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Ron Cook: James Franklin has a chance to change Penn State's narrative at Michigan

PITTSBURGH — It would be silly to suggest that Penn State's James Franklin needs a win Saturday afternoon at Michigan. He signed a 10-year, $75 million contract extension in November that runs through the 2031 season. He has plenty of job security. He doesn't need much of anything.

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Judge rejects changes to trial requested by Pa. felon accused of pepper-spraying cops during Capitol riot

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has rejected a request by a Uniontown welder accused of pepper-spraying police officers during the Capitol insurrection to have his case held elsewhere and separately from two co-defendants.

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Matchup between Steelers' Kenny Pickett and Buccaneers' Tom Brady offers series of contrasts

PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett was 6 years old when Tom Brady beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. For a young and impressionable fan whose favorite player was Donovan McNabb, watching the Eagles lose was quite the gut punch.

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Ron Cook: Mike Tomlin is losing allies as Steelers sink to new lows

PITTSBURGH — It's one thing for Rocky Bleier to criticize a Mike Tomlin team. He might be a Steelers legend, but he didn't play for Tomlin and the two aren't close. That's why when Bleier made incendiary observations such as "the Steelers suck" and the team is "a disaster," you…

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An aquatic alpha predator is being reintroduced to the Ohio River

For the first time in more than 100 years, the predominant aquatic alpha predator of North American rivers is swimming in waters off Pittsburgh. In an ambitious conservation-recreation program expected to continue for another 20 years, Pennsylvania is attempting to reintroduce the blue catfish to its historic range through most…

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Editorial: Penguins should lead on Ian Cole investigations

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole has been anonymously accused of sexual assault. In a Twitter post, a woman alleged an abusive relationship with Cole that began when she was a minor.

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Jason Mackey: Penguins' power play features plenty of shooting. Now it's all about converting

PITTSBURGH — When the dust finally settled on the Penguins' 2021-22 season, after a frustrating batch of injuries contributed to another first-round loss and questions persisted about whether the core of the team would remain intact, assistant coach Todd Reirden popped open the hood of Pittsburgh's power play to take…

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Mike Tomlin: 'No quick fixes' can be made to help struggling Steelers

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have lost four consecutive games after beating the Bengals in the season opener. The longest losing streak under Mike Tomlin is five games late in the 2009 season.

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Family first, Cup second: Jeff Petry chases joyful ending in Pittsburgh

Jeff Petry relished the chaos, returning home after a demanding practice to three rambunctious boys with baseball gloves, Nerf guns and boundless energy.

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Jason Mackey: Kasperi Kapanen aiming to forget recent struggles and get back to his roots

PITTSBURGH — Even judging by his own standard of scathing self-assessments, Kasperi Kapanen offered up a doozy this week when discussing the struggles he experienced during the 2021-22 regular season.

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Paul Zeise: If Kenny Pickett is going to play, the Steelers need to actually let him play

PITTSBURGH — The town is abuzz in anticipation of the first career start of Kenny Pickett on Sunday in Buffalo against the Bills.

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Young Pirates make difference in final game of season, a 5-3 win over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Prior to Wednesday’s season finale, which turned out to be a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Pirates manager Derek Shelton admitted that he gets frustrated too, sometimes.

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Alan Jackson postpones upcoming weekend concerts to deal with 'health issues'

Alan Jackson postponed a pair of upcoming shows this weekend in Pittsburgh and Atlantic City, New Jersey, citing health concerns.

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Mehmet Oz relies on his personal story to rebuff critics' 'out-of-touch millionaire' mantra

PITTSBURGH — In a race defined by the authenticity of two vastly different candidates, Republican U.S. Senate contender Mehmet Oz, deemed an out-of-touch millionaire by his eager critics, is leaning into his own story to audiences across the state, warning that the American dream that propelled him to a long…

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Ron Cook: At this point, you have to feel bad for Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky

PITTSBURGH — I'm going to do something I normally don't do.

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Cardinals rally to sink Pirates, but gasp when closer Ryan Helsley jams finger

PITTSBURGH — Whatever happened later in the game to decide who had the more runs, the Cardinals had at least a gulp of concern for who was lost from the game.

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Judge rules Pittsburgh free to remove Christopher Columbus statue from Schenley Park

An Allegheny County judge declared that Pittsburgh officials are free to remove from Schenley Park the divisive Christopher Columbus statue, the central figure in a years-long legal battle pitting history against itself.

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Steelers put full confidence behind Kenny Pickett as new starting QB during pivotal stretch

PITTSBURGH — It doesn’t matter if the Kenny Pickett era has dawned sooner than Mike Tomlin and even Mitch Trubisky expected. Or if it comes after a three-game losing streak as the Steelers head into the toughest four-game stretch of the schedule.

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Oneil Cruz's walk-off walk staves off Pirates' 100th loss for another day

PITTSBURGH — It’s still possible the Pirates will lose 100 games this season, but they aren’t going quietly into that good night.

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One America News plots a comeback that includes TV antenna users

After being dropped by two major pay-TV distributors this year, One America News is attempting a comeback by leveraging an old technology: the antenna.

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Man dies after fall in Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium

PITTSBURGH — A man is dead after falling from an escalator in Acrisure Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

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Steelers fall to Jets after pulling QB Mitch Trubisky

Trailing by four at halftime, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin made a move that long seemed inevitable by putting Kenny Pickett in for the erratic Trubisky.

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Studs and Duds from Jets’ Week 4 win in Pittsburgh

Studs and Duds from Jets' Week 4 win in Pittsburgh

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Jets defeat Steelers, 24-20, after last-minute touchdown plunge

PITTSBURGH — After a dreadful showing offensively against the Bengals last week, the Jets were hoping the return of their starting quarterback would ignite a spark.

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