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Pitching consoling batter wasn’t as good as it seemed

PITTSBURGH — ItĢƵ a lonely feeling, being one of the few people in America not emotionally moved by the video of the high school pitcher rushing to embrace the batter he just struck out.It was all over TV last week. In a Minnesota high school game, the pitcher struck out the batter to end ...

Steelers’ Jones ready for whatever comes his way

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin used to joke that Landry Jones consistently broke records for preseason snaps.Jones did, after all, lead the NFL in attempts, completions and yardage during the 2015 preseason.Over the last five preseasons, heĢƵ thrown 51 percent of the Steelers’ passes. It goes ...

NFL owners chickened out

The NFL owners chickened out.They have had two options since the first time Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the National Anthem. Actually, the San Francisco 49ers, KaepernickĢƵ employer, could have put an early end to what has become a major fiasco by telling Kaepernick he ...

Steelers’ Pouncey on new NFL anthem policy: ‘Follow the rules’

PITTSBURGH — Alejandro Villanueva dismissed a mob of reporters and a phalanx of TV cameras Thursday with an “I’m not here for clickbait” comment as he walked on down the hall.The large group of reporters attended the Steelers’ third OTA practice of the spring but came mainly to hear ...

How will NCAA handle Supreme Court ruling?

The Supreme Court of the United States voted 6-3 last Monday to overturn the ban on sports gambling.The court ruled in favor of the state of New Jersey, which had filed a lawsuit attempting to get sports betting legalized.Prior to Monday, Nevada was the only state with legalized sports gambling ...

NHL should introduce carry-over penalties to avoid cheap shots

The Penguins should have started Game 5 on the power play.T.J. Oshie of the Capitals took a run at Penguins defenseman Kris Letang in the last minute of Game 4 Thursday night. He went airborne a few feet before making contact with Letang and was every bit as guilty of a penalty and an intent to ...