The point here is, the Steelers’ offense is good, really good, and the only figures you need to see from their preseason opener against the Jaguars on Friday are the ones put up by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben finished 3 for 3 for 60 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown pass to second-year wide receiver Martavis Bryant. MORE: Top 10 Steelers of all time | Shaun Suisham diagnosed with torn ACL Roethlisberger only played one series, but he did enough to show that the unit, which also features wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell, is more than capable of averaging 30 points a game like it did last season....

Big Ben got an unlikely curtain call Monday night in his final home game as a Pittsburgh Steeler. With his team leading and no chance of him seeing his home field ever again, a teammate grabbed an interception with 10 seconds remaining to let the longtime quarterback re-enter the game and take a victory knee one last time in his home stadium. Ben Roethlisberger announced that his career as the Steelers quarterback will finally be over once this season concludes....

And yet, with less than 70 days to go before the start of the 2021-22 NBA regular season, Simmons remains a member of the Sixers. A deal involving the three-time All-Star will be complicated to pull off not only because of his contract — Simmons is owed more than $146 million through the 2024-25 season — but also because of Philadelphia’s exorbitant asking price. MORE: Evaluating the Clippers-Grizzlies trade...

Research also shows that fish oil can reduce triglycerides and reducing insulin resistance. Fish oil may be specifically helpful for women with PCOS because of the increased risk of heart disease and elevated triglyceride levels that exist in people with this condition. But a recent study has shown that supplements may not be as effective at reducing the risk of heart disease as previously thought. Your best bet? To add more fatty fish to your diet rather than relying on supplements....

But what if a team’s lousy opening game is followed by another ugly outing in Week 2? That’s when team executives really get concerned that it could be a long season with a crescendo of fan and media criticism. After their dismal 0-2 start with two home losses in which they haven’t scored a touchdown, the Bengals are in this undesirable position. They responded by firing offensive coordinator Ken Zampese and promoting quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor....

It's pretty simple, really: Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel threw a deep ball to wide receiver Jerome Simpson in double coverage. The ball never made it to Simpson. Instead, it hit Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick in the helmet and fell right in to the arms of George Iloka, who was laying on his backside. You know what? Nothing I can say will do this play justice. Just watch: (Via Buzzfeed Sports)...

The Bengals guard on Monday announced his retirement from the NFL after spending eight seasons in Cincinnati. Boling had missed all of the team’s offseason workouts due to a blood clot and cited his health as the reason for hanging his helmet. “After eight years in the NFL, it is time for me to step away from the game due to medical reasons,” Boling said in a statement. “This is not an easy decision, but it is the right one for me, my wife Kelly and our two young girls....

It must be noted that the Bangalore-based outfit started their journey in Indian football from the I-League following which they opted to switch to the cash-rich ISL. However, Jindal has called for a unified top division league which would include clubs from the ISL as well as the I-League. Although there have been multiple talks on the same by the concerned parties, no breakthrough has yet been achieved.

Championship play-offs: All you need to know The Spaniard took Newcastle up at the first time of asking as Championship winners, having failed to keep the Magpies in the Premier League. Benitez reportedly considered leaving St James’ Park after the club failed to acquire his targets in the January transfer window and the manager had failed to commit his future to the club in the aftermath of their promotion and subsequent title win....

Pep Guardiola’s Premier League leaders won 2-0 thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, although they were forced to play the second half without Germany winger Sane. Bennett scythed into the 22-year-old with an ugly lunge at his left ankle. Sane is set to have a scan on Monday, but Guardiola told reporters he expects to be without the player for two to four weeks as his side enter a pivotal stage of their battle for honours on all fronts....

“3 for 3,” Faiz Shakir tweeted on Sunday afternoon, alongside a clip of Sanders shooting hoops outside. Within an hour, the video had garnered over 11,000 likes and nearly 2,000 retweets. Half an hour later, Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, shared another video from the outing, writing: “@BernieSanders warming up for a Townhall in Las Vegas!” In the 38-second-clip, Mrs. Sanders can be heard saying “now you’re just showing off,” as her husband continuously scores five hoops in a row, misses one and then lands another....

Cameo, which connects fans with performers and personalities via recorded clips and live chats, has expanded its pool of political talent. Alongside Sarah Palin and Rod Blagojevich, people can now request a spoof message intended to be from the Vermont senator’s eye-catching gloves. Alongside a snap of the senator, the Cameo listing says: “Feel the Bern, not the Burn. A handwarming story from the needles of Vermont to the steps of the Capitol....

Israeli police said that more than 200 Palestinians and 17 police officers were injured in clashes on Friday, after authorities cracked down while Palestinians worshippers gathered for prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem during Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Many of the worshippers stayed on after prayers to protest in support of Palestinians currently facing evictions at the hands of Israeli settlers....

Sanders and MSNBC host Ali Velshi on Monday discussed why critics of the Israeli government, particularly those who disagree with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nationalist policies, should not be slandered as “anti-Semites.” Velshi quoted Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz who claimed Thursday that some Democratic members of Congress are “shills for terrorists” for disagreeing with Netanyahu’s right-wing policies. Velshi noted that U.S. conservatives frequently accuse Sanders, who is Jewish, of being “anti-Semitic” solely because he disagrees with Israeli policies toward Palestinian independence....

“I’m endorsing Cenk because I know he will serve ordinary people, not powerful special interests,” Sanders said in a statement Uygur tweeted. “He is a voice that we desperately need in Congress and will be a great representative for CA-25 [the 25th congressional district of California] and the country.” “For years,” Sanders continued, “Cenk has inspired people all across the country to organize against corrupt forces in our politics, and now he’s organizing the people in his district to do the same....

On March 17, Florida’s Democrats will cast their ballots in their primary, and current polling shows Biden ahead of Sanders by double digits. The latest survey from St. Pete Polls showed the Vermont senator with the support of just 13 percent of the state’s Democratic voters, while Biden was backed by more than a third (34 percent) and Mike Bloomberg by a quarter (25 percent). Notably, that poll was released February 26, meaning it was conducted before Biden’s big win in South Carolina and his successes on Super Tuesday....

Compilations of January and end-of-year polls conducted among general election and Democratic primary voters show Sanders has jumped about 5 percentage points since early December. As Real Clear Politics’ compilation of polls shows, Sanders started out in early 2019 as the clear second-place candidate behind Biden before briefly plunging below Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California. Harris has since dropped out of the race. But Sanders has climbed more than 5 percentage points and Warren has stagnated from one month ago on December 7....

The bill in question is the Endless Frontier Act. The bill would invest $130 billion into science and technology research in order to keep the U.S. competitive in the international space race. An amendment, added to the bill by Democratic Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, would require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to award $10 billion in additional funding to two companies for developing a human landing system for NASA’s Artemis moon program....