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PITTSBURGH -- Mike Pouncey beat Maurkice Pouncey into the world by a full 60 seconds in the summer of 1989, his first victory in a sibling rivalry that will reach a unique milestone on Sunday when the Miami Dolphins host the Pittsburgh Steelers.For the first time in their lives, the Pounceys will be in uniform in the same stadium, just not on the same sideline. When Mike runs out of the tunnel as the starting center for the Dolphins, hell see his twin brother in Maurkices familiar No. 53 in Pittsburghs black-and-gold across the way.Its a moment they always believed would come. That confidence, however, wont make it any less weird.Were best friends, but I havent given him any insight, though, Maurkice said. Hes got to go watch film like our guys got to go watch film.What theyll see are two physical marvels who in many ways are mirror images in more ways than one. Technically Mike is an inch taller (6-foot-5 to Maurkices 6-4) while Maurkices listed weight of 304 pounds gives him 5 pounds on Mike. In essence, though, their identicalness stretches beyond DNA.Were the same, Maurkice said.Its been that way since they were infants and their mother Lisa kept their hospital bracelets on until she figured out how to tell them apart. They began playing together when they were 6, got their first of many tattoos at 13, and worked side by side -- Maurkice at center, Mike at guard -- while helping Florida to a BCS title.Then their paths diverged. Maurkice left a year early for the NFL, and the Steelers made him the 31st pick in the 2010 draft. The transition wasnt easy, particularly for Mike.It was the first time we were ever separated, Mike said. I probably took it a lot harder than he did because he was making money. I was still in college.Though not for long. The Dolphins grabbed Mike with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 draft -- 16 spots ahead of where the Steelers picked his brother -- something Maurkice says Mike still wont let go.Its competition so much, with the Pro Bowls, with everything we do, Maurkice said.Technically Maurkice is ahead on that list, getting four invites to the NFLs annual All-Star game to three for his brother. Its a number that might be higher if not for a shredded knee that cost Maurkice all but eight snaps of the 2013 season, and a bum ankle that kept him out for all of 2015. The ability to stay healthy may be the one thing Maurkice envies about Mike, who missed Miamis first four games this fall with a fractured hip, but has avoided catastrophe.I tell him all the time hes the luckiest dude, Maurkice said with a laugh. This guy had a fractured hip and walks around like nothing happened to him. I sit on my couch with my foot in the air for five, six months.The two are nearly inseparable during the offseason, hopping between Miami and Pittsburgh for workouts while making the rest of the guys do a double take.All the guys get him confused, Mike said. When he comes in, they think hes me when Im not around. And the same when I go up there. Their team is very welcoming of me, coming into their facilities, working out and everything.Though the urge to play together remains very real, the business of the NFL (and common sense) has kept them apart during the season. Both are the linchpins of their respective offensive lines. When Maurkice signed a lengthy extension with the Steelers in 2014, he lobbied the Pittsburgh front office to make a run at Mike the following spring.Then the Dolphins offered Mike a lucrative extension of his own and, well, the family reunion would have to wait.Somebody comes to you and says, `Im going to give you $52 million, you going to go to the Steelers (instead)?, Maurkice said with a laugh. He jumped on it as quick as anybody.They remain in constant communication during the season, offering support and advice, though rarely congratulations.He never calls me and tells me he had a great block, Maurkice said. He tells me `You missed that guy on that play. Im like, `Youre depressing.Maurkice can take solace in this: his team is currently 4-1 and looks like a legitimate threat to head back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2010. The Dolphins are 1-4 and seem to be headed for an eighth straight non-winning season.On Sunday, theyll share a bro hug during warmups and perhaps scan the stands for the 80 or so friends and family coming in for the game, and maybe offer a thanks for pushing each other to remarkable heights.Hes been a real help for my career, how its gone, Mike said. And Im sure hed say the same for me.Game notes Steelers WR Markus Wheaton (shoulder), T Marcus Gilbert (ankle), DE Cam Heyward (hamstring) and LB Ryan Shazier (knee) are out. WR Sammie Coates (hand) is questionable. ... Miami TE Jordan Cameron (concussion) is out. 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Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. TORONTO -- The game of hockey is Canadas official winter sport. Despite a 3-1 victory over Team Europe, Team Canada played like its still autumn.In Canadas least impressive performance in the World Cup of Hockey, the team improved to 5-0 in this best-on-best tournament. But it wasnt what most expected from one of the greatest collections of talent in history. When the final buzzer sounded, Canada still gained a 1-0 lead in this best-of-three championship series which resumes Thursday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2).Given all the success Team Canada has enjoyed on the international stage -- they are now 11-0 since the start of the 2014 Sochi Olympics and have 15 consecutive wins dating back to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics -- this game was one of the most uncharacteristic performances by the boys with a Maple Leaf across their chest.Well, it wasnt our best, and we realize that, said Team Canada forward Steven Stamkos, who registered his first goal of the tournament. At this time of the tournament, a wins a win, so thats a good thing. I thought in the third period we played better and with some purpose, some determination in our style of game, so hopefully we can build on that. We realize the first two periods werent the way we wanted to come out and play.For the first time in this tournament, Canada wasnt playing its style of game, and Europe took advantage of that. Europe played a patient, disciplined game. It played the better game for the first 40 minutes. Earlier in this tournament, Team Canada coach Mike Babcock said he doesnt give motivational speeches, given the fact that this roster is loaded with veteran leaders. But you cant imagine he was happy with the teams performance after the second period.Canada needed to make better decisions with the puck. It committed too many turnovers. It lost too many puck battles. Fortunately, goaltender Carey Price was outstanding the first two periods before his teammates cleaned it up in the third en route to victory.Yeah, he played incredible, said Team Canada forward Brad Marchand. He really kept us in it, especially when we were on the power play and they got that breakaway.dddddddddddd Youve got to give him a lot of credit tonight, he played unbelievable and did a great job keeping us in it.Added Stamkos, Thats why [Price] is one of the best in the world. In a big-game situation when the guys in front of you dont have their best, he stepped up and made some huge saves and gave us a chance to wake up a little bit and win. It was great to see, and the guys in the room know what hes capable of when hes on his game, and he proved that tonight.Ultimately, Canada grinded out a win. So, what does it need to have more of in Game 2?Urgency, captain Sidney Crosby said. We need to be a little more sharp, as far as passing and puck management, and play in the offensive zone a little more. Its easy to say that, but it takes hard work to get through those guys and the way they play defense, so we have to make sure we do that.Once again, it was Canadas top line of Marchand, Crosby and?Patrice Bergeron?that propelled the team to victory. Bergeron and Marchand each had a goal and an assist, while Crosby registered two assists. Even though they continue to lead Canadas offense, Babcock wasnt letting anyone off the hook.I dont know if they were as good tonight as they have been, but they were good, Babcock said of the top line. We needed more guys on deck tonight. We werent as good as we have been, and well be a lot better next game.Maybe veteran forward Claude Giroux, who has been a healthy scratch for four of the five games in this tournament, will get another look in Game 2 in order to add a bit of spark and offensive punch to the lineup. After Game 1, Babcock said he would watch the game again before making any lineup decisions for Game 2.If Europe learned anything from its Game 1 loss, its that Team Canada can be sloppy. Its unlikely, however, that Canada and its collection of talent will play another game as poorly as it did on Tuesday. Europe should be ready for an entirely different team on Thursday. ' ' '