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Pittsburgh Sports News and Rumors

Tamba Hali, Justin Houston fined for Monday Night infractions

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Chiefs linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston each played a role in the most significant play of Monday night’s 16-13 loss to the Steelers, although the NFL was a little more concerned with their actions on other plays in the game. Hali and Houston, …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Insisting he feels well with no setbacks after a full week of practice, running back Rashard Mendenhall is set to return for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tom Singer, MLB.com

Of the seven Pirates prospects who participated in the 2012 Arizona Fall League, three, including righty Vic Black, are not on the 40-man roster.

Final Word: AFC North

Nov 16, 2012

ESPN.com

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 11: Shaking off the rust: Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, who is replacing Ben Roethlisberger, will make his first start since September 2009. It's been even longer since he celebrated a win as a starting quarte…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers find themselves headed into a big divisional game this weekend without Ben Roethlisberger. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will join Mike Florio to look ahead to the game, with particular emphasis on how he thinks Byron Leftwich…

ESPN.com

Honestly, I never saw the Bengals' dominating win over the Giants coming. That wasn't the same Cincinnati team that had lost four straight times. I did, however, predict the Ravens' blowout of the Raiders and the Steelers' harder-than-expected win over …

ESPN.com

When you break down the Ravens and the Steelers, the names that will come up are the playmakers: Ray Rice, Mike Wallace, LaMarr Woodley and Terrell Suggs. While all of those players will impact Sunday night, this physical grudge match could be decided b…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Steelers safety Ryan Clark suffered his second concussion in three weeks against the Chiefs on Monday night, but it looks like he’ll be in the lineup against the Ravens on Sunday night. Clark went through a full practice on Thursday, putting him on trac…

ESPN.com

Another starter was lost from Sunday night's Ravens-Steelers game when Baltimore cornerback Jimmy Smith underwent groin surgery Thursday. But there are a couple of starters who could be returning for this rivalry. Check out the wake-up call to find out …

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

As usual, Steelers vs Ravens lines up as the biggest game of the week, and possibly for the Steelers, the biggest game of the season. They sit at 6-3, with now two huge road losses to two teams that they clearly should have beaten, the Raiders and Titan…

Ron Cook, post-gazette.com

Despite emotional complications, it has been a banner year so far for former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Ed Bouchette, post-gazette.com

The offense will focus Sunday night on what fill-in quarterback Byron Leftwich does best in the important game against the Ravens.