Alan Robinson

Super season behind them, not-so-special Steelers scrambling to make playoffs (The Canadian Press)

PITTSBURGH - The coach is edgy and unhappy. The quarterback is dealing with another concussion, his fourth since 2006. The defence isn't the same with two of its best players injured and out. Every kickoff is creating anxiety....

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Businesses may move overseas, says CBI survey

In ten years time key aspects of the UK economy may ultimately fall under the control of overseas governments, and as market opportunities shift, current prominent businesses in both services and manufacturing may move...

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Steelers' Roethlisberger has concussion

By Alan Robinson, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) lies on the ground after being sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Andy Studebaker (96) during overtime of an NFL football...

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Depleted Steelers deal with inexplicable loss (AP)

Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers should have seen this one coming. Somehow, they didn't. They didn't believe they could lose to the rebuilding Chiefs, not a week after a loss to the Bengals seriously hurt their chances of...

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Roethlisberger takes blame for Bengals loss, says Steelers must move on (The Canadian Press)

PITTSBURGH - He didn't blame the wide receivers for running incorrect pass routes, even if one of them seemed to be singling him out. He didn't blame the special teams for allowing a third costly kickoff return touchdown in...

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KOSOVO: Ten Years On, Forensics Continues to ID Missing

SARAJEVO, Nov 19 (IPS) - Pictures of missing people have been hanging for years next to the gate to the fence surrounding Kosovo’s parliament. Some of them have been there for so long that the features of the faces can hardly...

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Concussions taken head-on

By Howard Fendrich THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain “shaking like a bell” when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago. Thirty of 160 NFL...

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AP IMPACT: NFL players hide, fear concussions

Thirty of 160 NFL players surveyed by The Associated Press say they have hidden the effects of a concussion. The AP spoke to five players from each of the NFL's 32 teams from Nov. 2-15 and found many consider head injuries a...

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LB Harrison cut as Steelers shore up special teams

He's watched game tapes, analyzed and criticized, and now coach Mike Tomlin is doing something about the Pittsburgh Steelers' miserable kickoff coverage. By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — He's watched game tapes,...

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Gibbs leads Pitt past Binghamton 71-46

Ashton Gibbs hit five 3-pointers in the first half as Pittsburgh quickly opened a 22-point lead and the Panthers emptied their bench Tuesday throughout a 71-46 victory over Binghamton, which lost its coach and much of its team...

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