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New England Patriots week is fully upon us. Missing practice Wedneday were LBs James Harrison and Jason Worilds, NT Chris Hoke, OL Doug Legursky, and WR Hines Ward. Ward, though, almost always gets the mid-week practice as a veteran's day off to preserve his body, and I expect him to play this weekend. Here are […]

Perhaps it was the frustration of being invisible through the first four weeks of the regular season. Perhaps it was the prodding by teammate James Farrior, who promptly told him he was paid too much money to have a slow start. Or maybe it was the realization that he had to be "the guy" when […]

Mike Wallace has 1949's Bobby Gage in his sights. Gage's 97-yard touchdown run on December 4th, 1949 at Wrigley Field in Chicago remains the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise record for longest play from scrimmage, just 2-yards longer than the Ben Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace TD pass Sunday at Arizona. Pittsburgh news archives of the late 1940's […]

-Have you ever seen 6"5 300-pound Defensive Ends that run 4.5 40's run full speed at a quarteback to try to take his head off and end up just bouncing off the QB like he's Superman? That's what happened today to the Arizona Cardinals d

When the Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday, they will see some familiar faces that were once part of a winning combination that brought the fifth Super Bowl title home in 2006. Ken Whisenhunt was hired as the head coach of the Cardinals following the 2006-2007 NFL season after being the […]

After last season, the NHL created a new policy on hits to the head. The league brought in former hockey great Brendan Shanahan as player disciplinarian in an attempt to remove the same dangerous hits that have altered the careers of Eric Lindros, Keith Primeau, Marc Savard and Sidney Crosby. The results early on showed […]

By Ralph N. Paulk, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, October 17, 2011 Linebacker LaMarr Woodley understands perfectly why he has become an easy target of criticism whenever the Steelers' defense falters. He's making the big money now – $61.5 million over six seasons – so there are loftier expectations. He can't afford to take off a play. […]

"There are no style points. Every win is beautiful. Ask the teams that lost today." Those words of Steelers defensive captain James Farrior echoed across a victorious Pittsburgh Steelers locker-room after a 17-13 victory over the now 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars. And the words echoed across the room of the 4-2 Steelers because the celebration was […]