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NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said before the draft that he did not expect any rookie to have an impact on the Steelers' 2013 season. That has changed, and not necessarily with...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT The Steelers hit their biggest needs with their top four picks, but the buzz around town since Saturday is whether the Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger's replacement. On the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT As odd as it sounds, the fact that Jarvis Jones ran so poorly at Georgia's pro day put a smile on the faces of those who run the Steelers. It meant they had a chance at drafting...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT By keeping Emmanuel Sanders, it may appear the Steelers took the pressure off itself to find receivers in this draft, but the reality is, the cupboard could be nearly bare in 2014...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looks at his passing statistics, and they're not all that bad. His passer rating is up from his career average, as well as his average passing yards per game. The completion rate is where...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the first time in his six-year head coaching career, Mike Tomlin will go into a game with his team already eliminated from playoff contention.   Tomlin insists he isn't going to treat the week of preparation any...

|TV SPORTS| Men’s College Basketball--Savannah State at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Wisconsin-Green Bay at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. (Big 10 Network) NBA Basketball--Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Denver Nuggets at Minnesota...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball -- Old Spice Classic, first round, West Virginia vs. Marist, 11 a.m.; Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, 1 p.m.; Texas-El Paso vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.; Clemson vs. Gonzaga, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); DirecTV Classic,...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Plaxico Burress is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back the veteran wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a position decimated by injuries while hoping there's enough gas left in the 35-year-...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maurkice Pouncey is expected to return to the Steelers' lineup on Sunday, and Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman might do the same.   Pouncey, an All-Pro center, will practice Wednesday after missing the game in Cincinnati...