Pirates clinch 20th straight losing season with loss to Reds - Bucs Dugout

Pirates clinch 20th straight losing season with loss to Reds - Bucs Dugout:

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Pirates ensure a 20th straight losing season - Yahoo! Sports

Pirates ensure a 20th straight losing season - Yahoo! Sports:

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49ers wary of espionage in Youngstown - SFGate

49ers wary of espionage in Youngstown - SFGate:

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San Francisco 49ers wrapping up Youngstown, Ohio stay - San Jose Mercury News

San Francisco 49ers wrapping up Youngstown, Ohio stay - San Jose Mercury News:

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NFL Says Antonio Brown's Catch And Fumble Counts As Touchdown Pass For Ben Roethlisberger - Behind the Steel Curtain

NFL Says Antonio Brown's Catch And Fumble Counts As Touchdown Pass For Ben Roethlisberger - Behind the Steel Curtain:

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surprising.

Pirates lose again, must win out to pass .500 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates lose again, must win out to pass .500 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

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Homer Bailey tosses Reds first no-hitter since 1988, ends Pirates bid for winning season | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports

Homer Bailey tosses Reds first no-hitter since 1988, ends Pirates bid for winning season | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports:

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Reds' Bailey no-hits Pirates 1-0 - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Reds' Bailey no-hits Pirates 1-0 - MLB - Yahoo! Sports:

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Wright sets Mets hits record in 6-0 win over Bucs - Yahoo! Sports

Wright sets Mets hits record in 6-0 win over Bucs - Yahoo! Sports: "6-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night that eliminated the Pirates from playoff contention"

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Roethlisberger plays good game statistically, teammates fail to measure up - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Roethlisberger plays good game statistically, teammates fail to measure up - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

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Steelers defense fails again - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steelers defense fails again - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

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NFL needs to come down hard on coaches, players for griping about replacement refs - Yahoo! Sports

NFL needs to come down hard on coaches, players for griping about replacement refs - Yahoo! Sports:

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Bill Belichick grabs an official as he runs off the field | ProFootballTalk

Bill Belichick grabs an official as he runs off the field | ProFootballTalk:

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Schematic of Fencing Response (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After Ryan Mundy's hit on Darrius Heyward-Bey, it looks like Bey was unconscious & had the fencing response.  hope he has a speedy recovery.

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Mikel Leshoure in Lions starting lineup | ProFootballTalk

Mikel Leshoure in Lions starting lineup | ProFootballTalk:

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Yeah go Illini!

Panthers' Steve Smith "Lit Into" Cam Newton Following Loss to Giants | Complex

Panthers' Steve Smith "Lit Into" Cam Newton Following Loss to Giants | Complex:

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The NFL's Most Overpaid Players Of 2012 - Yahoo! Sports

The NFL's Most Overpaid Players Of 2012 - Yahoo! Sports:

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Richard Seymour punches Ben Roethlisberger in the face - Steelers vs. Ra...

The #Pirates are the baseball equivalent of a hit musical group found to be lip syncing. They become Milli Vanilli in August & September -- Ken Laird (@Ken_Laird)

RT @Ken Laird Just finished watching Raiders 35-13 loss to Miami from Sunday. The Oakland offense is terrible. It's Shane Lechler punting on a loop

But they have Carson Palmer!!  :-)

Just kidding.

RT @Ken Laird Raiders TEs are ordinary as grits. RB McFadden is fast but can't get loose on his own. They should go 4 WR and throw deep every play

RT @Ross Tucker Peyton is on pace for 24 interceptions. TONIGHT

#Steelers team photo this year will feature them in their Bumble Bee/Jailhouse throwbacks. They have never taken team photo in throwbacks B4 -- Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib)

Receivers who have burned the Steelers secondary since Super Bowl XLIII

Greg Jennings (Photo credit: Chris Garrison)

Jordy Nelson (Photo credit: Brian Giesen)

Demaryius Thomas (Photo credit: rburtzel)

Here are a number of significant receptions of more than 20 yards by Steelers opponents since Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.

The Steelers addressed these defensive failures by firing their 4-year offensive coordinator (???), and by drafting 6 cornerbacks (Joe Burnett, Cortez Allen, Curtis Brown, Crezdon Butler, Keenan Lewis, Terrence Frederick).

