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Stengrim all smiles, all in on hockey with Phantoms

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This past summer was a new experience for Phantoms forward Kade Stengrim. For the first time, Stengrim was locked in on hockey. After years of also playing baseball and football, notching an 800-yard, eight-touchdown season on his high school football team, Stengrim opted to pursue hockey ...

Chubb returns to Pittsburgh for first time since knee injury

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CLEVELAND — With every game, every carry, Nick Chubb puts a little distance between himself and a moment that changed him. On Sunday, he’ll return to where it happened. The full circle. More than a year since the Cleveland running back’s left knee was obliterated on a trap play near the ...

Steelers’ Porter Jr. unfazed by rough stretch

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PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr. thrives on the pressure. Wants it. Invites it. Needs it. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin first noticed it more than a decade ago, when Porter was just a kid running around the team facility while his father, Joey Porter Sr., served as an assistant ...

Pirates hire Strom as assistant pitching coach

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PITTSBURGH — Brent Strom didn’t want his lengthy coaching career to end on a sour note after Arizona dismissed the longtime pitching guru in October. A chance to write a happier ending awaits in Pittsburgh. The Pirates hired Strom as assistant pitching coach on Thursday. The ...