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Mitch Trubisky dropped back to pass early in Thursday's final training camp practice here at Saint Vincent College and let a pass fly deep over the middle. Diontae Johnson, who had gotten a step on the corner covering him, easily ran under the ball and continued down the middle of the field to the end zone, much to the delight of the crowd on hand. It's something we didn't see a lot of from the Steelers' offense in 2021, but we might see more of in 2022 as the team moves on from the Ben Roethlisberger era.

As the Steelers wrapped training camp at Saint Vincent College Thursday, there was little doubt that Mitch Trubisky would be named the starter for Saturday's preseason tilt in Jacksonville. But after spending much of the week practicing with the second-team offense, Mike Tomlin confirmed Thursday that Kenny Pickett will immediately follow Trubisky against the Jaguars, leaving Mason Rudolph to finish the game with the third team.

It should be abundantly clear now to everyone -- even those who still may hate being in the Big Ten -- that joining this league was the ultimate savior for Penn State football.

EJ Manuel is pleased with the quarterbacks, while Eddie Royal believes the Panthers will be fine without Jordan Addison.

The NFL and NFLPA reached an agreement Thursday on an 11-game suspension for Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The settlement includes a fine of $5 million.

Roansy Contreras' final pitch Wednesday night was a spiked curveball. Enrique Hernandez chased, catcher Jason Delay blocked it and the 22-year-old right-hander walked off the mound at PNC Park. The last two words of that sentence were the most important.

It's no secret the Penguins' prospect pool is, well ... barren. With no disrespect to NHL-ready Drew O'Connor, Radim Zohorna and P.O Joseph, the Penguins lack projectable high-end star talent in their system. Could Valtteri Puustinen have the greatest potential of them all?

The Steelers always want to put their best 11 players on the field offensively and defensively, much like any team. And as they head into the final day of their training camp here at Saint Vincent College, it's looking increasingly more like their best 11 guys on defense might include six defensive backs.

Panthers have gathered three straight winning seasons in his four years at the helm

It sure sounds like this sophomore from PA will be Penn State's starting middle linebacker when the team opens at Purdue in two weeks.

Of all of the things the Steelers do well, finding receivers is among what they do best. In addition to the locks atop the depth chart, the Steelers are going to have a hard time choosing only five or six guys for the 53-man roster.

Spoiler: It's more of the same.

Mitch Keller insisted there wasn't pain, but he also wasn't denying something didn't feel right. He was removed after two innings of the Pirates' eventual 5-3 loss to the Red Sox on this Tuesday night at PNC Park, with Derek Shelton describing the issue as right shoulder "fatigue," and deeming Keller's status to be "day to day."

The Steelers' offensive line is the weakest position group on the roster. The offensive line reaching its full potential could pay bigger dividends than any other position group doing so, but so far they're leaving more to be desired. A step in the right direction from the O-line would be a massive step in the right direction for the entire team.

On Tuesday the NHL announced its COVID-19 protocol for the 2022-23 season. Here's everything you need to know.