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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 ...
Mauti determined to keep Nittany Lions upbeat
Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti said Friday he knows of only two or three players who are planning to leave the Nittany Lions after the severe ...
Penn State scandal fallout could extend to donors
One major Penn State donor says he might write the university out of his will, while others say neither the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal ...
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.
Sandusky shower abuse accuser to sue Penn State
For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the ...
PSU coach O'Brien: Team will stay together
Bill O'Brien is looking straight ahead. It's the only choice he really has at Penn State. The questions keep coming and he doesn't flinch: How will ...
Hopes high for many NFL teams as camps open
Training camp is under way around the NFL and every team believes it has a chance to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The New York Giants proved for ...
Sanctions give PSU opponents chance to cherry pick
If you are a college football coach in need of a player or two, Penn State's misfortune could turn out to be your team's lucky strike. There's a ...
MLS All-Stars top Chelsea 3-2 in exhibition game
Fans stuffed the parking lots hours before the All-Star game, tailgating and having a blast until they could rush inside PPL Park to bang drums, sing ...
Penn State president says 4-year ban was floated
Penn State faced the threat of a four-year ban on playing football before the NCAA imposed sanctions this week over the school's handling of the Jerry ...
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 ...
Phillies rally again to beat Brewers 7-6 in 10
Jimmy Rollins hit an RBI single off Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the 10th and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied in their last at-bat for the ...
Biden to firefighters: GOP doesn't understand you
Vice President Joe Biden told a national firefighters' union Wednesday that Republicans don't understand them and that government should be helping ...
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 ...
Phillies, Hamels agree to $144M, 6-year deal
Cole Hamels knew the moment he walked off the mound to a standing ovation after allowing five runs in his last start that he was staying with the ...
Sherman Hemsley of TV's 'The Jeffersons' dies
George Jefferson was a bigot. A loudmouth. Rude. Obsessed with money. Arrogant. And yet he was one of the most enjoyable, beloved characters in ...
ON FOOTBALL: Penn State program far from dead
The mere suggestion that NCAA sanctions against Penn State were worse than receiving the so-called death penalty were enough to make first-year coach ...
Paterno's name keeps getting erased
Ever since it became public knowledge in November that Joe Paterno didn't do everything he could to stop former assistant Jerry Sandusky from sexually ...
Advocate: Pa. church sentence a wake-up call
A Roman Catholic church official let children suffer at the hands of pedophile priests rather than stand up to his bishop, a judge said in handing ...
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 ...
Predators match Flyers' offer sheet for Weber
Shea Weber can thank the Philadelphia Flyers for one of the richest and longest contracts in the NHL. But the Nashville Predators will pick up the tab
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 ...
Penn St. early foes planning to keep focus on game
Ohio coach Frank Solich knows what to expect Sept. 1 when his team is the first to play Penn State. "There's going to be lots of buzz around the game ...