Financier makes bid for Steelers

Dan Rooney and the rest of the owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers could sell the team to Stanley Druckenmiller within days. By Dave Goldberg, AP Football Writer A deal could be reached within days to sell a majority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers to the chairman of a Pittsburgh-based investment firm, taking control of the NFL franchise away from the Rooney family. The shares would be sold to Stanley Druckenmiller, chairman of Duquesne Capital management, making him principal owner of the team. Two officials familiar with the talks identified the buyer as Druckenmiller and said Monday that the deal could be completed by the end of the week. They declined to be identified because they were not directly involved in negotiations. Druckenmiller's interest was first reported Monday by The Wall Street Journal, which said a... [read full story]