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Life as a practice squad player in the NFL is one full of ups and downs. Less than 24 hours after releasing quarterback/wide receiver John Rhys Plumlee from the practice squad, the Steelers are bringing him back, a team source told Alan Saunders of Steelers Now on Wednesday. Plumlee was released on Tuesday per the […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly spoken to some of the league’s top free agents this off-season about joining their team. While they have struck out on Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber, the Pirates are still able to sign a strong free agent. Bleacher Report writer Zachary D. Rymer suggests the Pirates are the best fit […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing veteran running back Trey Sermon, the team announced today. Sermon has had multiple on-and-off stints with the Steelers since signing with the team rookie mini-camp. He’s appeared in three games for the Steelers in 2025. Sermon was drafted in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the San […]
Last night in Pittsburgh, Leon Draisaitl became the 21st-fastest player to score 1,000 points in NHL history. Draisaitl needed 824 games to reach the 1,000 mark — two more games than Mark Messier, and six fewer than Adam Oates to slot in between the Hall of Fame players. The list of players to reach 1,000…
It’s been a slow trickle of news and development in the story about the potential sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last out there was that the Hoffmann family’s exclusive window had expired, but it appears they and Fenway Sports kept grinding to reach a deal and reportedly now have one. FSG bought the Penguins from […]
Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar writes about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell, whose new team has recognized him as one of their castoffs from elsewhere, and an integral part of […]
Plenty of storylines emerged in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6–4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. There was a netminder duel between Stuart Skinner and Tristan Jarry, along with Leon Draisaitl recording his 1,000th NHL point. Yet, in the background, there was also a Spencer Stastney and Brett Kulak angle that flew under the radar,…
It was an eventful evening in Pittsburgh as the Edmonton Oilers visited the Penguins on Tuesday, with storylines galore. Just a few days after being traded, Stuart Skinner faced his former team in his debut for Pittsburgh. Leon Draisaitl also managed to score career point 1,000 on Skinner when just last week, they were sharing…
Tuesday night wasn’t easy for anyone. Tristan Jarry, Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak had the band-aid ripped off, facing off against their former teams just days after a massive trade shook both the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. There was no shortage of storylines heading into the game: the trade, Leon Draisaitl chasing point 1,000,…
It’s always fun to go back and have a laugh at how difficult predicting the future is, so why not put a six-game losing streak on the back burner to see how many twists and turns there really were in the calendar year of 2025. Here’s an audit of what did and didn’t happen according […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins won their first two games last week before the rare blowout loss took them down a notch. Nick Hart at WBSPenguins with more: Wednesday, Dec. 10 – PENGUINS 3 at Hartford 0Sergei Murashov thwarted a first-period barrage from the Wolf Pack, earning to a 34-save shutout. Phil Tomasino and Avery Hayes scored on […]
The Edmonton Oilers landed in Pittsburgh for the third game of their five-game road trip, only four days after making the trade that sent Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak to the Penguins in exchange for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin. And with both goalies still wearing helmets from their former organizations, all eyes were on…
It’s been a long time since the Steelers have played a relatively stress-free game, but that’s what the fans were treated to on Monday night. After an evenly sloppy first quarter-and-a-half, the Steelers pulled ahead by scoring a touchdown on four consecutive drives for the first time since 2018. The Steelers have added some new […]
The Miami Dolphins have officially been eliminated from playoff contention following their embarrassing loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. It wasn’t a good look for a lot of folks within the organization, but the defeat was especially deflating for head coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, as their once-dominant passing game […]
Kris Letang has been the lightning rod in Pittsburgh lately, and it’s not hard to see why. The Pittsburgh Penguins have turned blowing leads into a weekly horror show, and when the third period collapses start stacking up, fans always go hunting for a face to put it on. The Athletic's Josh Yohe’s reporting makes it clear this isn’t just noise outside the room either. There’s real concern inside the organization about Letang’s play, and the scary part is that the usual escape hatche...
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers played an ice hockey game at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. This was a game of great significance for the starting goalies, as both players were on the ice against the team they were traded from just days ago. […]
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: What’s the latest on the Steelers’ upcoming opponent? Now, onto some Steelers news and discussion: Aaron Rodgers, Steelers beat Dolphins with help of ‘castoffs’ (From ESPN’s Brooke Pryor): “There’s some castoffs if you look at […]
Jim Bowden of The Athletic wrote about his takeaways from the Winter Meetings and what he learned from the busiest time of the offseason. He deemed the Pirates as not serious spenders and that the offers they made for Josh Naylor and Kyle Schwarber were simply just eye-wash. He stated that both Naylor and Schwarber […]
Change may be coming to the Miami Dolphins offense sooner rather than later at the quarterback position. Mike McDaniel met with the media yesterday to discuss a variety of topics after losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. One of those topics revolved around the quarterback position and Tua Tagovailoa. The offense was lifeless […]
It’s always a blast when the Edmonton Oilers play the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Tuesday evening, the Oilers played the third of five games on this road trip, defeating the Penguins 6-4 to move to 16-12-6 and into the third spot in the Pacific Division. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one!…
Hollywood can learn a thing or two from the NHL's scriptwriters these days. We got a must-see matchup of Tristan Jarry and the Edmonton Oilers vs. Stuart Skinner and the Pittsburgh Penguin s, just days after they were traded for each other. And of course, it was Connor McDavid who stole the show with a spectacular goal against his old teammate. Gotta be tough for Skinner. Back to back cup appearances with this team, then you blink and you’re playing AGAINST McDavid and he’s skating 17,00...
The Edmonton Oilers are down a man against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the second period Tuesday night, forward Curtis Lazar got tied up with Penguins defenceman Jack St. Ivany and fell into the boards, colliding with former teammate Brett Kulak in the process. Lazar then needed assistance getting off the ice, and did not return…
Leon Draisaitl has officially hit 1000 career points. The point came against Draisaitl’s former goaltender in Stuart Skinner, as the Edmonton Oilers faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. It came early in the game and on the power play, in fitting fashion, as Draisaitl picked up a secondary assist on a Zach Hyman…
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It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ Tuesday’s matchup vs. the Penguins, Tristan Jarry vs. Stuart Skinner, Baggedmilk’s Trivia, and much more. We kicked off the Tuesday…