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Luck solid, Colts fall to Steelers 26-24
Unlike his electric preseason debut, Andrew Luck's first pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't result in a touchdown. His eighth one did.
Man in Ireland charged in Pitt bomb threats
A founding member of a Scottish terror group was indicted on charges he emailed 17 bomb threats to the University of Pittsburgh earlier this year, ...
FBI: Man in Ireland charged with Pitt bomb threats
A founding member of a Scottish terror group was indicted Wednesday on charges he emailed bomb threats that disrupted campus life and forced the ...
Med tech's arrest shows flaws in system
Radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was a few weeks into a temporary job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian in 2008 when ...
Big East picks CBS VP Aresco as commissioner
As the Big East prepares to negotiate a television contract that could make or break the conference, it has chosen a man who has been part of some of ...
Shane Victorino powers Dodgers past Pirates 5-4
No matter what uniform he's wearing, Shane Victorino always gives the Pittsburgh Pirates trouble. The newly acquired outfielder hit his first homer ...
Pittsburgh-area man to put ashes in bowling ball
A Pittsburgh-area bowling fanatic has gotten a Utah company to fashion a bowling ball urn for his ashes. Forty-eight-year-old Tony Guarino tells ...
Peyton back on field, RG3, Luck get going
Yep, that's Peyton Manning wearing No. 18 and throwing passes. The uniform might look strange, though. And yes, that's a female line judge making ...
Fire alarm blares 15 hours at Pa. public housing
A fire alarm that blared for more than 15 hours at a Pittsburgh-area public housing complex has finally been shut off. Residents of Glenshaw Gardens ...
Linemen lead, Martin brings tears to Hall of Fame
The linemen led the way as they always do, accepting their inductions into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with an abundance of humility. Curtis Martin ...
Swarm of thousands of bees delay Pittsburgh flight
A beekeeper says he had to be called into gather up a swarm of thousands of bees that delayed a Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh International ...
Gas drilling research suffers from lack of funding
Is gas drilling ruining the air, polluting water and making people sick? The evidence is sketchy and inconclusive, but a lack of serious funding is ...
Dempster to Texas, Victorino to LAD, Pence to SF
The team with the newest owners was the busiest ahead of the trade deadline. The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Shane Victorino on Tuesday as the trade ...
A team-by-team look at famous in-season deals
Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez have already changed teams, and general managers still have a few more hours to make additional big trades. Some of ...
Butler completes long journey to Hall of Fame
Jack Butler had it all planned out. Really, what was there to figure out? Guys that play football at St. Bonaventure don't get phone calls from NFL ...
Steelers sign WR Brown to 5-year extension
The Steelers signed wide receiver Antonio Brown to a five-year extension that will keep him in Pittsburgh through 2017. Brown, voted Pittsburgh's most ...
Wrestler 'The Great Khali' undergoes gland surgery
World Wrestling Entertainment star The Great Khali has undergone surgery to remove a pituitary gland tumor that's the cause of his formidable size.
WR Wallace a no-show as Steelers camp opens
For only the second time since 1997, Pittsburgh Steelers opened training camp without Hines Ward. But as notable as the recently retired Ward's ...
Correia, Pirates outlast Cubs 3-2 and avoid sweep
Kevin Correia, in jeopardy of losing his spot in Pittsburgh's crowded starting rotation, won his career-best fifth straight start and Garrett Jones ...
Pirates acquire LHP Rodriguez from the Astros
The surprising Pittsburgh Pirates are getting serious about their playoff push, acquiring pricey lefty Wandy Rodriguez in a trade Tuesday night with ...
Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow
State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is ...
Steelers, Tomlin agree to extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers have ended at least one contract distraction before training camp starts. The team and coach Mike Tomlin agreed to an ...
2nd bear seen at Pa. mall where another got stuck
Officials say a second bear has been spotted at a suburban Pittsburgh mall where another bear was captured after getting stuck inside a department ...
Experts: Some fracking critics use bad science
In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes ...
New lab working on security shoe sole to ID people
High-tech security? Forget those irksome digital eye scans. Meet the biometric shoe. A new lab is working to perfect special shoe insoles that can ...