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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II on Wednesday agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $77.5 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. The $24 million-per-year average vaults Surtain past Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. ($21.025 million) and Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire...

Rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu said he “felt good” in taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday as he continues to ramp up after suffering a knee injury during the preseason opener 3½ weeks ago. “I feel like I am progressing on time with what we had talked about when...

How did George Pickens go from the NFL pass catcher with the lowest average yards-after-catch as a rookie to the wide receiver with the seventh-best “YAC” in his second season? “Hard work,” Pickens said after Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday. “It’s all I put into it. If you work hard, you...

Robert Morris men’s basketball will begin its fifth season in the Horizon League with a home game Dec. 4 against Youngstown State at the UPMC Events Center. Overall, the Colonials will play 20 conference games, meeting each of their 10 opponents once at home and on the road, according to...

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2024-25 home promotional schedule Wednesday, which notably includes five opportunities for fans to take home commemorative bobbleheads. The club’s Championship Bobblehead Series celebrates moments from its five Stanley Cup victories (1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, 2017). On Oct. 18, the first bobblehead featuring Mario Lemieux will...

Robert Morris hockey players took the ice last week to begin practices for the second season of the rebooted program. The sense of being a newly constructed team has faded a bit after 2023-24’s return to the ice. And that’s exactly how the players want it. “Expectations will be a...

Let’s be blunt: It’s time to wonder whether the Steelers know what they’re doing. The Steelers drafted Broderick Jones to be their franchise left tackle, or so we thought. Traded up to pick him. But, over a year later, Jones still isn’t at left tackle. Coach Mike Tomlin said he...

Wednesday’s “First Call” has former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sharing some thoughts about new Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson. We also have an interesting admission from Brandon Aiyuk, news about a pair of former Steelers wide receivers and a health update on Gerrit Cole. No kidding? San Francisco 49ers wide...

While listening to head coach Mike Tomlin describe the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “O” on Tuesday, plenty of “O” words came to mind. When discussing Russell Wilson’s taking over the offense as the new starting quarterback for 2024, Tomlin sounded optimistic. Rightfully so. There is at least some reason to believe that...

One of the first to speak to Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein on Saturday after his successful introduction to college football was David Brewerton, his coach at Zachary (La.) High School. “We talked after the game for a while,” Brewerton said. “It was good to hear his voice.” Brewerton’s praise for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-64) was idle. Next: Wednesday at Toledo (Tigers), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 55-72) was held to four hits in a 5-0 loss to Hartford (Rockies). CF Sammy Siani (.255) was 2 for 3 with a single and a double. C Carter Bins (.193) also went 2 for 3...

Paul Skenes has shown a knack for navigating tough situations and limiting damage so far into his young MLB career. He had to do both Tuesday at Wrigley Field vs. the Chicago Cubs, with Skenes lasting only five innings and needing 100 pitches to get that far. But the Pittsburgh...

The early returns on the NFL’s new kickoff rules are in from the preseason, and the result is a significant increase in returns. Owners voted this spring to overhaul the kickoff, hoping to revive a play that had little action last season after most kicks resulted in no returns while...

The football rested on the Kent State 10-yard-line, fourth down, 5 yards to go. It was early in the second quarter Saturday, and Pitt was leading the Golden Flashes by a mere touchdown. Decision time for coach Pat Narduzzi. Should he opt for the 28-yard field goal and an easy...

If Cameron Heyward fulfills his wish of playing three more NFL seasons, he’ll get a chance to do it with the Pittsburgh Steelers and be a “one-helmet” NFL player. The veteran defensive lineman agreed to a three-year contract Tuesday, the team announced. The deal runs through the 2026 season. We...

The Pittsburgh Pirates added an arm to their bullpen Tuesday, claiming 26-year-old lefty Joey Wentz off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Wentz went 0-2 with a 5.37 ERA in 38 games with the Tigers this season before being designated for assignment Aug. 30. In 55 1/3 innings, he struck out...

After trading Diontae Johnson to Carolina in March, the Pittsburgh Steelers tried in vain to acquire a proven wide receiver to start alongside George Pickens. A deal never materialized, leaving the Steelers with a cast of wideouts that includes Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller, Calvin Austin and a healing rookie in...

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will try to do what Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw couldn’t during their Hall of Fame careers. After winning back-to-back Super Bowls, Mahomes and the Chiefs now are aiming to become the first team ever to win three straight. Kansas City...

Florida State fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top-10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989. Georgia remained No. 1, receiving 57 first-place...