Professional football

SUPER BOWL 9 Jan. 12, 1975 At New Orleans_80,997 Pittsburgh 0..2..7..7_16 Minnesota 0..0..0..6_6 Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain totally shut down Minnesota's offense to hand the Vikings their third Super Bowl...

Rio and Cuba. The Pope's Year of Mercy and artist Christo's walk on water. Philadelphia, Cleveland and the next U.S. president. Super Bowl in...

PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Mike Tomlin appreciates a good halftime tweak as much as the next coach. The one he and the rest of the...

It is time for me to say it.  There is a new prince in the royal family of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Welcome to your...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Dusty Baker thinks the Washington Nationals need more speed, so he wants more African-American and Latino players on the roster. He...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — NFL quarterback Michael Vick got the celebrity treatment as he visited the state Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for a...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The deluge came quickly and all at once, as if the Pittsburgh Steelers were fumbling around in the dark searching for...

*Steelers quarterback Michael Vick is making good on a promise that he would advocate for animal safety locally. Vick is scheduled to meet with Pennsylvania lawmakers Tuesday in support of PA House Bill 1516, or the pets in cars bill, which would give cops authority to rescue dogs and cats from cars due to unsafe … Continue reading Michael Vick Meeting With Lawmakers on ‘Pets In Cars’ Bill: ‘I Know I’m an Unlikely Advocate’ →

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former NFL star Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Monday to New Jersey tax evasion charges after reaching a plea deal that...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh running back James Conner spent the last three months weighing whether to return next fall or head to the NFL...