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Hundreds of kids nationwide are now learning a new style of football tackling, aimed at preventing concussions.
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Hundreds of kids nationwide are now learning a new style of football tackling, aimed at preventing concussions.
As the back-to-back NFC champion Seattle Seahawks found out Sunday in the Queen City, spotting top-ranked Carolina 31 points was all but a recipe for disaster.
The Carolina Panthers got off to a hot start and looked like they were going to roll all over the Seattle Seahawks. However, the Seahawks charged back and made it a game until the Panthers held on to win by one touchdown and will head to the NFC Championship next week.
Jonathan Stewart returns for the Carolina Panthers just in time for the playoffs while Ted Ginn Jr. has also returned to practice. With that, the Panthers are almost compeltely healthy heading into the playoff game with the Seattle Seahawks.
The Seahawks - Panthers game is the NFL Divisional Playoffs' marquee matchup. Can Cam Newton continue his magical season?
When the two teams faced off a season ago in the NFC playoffs in Seattle, the Seahawks were a rather solid favorite to beat Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
The Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs might be the season's best weekend of football. See who will win and advance.
While quarterback Russell Wilson has also been putting up some impressive stats (35 TD's) this season, it is Seattle's defense over the last month or so that has been equally if not more dominant.
The Carolina Panthers have a very tough game to get past in this year's NFL playoffs, as they play the Seattle Seahawks.
When the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks last met, the Panthers squeezed out a close victory. Now, the two teams meet in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs.
The Seahawks - Panthers game matches up two quarterbacks firing on all cylinders. But Wilson and Newton have very different personalities.
Seattle (11-6) still found a way to leave a bitterly cold Minnesota with a 10-9 NFC Wild Card victory, thereby punching their ticket to the second round of the playoffs, meaning a date next Sunday on the road yet again with the top-seeded Carolina Panthers.
The Minnesota Vikings have been missing at least one key member of their defense because of an injury over the last several weeks. That looks to change when the Vikings host the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Vikings list six players on their injury report and the Seahawks have nine on theirs.
The Minnesota Vikings play the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The two teams met in Week 13 in TCF Bank Stadium with the Seahawks winning 38-7.
With their 20-13 win at Lambeau Field last Sunday evening, the Vikings exercised some demons, along with giving themselves a first-round home date this Sunday afternoon with the Seattle Seahawks.
The Minnesota Vikings open the playoffs against the Seattle Seahawks at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday.
It was a little over a month ago that the Seattle Seahawks swooped into Minnesota and did a number on the Vikings, rolling to a 38-7 win over the NFC North champions.
The Seahawks, with a convincing win over the Vikings and a favorable schedule remaining, could roll right into the playoffs.
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger says he has played through a lot of injuries, but the brain is not something to mess with.
Steelers OL Ramon Foster joined "The Fan Morning Show" in his regular weekly spot on Tuesday to break down the team's roller coaster loss out in Seattle.
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the Seattle Seahawks, 39-30, in a Week 12 shootout on the road earning poor game grades.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were able to get players healthy during the bye week in time for their road game against the Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl XL rematch
The Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) head to CenturyLink Field on Sunday to take on the Seattle Seahawks (5-5) as they focus on one game at a time heading into the final stretch of the 2015 NFL regular season.
DeAngelo Williams said Le'Veon Bell is the best all-around RB in the NFL and is a quicker version of Marshall Faulk on "The Fan Morning Show" Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he may not be 100 percent healthy until after the season.
An animal rescue in Tarentum has installed a 24/7 microchip scanner, making it easier to help lost pets be reunited with their owners.
A 19-year-old is dead and a woman is in the hospital after police said a man set their Castle Shannon home on fire.
A man accused of stabbing a boy and a woman in Robinson Township is dead after he fled the scene in a stolen vehicle and crashed, police said.
Julene Robinson's got a full house of rescue guinea pigs. She said people now know her as the guinea pig lady.
Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania kicks off today.
An animal rescue in Tarentum has installed a 24/7 microchip scanner, making it easier to help lost pets be reunited with their owners.
A 19-year-old is dead and a woman is in the hospital after police said a man set their Castle Shannon home on fire.
A man accused of stabbing a boy and a woman in Robinson Township is dead after he fled the scene in a stolen vehicle and crashed, police said.
