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Roethlisberger Leads Steelers to 38-17 Win Over Titans

Pittsburgh fans saw the Steelers team they all know so well on Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field.

After a tough loss against the Houston Texans a week before, the Steelers were able to bounce back and get a 38-17 win over the Tennessee Titans.

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Sloppy Steelers fall to Texans 17-10

As the Steelers entered into their fourth game, the fans still weren’t too sure of what type of team they had to root for.

They suffered a beatdown at the hands of the Ravens before handing one of their own out against the Seahawks.

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Slippery Rock defeats Rival Clarion Football

Clarion Football fell to 0-5 after its 27-13 defeat at Slippery Rock in the second-annual “Milk Jug Game” on Saturday, Oct. 1, in PSAC-West action.

Slippery Rock (4-1, 2-0 PSAC) was led by quarterback Cody Endres who threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns.

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Face Off: Which surprise NFL teams are for real?

The 2011 NFL season up to this point has become the year of surprises.

Through the first quarter of the season there are five teams that finished with a losing record last year that have come out of nowhere, and are currently
posting a winning record.

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No. 17 CalU Overpowers Clarion Football 40-13

The Golden Eagle football team dropped its first PSAC-West Division game this past weekend to the California University Vulcans by the score of 40-13.

CalU came into the game being ranked No. 17 in Division II football.

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Faceoff: Should Pitt and Syracuse join the ACC?

In a few years, college sports fans will begin to notice new rivalries being formed as more and more schools look to change conferences.

The most recent being the addition of Big East teams Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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Notre Dame Upends Pitt in 15-12 Decision

For the second time in as many weeks, the Pittsburgh Panthers let a fourth quarter lead go for naught.

This time it was Notre Dame which victimized Pitt.

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Shippensburg Crushes Clarion Football

The Clarion Golden Eagles football team dropped to 0-3 on the season as it fell hard again, 54-24 to Shippensburg last Saturday on the road.

The Golden Eagles started the game with a great opening drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Brandon Atkins.

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Pitt blows 17-point lead in loss to Iowa

Pittsburgh (2-1) led Iowa (2-1) 27-10 going into the fourth quarter before Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg led the Hawkeyes to the biggest comeback in school
history.

Vandenberg threw for 162 of his 399 yards in the fourth quarter en route to a 31-27 victory.

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Fantasy Football 101: Our commentators discuss week one’s top performers and highlight the stars for the upcoming week

With the NFL kicking off this past weekend, another crazy year in the world of fantasy football begins.

The opening kickoff weekend of the 2011 season did not disappoint with plenty of big name players who made headlines with outstanding performances in week one.

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Clarion football gets blown out by No. 9 Bloomsburg

Clarion University’s football team played host to No. 9 Bloomsburg University in the home opener last Saturday, Sept. 10.

Bloomsburg’s running back Eddie Mateo put on a show at Memorial Stadium, rushing for 179 yards and scoring five touchdowns in a 45-10 romping over Clarion.

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Sports Viewpoint: NFL draft starts to heat up

With the first pick in the 2011 NFL draft, the Carolina Panthers select…

That’s just it, we aren’t quite sure who the Panthers will take with the No. 1 overall pick.

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Negotiation talks for upcoming football season begin to heat up

There were 111 million people who watched the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6.

With that being said, the thought of a whole season without NFL football is difficult to imagine.

That is exactly what is going to happen if the NFL Owners and Players’ Association don’t negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Packers bring Lombardi Trophy to Green Bay with Super Bowl win

Aaron Rodgers officially stepped out of Green Bay legend Brett Favre’s shadow on Sunday after winning the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player award, and leading the Packers to a
31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.

Rodgers started off the extravaganza by hooking up on a 29-yard pass to wide receiver Jordy Nelson late in the first quarter.

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Steelers and Packers face off in Super Bowl XLV

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers mirror each other in many ways.

Both are historic franchises that have won multiple championships. Green Bay has won 12 championships in the history of football; three have been in the Super Bowl era.

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