New Penguins hall of famers remain connected to Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ heated rivalry with the Washington Capitals existed well before Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin burst into the NHL at the dawn of the 21st century. In mid-April of 1991, the original chapters of this anthology were written during the Patrick Division final of the Stanley Cup playoffs....
Aaron Rodgers joins list of elite passers to face his former NFL team when Steelers play Packers
Aaron Rodgers already has ruled out revenge as an incentive when he faces his former team, the Green Bay Packers, on Sunday night as the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’s not even nostalgic about the matchup, noting it would be memorable if the venue were Lambeau Field instead of...
Breaking down the 2025 WPIAL football playoffs
Class 6A Favorite: Defending champion Central Catholic has dominated Class 6A this year, outscoring conference opponents 265-35. The Vikings, under third-year coach Ryan Lehmeier, are favorites to win the program’s 10th WPIAL title. They’re trying to reach the finals for the 11th time in 12 years. The roster is loaded...
‘Shocking’ 4A pairings debated as WPIAL reveals brackets for 2025 football playoffs
Only eight teams qualified for the Class 4A football playoffs, but the WPIAL’s smallest bracket has surely raised the most eyebrows. McKeesport drew the No. 1 seed, as expected, but the rest of the 4A bracket proved unpredictable until the WPIAL revealed its pairings Saturday. Most notably, there was an...
Pitt LBs Rasheem Biles, Nick Lapi out vs. N.C. State; Kyle Louis a game-time decision
Pitt will be without a pillar of its defense Saturday vs. N.C. State for the second straight week, as linebacker Rasheem Biles was listed as out on the final weekly ACC student-athlete availability report. Released at 1:30 p.m., two hours before the Panthers (5-2, 3-1 ACC) take on the Wolfpack...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: If the Penguins want development, a kid line is the answer
Winning when it’s not expected and when you’re supposed to be rebuilding comes with an unusual set of challenges. You’ve got to keep trying to win, but development can’t be put on the backburner. That’s the circumstance the Penguins find themselves in after a whirlwind 6-2 start that sees them...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following a morning skate in Cranberry. The Penguins have alternated starts in net between Silovs and Tristan Jarry in every game hitherto this...
Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss approximately eight weeks due to an undisclosed ailment. The team announced Jones’ status Saturday morning. Jones, a left-handed shot, was injured during a 5-3 road win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. He did...
Scouting the Packers: Steelers opponent hasn’t won in Pittsburgh since 1970
SCOUTING THE PACKERS Last meeting Steelers beat Packers, 23-19, on Nov. 12, 2023, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Steelers front seven vs. Packers RB Josh Jacobs While Micah Parsons gets all the attention as a come-from-anywhere Green Bay pass rusher who must be accounted for, the player on offense who elicits...
Steelers 4 Downs: Targeting tight ends as much as wide receivers
1. Targeting tight ends More than one-third of the way through the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are relying on tight ends for passing production more than any team in the NFL. The four-touchdown outburst from the tight ends corps during the Steelers’ most recent game Oct. 16 highlighted the emphasis...
WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel forecast 2025 football playoff pairings
Other than the wild cards, the 2025 WPIAL playoff field is set. In the current playoff format, the 16 wild card teams aren’t determined by tiebreaker formulas, but instead chosen at the discretion of the WPIAL football steering committee. So, bubble teams must wait until Saturday afternoon to learn whether...
High school football roundup for Oct. 24, 2025: North Catholic locks up playoff spot with win over Hopewell
Joey Felitsky threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns as North Catholic clinched a playoff berth with a 44-36 victory over Hopewell (6-4, 2-4) in the WPIAL Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. The Trojans (7-3, 4-2) locked up third place in the conference and will learn their...
Blue Jays stomp Dodgers in Game 1 with 9 runs in 6th inning
TORONTO — It was a 12-batter onslaught, a beatdown that started with a leadoff walk, accelerated with a grand slam that made World Series history and ended with a pile-on two-run homer from the player who perhaps best exemplifies just how suffocating these Toronto Blue Jays are. And now the...
