Sportsview: Patience Pays in Pittsburgh
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Patience has never been highly rated as a virtue in the NFL. That's especially true among owners, who tend to change coaches almost as often as they do underwear.
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Alando Tucker looked for Pittsburgh to finally send a second man to try to guard him. Brian Butch was the reason the Panthers never did.
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Carl Krauser hit a 3-pointer with 47 seconds left and Chevon Troutman made four free throws in the final seconds as No. 17 Pittsburgh slipped past ninth-ranked Syracuse, 68-64, last night in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko struggled all night through the air, but fortunately for the Panthers, he came through on the ground.
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Another dominating triumph against another unbeaten team raises the stakes: These Steelers just might be the class of the NFL. By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Ben Roethlisberger's numbers looked exceptional for an exhibition game, especially for only a half. He knows how much better he and the Pittsburgh Steelers could have played.
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Carl Krauser is turning what traditionally is Pittsburgh&#39;s most glaring weakness into one of its greatest strengths. Krauser&#39;s outside shooting and career-high 31 points helped the 10th-ranked
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PITTSBURGH - Their confidence has taken a hit, their roster is thin because of injury, and their scoring touch has gone from lukewarm to just a degree or two better than stone cold.
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Doug Brien had two late chances to put the Jets ahead with field goals, and Pittsburgh football fans braced for what would have been one of their more painful losses.
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Things aren&#39;t supposed to be this easy in the NFL. Not for the Pittsburgh Steelers, not for anyone. Every game is supposed to be a brutal battle to the end
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Actually, I just finished looking at the final BCS standings and could use a boost. More to the point, I could use an aspirin. So let me get this straight: Pittsburgh loses to Nebraska and Connecticut, narrowly
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 12 - When Ben Roethlisberger lofted a pass deep into Jets territory late in the fourth quarter, he could have been forgiven for holding his breath.
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First Pittsburgh's fans took over Carolina's stadium. Then the Steelers manhandled the Panthers to virtually end their playoff hopes. Willie Parker rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and Ben Roethlisberger threw for a score and ran for another to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina 37-3 on Sunday, delighting the thousands of loyal Steelers fans who filled Bank of America Stadium.
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Instead of a letdown after stopping the New England Patriots' winning streak at 21 games last Sunday, Pittsburgh pounded Philadelphia, which started the day 7-0.
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There was a wild-card game to prepare for against Pittsburgh. There was the possibility that if they won there, the Jaguars next would play in Indianapolis. But truthfully, for the better part of two weeks, the team had one thought on its collective mind.
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Emotions were raw and cheeks were wet a week to 10 days ago. Now the Pitt players can talk about the football coaching change without quite so much sadness, anger or nostalgia.
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Maybe it&#39;s too early to anoint Ben Roethlisberger as the next Dan Marino, but I have a feeling that his early success with the Pittsburgh Steelers is going to inspire some changes, perhaps