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Here are six Steelers players who should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They haven't been enshrined yet for reasons that are hard to imagine, but they certainly deserve it. Will Hines Ward make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Biggest Steelers Hall of Fame Snubs Every football fan wants to see their favorite team’s players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. When beloved players are inducted, it is a source of pride for the entire franchise. For the player, it is the ultimate honor. Pittsburgh fans don’t have a lot to complain about when it comes to the Hall of Fame, as there are 30 former Steelers players, coaches and contributors enshrined . Then again, there are a few cases that make you wonder what in the heck is going on over there in Canton. Some great Steelers get snubbed year after year, even though they clearly have what it takes for Hall of Fame induction. So what can you do about it? You can write articles like this one, for s

Proving he belongs at Juventus is just part of McKennie's mission. His experience with racism has shaped who he is and what he wants to become. It was another day among hundreds that Weston McKennie spent on a soccer field. This particular field was unlike the majority since it was in a foreign country and surrounded by fans, but it was still familiar turf. The habits, instincts and reflexes that had been forged over a lifetime in the game probably kicked in as soon as he smelled the grass. The pitch was a place of structure and comfort—a place where he could focus on what he loved to do. McKennie had recently returned to active duty after his summer break and entered as a second-half substitute in Schalke 04’s five-goal, DFB-Pokal rout of host SV Drochtersen/Assel, a team from Germany’s fourth tier. It was an early-August waltz for the Bundesliga club and a nice way for its young U.S. star to get his feet wet ahead of the 2019–20 season. Being on the field, in his element and a

SI Gambling analyst Roy Larking runs through some of the most notable college football matchups of Week 9 from a betting perspective, as well as a few leans for picks against the spread. College Football Week 9 Betting Preview NCAA football action continues with a full slate of games on the Week 9 schedule. That includes 19 contests that involve at least one team currently ranked in the AP Top 25 poll.  Featuring betting odds posted at the DraftKings Sportsbook - here is a breakdown of two key Big Ten matchups that are scheduled for Saturday, October 31st. A re you looking for PREMIUM picks for this week's college football slate? SI PRO subscribers can get real-time betting alerts whenever information comes in. Become an SI PRO member and start "Beating the Books" today! The Vegas Whispers sharp information has continued to dominate the sportsbooks, going 43-28 so far in 2020 on released NFL Plays. On Thursday Night, the sharps are 11-1 ATS in their plays sha

Brett Favre shows you "stick to sports" means "talk politics if you agree with me." 1 . Hypocrisy: the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. Hello, Brett Favre. The Hall of Fame quarterback  said this to Donald Trump eight days ago : “The NBA and the NFL are struggling with lower ratings, as fans clearly do not want political messaging mixed with their sports.” Clearly, the irony of an athlete saying politics and sports shouldn't mix while said athlete is publicly speaking to the president of the United States was lost on Favre. And now, eight days after Favre declared fans don't want sports and politics to mix, he tweeted this:  First things first. If you read Traina Thoughts regularly, you know almost every sport is struggling with lower ratings . The MLB and NHL are coming off the lowest-rated World Series and Stanley Cup ever. And while NFL ratings are down slightly,

In one isolated moment, Kevin Cash did not trust a left-hander against Mookie Betts, when the numbers suggested he should. On the eve of World Series Game 1, I held a conversation with Rays GM Erik Neander about how to interpret sample size in a pandemic season. The subject: Mookie Betts vs. left-handed pitchers. I never thought the World Series would swing on that conversation. The Braves during the NLCS had made me aware of Betts’ weakness against left-handed pitchers. “The Dodgers are interesting because they have a lot of right-handed hitters who are better against right-handed pitching,” Atlanta bench coach Walt Weiss said. “Have you looked at Betts’s numbers? He’s one of the worst hitters in the league against left-handed pitching.” Sure enough, Betts had the worst slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers of any hitter in the majors in 2020 (.218, minimum 50 at-bats). He confirmed his weakness in the NLCS, going 1-for-13 against Atlanta left-handers. On the workout

Stanley becomes the second-highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL behind the Texans' Laremy Tunsil. The Ravens have signed All-Pro left tackle Ronnie Stanley to a five-year extension, the team announced on Friday. The extension is reportedly worth $98.75 million in new money over those five years, according to Sports Illustrated 's Albert Breer . Stanley's contract has a maximum value of $112.866 million and includes $70.866 million in total guarantees,  reports NFL Network's Ian Rapoport . He will earn $47.116 million between Sept. 13 and March 31, 2021. While making $19.75 million per season, Stanley, 26, becomes the second-highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL behind the Texans' Laremy Tunsil ($22 million). "We are excited to announce a five-year contract extension with Ronnie Stanley through the 2025 season," Ravens executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement. "Ronnie is the mainstay on our offensive

With Neymar injured and Mauro Icardi out of form, Kean has taken advantage of playing time with PSG and seems poised to contribute in a big way. PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain fans could be seeing a lot of Moise Kean in the next few weeks, especially with Neymar injured and Mauro Icardi out of form. Kean has quickly justified PSG’s decision to sign him on a season-long from Everton with four goals in two games, including both in Wednesday’s 2-0 win at Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League . That clinical performance as a substitute may well have earned him a starting place for Saturday’s trip to Nantes. A win would give PSG a seventh straight league win and pressure Lille ahead of the northern side’s home game against improving Lyon on Sunday. PSG and Lille are level on points after eight rounds. With PSG up against it against Basaksehir, the 20-year-old Kean came off the bench to show the kind of cool finishing which thrust him into the spotlight as a teen with Italian c