The Pirates have a chance to win their first division title since 1992 despite getting spanked twice in Colorado during the weekend and falling back below .500 at 49-50. That’s all they can ask for, right? An opportunity. Isn’t that what the late, great Herb Brooks always said?
The Steelers will report to training camp Thursday afternoon at Saint Vincent College as the second betting choice to come out of the AFC and move on to Super Bowl LII. Who knows? If they beat the hated Patriots at Heinz Field Dec. 17, they might go into the playoffs as the favorites with home-field advantage.