October 16th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in A judge says the lawsuit against Lake Tahoe employees can continue for the woman accusing Ben Roethlisberger: A Nevada judge has ruled that a woman who has accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault can continue with her civil lawsuit against seven Harrah’s Lake Tahoe employees who, she said, covered for the Steelers quarterback. Lawyers for [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Parker and Polamalu Both Go Through Full Practice
While the news of losing DE Aaron Smith set the Steelers back today, the team did get some good news on the practice field as a couple of starters returned. Back on the field were running back Willie Parker and safety Troy Polamalu. Both were listed on the official injury report as “Full Participation in [...]
Aaron Smith Placed on IR; Hood and Harris to Try and Step In
The Steelers today suffered a big blow, as they placed defensive end Aaron Smith on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, ending the 11-year veteran’s season. Smith compiled two sacks in five games and he also blocked a field goal attempt during Pittsburgh’s season-opening win over Tennessee. He’s a big part of the teams defensive [...]
Concerns Continue as Team Can’t Close Out Games
Steelers leading WR Hines Ward said it all about how teams come out to play the Steelers, and about how the team was able to hang on vs the Lions. “A win is a win. That’s what this business comes down to,” Ward said. “When teams are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers —we’re the defending champions [...]
Coach Tomlin Speaks Out Following the Win in Motown
Opening statement: “Mission accomplished for us. We were yet to win a road game this year and of course we were five weeks into this thing and hadn’t had back-to-back victories. With a victorious performance we were able to accomplish some of those things. Far from perfect, we acknowledge that, and we’ll get back in [...]
Steelers Survive a 28-20 Win Over Lions in Detroit
The Steelers certainly don’t know how to make things look easy. They once again on Sunday in Detroit built a rather sizable lead over the Lions, leading 28-13 midway through the third quarter, and had to hang on before finally putting to restDaunte Culpepper and Detroit 28-20. The team needed a defensive stance in the [...]
First Half Thoughts From Detroit – Steelers 21 Lions 13
* Limas Sweed is active, and dropped his first pass. I am beginning to wonder if this guy has any chance of making it in this league. * Blame Ben for the pick to William James that made it 14-13, but that score should go also to Mike Wallace. First the rookie pulled a Limas [...]
