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Shanahan filed police report in Pittsburgh for stolen items that were found not stolen

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan thought he was leaving Pittsburgh with far less than just the 27-12 loss the Redskins’ suffered at the hands of the Steelers in Week 8. According to Alan Robinson of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Shanahan fi…

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

For now the Steelers had better get ready to see Byron Leftwich under center, as no matter how you put it, Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t sound like a QB that is ready to play. The official news on Big Ben is he has a “sprained right shoulder”, and coac…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The good news for the Steelers?  As Peter King pointed out on Twitter, they’ve lost their four games against the Ravens when Ben Roethlisberger was injured or suspended by only three points three times and only six points the other time. The bad news f…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As ESPN-on-ESPN crime goes, this one falls somewhere between conflicting factual reports regarding a player injury and Tony Kornheiser’s notorious public slam of Hannah Storm’s on-air attire. After Monday night’s Chiefs-Steelers game, ESPN’s in-st…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The injury suffered by Ben Roethlisberger during Monday night’s 13-10 Steelers victory over the Chiefs added to a football week already filled with injuries to starting quarterbacks. All those injuries will be up for discussion during Tuesday’s editio…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

At about 3:00 pm this afternoon, ESPN's Ed Werder sent out the following tweet: More »

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review refers to Mike Leuzinger as "a superscout." He had been the Pirates' area supervisor for North Texas and Oklahoma since 2004, and last year, he brought in Josh Bell, a top-flight outfield prospect the team had acq…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When it comes to Steelers injuries this week, you’re going to have a hard time capturing much attention if your name isn’t Ben Roethlisberger. The quarterback isn’t the only member of the team to come out of Monday night’s 13-10 win over the Chief…

ESPN.com

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers coach Mike Tomlin classified quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as "questionable" for Sunday night's game against the Ravens, and that means Pittsburgh's chances of winning the AFC North are now officially questionable. The …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall was dropped as an endorser of the athletics apparel company Champion after he expressed doubts on Twitter about whether Osama bin Laden was really behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and criticize…

ESPN.com

PITTSBURGH -- The sternoclavicular sprain that Ben Roethlisberger is dealing with is considered uncommon. But this is the same injury that forced Brett Favre to end his ironman streak of 297 consecutive games played. Favre returned after missing one gam…

Peter King, CNNSI.com

In the wake of the Week 10 news:

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to win on Monday night, but at the cost of their quarterback for at least the rest of the night. The Chiefs defense swarmed Ben Roethlisberger, and Kansas City linebacker Justin Houston slammed him to the turf. That cause…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is at the podium as we speak, offering little in the way of updates on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s shoulder injury. Tomlin said, via multiple reports, that Roethlisberger has a “shoulder sprain,” which would make him …

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

Well. This was awkward. On a night where the graphics department for ESPN had a few problems, ESPN cameras returned to Monday Night Football a little quicker than its on-camera talent expected. Viewers thus heard ESPN.com columnist Rick Reilly instructi…

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

We live in a text-and-information-heavy sports society, so it's not surprising that every now and then a typo slips through. But some missteps are more unfortunate than others, as with the mistake on ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" involving a…

ESPN.com

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sprained his right shoulder in the 16-13 overtime win over Kansas City on Monday night, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. "Obviously, his injury puts his participation in the questionable category…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Described last night as “unusual,” there’s a more dire label now applied to Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s shoulder injury. The team fears it’s “pretty significant,” according to Ed Werder of ESPN. That could have a dramatic impac…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 16-13 overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field: Lawrence Timmons' 23-yard interception return led to the winning field goal in overtime and saved the NFL's top-ranked defense from an embarrassing defeat…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

After missing two games with a concussion, Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn has been cleared to return to the field on Sunday against the Bengals. Although he had already been ruled out of Monday night’s game against the Steelers, Quinn made the road trip…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

If there were any chance we'd miss such a thing as this, you all ensured we were covered. Thanks to the many, many of you who submitted your own versions of this angry Steelers fan, and keep the tips coming by emailing us. More »

John Clayton, ESPN.com

How does Ben Roethlisberger's shoulder injury impact the AFC playoff race? John Clayton assesses the possibilities.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

A quarterback with an unusual reputation for embellishing his injuries now has an unusual injury. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a separated shoulder during Monday night’s game against the Chief…

ESPN.com

PITTSBURGH -- There was no collective sigh of relief at Heinz Field, even after Shaun Suisham's 23-yard field goal allowed the Pittsburgh Steelers to escape with a 16-13 overtime win over the hapless Kansas City Chiefs. That won't happen until the resul…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Producers didn't give ESPN's Monday Night Football crew enough warning before heading out to them live for a postgame wrap-up from Heinz Field, leading to this bit of inside chatter amongst the panelists—most noticeably, Rick Reilly ensuring that Stuart…

Ed Bouchette, post-gazette.com

They avoided an embarrassing loss, but QB Ben Roethlisberger was forced from the game with a right shoulder injury in the third quarter.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort Monday in their win against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The Pittsburgh Steelers kept pace with the Baltimore Ravens and avoided an embarrassing home loss on national television to a one-win Kansas City Chiefs team when linebacker Lawrence Timmons intercepted a Matt Cassel pass on the second play of overtime,…

Paul Zeise, post-gazette.com

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left the game Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs with a right shoulder injury.

Ron Cook, post-gazette.com

It's hard to imagine a more frightening sight at Heinz Field than Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being led to the locker room.

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had left the stadium to be further evaluated for a right shoulder injury suffered early in the third quarter of Monday night’s 16-13 overtime win over the Kansas City Ch…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

After playing perhaps their best 60 minutes of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs still found a way to lose. Chiefs’ quarterback Matt Cassel was intercepted by Steelers’ linebackers Lawrence Timmons on the second play of overtime and Shaun Suisham ham…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

I have been broadcasting to you live from Walt Disney World all weekend and, man, Steelers fans are everywhere. Even here, at the tiny little corner of a bar at my resort. This woman was so loud and so pro-Pittsburgh and only asked once what was the sco…

grantland.com

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons intercepted Chiefs Q...