we have lots to discuss on the local college basketball front. Different...
Penguins forward Tommy Novak reunited with Evgeni MalkinVideo
It wasn’t a thing of beauty. But it was effective. Forward Tommy Novak’s second goal of the season gave the Pittsburgh Penguins an opening lead Sunday in what wound up being a 3-2 home loss to the Los Angeles Kings. For what it lacked in cosmetic appeal, it offered plenty...
