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pitt
Pitt can’t close gap late with Clemson, loses ACC home opener
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steelers
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ season finale is pass/fail for the Aaron Rodgers experiment
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mlb
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays agree to contract, AP source says
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Penguins/NHL
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell gets to live his own Olympic dream
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin resumes practicingVideo
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
Penguins Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell named to Sweden’s Olympic roster
Kris Letang’s OT goal to remember lifts Penguins past Red Wings
Forward Yegor Chinakov expected to make Penguins debut against Red Wings
Former Penguins All-Star Lowell MacDonald dies
Minor league report: Nailers routed by Railers
Penguins forward Yegor Chinakhov ready for ‘a new page, a new year’Video
Penguins assign defenseman Ryan Graves to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
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Steelers/NFL
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has NFL’s top rushing offense behind Derrick Henry
Steelers’ T.J. Watt excited to return to play after ‘very scary’ partially collapsed lungVideo
Steelers’ active roster appears fully available ahead of must-win matchup vs. Ravens
Kenneth Gainwell voted Steelers team MVPVideo
Steelers honor 11 high school football players with Jerome Bettis Leadership Award
Steelers notebook: Derrick Harmon’s return figures to help slow Ravens’ rushing attack
Steelers’ Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick are building blocks of O-line
Lamar Jackson says he’ll play vs. Steelers: ‘A hundred percent’
‘Having him back is definitely going to be awesome’: Steelers eager for T.J. Watt return
Calvin Austin III returns to Steelers practice, hopes to play vs. Ravens
Pirates/MLB
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
‘A good fit’: Newly acquired Pirates 2B Brandon Lowe excited about hitting at PNC Park
‘There’s a lot more out there for us’: After big trade, Pirates prepare to make more moves
Pirates GM Ben Cherington excited to add All-Star 2B Brandon Lowe, calling him ‘a strong fit’
Pirates acquire big bat in 2-time All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe in 3-team deal
New Pirates reliever Gregory Soto eager to embrace any role out of bullpenVideo
Pitt
Pitt forward Papa Amadou Kante to miss remainder of season
Pitt All-ACC linebacker Rasheem Biles plans to enter transfer portal
Pitt men let lead slip away, lose at Miami in ACC opener
2025 in Pittsburgh college sports: Penn State football tries to recover from implosion
Report: Pitt receiver Kenny Johnson plans to enter transfer portal
Pitt turns in-house for new defensive coordinator, promotes safeties coach Cory Sanders
Pitt fumbles away chances, suffers upset loss to East Carolina in Military BowlVideo
Pitt defensive coordinator Randy Bates to retire following Military Bowl
East Carolina hit harder by transfers, staff defections than Pitt leading into Military Bowl
Pitt lineman Jackson Brown to enter transfer portal
High School
Parade of champions: WPIAL, PIAA individual gold medalists for 2025
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 2, 2026
High school roundup for Jan. 2, 2026: South Fayette beats Ohio power
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 3, 2026: Norwin, Imani Christian jockey for position
Upper St. Clair kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano adds Ohio State offer
Steelers honor 11 high school football players with Jerome Bettis Leadership Award
After strong start, Plum girls basketball braces for upcoming section tests
Behind lone senior Elizabeth Kantoris, Latrobe girls wrestling continues to build
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 2, 2026: Pine-Richland, North Allegheny to collide
High school sports schedule for Jan. 2, 2026
Penn State
2025 in Pittsburgh college sports: Penn State football tries to recover from implosion
Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton refused to opt out of the Pinstripe Bowl and delivered a master class
Penn State hires Southern Cal assistant D’Anton Lynn as defensive coordinator
Kayden Mingo, Eli Rice lead Penn State over North Carolina Central 90-67
Belle Vernon grad Quinton Martin shines for Penn State in Pinstripe Bowl
Ethan Grunkemeyer throws 2 TDs, Penn State finishes on high note vs. Clemson in Pinstripe BowlVideo
Penn State and Clemson meet in the Pinstripe Bowl after disappointing regular seasons
Penn State has 4 opt-outs for Pinstripe Bowl; other veterans will be limited
Penn State defensive starter, Aliquippa native reportedly won’t play in Pinstripe Bowl
‘I like what he’s about’: Penn State veterans share 1st impressions of new head coach Matt Campbell
WVU
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
West Virginia men can’t hold early lead, lose to Xavier at Charleston ClassicVideo
West Virginia men drop close game to Clemson in Charleston Classic
U.S./World Sports
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
Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate Bowl
Mikaela Shiffrin is perfect in slalom. She’s got big post-Christmas plans with Olympics approaching
John Robertson, two-time European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest, dies at 72
WNBA players union authorizes negotiators to call a strike if needed during CBA talks
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
District Colleges
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
Seton Hill men lead wire-to-wire to defeat Pitt-Greensburg in matchup of unbeatens
Outdoors
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
‘Gear for Deer’ seeks to boost the number of 1st-time hunters