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The busiest stretch of the NHL offseason is here. Free agency opened at noon Wednesday, and the Penguins have the salary cap space to be major players...

It wasn’t just a good story that led to Eli Heidenreich being a seventh-round selection in his hometown by his hometown team. The Pittsburgh native be...

Ron Francis and Kyle Dubas have been trying to make this happen for a while. When the Carolina Hurricanes fired Francis in 2018, he looked at joining ...

(TNS) — Seventh-round picks know they have a steep hill to climb to still make an NFL roster as rookies. But the skill set of Robert Spears-Jennings, ...

(TNS) — When the Steelers and Green Bay Packers met in Super Bowl XLV in 2011, the showdown wasn’t solely about Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers, ...

DENVER— The Pirates flew out west with a .500 record last Sunday. Seven days later, after experiencing the dry heat of West Sacramento, Calif., and th...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — For all the offense, leadership and star-power Gavin McKenna brought to Penn State hockey this season, coach Guy Gadowsky discove...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – The Pittsburgh Penguins named Ron Francis as special advisor of hockey operations. In his new role, Francis will assist the Penguin...

(TNS) — It’s been a rough June for the Pirates. Don Kelly’s club entered Wednesday with a 5-9 record on the month. A few of their recent victories wer...

(TNS) — I’m tired of talking about the Pirates bullpen. It’s been the club’s clear weakness since the start of the season. There’s almost nothing left...

(TNS) — The Steelers aren’t going to have an old-school mentality when it comes to how they use their safeties. Forget the traditional sense of a stro...

(TNS) — Troy Fautanu and Mason McCormick have a connection the Steelers are relying on to be a key component of their offensive line. So much so that ...

(TNS) —How does it make sense that one of the best offensive teams in baseball has a weakness like left-handed pitching? Yet that’s where the Pirates ...

(TNS) — Kyle Dubas knows the Penguins are still far from Stanley Cup contention — which, given his array of assets, will make this summer very interes...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin's right forearm strain is improving, and the 20-year-old is optimistic he'll be back soon. G...

(TNS) — After a four-month spending spree that might make Black Friday shoppers blanch, the Steelers still might add another expensive item to their c...

(TNS) — To pay or not to pay? That is the question NFL teams are facing with the league’s top edge rushers. In recent years, no market has exploded in...

Last month, Kyle Dubas made clear where the Penguins need to improve the most next season. “As a whole defensively, we still continue to give up a lot...

(TNS) — New defensive coordinator Patrick Graham is keeping many elements of the Steelers’ traditional 3-4 defense, but it appears there will be at le...

(TNS) — Harrison Brunicke was too good for juniors. But that doesn’t mean he could not get anything out of returning to the Western Hockey League. “Pe...