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| Steelers CB Bryant retires |
NFL Football |
06/23/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Fernando Bryant announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after a 10-year career. The 32-year-old signed with the Steelers in November after being let go by New England on August 30. He appeared in two regular season games with Pittsburgh and had three tackles, but was inactive for the team's three postseason games, including the Steelers' win over Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII. Bryant was originally selected by Jacksonville with the 26th overa |
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| Texans give K Brown contract extension |
NFL Football |
06/18/2009 |
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| is Brown a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not announced. Brown, who has been with the Texans since the team started out in 2002, made 29-of-33 field goal attempts in 2008 in addition to going a perfect 37-for-37 in extra point attempts. The 32-year-old Nebraska product was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He spent three years with the Steelers before coming over to Houston and is 231-for-294 lifetime on field goal attempts for a 78.6 percent success rate. |
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| It's "Hip" to do Drugs |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2009 |
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| t was consistent with use (of steroids)," Colvin said in a phone interview. One of few women in the sports medicine field, Colvin specializes in the surgical treatment of knee, shoulder, and hip disorders, and has worked with the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins as well as the University of Pittsburgh. So why the spate of injuries? "I'm not sure it's a new injury," Colvin said. "I just think we do a better job of diagnosing. I'm sure a lot of players had similar problems but it |
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| Gruden lands in Monday Night booth |
NFL Football |
05/18/2009 |
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| title game in 2000 and a divisional playoff game the following year. Ironically, his Super Bowl championship came against the Raiders. Gruden's first Monday night appearance will come in an August 13 preseason game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in a Super Bowl rematch. Following four preseason games, Gruden, Tirico and Jaworski will call the Monday night regular-season opener between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots on September 14. Kornheiser was a member of ESPN's original Mond |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Offseason Power Poll |
NFL Football |
05/15/2009 |
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| hia, PA (MySportsbook) - With the 2009 Draft growing smaller in the rear view mirror, and pre-training camp depth charts beginning to take shape, it's time to assess teams' early prospects for the upcoming season (2008 records in parentheses): 1 - Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) While it's both fashionable and logical to identify the previous year's Super Bowl Champion as the "team to beat" when predictions are made for the following campaign, for the Steelers, there's more to it than that. With the exception of corn |
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| Lions ink LB Foote |
NFL Football |
05/06/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit native Larry Foote signed a one-year contract with the Lions on Wednesday, two days after the linebacker was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. After basking in the euphoria of winning a Super Bowl with Pittsburgh last season, Foote now joins a club that reached rock bottom in 2008. The Lions finished 0-16 last season to become the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to complete a full season without a victory. "The way I |
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| Former Congressman, ex-QB Kemp dies |
NFL Football |
05/03/2009 |
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| s a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, passed away on Saturday at the age of 73. Kemp had been diagnosed with cancer in January of this year. He spent six-plus seasons with the Buffalo Bills and also played for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1965, he was honored as the AFL's Most Valuable Player after guiding the Bills to their second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for nine of the 10 years of its existence and appeared in its All-Star game seven times. Also, he playe |
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| Cardinals release RB James |
NFL Football |
04/28/2009 |
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| duct compiled 2,895 rushing yards and 16 scores on 794 carries over 45 games (32 starts). He added 74 catches for 506 yards for the Cardinals, who won the NFC West and advanced to Super Bowl XLIII before suffering a heartbreaking 27-23 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cutting James might have become an easier decision after the franchise drafted touted Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie" Wells late in the first round of last Saturday's NFL draft. Over 141 games through 10 pro seasons with Indianapolis and Ari |
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| NFL Draft Update |
NFL Football |
04/26/2009 |
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| lts - Donald Brown (RB, Connecticut); 28. Buffalo Bills - Eric Wood (C, Louisville); 29. New York Giants - Hakeem Nicks (WR, North Carolina); 30. Tennessee Titans - Kenny Britt (WR, Rutgers); 31. Arizona Cardinals - Chris Wells (RB, Ohio State); 32. Pittsburgh Steelers - Evander Hood (DT, Missouri); Round Two: 33. Detroit Lions - Louis Delmas (S, Western Mich); 34. New England Patriots - Patrick Chung (S, Oregon); 35. Arizona Cardinals - James Laurinaitis (ILB, Ohio State); 36. Cleveland Browns - Brian Robiskie (W |
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| Steelers sign veteran CB Ratliff |
NFL Football |
04/24/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with veteran cornerback Keiwan Ratliff on Friday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the agreement. Primarily used as a backup throughout his career, Ratliff could challenge William Gay for the starting left corner spot this season after the Steelers lost Bryant McFadden in free agency to Arizona. Ratliff had two interceptions, with one returned for a touchdown in 13 games, including four starts with Indianapolis last |
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