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‘The Candy Man’ part of spring training

PITTSBURGH — Every year the Pirates invite players from their past to serve as guest instructors at spring training.ItĢƵ a great PR move. Fans enjoy seeing past pros, like Bill Mazeroski and Bill Virdon, in uniform again. The instructional aspect is sometimes dubious since a lot of those ...

Steelers sign WR Hunter to 1-year deal

The play that resulted in Justin HunterĢƵ lacerated spleen has been a microsm of his NFL career to this point.A tall, fast and athletic wide receiver, Hunter signed Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the teamĢƵ first outside free agent in 2017.HeĢƵ a 6-foot-4, 203-pounder who ran a ...

Murray is Pens starter but Fleury is better goalie

Marc Andre Fleury is a better goaltender than Matt Murray.I know the stats don’t back me up right now, but I’m basing it on what I’ve seen the last few weeks and the last 12 years.Murray is still a rookie and he was the Penguins' No. 1 goalie in their Stanley Cup run last year. The ...

Steelers outside linebackers measured in more than sacks

PITTSBURGH — The 3-4 defense, at least as the Steelers have come to know it over the last 35 years, is “obsolete” as defensive coordinator Keith Butler says.That doesn’t mean the Steelers aren’t in need of highly athletic outside linebackers capable of multi-tasking — generating a ...

NFL free agent signing period begins today

Ross Cockrell may have been the Steelers’ most improved player last season, but the team sees him as nothing more than a No. 3 cornerback.At least thatĢƵ what the Steelers’ actions are telling us.Last week, the Steelers placed the low tender on Cockrell. That means the Steelers could lose ...

Rooney wants more

Art Rooney II is upset.Allegheny County government, who stole the taxpayers’ money fair and square almost 20 years ago to build his Heinz Field and the Pirates’ PNC Park, has been reluctant to cough up money for improvements at the football stadium.The Steelers would like taxpayers to pay ...