http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Madden930.mp3 In this week’s Cheerleaders “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I preview the Steelers MNF game against the Bengals. We also examine the Penguins’ injury concerns for Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust, Pitt’s narrow win over Delaware, and Pirates’ firing of Clint Hurdle.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/CHEERLEADERSfts.mp3 The G-League is experimenting with a rules change involving free throws that is potentially very significant.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Dessie.mp3 Have you heard about the “sexy Mister Rogers costume” controversy? That’s right. There’s a sexy Mister Rogers Halloween costume. And the woman in the photo shoot is a former WPIAL athlete. Dessie Mitcheson joins me to talk about being at the center of this year’s annual “how can I be offended over a Halloween […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/ERICKSON926.mp3 Fulfill your fantasy at Cheerleaders in the Strip! It’s our weekly fantasy sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of Rotowire. It’s damage control time for owners of Saquon Barkley. DeAndre Hopkins needs to get going. Is Joe Mixon worth a play against the Steelers? A flex debate between RBs and WRs.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/GormanPodcast925.mp3 It’s my weekly post Mike Tomlin press conference wrap up with fellow TribLive columnist Kevin Gorman. We try to figure out how the Steelers have gotten so bad. If they have any hope of making the season interesting they need to win at least five of their divisional games. That effort starts Monday against […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/CHEERLEADERSNINERSdefense.mp3 In the wake of a weird game in San Francisco, you can understand why the reactions from Niners and Steelers fans are vasty different towards their defenses this week…despite five takeaways by the Steelers.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/MarkAllen.mp3 Penn State running back transfer Mark Allen is blowing up at Duquesne.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/CHEERLEADERSclevstruggles.mp3 Yes, things have been bad in Pittsburgh so far this NFL season. But the highly hyped Browns are having a rough go of it as well.