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Fantasy Football: Week 13 picks

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You don???t need me advising you to start Drew Brees and Chris Johnson, or to bench Jake Delhomme and Eddie Royal. So I???ll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups.
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Big Ben: Ward's words are what hurt 'I'm ready to go,' Roethlisberger says

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Ben Roethlisberger was hurt Sunday in Baltimore even though he did not play against the Ravens. The quarterback said yesterday that learning what Hines Ward said about him is what did it.
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NFL Notebook: Peterson clocked going 109 mph

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Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver's license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph -- nearly twice the posted speed limit -- on a suburban Minneapolis
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Gerry Dulac's NFL Forecast: Week 13

Pigskin picks from the P-G's gridiron guru.
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Big Ben 'hurt' by Ward's words

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was shocked he was unable to play last Sunday in Baltimore and hurt when he heard what teammate Hines Ward had to say about it.
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Chuck Noll sparked concussion test

It was a pointed question from legendary Steelers coach Chuck Noll that sparked the development of the test used by nearly all professional sports teams and more than 2,400 high schools and
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On the Steelers: Ward makes guarantee

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Forget the apology Hines Ward delivered to his teammates yesterday. You should have heard his guarantee.
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Steelers re-sign former special teams ace

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The Steelers today signed their former special teams ace and cornerback Anthony Madison, who was released by the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday.
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Ward apologizes to team

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Hines Ward apologized to his teammates today after talking with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at length for his NBC-TV interview he said was misinterpreted.
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Sanchez will slide just like a Yankee

Mark Sanchez is learning how to slide like a Yankee.
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On the Steelers: Tomlin expects Roethlisberger to play

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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is OK -- this time, really, coach Mike Tomlin says -- Dennis Dixon's play at quarterback Sunday could prompt the Steelers to use him on occasion, receiver Hines Ward turned to Facebook to explain himself, and offenses probably will continue to target...
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Fantasy Football: Another wacky season? Not so much ...

I hear a lot of talk about how crazy the 2009 fantasy season has been. But then again, I hear that every year.
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Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript

It's December so Ed unleashes hell in his weekly online forum.
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Tomlin 'confident' Ben will play on Sunday

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Coach Mike Tomlin said today Ben Roethlisberger feels better and he is confident he will start at quarterback Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.
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Tough-guy culture in NFL on playing hurt is changing

When Tunch Ilkin entered the National Football League in the 1980s, players were expected to compete while hurting.
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Brees leads easy victory with 5 TDs

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By Brett Martel The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints left Tom Brady in the dust, zipping up and down the field in a dominant romp over the New England
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Chiefs: No contact with Weis yet

By The Associated Press Chiefs coach Todd Haley insisted yesterday that the team has not contacted Charlie Weis about joining the staff in Kansas City.
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Tough-guy culture in NFL on playing hurt is changing

When Tunch Ilkin entered the National Football League in the 1980s, players were expected to compete while hurting.
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Steelers fans sympathetic with players' well-being

There is the superficial pain of a lost football game. But that's quite different from the health risk associated with concussions, Steelers fans said last night.
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Steelers' Tomlin: 'We will unleash hell here in December'

We hit the opening of the final month of 2009 with a promise from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.
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Gerry Dulac's Two-Minute Drill

Gerry Dulac takes a look at the Steelers' 20-17 loss to the Ravens.
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Collier: A troubling trend besets Steelers' defense

Given the tempest roaring through the Steelers' battered offense, Dick LeBeau's defense couldn't escape the reality that it pretty much had to pitch a shutout here last night.
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Steelers Report Card: Game Eleven vs. Ravens

GERRY DULAC grades the Steelers' effort in their 21-17 loss to the Ravens yesterday:
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Steelers Notebook: Ward admits locker room '50-50' on Roethlisberger

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In a taped interview with Bob Costas aired beforehand on NBC's "Football Night in America," Hines Ward talked about the locker room being "like a 50-50 toss-up" over whether quarterback Ben Roethlisberger should have played last night.
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Cook: Tomlin must fix Steelers' locker room

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has a much bigger problem on his hands than anything that was created by a 20-17 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens last night.
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