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For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a game on the schedule flexed. Back in early November, the Steelers’ Sunday night Week 11 showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals was flexed out…

No matter how badly a player struggles in the regular season, a strong showing in the playoffs can make everything better. The same is true in fantasy football circles.  With the fantasy playoffs heading toward championship…

Denver’s Aaron Gordon is no stranger to absolutely ridiculous dunks. The 6-foot-9 forward from the University of Arizona had two of the all-time best performances in the history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, though…

DETROIT — All Diego Pavia does is win. New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill put him in the starting lineup coming off a junior college national championship last year at New Mexico Military Institute.…

The NFL confirmed Friday that New York Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin has been suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s gambling policy.   According to league spokesman Brian McCarthy, Austin is appealing the suspension. The…

As soccer legend Pelé’s health has reportedly worsened, one of his daughters took to social media to post an emotional tribute. Kely Nascimento, who has been keeping the world updated with regular social media posts…

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin passed another legend, and only The Great One is ahead of him.  He scored his 801st and 802nd goals of his NHL career against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night to…

CHARLOTTE — A few plays after Chuba Hubbard broke a 33-yard run late in Saturday’s second quarter, the Carolina Panthers’ sixth run of 20-plus yards in the first half, the T.I. song, “Whatever you like,”…

There will be a playoff game for the New York Giants next Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Not officially, of course, but in reality, no matter the frustration and angst that followed a…

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft invited Jerry Edmond — the fan who was harassed at the end of the team’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders — to Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.…