1. Demaryius Thomas (80 yard TD, 2011-2012 playoffs)
2. Demaryius Thomas (71 yard TD, week 1 2012-2013 season)
3. Chris Chambers (61 yard catch, week 11 2009)
4. Louis Murphy (75 yard TD, week 13 2009)
5. Jordy Nelson (Super Bowl XLV, 29 yard TD, 38 yard catch)
6. Greg Jennings (Super Bowl XLV, 21 yard TD, 31 yard catch)
7. James Jones (Super Bowl XLV, 21 yard catch)
8. Greg Jennings (83 yard TD, week 15 2009)
9. James Jones (24 yard TD, week 15 2009)
10. Larry Fitzgerald (Super Bowl XLIII, 64 yard TD)
11. Anquan Boldin (Super Bowl XLIII, 45 yard catch to the 1-yard line)
12. Anquan Boldin (27 yard TD, week one 2011-2012)
13. Torrey Smith (26 yard TD, week 9 2011)
14. Stevie Johnson (*40 yard TD, dropped while wide open)
15. AJ Green (43 yard catch, week 13 2011)
16. TJ Houshmandzadeh (**18 yard game-ending 4th Q comeback TD)
17. Santonio Holmes (45 yard TD, 2010 playoffs)
18. LaRod Stephens Howling (73 yard TD, week 7 2011)
19. Dennis Northcutt (25 yard TD, week 5 2009)
20. Leonard Pope (21 yard TD, week 11 2009)
21. Mark Clayton (52 yard catch, week 12 2009)
22. Todd Heap (30 yard TD, week 16, 2009)
23. Davone Bess (34 yard TD, week 17 2009) 
24. Davone Bess (25 yard TD, week 7 2010) 
25. Rob Gronkowski (25 yard TD, week 10 2010)

* not a catch but included since the Steelers defense was beaten and had no bearing on the drop.

** not 20+ yards, but included regardless, as the play was backbreaking.

Just interviewed Charles Woodson on the field - he said: "It's the same old Jay. We just need to be in position. Jay will throw us the ball" -- Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols)

Bengals...not who dey..should be what the hell? -- Andy Furman (@AndyFurmanFSR)

Byron Stingily... there's two of them?!?

... and this is Byron Stingily the offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans.

RT @Pirates The #Pirates lose tonight 12-2 to the #Cubs at PNC. Up Next tomorrow @JamesZ53 takes the hill at 7:05

RT @jharrison9292 Didn't make practice today, looks like it will be a game time decision.

I have a bad feeling about this game.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Team Report - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Pittsburgh Steelers - Team Report - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "Steelers CB Ike Taylor vs. Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas. Thomas caught four passes for 204 yards, including the 80-yard TD on the first play of overtime, as the Broncos beat the Steelers in the playoffs last season."

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On the Steelers: Playoff loss still has LeBeau talking - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On the Steelers: Playoff loss still has LeBeau talking - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

""Let me tell you something," LeBeau said. "Over the years I've made a lot of bad calls and I'm man enough to step up and say it and when a play ends the game, ends your season, that can't be a very good call.""

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doesn't matter, Bruce Arians was still scapegoated and forced into "retirement".

Pittsburgh Steelers - Team Report - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Pittsburgh Steelers - Team Report - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "1,275 - Points the Steelers have allowed over the past five years, fewest in the NFL by 150 points."

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Sean Spence - Pittsburgh Steelers - News - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Sean Spence - Pittsburgh Steelers - News - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "Aug 31 Spence is believed to have a torn ACL, torn LCL, and dislocated kneecap, according to SI.com.
Recommendation: It's a season-ending injury for the third-rounder, and could end up threatening Spence's career."

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pirates lose to last-place Astros, 5-1

Astros send struggling Pirates to 4th loss in row - Yahoo! Sports

Astros send struggling Pirates to 4th loss in row - Yahoo! Sports: "In the midst of a playoff race for the first time in 20 years, Pittsburgh has dropped four straight and 10 of its last 13 and trails St. Louis by 2 1/2 games for the NL's second wild card spot."

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not a surprise

August 26, 2012 16:05 / derek jeter chant progressive field