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The NFL is still feeling the waves from the massive splash that was Mike Tomlin stepping down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The longest-tenured head coach in American sports addressed the team the same way he has at the end of every season, but this time was different, as he told the team […]
A nightmare has struck the city of Philadelphia. During the Flyers’ big and embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night, goaltender Dan Vladar suffered an injury and had to be pulled after the first period. While the Flyers confirmed the swap to put Sam Ersson in was due to injury (and not for allowing two goals on five shots in 20 minutes), the true confirmation that Vladar is going to at least miss Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins came the morning after. Accor...
Entering their game on Thursday night, Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Ben Kindel will be riding a 14-game goal-less drought. Beyond that, he has just one goal in his past 19 games going back to early December. That does not necessarily mean he has not been playing well (because he still has been), but it is still […]
On January 16th in 2010, Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins shoved defenseman Willie Mitchell head first into the boards with his team trailing by four goals with 7 minutes to play. Mitchell sustained a concussion on the play forcing him to miss the remaining 105 days (46 games) of the Vancouver Canucks season and jeopardizing his off-season free agent value. Malkin, meanwhile, received
The Detroit Lions now have a sixth offensive coordinator candidate made public. According to Ian Rapoport, the Lions have put out a request to interview Arthur Smith, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Smith was a long-time coach within the Tennessee Titans organization. He started as a defensive quality control coach with the team […]
Who: Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-8, 52 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-10, 52 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Nationally televised game on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens get one more at home after this to see Columbus at PPG Paints on Saturday night. Then […]
Tuesday, while still reeling from the latest playoff loss, Steelers fans were treated to a sudden, shocking exit of head coach Mike Tomlin. If you’ve been around these parts long, you know that the pleas for Tomlin to step away or to be let go have been a constant in the comment sections and articles […]
It’s been a Pittsburgh winter this year, definitely colder and more precipitation than in years past, and I’m pretty much over winter at this point. Which makes it all that more special that the Pittsburgh Pirates released their 2026 MLB Spring Training dates yesterday. We’re only roughly three weeks from pitchers and catchers, y’all, as […]
Over the course of their three game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins have registered just two goals as the offense has suddenly gone dry. While the goaltending and defense have been stellar over the same stretch, it’s going to be hard to win any games when the goal scoring completely evaporates the way it has […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, and if you’re considering making a wager, we have best bets tips below. Best Penguins vs. Flyers Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Sidney Crosby, Penguins +155 24 G in 45 GP Rickard Rakell, Penguins +200 5 G in 25 GP Trevor Zegras, Flyers +230 18 G in 45 GP Travis Konecny, Flyers +230 14 G in 44 GP Evgeni Malkin, Pengui...
On Tuesday, the Steelers announced that head coach Mike Tomlin was stepping away from coaching following a 10-7 season which saw the Steelers lose 30-6 in the AFC Wild Card to the Houston Texans and Tomlin reach 7 straight playoff losses tying the NFL record. The Steelers do retain the rights to Tomlin, making it […]
Offseason roster moves have begun for the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the team announcing 13 reserve/futures contracts Wednesday. You can read the full list below: With the exception of Burgess, every player had an earlier stint on the Steelers practice squad in 2025. Burgess went undrafted in 2024 out of the State University of New York […]
Washington Commanders fans are allowing themselves to dream a little — and honestly, it’s understandable. Brian Flores is reportedly interviewing for the Washington Commanders defensive coordinator position, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport . The Commanders aren’t the only team interested in speaking with Flores about a coaching position. Tom Pelissero, Rapoport’s teammate at NFL Network, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have also put in a request to interview Flores . Plus, h...
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach search is off and running after Mike Tomlin stepped down after 19 seasons. The Steelers will have a busy schedule putting together interviews, and the names are already piling up. With that said, this piece will be used to keep track of every interview request/confirmed interview the Steelers schedule with […]
With the Steelers’ season over and the Senior Bowl at the end of the month, it’s officially draft season. The Steelers still have some work to do putting together a staff after Mike Tomlin’s departure, but in our defense, we recorded this Sunday night before any of that news broke. Best Available Pod will cover […]
The interview requests keep pouring in for the Steelers’ search for a new head coach. According to a report from The Athletic’s Diana Russini, the Steelers have requested an interview with Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the team has also requested an interview with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. It’s […]
The Steelers are wasting absolutely no time in their search to fill their vacant head coaching position. Almost exactly 24 hours after Mike Tomlin stepped down as the head coach of the team after 19 seasons, Pittsburgh requested to interview Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. The news broke just minutes after it was […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers first head coaching search since 2007 has begun. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Steelers have put in their first interview request since Mike Tomlin stepped down on Tuesday, requesting to interview Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. “The Pittsburgh Steelers first known head coach interview request is for Rams […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are facing significant uncertainty at both head coach and quarterback heading into the 2026 season. Following the Steelers’ Wild Card round loss to the Houston Texans, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was noncommittal about his playing future, saying he did not want to make “an emotional decision” regarding a potential return next season. That […]
One day after the stunning announcement that Mike Tomlin will step down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, team president Art Rooney II addressed the media and provided clarity on Tomlin and the organization’s thinking behind the decision. Rooney revealed that the franchise was prepared to give Tomlin “another run” in 2026, despite the […]
The Houston Texans have done it! After one of the most demoralizing starts to the regular season in recent history, the Texans have fought their way back into the playoffs and have won their first road playoff game in franchise history against the 10-7 Pittsburgh Steelers. With that win, the Texans have sent hall-of-fame QB […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL were hit with a bombshell on Tuesday afternoon when Mike Tomlin informed the team he was stepping down as head coach. Tomlin had been the Steelers’ head coach for the last 19 seasons and was the longest-tenured head coach in major American sports. Team president Art Rooney II held […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season came to an end Monday night in a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in the wild card round, marking the seventh consecutive playoff loss for Pittsburgh, and the fifth straight playoff loss by double digits. The game also ended what was a rough season for tight end Pat Freiermuth. The […]
As the Arizona Cardinals continue to add names to their head coaching search, some will pique interest, some will leave you asking who, and some will just make you not interested. Not sure where Arthur Smith falls, but he is the latest in a now 13 person line of interviews the Arizona Cardinals have either […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are led by Paul Skenes in the rotation, but there is trade value beyond him that other teams could count on. Bleacher Report writer Joel Reuter suggested a trade that would send Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller to the Athletics for outfielder Colby Thomas, shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, and utility player Brennan Milone. […]