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penguins
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined by injury
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pitt
Pitt’s late rally not enough to overcome costly turnovers, hot shooting by Syracuse
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steelers
Jonnu Smith a full practice participant as Steelers appear healthy for playoffs
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Penguins/NHL
Injured Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones hopeful to be healthy by ‘next weekend’
Tim Benz: Suddenly for Dan Muse and the Penguins, the only struggle is to find complaintsVideo
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Broz beat CheckersVideo
Penguins beat Devils for 6th consecutive win as Evgeni Malkin returnsVideo
Jack McGregor, state senator who founded Penguins, dies at 91Video
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin expected to play against Devils
Penguins assign forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Where are the Penguins midway through the season?
Penguins experiment with Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel and Egor Chinakhov as a second line
‘Everyone’s just been doing their job’: Plenty clicking for Penguins during season-best 5-game winning streak
Sports Podcasts
Steelers/NFL
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ QB upgrade to Aaron Rodgers has been minimal … so far
Steelers’ Cam Heyward voted 2nd-team All-Pro, seeks playoff success in 15th season
Think fast: Steelers try to avoid another slow start, end playoff skid vs. Texans
A harrowing look back at each defeat of Steelers’ active 6-game playoff losing streak
In what could be final NFL game, WR Adam Thielen brings veteran savvy to Steelers
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud living up to high expectations
Key matchup for Steelers-Texans: DK Metcalf vs. Derek Stingley Jr.
Who could be an X-factor in the Steelers’ wild-card matchup vs. Texans?
Jonnu Smith added to Steelers’ injury report; Jaylen Warren returns to full participation
‘I’m going to shine when my time comes’: Steelers’ Kaleb Johnson deals with benching
Pirates/MLB
‘We’ve got to believe’: Pirates sign All-Star slugger Ryan O’Hearn, who touts playoff talk
Pirates avoid arbitration with 4 players, as Oneil Cruz, Dennis Santana earn big raises
After season on Pirates coaching staff, Daniel Vogelbach returning to Brewers as hitting coach
New outfielder Jake Mangum ready to make an immediate impression on Pirates, fan base
Pirates plan to tap Mason Montgomery’s potential as lefty flamethrower thrives in relief
U mad, bro?: DK Metcalf’s suspension, Steelers debacle vs. Browns, media coverage of loss blasted by readers
Pirates 2025 in review: Season ranged from fan frustrations and off-the-field fiascos to Cy Young triumph
Former Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney retiring after 12 major-league seasons
Pirates add another slugger by signing Ryan O’Hearn to 2-year, $29 million free agent deal
Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen and wife welcome new baby boy
Pitt
Pitt acquires transfer portal help at tight end, special teams
Former Pitt RB Randy McMillan, anchor on 1979-80 squads, dies at age 67
Following 2 narrow losses to open league play, Pitt aims for 1st ACC win vs. Syracuse
Another former WPIAL cornerback, Auburn’s Raion Strader, joins Pitt from transfer portal
Retool at receiver commences as Pitt lands Western Carolina transfer Malik Knight
Pitt lands commitment from speedy 2-sport Slippery Rock standout Kanye Thompson
Pitt defensive tackle Francis Brewu, kicker Trey Butkowski enter transfer portal
Pitt DT Sean FitzSimmons plans to stay with Panthers
Jeff Capel acknowledges impact of injuries, limited personnel for Pitt this season
Pitt CB Shawn Lee reverses course, announces return to program for 2026
High School
McDowell uses strong 3rd quarter to take down Montour
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito, Valley’s Baxter Diehm
WCCA finals feature possible preview of PIAA tournament
Norwin notebook: Hockey team making strides
Road to more wins starts at the free-throw line for Penn Hills girls
Penn Hills boys hungry to pile up wins
Norwin girls basketball alumni starring on college hardwood
Franklin Regional boys stay atop WPIAL wrestling heap; girls team makes strides
