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Three weeks removed from their last game in Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to action this evening at PPG Paints Arena against the New Jersey Devils. They have 26 games left on their 2025-26 schedule and currently sit second in the Metropolitan division in playoff positioning. On the downside, they will have to play the […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going into the 2026 season with manager Don Kelly, who is going into first full season as their manager. Kelly was the interim manager last season after the Bucs fired Derek Shelton after he started the season 12-26. After firing Shelton, The Pirates went 59-65 under Kelly. Kelly has brought in […]
Four days into the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, the first reports of the Steelers meeting with prospects are being announced. So far, the reported list of formal and informal visits includes one safety, one cornerback, two edge rushers, four defensive linemen, and four linebackers: Especially this early in the process — interviews with offensive players […]
Days into the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, the first reports of the Steelers meeting with prospects are being announced. Especially this early in the process — interviews with offensive players have barely started — Combine interviews aren’t the greatest indicators of team interest. Teams will meet with around 50 players formally at the event and […]
Days into the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, the first reports of the Steelers meeting with prospects are being announced. Especially this early in the process — interviews with offensive players have barely started — Combine interviews aren’t the greatest indicators of team interest. Teams will meet with around 50 players formally at the event and […]
Pirates fans saw their first glimpse of the 2025 National League Cy Young winner on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Skenes took the mound for the first time in 2026 against the Atlanta Braves in North Port, Florida. It’s the only game Skenes is scheduled to pitch for the Pirates before joining Team USA for the 2026 […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the 2026 offseason with just two safeties on their roster – DeShon Elliott and Sebastian Castro. Pittsburgh signed Jabrill Peppers early in the 2025 season and traded for Kyle Dugger ahead of the trade deadline, but both are set to become free agents, as is Chuck Clark, making safety an obvious […]
Mike Tomlin shocked many when he stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach on Jan. 13 after 19 seasons with the team. The Steelers moved quickly by hiring Mike McCarthy, but the impact that Tomlin had on the league will last for years to come. At the 2026 NFL Combine, Behind the Steel Curtain […]
The Colorado Avalanche moved Samuel Girard and a second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran defenceman Brett Kulak, and while it may have been a significant deal, it's the aftermath that everyone is talking about. The Avs moved on Girard, who is signed long term and they also freed up some cap space, and now currently sit with over $8 million in available resources heading into the trade deadline. There's growing speculation they aren't anywhere near finished, and one...
The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of several teams that will be in the quarterback market once the new league year begins on March 11th. With Aaron Rodgers’ future still up in the air, Pittsburgh will have to look elsewhere for a signal-caller in 2026 should Rodgers decide to retire or explore other options. The consensus […]
It’s Spring Training Game Thread time. Wooooo. It’s the very “fun” matchup of Paul Skenes and Bryce Elder, but really, it’s an early Grapefruit League tuneup for both arms. This game is one of the Spring Training games broadcast on Gray TV, and should be available via MLB.tv as well, regardless of where you are. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves, February 25, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: CoolToday Park, Venice, FL How to Listen: KDKA-FM 93.7 The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road against the Atlanta Braves, where they will try and pick up another win. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is your thread for […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on Aaron Rodgers’ time for the second consecutive offseason, but 2026 appears to be different than 2025, when Rodgers didn’t make his decision official until mandatory minicamp. General manager Omar Khan reiterated during his press conference at the NFL Combine that he didn’t foresee this year dragging on like 2025, and […]
The Penguins provided a Sidney Crosby update, and it wasn’t a good one. The Pens captain has been placed on injured reserve, with the team adding he will be out for a “minimum” of four weeks. Crosby was injured in the Olympics, and reportedly was searching for a brace for his knee while taking an […]
It's official. The Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff push just took a massive hit. The team has announced that Sidney Crosby has been ruled out for at least four weeks. Crosby is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks. https://t.co/K3WB2aQa9y — Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) February 25, 2026 Crosby suffered a lower-body injury late in the Olympics, in the team’s quarterfinal matchup against Czechia. He missed both the semifinal victory against Finland and the Gold Medal Game l...
Warning: This piece discusses domestic violence and includes a link to an article that shows visual evidence of domestic violence. In one of the earliest moves of the offseason, the Mets claimed Ji Hwan Bae off waivers from the Pirates. Bae, entering his age-27 season, appeared in 163 games in parts of four seasons with […]
Good morning! The Red Sox lost to the Pirates yesterday, with Ranger Suarez giving up a homer to the number one prospect in baseball, Konnor Griffin. Luckily, absolutely nothing that happens in a spring training game in February matters one stinking bit. In fact, if anyone remembers anything at all about yesterday’s game, it will […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins may be sitting in a surprising playoff position, but that hasn’t stopped speculation from building around goaltender Stuart Skinner’s future. Despite stabilizing the crease since arriving in the Tristan Jarry deal, Daily Faceoff's Josh Yohe is questioning whether Skinner could be flipped again before the trade deadline as general manager Kyle Dubas continues to prioritize long-term roster planning. Why Stuart Skinner Could Be Traded Again The biggest factor dr...
After a short break following the end of the Steelers’ season, Read & React is back. We’re also starting off the new batch of columns by returning to what was one of our favorite series to write last year: offseason blueprints. If you don’t remember, it’s a fairly simple premise. Before the actual roster building […]
The latest trade made yesterday by the Penguins to acquire Samuel Girard for Brett Kulak was right up the wheelhouse of what Kyle Dubas has been doing for a while now. It’s another move at incremental improvement, flipping a player recently acquired for a younger replacement, while adding another second round draft pick to the […]
It was all systems go for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this past week, victors in all three of their recent games. Even the weekend snowstorm in New York couldn’t stop WBS from getting in and out of Bridgeport with a shutout win. A concise look of the games from WBSPenguins.com: Wednesday, Feb. 18 – PENGUINS 7 at […]
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for a weekly Steelers links roundup at BTSC. But first, let’s take a look around the AFC North: Now, onto some Steelers news and discussion: Lamar Jackson, Kyle Van Noy sound off on NFL’s admission of errors in Steelers-Ravens game (From Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio): The Week 14 Ravens-Steelers game featured multiple […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas made yet another intriguing trade on Tuesday, as the March 6 trading deadline draws nearer. The Penguins have traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 draft. [PensBurgh] Ryder […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in desperate need of finding their next franchise quarterback. Five years after Ben Roethlisberger walked off the field for the final time, the Steelers have played a game of musical chairs looking for the answer. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. thinks he’s found it. In his latest mock draft released […]
The term most associated with the top prospect in baseball regarding his chances to make the big league club out of spring training is to leave “no doubt.” On Tuesday afternoon in Fort Myers, Konnor Griffin left no doubt on two baseballs. In fact, they left the entire ballpark. Facing All-Star left-hander Ranger Suarez and […]