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The IR list for the Penguins is growing. A few days after Caleb Jones was lost for eight weeks with a lower body injury, Rickard Rakell will now be on the shelf for 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. Rakell was struck in the hand in last night’s loss to Columbus. He […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked about trading Mitch Keller. It’s no secret that the Pirates need hitting. They had […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to have to live by a 'next man up' mentality, as forward Rickard Rakell is out six-to-eight weeks after undergoing hand surgery. Forward Rickard Rakell underwent successful surgery on his left hand today. The procedure was performed by Dr. John Fowler in collaboration with head team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas at UPMC Mercy Hospital. The expected recovery time is six to eight weeks. pic.twitter.com/Ljp9dzjgDX — Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) October 26, 2025 Rakell...
Here’s a photo of the popular Cubs first baseman Bill Buckner trying to break up a play in Pittsburgh: Getty Images’ caption says: PITTSBURGH, PA – CIRCA 1977: Phil Garner #3 of the Pittsburgh Pirates gets the put out at second base on Bill Buckner #22 of the Chicago Cubs during an Major League Baseball […]
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The Steelers don’t play till SNF. With so many teams on bye, there’s a lot less late afternoon options. All three AFC North rivals are playing at 1 p.m. without their Week 1 starting QB: the Ratbirds sans Lamar, the Bungals sans Burrow, and the Stains sans Flacco. Not sure any of those games matter […]
Get ready to wait all day for Sunday night. Tonight, the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will put a cap on a day of NFL football action, facing off against one another in a big prime time matchup. The two teams have a combined 8-3-1 record on the young season and each sit atop […]
MLB Trade Rumors | Anthony Franco: Yankees hitting coach James Rowson appears to be one of four finalists for the Twins’ vacant managerial position, per Dan Hayes and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic. The other contenders are former Pirates manager Derek Shelton, Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty, and former Mariners manager Scott Servais. Hayes and […]
Pregame The Penguins give Ben Kindel the night off, which gets Philip Tomasino back into the lineup. Caleb Jones’s injury pulls Matt Dumba back into action, Harrison Brunicke remains watching. The even goalie rotation doesn’t break now, it’s Arturs Silovs’s night. First period Hot start for the Penguins, Ryan Shea shoots high on Elvis Merlikins […]
The 2025 World Series begins on Friday, following a THRILLING Game 7 of the ALCS. The Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on FOX. Toronto won a thrilling final game to win the American League. Trailing 3-1 to the Seattle Mariners in Game 7, thanks […]
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Live from Delaware, it’s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT). 10 days later and we need to wash away that TNF loss. Tomorrow, Aaron Rodgers faces his former team in prime time. The Steelers need this win vs the Packers. It’s not as a must-have […]
It's still early, as teams have only played anywhere from seven to nine games thus far in the young season. But already, clubs around the NHL are planning some trade moves, and several players have certainly heard their names on the grapevine. Insider Chris Johnston of The Athletic lists his top 10 players to watch ahead of the trade deadline. Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames, D Bryan Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins, F Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins, F Alex Tuch, Buffalo Sabres, F Jean-Ga...
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike TomlinOffensive Coordinator: Arthur SmithDefensive Coordinator: Teryl AustinSpecial Teams Coordinator: Danny Smith Key Additions QB Aaron RodgersRB Kaleb Johnson (3rd Rd, 83rd Overall)RB Kenneth GainwellWR D.K. MetcalfTE Jonnu SmithDL Derrick Harmon (1st Rd, 21st Overall)DL Daniel EkualeDL Yahya Black (5th Rd, 164th Overall)EDGE Jack Sawyer (4th Rd, 123rd Overall)LB Malik HarrisonCB […]
The Green Bay Packers announced on Saturday that they have activated receiver Christian Watson from the physically unable to perform list. That gives the team much-needed breathing room at the receiver position going into their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the lack of an elevation of a practice squad receiver probably means that rookie […]
The Steelers are looking to get to 5-2 and continue building a lead in the AFC North race as the season reaches its halfway point. They’ll host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, a team they haven’t lost to at home since 1970. Will they get win No. 5? Our staff weighs in with […]
Pittsburgh wraps up back-to-back primetime contests as they host the Green Bay Packers this Sunday night. After dropping their first game since mid-September, Mike Tomlin and the Steelers look to rebound against a stingy Packers squad. Pittsburgh and Green Bay sit atop their divisions despite devastating losses for both squads. The Steelers most recently came […]
The Cincinnati Bengals have been struggling since Joe Burrow got injured, but upset the Steelers in week 7 to snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 3-4 on the season. Can they stay in contention by keeping the Jets winless on Sunday? The teams last met early on in the 2022 season, with the […]
Welcome to the Steelers weekly mailbag here on Behind The Steel Curtain. The trade deadline is looming and trade rumors have swirled for quite some time with Pittsburgh. Will there be a surprise name that Pittsburgh acquires i.e. Preston Smith a year ago? Plus, could Will Howard be the future? Let’s dive in. Q: Other […]
Who: Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0, 6 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-0, 12 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Ohio, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are looking at a busy next week mostly spent on […]
The two combatants in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final meet this evening in Sunrise when the struggling Florida Panthers (4-5-0) host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights (5-0-2) at Amerant Bank Arena. Despite outshooting them 37-16, the Panthers couldn’t fully dig themselves out of a two-goal hole and dropped a 5-3 decision to Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Brad Marchand continued his hot start, scoring a power-play goal and at even-strength to try to bring...
The Pittsburgh Steelers continue their reported search for a No. 2 wide receiver to put opposite DK Metcalf. Several notable names have been connected to the Steelers, and now Tony Pauline reports that Pittsburgh has its eye on three noteworthy receivers. “Two names I am hearing as trade targets are Jaylen Waddle of the Miami […]
It’s game preview time, folks. Thanks to Behind the Steel Curtain, our sister site covering the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ryland Bickley for answering a couple of questions going into this week’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Green Bay Packers. If you want to read our answers to their questions, the corresponding article to this […]
Ring the alarms. The Green Bay Packers’ receiver position is going to get very weird against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As it stands, following the Packers’ final injury report of the week, receiver Jayden Reed is on the injured reserve, Dontayvion Wicks (calf) has been ruled out and both Matthew Golden (hip) and Christian Watson (knee) […]
Back in late September, I wrote an article, which can be found here, that brokedown 4 potential candidates for the Nationals vacant General Manager position. They quickly kept one of those candidates, Mike DeBartolo, in the organization as an assistant general manager, a win as he did a fine job in his short term as […]