Murrysville Star notebook: Franklin Regional grad returning to Riveters
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Goalie stands tall in Fox Chapel loss
Penn State
WPIAL Penn State defender Anthony Speca transferring
Penn State men fall just short of upset against No. 2 Michigan
Reports: Former Penn State QB Ethan Grunkemeyer to join James Franklin at Virginia Tech
Penn State’s Terry Smith has his new role under new head coach Matt Campbell
Talented freshman QB commits to Penn State via transfer portal
Penn State adds 4th transfer of cycle with massive tight end
No. 20 Illinois beats Penn State at Philly’s Palestra
Kotelnicki returns to Kansas as associate head coach after stint as Penn State offensive coordinator
Penn State QB Ethan Grunkemeyer entering transfer portal; LB Tony Rojas will return
2025 in Pittsburgh college sports: Penn State football tries to recover from implosion
WVU
Milan Momcilovic’s 8 3-pointers, Joshua Jefferson’s triple-double lead No. 3 Iowa State past West Virginia
Former Laurel Highlands star Rodney Gallagher to transfer from West Virginia
Treysen Eaglestaff’s 23 points help West Virginia beat MVSU
Bruce Thornton scores 19 points after halftime, Ohio State beats West Virginia in double overtime
Honor Huff scores 24 points for West Virginia in 90-58 win over Little Rock
West Virginia can’t stop Juke Harris, loses to Wake Forest at Holiday HoopfestVideo
West Virginia men use pair of 14-0 runs to blow past Coppin State
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
Morton throws for 3 TDs, LB Rodriguez scores on offense again and Texas Tech whips WVU 49-0
No. 7 Texas Tech focused on matchup at West Virginia and not what lies beyond
U.S./World Sports
Czechia beats Canada 6-4 in world junior hockey; Sweden outlasts Finland
Tyson Fury says he is coming out of retirement in 2026
Anthony Joshua posts his first public update since the car crash that killed two of his friends
Finland stuns 2-time defending champ US 4-3 in OT in world junior quarterfinals
Kotelnicki returns to Kansas as associate head coach after stint as Penn State offensive coordinator
Seven Fields native Ava McNaughton picked for U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team; Hilary Knight to make 5th Olympics appearance
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hyperextends left knee, will be evaluated in 4 weeks
Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin dies after house fire, mother critically injured
Tiger Woods turns 50. It’s the one time golf’s greats can relate to him
Mikaela Shiffrin keeps streak going with come-from-behind win in World Cup night slalomVideo
District Colleges
Westmoreland County campus clips: Latrobe grad Alex Tatsch looks toward future at Penn State
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski repeats as Amateur Player of the Year
Westmoreland campus clippings: Offensive lineman Dane Levi gets plenty of interest after entering portal
Former Penn-Trafford RB Cade Yacamelli will enter transfer portal after 4 years at Wisconsin
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Seton Hill volleyball coaching legend Rick Hall retires
After injury-plagued freshman season, Yough grad Austin Matthews proving valuable to Geneva men’s basketball
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Aris Lamanna wraps up strong season for Coastal Carolina women’s soccer
New coach Colin Johnston hoping to guide Saint Vincent wrestling back to top of PAC
Frostburg State knocks Cal (Pa.) out of NCAA Division II playoffs
Cal (Pa.) football team returns home for 2nd round of playoffs
Outdoors
A California fisherman may have broken records by catching a 10.25-pound canary rockfish
Firearms deer hunting season to wrap up in Pennsylvania
Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain resorts set to open Saturday, 1 week after Seven Springs
Hunter seriously injured in fall from tree stand in North Buffalo
Westmoreland hunters find success in woods on opening day of rifle season
Is roadkill legal to eat? The laws vary by state. Here’s what you need to know
Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson explores life, pain, and purpose in ‘The Running Ground’
Glamping coming to some Pennsylvania state parks next year
Public welcome at meeting on future of Agan Park, Riddle Run area
Controlled deer hunt expands to 10 Pittsburgh parks; hunters target overgrown herd