The Pittsburgh airport had 42 guns stopped at security last year — more than Philadelphia, where the checkpoint volume is significantly higher.

The breakneck pace of the NHL season has left little downtime and no time to breathe, especially in the jumbled and mushy middle of the Eastern Conference.

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders have been the Cinderella story of the NFL playoffs. In the wild-card round, the Commanders stole a 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thanks to a walk-off Zane Gonzalez field goal that doinked through the uprights as time expired.

Marco D’Amico of RG.org: A source said that any Pittsburgh Penguins player not named Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Philip Tomasino, and Owen Pickering could be available for the right price. Source when asked about Kris Letang: “I don’t know right now.” Letang has three years left at a $6.1 million cap hit and a full no-move.

Tony Gonzalez made an interesting comparison between Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Chiefs coach Andy Reid when he was in Philadelphia.

An older Pittsburgh Pirates fan was ejected from the Sunday, Jan. 12 game after he stole a puck from a young boy in the crowd.

Three Stanley Cup championship rings have been stolen from Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin's home in another theft from a high-profile professional athlete.

On Thursday, the NFL announced finalists for all of the major end-of-the-year awards. The Pittsburgh Steelers were shut out of all the awards except for Defensive Player of the Year where outside linebacker T.

The Arizona Cardinals have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Quez Watkins. Watkins was with the Steelers for the entire season on their practice squad, but never played in a game for the team. After the season, the Steelers did not re-sign him to a future’s contract.

Matthew Stafford is expected to contemplate his NFL future following L.A.'s Divisional Round playoff loss to Philadelphia.

Early favorites, the Eagles will try to keep soaring against Jayden Daniels, who's led the Commanders to their best season since 1991.

Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.