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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers insisted they might have been winless through three weeks, but they were far from hopeless.

Monday's Games NFL Pittsburgh 27 Cincinnati 3 --- NHL Pre-season Lausanne HC 4 Philadelphia 3 --- NBA Pre-season Houston 140 Shanghai Sharks 71 --- Tuesday's Games (All times Eastern) MLB Post-season National League Wild Card Milwaukee at Washington,

Monday's Games NFL Pittsburgh 27 Cincinnati 3 --- NHL Pre-season Lausanne HC 4 Philadelphia 3 --- NBA Pre-season Houston 140 Shanghai Sharks 71 --- The Canadian Press

Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the most severe punishment in NFL history for an on-field infraction.

BURNABY, B.C. — Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says his move to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors shows the team's growth.

CALGARY — Snow plowed into piles on McMahon Stadium's sidelines and the installation of extra seating for the Grey Cup game had the Calgary Stampeders in a post-season frame of mind Monday.

BURNABY, B.C. — Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser has been cleared to return to action after suffering a concussion last week, but he still believes the play that caused the injury was "pretty dirty.

QUEBEC — Pascal Siakam isn't concerned about the pressure on him to fill departed superstar Kawhi Leonard's shoes. The Toronto Raptors forward sees it as an opportunity. "This is who I am.

The NHL could be on the way to its version of "Are You Ready For Some Football?" The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' "Wednesday Night Hockey.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays feel good about four rising sons who made big strides in 2019 and figure to become lineup fixtures moving forward. The pitching, however, remains a work in progress.