Yacamelli leads Penn-Trafford as Warriors celebrate senior night with win over Latrobe
For John Ruane, all that remained was taking care of his seniors on Penn-Trafford’s senior night. Make no mistake, the Warriors’ longtime football coach adores every one of them. “It’s a big goal, obviously, to get them into the lineup. We have some great kids,” Ruane said. “And they’re absolutely...
Big night for the big guys as Derry linemen spark playoff-clinching win over Yough
Derry lineman Levi Haase hadn’t played since the third game of the season with a knee injury, but, as recovery time and luck would have it, he suited up for senior night. He never thought he’d provide such a spark in a playoff-clinching victory. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior intercepted a...
Trinity claims 1st conference title in 39 years with win over Belle Vernon
For the first time in 17 seasons, the Belle Vernon football team will not be a participant in the WPIAL playoffs. The Leopards got off to an atrocious start and Trinity quarterback Jonah Williamson and the Hillers were too much for the Leopards’ defense to overcome in the opening half...
Mustang miracle: Plum beats Penn Hills on kicker’s last-second TD on blocked field goal
It will be a play the Plum football faithful will not soon forget. Mustangs senior Austin Kolanowski set up for a 24-yard field goal with the score tied with two seconds left. The kick was blocked, but Kolankowski followed the ball and picked it up at the 10. He ran...
Highlands offense overpowers Valley, secures home playoff game
Highlands running back Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg inflicted pain on Valley on three consecutive drives Friday at Golden Rams Stadium. The sophomore’s 22-yard run put the Golden Rams at their opponent’s 27-yard line, followed two plays later by a 20-yard touchdown. His fifth touchdown in the past two games put his team...
Antonio Perkins sets school record, Burrell wins barnburner against Deer Lakes in pursuit of playoffs
Burrell sophomore quarterback Antonio Perkins chose to put a lot of pressure on the WPIAL Class 3A wild-card committee. After Perkins piled up a school-record 360 rushing yards, ran a punt and kick back for a score, intercepted a pass and scored five rushing touchdowns, who wants to be the...
Crosby accounts for all 5 TDs as Greensburg Central Catholic tops Leechburg, awaits playoff fate
Samir Crosby did everything in his power to make sure his football team still had a shot at making the playoffs. The dual-threat senior quarterback accounted for all five touchdowns as the Centurions (5-5, 3-4) routed Leechburg (7-3, 5-2), 36-7, in a Class A Eastern Conference clash on senior night...
Southmoreland’s Chapman blocks 3 punts in shutout of Greensburg Salem
It was senior night at Southmoreland on Friday, but Stanley Chapman stole the show, blocking a school-record three punts to lead the Scotties to a 38-0 win over Greensburg Salem. Southmoreland held Greensburg Salem without a yard on the first series and took over on their own 49 after a...
Giovanni Rothrauff rushes for career-record 260 yards as Norwin clips Mt. Lebanon to clinch 3rd place
When Mt. Lebanon coach Greg Perry talked about the Norwin football team, he heaped praise on quarterback Tristyn Tavares. Perry’s defense did an excellent job containing the slick Tavares. But Norwin is more than just Tavares. Junior running back Giovanni Rothrauff showed why. Rothrauff rushed for a career- record 260...
WPIAL clinched: Field of automatic qualifiers set for 2025 football playoffs
Here’s a look at teams that have automatically qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The WPIAL football committee will choose wild card qualifiers Saturday. The playoffs begin next Friday. Watch the Trib HSSN playoff pairings show at 3 p.m. Saturday. Class 6A (4 qualifiers) 1. Central Catholic, 2. North Allegheny,...
Undefeated Imani Christian dominates Freeport, clinches Allegheny 7 title
Freeport came into Friday’s Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference matchup at UPMC Graham Field with a chance to clinch the conference championship. The path was much easier for
No. 2-ranked Imani Christian. A win would clinch the conference title and give the Saints their second straight undefeated regular season. Junior...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Checkers, remain undefeatedVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. It was the first shutout of the season for Murashov who improved his record to 5-0-0. Forwards Danton Heinen and Ville Koivunen each had...
