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Troy Polamalu hopes to return to All-Pro form

Can Troy Polamalu return to All-Pro form? There is nothing better than watching #43 accelerating across the field, hair flying, culminating in a bone-crunching hit that you can feel a thousand miles away.

Steelers Dump Davenport After Finding No Takers for a Trade

The Steelers spent the past few days according to reports trying to shop around running back Najeh Davenport, but after finding no takers the team has decided to release the running back and move on.A Davenport …

2002 AFC Divisional Playoffs

By this point in the 2002 season - the weekend of the AFC Divisional Playoffs - the story of the Pittsburgh Steelers unquestionably was being told within the tale of Tommy Maddox.

2005 AFC Championship Game

They didn’t care. They really didn’t. When a team had to win four straight regular season games and also get some help just to make the playoffs, there isn’t a lot of extra energy to expend on making a list of …

Tom Pelissero’s Around the NFL: 32, well 31, can win it all

In the spirit of summertime optimism, here’s one reason each of the 32 teams will win the Super Bowl: 1. Age and their Super Bowl slipup notwithstanding, the New England Patriots remain the most complete team.

Best of the North? T, G, C

Author’s note: This one is a little behind, and I apologize. Unfortunately, with Jim currently down for the count and the day job taking an inordinate amount of time last week, I had little chance to put this …

Becht Camp Kicks Off

NFL players and former Mountaineers instruct kids on the fundamentals of football.

Study: Head injuries up since Pa. helmet law’s repeal

The number of Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffering fatal head injuries has increased by more than 60 percent since the state made helmet use optional for many riders in 2003, a new study has found.

Holmes has eye on returns

When the topic is returning punts, Santonio Holmes begins with an emphatic clarification.

Funeral at noon for Super Bowl Steelers’ star Dwight White

Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Dwight White, a member of the team’s four Super Bowl championship squads in the 1970s, is being laid to rest.

Tomlin sold Moore on Steelers

Coach Mike Tomlin may have left college football for the NFL in 2001, but Mewelde Moore’s decision to sign with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent shows he hasn’t lost his skills as a recruiter.

Hines Ward at bat.

The Steelers and local celebrities turned out to play a Pittsburgh Celebrity Softball game hosted by Hines Ward.

Steelers mourn death of Dwight White

Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Dwight White has died at the age of 58.

Locals in the Pros: Hamilton signs with Redskins

Justin Hamilton is getting another chance in the National Football League. The former Clintwood High School star signed with the Washington Redskins on Friday and will report to a mini-camp with the team later …

Former Steeler among shooting victims

A former Pittsburgh Steeler was among five wounded when an argument escalated into a shooting at a Pennsylvania restaurant.

Main objective: Defense needs to pressure the QB

It’s bigger and, according to the plan, will pack more punch. The Steelers’ defensive playbook always has been one of the more intricate and confusing in the NFL under coordinator Dick LeBeau, and it might be …

Overtime Extra: Jets Stun Steelers, 19-16

The New York Jets played like a playoff team Sunday and they were rewarded for their best effort of the 2007 season.

Make-A-Wish, Big Ben Make Teen’s Dreams Come True

The Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Steelers and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger are making the football dreams of one teenager come true today.

HSS Workout Club

“… Get your fix of off-beat Steelers analysis from the Heels, Sox & Steelers blog … [Ryan Wilson is] heavy on the Steelers, given their February success, and his Captain Pant Load award, which is the exact …

Penguins Detroit Rock City Fan Guide

Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans are familiar with the Motor City after the team beat the Seattle Seahawks there in 2005 to win the Super Bowl, but now it’s the Penguins fans’ turn to check out Detroit.

Steeler’s Rooney get the gold

Posted by BRETT LIEBERMAN, Of The Patriot-News May 21, 2008 05:40AM Categories: Pennsyltucky blog AP Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and Steelers president Art Rooney III flank Steelers quarterback Ben …

Web Extra: Steelers Offensive Lineman Lobbies Congress

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Kendall Simmons skipped the weight room and the practice facility Wednesday.

Specter Calls For Independent Probe Into Spygate

Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation of the Patriots’ taping of opposing coaches’ signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.

Brown: Punt returning proved probematic for ‘07 Steelers

“That was my reasoning. It may or may not be my reasoning again this year. We’ll see what happens.”
The Steelers ranked near the bottom of the NFL last season in punt returns, making it the area of special teams in which they fared the worst in 2007 — at least statistically. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review […]

W&M got him started

“You don’t know what life has in store for you”
A s a proud alumnus, Mike Tomlin was understandably disappointed that William and Mary didn’t secure a better commencement speaker. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

William and Mary graduates more than 1,700

“It’s pretty mind-boggling to have a building with my name on it”
Usually, his game day speech is directed to a locker-room packed with professional athletes ready to burst onto the playing field. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Christian ministry to distribute Bibles with newspaper

A religious group with Colorado ties is planning to distribute 250,000 Pittsburgh-themed Bibles in advertising pouches delivered with editions of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. CityReachers Pittsburgh, an … via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

NFL Obtains Videos of More Patriots Taping

“They’re all coaching signals, consistent with what we already knew.”
COMMENT By Mark Maske Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 8, 2008; Page E03 Former New England video assistant Matt Walsh has sent eight tapes to the NFL in which the Patriots recorded opponents’ play … via The Washington Post

Specter concerned with NFL’s spygate take

Senator Arlen Specter said Thursday he’s concerned that the NFL has altered its story regarding the New England Patriots videotaping opposing coaches’ play-calling signals in violation of league rules. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Soldier donates original artwork

“Even though I consider myself a realist, I do get sort of abstract when rendering folds and various textures”
Contributed “LITTLEREDWAGON” - At left, Sgt. First Class Steve Opet donates an original piece, titled “Little Red Wagon,” to Family Connections, represented by “There’s No Place Like Home” Coordinator Rosemarie … via Weirton Daily Times