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Pirates’ rookie Skenes, Guardians’ Vogt up for awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte. New York Yankees ...

Steelers transformed the way they do business, and it’s working

PITTSBURGH — On the surface, the call was risky, but only to those who haven’t been paying attention to how the Pittsburgh Steelers go about their business these days. Backed up in the first quarter against Washington on Sunday and getting ready to punt, All-Pro Miles Killebrew, serving ...

Heiskanen keys fast start for Stars in win over the Penguins

PITTSBURGH — Miro Heiskanen scored two of Dallas’ six first-period goals, and the Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Monday night. Mason Marchment had a goal and four assists for Dallas, which had dropped three of four. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists. The Stars scored ...

Shooting woes doom YSU in 81-47 defeat at Ohio State

COLUMBUS — Before the start of the season, Youngstown State head coach Ethan Faulkner touched on his team’s shooting struggles during preseason scrimmages. “I think the biggest thing is we gotta shoot the ball better,” Faulkner said at his preseason press conference. “We haven’t ...

Steelers win fourth straight by beating Commanders 28-27

LANDOVER, Md. — Anyone who questioned Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s switch to Russell Wilson from Justin Fields might be reconsidering the wisdom of the move right about now. Wilson is looking like the guy who was a star earlier in his career — especially with those 50-50 deep ...