Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is coming off a terrific 2014 season. What made Big Ben's season so special wasn't just the gaudy numbers he put up, but the fact that Roethlisberger was healthy for the entire season, playing in every one of the Steelers 16 regular season games, plus their playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. That makes two consecutive seasons that Roethlisberger hasn’t missed a snap due to injury. That alone has been a rarity in Roethlisberger's career, ... Read More
Steelers sign DB Jordan Sullen
The Pittsburgh Steelers made their first roster move of training camp on Wednesday when they released linebacker Shawn Lemon and signed defensive back Jordan Sullen. The Steelers had high hopes for Lemon, a 26-year old prospect from the Canadian Football League. But he opened up camp on the PUP list, suffering from a strained Achilles tendon. Taking his place on the roster is Sullen, who has a little bit of NFL experience. The 25-year old Sullen went undrafted out of Tulane and spent ... Read More
Pittsburgh Penguins 2015-16 salary cap outlook
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made quite a few roster moves this year, as just 10 of the current players were on the opening night roster last October. The sweeping changes in the lineup have brought with them an entirely unfamiliar salary cap situation. Forwards: The Penguins currently have 10 forwards on one-way NHL contracts that are expected to begin the season in the NHL: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel, Patrick Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz, David Perron, Pascal Dupuis, Eric Fehr, ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell has suspension reduced
If everything goes right for the Pittsburgh Steelers and running back Le’Veon Bell, it looks as if the Steelers could see their star runner back before Week 4 as originally planned. Dan Graziano of ESPN reported Bell was in talks with the league to get his suspension reduced to either one or two games. Potentially big fantasy news: NFL, Le'Veon Bell are negotiating a settlement that could reduce his 3-gm suspension to 1 or 2. — Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) July 28, 2015 Albert ... Read More
Cortez Allen looking for bounceback season
It’s no secret that cornerback Cortez Allen was one of the most disappointing players to wear a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform in 2014. But with training camp starting in Latrobe, there may be no player worth monitoring more throughout the preseason than Allen. Make no mistake about it, the Steelers must have Allen back to his 2013 form. If he doesn’t live up to the confidence the Steelers showed in him that earned Allen a lengthy contract, the Steelers secondary becomes that much ... Read More
Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Adams start camp on PUP List
The Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to hold a full practice as a team at training camp in Latrobe, but are already without five players, including a couple key ones that are down with injuries already. Steelers Head coach Mike Tomlin announced that: Pro-Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey (foot sprain), offensive tackle Mike Adams (back), backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski (throwing shoulder), rookie cornerback Senquez Golson (shoulder) and linebacker Shawn Lemon (Achilles) all will begin the season ... Read More
Pittsburgh Passion win second straight title
For the second straight year, the Pittsburgh Passion are the Women's Football Alliance champions, as they defeated the Utah Falconz, 41-37. Check back to Pittsburgh Sporting News as information from the game becomes available. ... Read More
Kevin Colbert, Steelers agree to two-year contract extension
It has been a busy week for the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to reporting to Latrobe for training camp on Saturday. Just hours before the scheduled report time, the organization announced a contract extension for the man responsible for building this team, as general manager Kevin Colbert received a two-year contract extension. The Colbert news came just a couple days after the team did the same for head coach Mike Tomlin as now both Colbert and Tomlin will be in Pittsburgh through at least ... Read More
Jerome Bettis pushes Alan Faneca as Steelers next Hall of Famer
As former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis prepares to take his rightful place in Canton, “The Bus” recently showed high praise for one of the guys who helped pave his way to the Hall of Fame. Bettis recently was asked during a conference call of which former teammate he feels should join him in the Hall of Fame and he didn’t hesitate to say the name Alan Faneca. “He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame,” Bettis said of Faneca. Bettis is spot on with his assessment of Faneca ... Read More
COLUMN: Removing names from jerseys will heal, not hurt
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team announced last week that going forward, the names on the back of the jerseys will be removed, returning to the “Basic Blues” that the university wore for more than 100 years. By now, it’s old news, and the change has been welcomed by almost all, especially alumni. “That simple tradition, I feel, takes away from a lot of the chest-beating and ‘look at me’ mentality we have in society and puts the importance on working together and being a team,” said ... Read More