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When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of writing about the Pirates for today’s newsletter. Why would I? I have mentioned them in previous editions—such as when I’ve written that they should trade their best player and when they gave up Aaron Judge’s 60th home run—but only…

The outfielder spent nine years on Pittsburgh to begin his career.

DURHAM, N.C. — Thanks to a quirk of the schedule and the somewhat unexpected state of the ACC, Duke got a chance to climb the ladder, playing three of the four teams above it in the standings in an 11-day span, starting with Pittsburgh.

Did Matt Canada coach his way out of getting fired?

Pittsburgh could save almost $35 million by cutting these five players.

DURHAM, N.C. — Thanks to a quirk of the schedule and the somewhat unexpected state of the ACC, Duke got a chance to climb the ladder, playing three of the four teams above it in the standings in an 11-day span, starting with Pittsburgh.

Here’s how the top 25 teams in the country shook out, according to the sport’s coaches.

On their way to winning the Presidents’ Trophy last season as the NHL’s top team in the regular season, the Florida Panthers showed their knack for winning in come-from-behind fashion. The “Comeback Cats” were feisty when trailing late in games, with no deficit seemingly too much to overcome.

Although the routine isn’t new to the NFL, Sunday’s celebration was poorly timed.

Pittsburgh is going to have an abnormally large amount of travel next season.

The Bills’ returner takes two kickoffs back for touchdowns, including the opening play of the game. Plus, Mike Tomlin still hasn’t had a losing season in 16 years for the Steelers.