Published November 20, 2009, 8:30 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers running back Willie Parker practiced for the second successive day Friday despite left knee inflammation and could play Sunday at New England.
Parker is listed as questionable; Steelers players who practice on the Friday before games usually play.
Parker, a three-time 1,000-yard rusher, rec...
Published November 20, 2009, 3:07 AM EST
OTTAWA (AP) - Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 games, scored goals 2:03 apart in the third to put Ottawa up 5-1 and ...
Published November 20, 2009, 2:05 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Federal attorneys want a judge to declare that Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Mel Blount owes more than $631,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties.
The Internal Revenue Service filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in September giving Blount 60 days to respond. Blount hasn't ...
Published November 19, 2009, 12:22 AM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger felt out of sync all day in the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense. Santonio Holmes felt just fine.
Holmes disputed the quarterback's notion that the Steelers had "something missing" during a 18-12 loss to Cincinnati that moved the Bengals (7-2) ahead of the Steelers (6-3) in the AFC No...
Published November 17, 2009, 8:26 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers apparently won't be without injured safety Troy Polamalu for more than one game.
The sigh of relief began in coach Mike Tomlin's office and no doubt spread throughout the Steelers' practice building.
Polamalu hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's game at Kansas City despite injur...
Published November 18, 2009, 8:51 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The injury-thinned Pittsburgh Penguins are down another player.
Defenseman Jay McKee has an infected finger that will keep him out two to four weeks. He was hurt late in Pittsburgh's 5-2 win over Anaheim on Monday, and is the fifth of the team's top six defensemen to be sidelined since late October....
Published November 18, 2009, 7:03 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Horizon Properties Group have broken ground on a 142-room hotel next to the team's new $325 million hockey arena.
Penguins chief executive officer says the Cambria Suites Hotel is a "first step" in the team's promise to develop the area next to the arena, plus 28 acres th...
Published November 17, 2009, 9:14 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - He's watched game tapes, analyzed and criticized, and now coach Mike Tomlin is doing something about the Pittsburgh Steelers' miserable kickoff coverage.
Backup linebacker Arnold Harrison was waived on Tuesday, making him the first player to lose his job after the Steelers allowed a league-high thre...
Published November 16, 2009, 10:29 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chad Ochocinco, always the self-promoter, planned to send mustard to the Steelers' defensive backs last week before coach Marvin Lewis halted the condiment giveaway. The Bengals receiver's implied message was that Pittsburgh would be playing catch-up after taking on Cincinnati.
Guess what: He's righ...
Published November 16, 2009, 7:16 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Alex Goligoski is expected to miss two to three weeks because of an unspecified lower body injury, leaving the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins with only two healthy defensemen among their top six.
The Penguins already were playing without Sergei Gonchar (wrist), Kris Letang (shoulder) and B...
