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Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >>My Monday column off the Steelers’ stirring victory over New England focuses on the Steelers looking a lot like themselves again. Well, here’s one part where they didn’t look much like their recent selves: Their cornerback play has been really good. Ike Taylor has been hearing praise from all [...]

Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Steelers (5-2) vs. New England Patriots (5-1) Time: 4:15 p.m. Site: Heinz Field TV, radio: CBS, WDVE-FM, ESPN Radio 970 Weather: 40 degrees, sunny Here is the official live summary, and here are news updates on our Steelers page. Feel free, as always, to use this as a discussion forum. [...]

Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (8-2-2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (6-2-1) Time: 7:08 p.m. Site: Air Canada Centre, Toronto TV, radio: Root Sports, 105.9 The X. Here is the official live summary. News updates are on our Penguins page. Josh Yohe is visiting that place where they haven’t lifted the Cup since 1967.

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Friday column challenges three of the Steelers’ defensive players to find a way to get to Tom Brady, physically or mentally. If they don’t do it, there’s an excellent chance no one will. >> Baseball is awesome. It’s beautiful even if it’s ugly. It moves at just [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Heard from many, many readers, including in the comments right here about my Wednesday column on autographs. Appreciated all of them, but two really jumped out at me. This one came from the actual manager of that Monroeville Thrift Drug store that I described from more than 20 [...]

Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Pitt (3-4, 1-1 Big East) vs. Connecticut (3-4, 1-1) Time: 8:05 p.m. Site: Heinz Field TV, radio: ESPN, 93.7 The Fan Weather: 59 degrees, mostly cloudy Here is the official live summary, and here are news updates on our Pitt page. Feel free, as always, to use this as [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Wednesday column is a bit off the beaten path, but it was something I thought about a lot during the recent road trip: Why do so many prefer autographs to an actual personal interaction? No, I’m not getting into the usual adults-as-children criticism. It’s much more about [...]

Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (6-2-2) vs. New York Islanders (3-3) Time: 7:08 p.m. Site: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. TV, radio: Root Sports, 105.9 The X. Here is the official live summary. News updates are on our Penguins page. Josh Yohe is on Long Island.

PHOENIX – Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Seems like week after week, as the Steelers have won games, they’ve been accompanied by the obligatory disclaimers: Yeah, but the Seahawks/Colts/Jaguars/Cardinals stink. Well, that ends now with a double-bang: New England and Baltimore are next. Might be overly simplistic to suggest we’ll know everything we [...]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Monday column is on the Steelers’ Aaron Smith. I really look forward to your feedback on this. >> Was there a changing of the guard at wide receiver? Not really. Hines Ward was injured, but it was clear that Bruce Arians and Ben Roethlisberger [...]