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‘It’s A Good Call’: Mike McCarthy Defends Final Play Against Browns, Implies Aaron Rodgers Made Wrong Read

On the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final play against the Cleveland Browns, Aaron Rodgers rolled right and heaved a downfield pass to WR Roman Wilson. Browns S Grant Delpit leapt and intercepted the football, dashing Pittsburgh’s hopes of a last-second timeout and game-tying field goal attempt. Speaking to reporters Monday, head coach Mike McCarthy defended the play […]

‘Don’t Feel Like Keeanu Benton Is Carrying His Weight’: Vince Williams Calls Out Steelers D-Lineman

Pittsburgh Steelers DL Derrick Harmon showed a lot of promise to start this season, but he suffered an unfortunate Week 4 injury that sent him to injured reserve. The Steelers’ defense has been struggling, and losing Harmon won’t help. Pittsburgh invested plenty of money in that unit, but it isn’t living up to expectations. Former […]

70 years ago: Jackie’s last hit was World Series walk-off

Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson appeared in six World Series during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956. (Los Angeles Dodgers) By Mark Langill Today, Oct. 9, marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s final Major League hit during the 1956 World Series against the New York Yankees, a fitting stage for a career that changed the sport and American society. So many of Robinson’s highlights are forever etched in history books and the cinema, whether the 1950 movie “The Jackie...

2026 NLCS: Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto named Dodgers’ Games 1 and 2 starters

Tarik Skubal made his Dodgers’ postseason debut on Oct. 3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Braves. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Megan Garcia and Senji Torrey A couple of days before they face the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers announced their starters for the first two games of the series: Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 on Sunday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2 on Monday. Manager Dave Roberts shared t...

2026 NLDS: Yamamoto and Sale and postseason marquee pitching matchups

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne We have a pretty good idea who will win the National League Cy Young Award. But the two pitchers going in Game 3 of the National League Division Series today — the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale — could very well be the other finalists for the award. We won’t know the answer to that until Nov. 2, when the top-three finishers in the balloting will be announced. But if Yamamoto and Sale are i...

Four Steelers Land On Dane Brugler’s Early All-Rookie Team

The Pittsburgh Steelers might be the oldest team in the NFL, but they’re getting some strong contributions from members of their large rookie class early in the 2026 season. Coming off a Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns, the Steelers have some high hopes for a number of their first-year players who have stepped […]

K Korner Founder Has Passed

By Jay Horwitz Dwight Gooden was sad to hear about the passing of Dennis Scalzitti. You might wonder: Who is Dennis Scalzitti? Well, in the 1980’s, Dennis and his good friend Bob Belle founded the K Korner in left field at Shea Stadium. They would post a K card for every strikeout Doc made, and there were certainly plenty of cards. Their Korner became a must-see for fans every time Dwight pitched. At first, Doc told me he never paid any attention to the Korner. “I would tell people I only care...