WR Smith-Schuster sticking with Steelers

JuJu Smith-Schuster is keeping it “lit” with the Steelers.

The free-agent wide receiver surprisingly opted to return to the Steelers on Friday on a one-year deal just days after strongly hinting that his departure on the open market was imminent.

“Can’t say it enough, I love you Pittsburgh,” Smith-Schuster posted on Twitter. “Came in here a young 20 year old and you guys embraced me from the moment I got here. So much love. Had my back thru everything, all the struggles and success. So hard to leave. See you this Fall in Heinz.”

The deal coincides with what could be quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s final season. Roethlisberger adjusted his contract earlier this month to free up a small bit of salary cap space for the Steelers.

„ The Vikings will forfeit their seventh-round selection in the draft this year for a collective bargaining agreement salary cap violation, the NFL confirmed on Friday. League spokesman

Brian McCarthy said the infraction was related to a practice squad player’s contract in 2019. In addition, he said, three unspecified Vikings executives were fined $10,000 each.

College basketball: Marquette’s first losing season since Steve Wojciechowski’s debut year resulted in the coach’s exit. The Golden Eagles fired Wojciechowski on Friday after a seven-season tenure in which he went 128-95 but earned no NCAA Tournament victories. Wojciechowski was 59-68 in Big East competition. Marquette went 13-14 this year, the first time it ended a season below .500 since 2014-15. The Golden Eagles’ season ended last week with a 68-49 loss to Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

NBA: Clippers star Paul George was fined $35,000 on Friday for saying conversations with referees are “just a bunch of lies” while questioning why more fouls weren’t called against in an 105-89 loss to the Mavericks.