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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter was charged early Monday with assaulting a doorman at a Pittsburgh bar and a police officer who intervened, hours after the team’s wild card win over the Miami Dolphins. The incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, following the Steelers’ 30-12 victory over the Dolphins in […]

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Michael Vick is heading to the Pennsylvania statehouse to lobby legislators on a bill that would help protect pets left in hot cars. Vick was a star quarterback for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to being part of a dogfighting ring and ended up serving 21 […]

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Deangelo Williams and the Susan G. Komen Foundation have come up with a way to extend Breast Cancer Awareness past October, after his mom died from the disease in May 2014. “We have the brca one gene in my family. My mother and four aunts all died from breast cancer. My mother was […]

If DeAngelo were Caucasian if there would be the same level of opposition while trying to honor his late family members and empower breast cancer survivors?

The NFL was embroiled in plenty of domestic violence disputes last season, but the organization may not have learned its lesson.

NFL star DeAngelo Williams is doing is part so honor the memory of his mother and support Breast Cancer Awareness all at once. In support…

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger gingerly made his way out of the Pittsburgh Steelers facility on Monday, his left leg immobilized under a brace and his attitude upbeat. The leader of one of the NFL’s most dynamic offenses is expected back at some point in 2015 after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left […]

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It was as if Tom Brady never was away. Of course, he never really was, and with “Deflategate” behind him and the Patriots, the star quarterback was back to his unstoppable self. Brady threw for four touchdowns, three to favorite target Rob Gronkowski, and Super Bowl champion New England beat undermanned […]

Giants fans groan when they think about post-prison Michael Vick‘s peak. It’s when he led the Eagles to a 21-point comeback during a regular season that ended with a…

Pittsburgh Steelers player James Harrison is under fire after stripping his sons of participation trophies they were awarded

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UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Troy Polamalu’s iconic football career is over. The Uniontown Herald-Standard reported Thursday night that the eight-time Pro Bowl safety told Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney he will retire rather than return for a 13th season. “Maybe it was a sign for me to retire when I chase my kids around and […]