Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers tackle Mike Adams stabbed in apparent robbery attempt

2013-06-01 09:14:00

Mike Adams, a second-year tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been hospitalized after being stabbed in an apparent robbery attempt Saturday morning, the team said. “We are in direct communication with both Mike and his family,”...

Steelers tackle Michael Adams is stabbed in attempted carjacking

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Michael Adams, an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers was stabbed twice during an attempted carjacking on the city's South Side district, police said. Police said Adams, 23, told officers he was standing near his truck shortly after 3 a.m....

Orb is 3-1 favorite in Belmont Stakes

2013-06-05 19:44:00

Back home again in New York, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. Orb was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 entered for Saturday's final leg of the Triple Crown at Belmont Park, and trainer Shug...

Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew accused of battery in Florida

2013-05-28 21:20:00

Florida authorities say Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew has been accused in a complaint of hitting someone at a St. Augustine restaurant, but that police have not brought criminal charges. St. Augustine police said in a news release...

PASSINGS: Dallas Willard, Jack Butler, Fredrick McKissack

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Dallas Willard Influential Christian philosopher taught at USC for 47 years Dallas Willard, 77, an influential Christian philosopher who taught at USC for 47 years and chaired the philosophy department in the early 1980s, died Wednesday in Woodland...

Matt Kenseth wins Southern 500

2013-05-11 21:02:00

Matt Kenseth passed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 13 laps to go to win his first Southern 500 on Saturday night at Darlington, S.C. Busch had the strongest car for much of the race and led for 265 of the 367 laps at Darlington Raceway....

Vikings take UCLA guard Jeff Baca in sixth round of NFL draft

2013-04-27 16:04:00

End of an era. UCLA guard Jeff Baca was drafted in the sixth round by the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. He is the first UCLA offensive lineman selected by an NFL team this century. Tackle Kris Farris was taken in the third round by the Pittsburgh...

'Elway to Marino' chronicles quarterback draft that changed NFL

2013-04-23 06:45:00

Thirty years ago this week, the NFL teetered on wobbly legs. It was coming off the 1982 player strike, Raiders owner Al Davis had just successfully sued the league for the right to move his team to Los Angeles, the USFL was poaching players -- including...

PASSINGS: Bebo Valdes, Harlon Hill

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Bebo Valdes Pianist and bandleader who fled Cuba Bebo Valdes, 94, a renowned Cuban pianist who recorded with Nat King Cole, was bandleader of Havana's Tropicana nightclub during its glittering heyday and was considered the last luminary from the...

James Harrison to return to Steelers? No thanks, team says

2013-03-26 09:08:00

James Harrison would "welcome" a phone call from the Pittsburgh Steelers to discuss a possible return to the team that released the former defensive player of the year after the two sides couldn't come to an agreement on a more salary-cap-friendly...

Herb Wesson 'guardedly optimistic' about NFL and Farmers Field

2013-03-26 11:22:00

The president of the Los Angeles City Council is “guardedly optimistic” that AEG’s Farmers Field project still has a heartbeat and that a downtown stadium will ultimately be the home of an NFL team. “I still feel that it’...

Steelers cut James Harrison in salary cap move

2013-03-09 21:18:00

James Harrison's snarling tenacity made the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker one of the NFL's most intimidating players for nearly a decade. Big hits — some legal, some not so much — also turned the outspoken five-time Pro Bowler into focal...

Tebow, traded from the Denver Broncos last week, will be the team's backup quarterback according to Jets head coach Rex Ryan. Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, started 11 games in 2011 for Denver and finished with a 7-4 record as a starter.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

24 Dec 2000: Quarterback Ryan Leaf #16 of the San Diego Chargers looks to pass the ball during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Steelers defeated the Chargers 34-21.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

The greatest quarterback to ever play the game (at least, we think so) played it for 17 seasons as a Baltimore Colt. Johnny Unitas was judged not good enough to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers (Ha!

2013-04-18 00:00:00