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Ryan McCollum

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed center Ryan McCollum to a one-year contract.

McCollum spent the 2025 season on the Steelers 53-man roster, appearing in all 17 games, after he signed back with the team in the 2025 offseason.

In 2024 he appeared in 17 games, starting two when center Zach Frazier was injured.

McCollum spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons on the Steelers practice squad. He has appeared in a total of 47 games, starting three.

McCollum signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2021 NFL Draft. He was then signed by the Detroit Lions, appearing in 13 games, with one start.

Sungjae Im takes lead

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sungjae Im held onto the lead on a breezy Friday afternoon in the Valspar Championship, rallying on the back nine to edge ahead of David Lipsky in firm and fast conditions on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.

After missing two straight cuts in his return from a wrist injury, Im shot a 2-under 69 to get to 9-under 133 — a stroke ahead of Lipsky. Im had three bogeys and two birdies in a front-nine 37, then birdied the par-5 11th and par-4 12th.

No conflicts with Army-Navy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.

Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December.

Guardians not going to pay

NEW YORK — The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers.

Ortiz was placed on paid leave last July 3 and Clase on July 28, and they received their salaries while they didn’t pitch for the remainder of the season. They were indicted on federal charges on Nov. 9 and a trial is scheduled for May 4 but could be delayed.

Clase has a $6 million salary in 2026, the final guaranteed season of a $20 million, five-year contract. Ortiz does not have enough service time for arbitration and makes around the minimum salary of $780,000.

WNBA deal moves ahead

NEW YORK — The WNBA and its players union reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet.

Now they wait for ratification by the players and approval from the league’s Board of Governors.

Elsewhere in sports:

-Zamareya Jones scored 15 of her career-high 30 points in the first half to help build a double-digit lead and the seventh-seeded North Carolina State women went on to beat the slumping, 10th-seeded Tennessee 76-61 in the first round of March Madness.

-Corey Heim won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Buckle Up South Carolina 200 on Friday night at Darlington Raceway.