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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still holding out hope that they will be able to play home games in front of their fans during the 2020 season. Last week, The Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan wrote that the NFL is going to allow teams an opportunity to work out their own seating volume...

I have little confidence any of America’s big-time pro sports leagues will see their seasons through to a conclusion, or even start/resume them. The NBA has the best plan. It doesn’t matter that Florida is a covid-19 hot spot as long as all NBA personnel stay inside the Disney World...

When Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger admitted addictions to alcohol and pornography last week, it took a long time for that story to gain traction. Particularly on a local level. I wrote a column immediately after I found out about the news. But I found coverage of Roethlisberger’s mea culpa to...

For “First Call” Monday, we look at the NHL draft lottery drawing over the weekend and what the NFL can learn from it. Or — better said — what the NFL can learn to avoid. So the NHL had its draft lottery over the weekend, and its perceived worst-case scenario...

Ask most Steelers fans what they want to see improve in 2020, and the suggestions usually come back to something on offense. Rushing offense. Passing offense. Red zone offense. Third down offense. Scoring offense. None of those are wrong answers. But if we talk about the defense specifically, for as...

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best 100 players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 64: Steve Furness If he played today, Steve Furness never would impress anyone with his size. He played defensive tackle in the NFL...

Editor’s note: Leading up to a unique Pittsburgh Steelers training camp staged at Heinz Field this year, the Tribune-Review will be running through the team’s 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2020 season. The breakdown will go through the roster, in mostly alphabetical order, two per day, between...

For Friday’s First Call, let’s take a look at the cancellation of the NFL’s Hall of Fame Game. It was supposed to feature the Steelers against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio. Because of the coronavirus, that ain’t happenin’. Neither is the induction ceremony that would’ve included...

It’s a Killer B’s edition of “U mad, bro?” Who is on the dart board for our irate readers this week? Baseball, Benz, Baltimore and “Big Chest.” The #SticktoSports crowd is feeling particularly mouthy this week as well. John from New Cumberland LOVED my column about the second round of...

For Thursday’s “First Call,” we take a look at two major developments when it comes to the prospect of having fans at NFL games in the fall. I know what you’ve been thinking during this pandemic. How … how, dear Lord above … will we be able to emerge from...

We warned them! When it comes to former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, we told them this would happen. If you don’t say “no,” that means “maybe.” And then “maybe,” turns into “could.” And “could” very well “could” be a nightmare for your franchise. On numerous occasions in recent months,...

When I heard Ben Roethlisberger’s soundbite admitting that he had battled addictions to alcohol and pornography, I had two immediate questions. The first was, how was this story so far off the radar for so long? Roethlisberger was a speaker for the “ManUp Pittsburgh” Christian men’s program, which was streamed...

Ben Roethlisberger’s demons include a prior addiction to alcohol and pornography, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said at the ManUp Pittsburgh conference on Saturday. Roethlisberger was an invited speaker at the conference, which deals with faith and a man’s role as a husband and father. Roethlisberger used his 15-minute segment to...

If Pittsburgh Steelers players want to kneel during the national anthem this season as a protest against police brutality and social injustice, they have the blessing of coach Mike Tomlin. Speaking to the media Tuesday for the first time since the death of George Floyd at the hands of four...

Two Pittsburgh Steelers tested positive for covid-19, coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday morning on a Zoom conference call. “We’ve had two positive tests, but it’s been guys that obviously are not in our facility,” Tomlin said. “They have gone through the appropriate protocols and are back to work. I’m...