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| Senators threaten to reconsider NFL's antitrust exemption over NFL Network dispute |
NFL Football |
12/19/2007 |
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| es on the NFL Network available to more viewers. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., expressed concern that many fans in their home states will not be able to see games on the channel involving the New England Patriots or the Pittsburgh Steelers. Leahy is the committee's chairman, and Specter is its ranking member. ``Now that the NFL is adopting strategies to limit distribution of game programming to their own networks,'' they wrote, ``Congress may need to reexamine the need and desirab |
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| No guarantees: Steelers' Smith may lose starting job |
NFL Football |
12/19/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Anthony Smith is quickly learning there are no guarantees in the NFL. Smith, the second-year Pittsburgh Steelers free safety who riled up the New England Patriots by guaranteeing a win against them two weeks ago, may not start Thursday night's game in St. Louis. After being in coverage for three long pass plays in two games, Smith may be benched for Tyrone Carter against St. Louis. Carter said the coaches told him he would start. Smith's only chance of starting would appear to be if the S |
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| Browns can solidify playoff position with win over Bills |
Headlines |
12/19/2007 |
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are stumbling toward a playoff spot they thought all season would be easy to get. Given their poor road record and the St. Louis Rams' second-half resurgence from a winless half-season, they have some reason to worry. They might have trouble Thursday night against the 3-11 Rams in one of those NFL Network games most of the nation won't be able to see. ``We have too much talent in this locker room to be losing games,'' says Steven Jackson, the St. Louis running back whose absence with |
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| Hard-to-find Packers knit caps have fans scrambling |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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| items can be a big hit. According to nflshop.com - the NFL's online retailer - there are a few other teams with hard-to-find caps. The New England Patriots version won't ship for four to five weeks, just like the Packers. But if you want, say, the Pittsburgh Steelers or Buffalo Bills versions - there's only an one-week wait. ``With the success of the Packers on the field it translates to success off the field. Fans see these players wear them on Sunday,'' McCarthy said of the caps, ``which means they're going |
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| Beaten-up Steelers not looking forward to play again soon |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Brett Keisel woke up Tuesday morning, still sore and tired from the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to Jacksonville on Sunday. Then it hit him: in two more days, they're playing again. It wasn't a pleasant thought. ``I was like, 'Oh my gosh, we're leaving tomorrow on the plane,''' Keisel said Tuesday before the Steelers' only full practice of a short week. ``That's the way it is, these Thursday games are a challenge. It tests your mental and physical conditioning.'' Especially that of a team th |
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| Titans still on outside looking in |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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| out the regular season, the Titans need the Browns to lose against Cincinnati or the Jacksonville Jaguars to lose out versus Oakland and Houston. The Titans could also reach the playoffs for the first time since 2003 if they win out, coupled with a Pittsburgh Steelers' setback to the Baltimore Ravens in the season finale. They would also need to finish with a better strength of victory tiebreaker than the Steelers. "The race is still alive. It's still on," said Titans' 14-year vet and six- time Pro Bowl center Ke |
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| It's in the numbers for the Rams |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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| rrison next week and close in on the list's third place occupant, James Lofton. Lofton amassed 14,004 receiving yards in his career. UP NEXT: MAYBE GIVE AWAY SOME TICKETS The Rams face another team with a rabid fan base on Thursday, as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a short-week matchup. Pittsburgh is 9-5 and tied atop the AFC North with Cleveland after Sunday's 29-22 setback to Jacksonville. The Rams have a 15-5-2 edge in the all-time regular season series with the Steelers, including a 33-21 win at Heinz F |
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| Selig swings back, defends baseball's drug-testing program in post-Mitchell aftermath |
MLB Baseball |
12/18/2007 |
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| n,'' which he said isn't fair. The Kentucky Republican doesn't want to protect those who used such drugs. He said those players should be ``called out'' as users. Selig was in Cleveland to present an inaugural mentoring award named in his honor to Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney for his efforts in advancing minorities. As far as his own sport's diversity, Selig said he's concerned with baseball's racial imbalance - on the field. He recently met in New York with 30-35 black players to discuss ways of ge |
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| Broncos' WR Brandon Marshall pleads not guilty to DUI |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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DENVER (AP) -Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall pleaded not guilty Tuesday to driving under the influence. Marshall was arrested in downtown Denver early on the morning of Oct. 22, hours after the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 in Denver. Marshall also faces charges of driving the wrong way on a one-way street and failing to drive in a single lane. Neither Marshall nor his attorney, Harvey Steinberg, would comment after Tuesday's brief court hearing. A jury trial has been scheduled |
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| Steelers In Danger of Fading From Playoff Race |
NFL Football |
12/18/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - It was roughly a month ago when the Pittsburgh Steelers, then 7-2 and about to take the field for what was supposed to be a layup game against the New York Jets, were being touted by many around the NFL as one of the league's elite teams. One month later, after three losses in five games (including one to those woeful Jets), the Steelers find themselves at 9-5, and those same people are wondering whether Pittsburgh will even reach the playoffs. Sunday's 29-22 loss came to a pretty good Jacksonv |
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