Julene Robinson's got a full house of rescue guinea pigs. She said people now know her as the guinea pig lady.
Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania kicks off today.
A person has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, sources said.
The shooting death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is the latest act of political violence in the United States.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
President Trump is attending the ceremony at the Pentagon.
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and influential voice with young conservatives, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.
Wawa is opening several stores in Centre County, continuing to inch toward the Sheetz stronghold of western Pennsylvania.
Allegheny County Regional Asset District started its RAD program in 2002.
Billion-dollar fever is sweeping the country.
Cranberry Township supervisors gave the final approval for Wegmans to begin constructing its Cool Springs Drive location.
While the big-time sticker shock has yet to take place, some manufacturers are finding ways to pass the cost of tariffs onto consumers.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL!
Big things are happening this fall on PTL! Here's what you can expect.
Radiothon is an event that raises more than $1 million to help the kids at UPMC Children's Hospital. Katie O'Malley checks it out and learns more about the WDVE and UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation partnership.
When you head to Acrisure Stadium for a Steelers game this season, you can expect some great new menu items, like the Franco Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza, and Pierogi Pileup and more!
PTL's Katie O'Malley is having a spooky time at Kennywood. We're getting a preview of their annual Phantom Fall Fest celebration.
People who live next to a blighted and abandoned property in Sharpsburg say they're living in a nightmare.
The new year is starting at Pittsburgh's colleges and universities, but there will be fewer international students on campus.
After buying a home in Beaver County, a couple says they were appalled when they found a swastika permanently tiled into the basement floor.
A multi-billion-dollar project to clean up Pittsburgh's rivers and streams has been talked about for decades. Now it's finally moving forward.
A Westmoreland County woman says her champion show dog died after eating a new shipment of dog food.
A team of Harvard researchers analyzed data for more than 66,000 nurses, ages 36 to 56, who were surveyed about their own health for 20 years.
The warning comes days after a Delco township passed an ordinance requiring children to wear helmets on e-scooters and e-bikes.
In Pennsylvania, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. But there are people working hard to lower the death rate.
The kids have been back in school for a total of two seconds, but the germs have already joined the party. Dr. Natalie Gentile has some tips to stay safe.
The foundation helps people with hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease and other conditions that cause their blood not to clot properly.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 1-0 and looking for their second straight win when they host the Seahawks on Sunday.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
Tye Edwards rushed for three touchdowns, including a 1-yarder in overtime, to lift West Virginia to a 31-24 win over Pitt.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Businesses in Pittsburgh are preparing for a busy weekend.
Sheetz is the second-best employer in the nation for retail workers, according to a new list from Fortune.
Forbes has ranked the top 400 richest people in America, and the list features billionaires from the Pittsburgh area.
Wawa is opening several stores in Centre County, continuing to inch toward the Sheetz stronghold of western Pennsylvania.
Poulet Bleu in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood will be reopening on October 21.
"The Pitt," the popular Pittsburgh-set medical drama starring Noah Wyle, is looking for paid extras.
Pittsburgh native Jeff Goldblum is returning home to celebrate the new airport terminal with The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
Kennywood's Phantom Fell Fest begins at 6 p.m. on Friday night.
Comedian Nate Bargatze will return to Pittsburgh as part of a brand-new tour in 2026.
See the full list of winners and nominees for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
From the hay and the woodchips to the squeaks and the "wheeks," Julene Robinson's got a full house of rescue guinea pigs. She said people now know her as the guinea pig lady. KDKA-TV's Megan Shinn has more on today's Sunday Spotlight.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Mary Ours' forecast for Pittsburgh on September 14, 2025.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Trey Fulbright's forecast for Pittsburgh on September 13, 2025.
The Rich Walsh look-alike contest at Saturday's Pittsburgh Riverhounds game was the highlight of KDKA Night.
West Virginia stunned Pitt in a comeback Backyard Brawl win on Saturday.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
Eli Holstein threw for 304 yards and 4 touchdown passes in the 45-17 Panthers' win over the Chippewas.
Spaun made a thrilling 64-foot birdie putt to win the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
It was a wet and rainy day at Oakmont Country Club for the third round of the U.S. Open.
Oakmont continued to flex its muscles against the world's best at the U.S. Open on Friday.
