Sports
Penguins/NHL
Penguins suspend newly acquired defenseman Egor Zamula
Penguins defense smothers Red Wings for 4th consecutive win
Minor league report: Logan Pietila leads Nailers past RailersVideo
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
Penguins forward Yegor Chinakhov ready for ‘a new page, a new year’Video
Forward Yegor Chinakov expected to make Penguins debut against Red Wings
Sports Podcasts
Steelers/NFL
Who will the Steelers play in 2026? Next season’s 17 opponents set
Steelers to open NFL playoffs on ‘Monday Night Football’
WR Roman Wilson back on Steelers’ inactives list for regular-season finale
Steelers vs. Ravens: Get ready for regular season finale
Steelers’ season finale has extra spice for many, like Joey Porter Jr.
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ season finale is pass/fail for the Aaron Rodgers experiment
Steelers 4 Downs: Will the Ravens deploy man coverage again in rematch?
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
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’s 2026 transfer portal tracker
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
High School
High school sports schedule for Jan. 5, 2026
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 5, 2026: Penn Hills, Plum girls to battle in Section 1-5A
PIHL standings through Jan. 4, 2026
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 5, 2026
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Norwin’s Landon Sidun, Southmoreland’s Zoey Murphy
High school roundup for Jan. 3, 2026: Chartiers Valley takes care of Aliquippa
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 3, 2026
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 4, 2026
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 4, 2026
Imani Christian plays fast in 4th quarter, dashes to win over Norwin
Penn State
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
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
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
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
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
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