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Hall of Famer Gwynn joins Tull in Padres bid

Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is joining with movie producer Thomas Tull in an attempt to buy the San Diego Padres. Gwynn said Monday that it's too early to say what his role will be, beyond offering advice and insight, while stressing that he's still the coach at his alma ...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2008 file photo, West Virginia coach Bill Stewart smiles during an NCAA college football game against Villanova in Morgantown, W.Va. Stewart, the former West Virginia coach, died Monday, May 21, 2012, of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. A statement issued by spokesman Michael Fragale said Stewart's family notified the university on Monday. Fragale said Stewart was golfing at the time. Stewart, 59, resigned last summer and was replaced by Dana Holgorsen the same night. Stewart had gone 28-12 in three seasons after taking over for Rich Rodriguez but failed to earn a Bowl Championship Series berth. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, file)

Former WVU football coach Bill Stewart dead at 59

Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez's successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. He was 59. Stewart's family notified the university and said Stewart had been ...

Strasburg fans 13 as Nationals top Pirates 4-2

Maybe Davey Johnson should hold all his team meetings on days Stephen Strasburg is pitching. The Washington Nationals' manager called a brief meeting to give his mildly slumping club a confidence boost and Strasburg responded with another brilliant performance to lift the Nationals to a 4-2 victory over the Pirates ...

Flood-prone fields getting a fix-up

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va.-- One flood-prone area that made it through Tuesday's heavy rains was the John Marshall High track and football fields. And NEWS9 is learning that a project is underway to put an end to the flood-troubled fields.   With much-needed improvements, the football field will soon be able ...

Steelers' Roethlisberger graduates college in Ohio

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has graduated from Miami University in southwest Ohio, about nine years after leaving for the NFL. The university says the 30-year-old Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gur) received his bachelor's degree in education and joined nearly 600 students during Sunday's commencement at the campus in Oxford. His wife, parents ...

San Diego Chargers fan Jerry Lopez looks over a memorial set-up in the driveway of the house of former NFL star Junior Seau Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Oceanside, Calif. Seau's apparent suicide stunned an entire city and saddened former teammates who recalled the former NFL star's ferocious tackles and habit of calling everybody around him "Buddy."  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

911 call: Woman found Seau with no sign of life

A 911 call from the home of Junior Seau released Friday captures the voice of a woman who is horrified to find the former NFL linebacker in a spare bedroom with a gunshot wound to the chest. "My God, my boyfriend shot himself! Oh my God!" the eight-minute call begins. ...

Ex-Steelers PA announcer to retire from school job

A man who resigned as the Heinz Field public address announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers last month now wants to retire as athletic director of a nearby school district where officials are conducting an internal review of finances. Randy Cosgrove has not responded to requests for comment since his suspension ...

4 players suspended by NFL for Saints' bounties

Hoping to close the book on bounties, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints defensive captain Jonathan Vilma without pay for all of next season Wednesday and gave shorter bans to three other players for their leading roles in the team's cash-for-hits system that knocked key opponents out of games from ...

FILE - This Oct. 30, 2011 file photo shows New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams, in St. Louis. Vilma was suspended by the NFL for the 2012 season. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

NFL suspends 4 players for Saints' bounties

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished Wednesday for participating in the team's cash-for-hits bounty system. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended for the first half of the ...

FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH NFL DRAFT STORIES - FILE- In this Nov. 20, 2010, file photo, Stanford  quarterback Andrew Luck throws a pass during an NCAA college football game against California in Berkeley, Calif. Luck is a top prospect in the upcoming NFL football draft. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

QBs Luck and Griffin at top of draft

How appropriate for a quarterback-driven league that the top two picks on Thursday night will be passers expected to turn around franchises. Only one other quarterback is likely to go in the first round, when NFL teams will devour space-eating defensive linemen, pass rushers and wide receivers. The league's offseason ...

Steelers play in Lee West charity game

It’s been two months since Steubenville Big Red student Lee West died in a fire in his home, and on Saturday, more than 1,000 people came out to remember West, and also watch some Pittsburgh Steelers, like Louis Lipps, Charlie Batch and Ryan Mundy, try their hand at basketball. This ...

Hines Ward retires as Pittsburgh Steeler

Hines Ward officially announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday. Through tears, Ward said the city of Pittsburgh and Steelers organization has meant the world to him. "Without the support over the past 14 years this game wouldn't be the same to me. It wouldn't be as fun for ...

Indian Creek student paralyzed in crash expresses gratitude for support

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- One month after he was injured in a crash, 15-year-old Justin Cummings is still encountering the fight of his life, but he said it's a fight he isn't going to lose. The Indian Creek sophomore spoke to NEWS9 at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he continues ...

Jefferson County students receive culinary lesson from Steelers chef

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio -- Despite the snowy conditions on Friday, the executive chef for the Pittsburgh Steelers Corey Hayes came to speak to the students. Hayes talked about his background and described what it's like to cook for a football team. Students also got to ask questions about his career. ...

Super Bowl Most Valuable Players

GAME MVP I Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay II Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay III Joe Namath, QB, New York IV Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City V Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas VI Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas VII Jake Scott, S, Miami VIII Larry Csonka, FB, Miami IX Franco Harris, RB, ...

Witness describes scene of fire that burned Steelers RB coach

  BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. --   Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson has been hospitalized after suffering burns to his arms and legs in a house fire early Friday morning. Authorities said the fire broke out about 3 a.m. in Wilson's Jameson Way home in Seven Fields, Butler County. ...

December Going Green – Crock Pot Cooking

This month, we’re so busy with the holidays, it’s hard to even find time to cook! But let’s try to go green and plan easy dinners. The crock pot might already be your friend, but it and microwaves are the two ‘greenest’ ways to prepare a meal. Let’s look at ...

Steelers Beat Arizona, Win Third Straight

Ben Roethlisberger threw 95 yards to Mike Wallace for the longest pass play in Steelers history and Pittsburgh went on to hand the Arizona Cardinals their fifth consecutive loss, 32-20 on Sunday.   Roethlisberger, 26 of 39 for 361 yards, also had TD passes of 12 yards to Heath Miller ...

Big Red Unveils Pro Combat Uniforms

A game between Steubenville Big Red and the Massillon Tigers is already a pretty big deal. This year's contest will feature something extra: the Nike Pro Combat Uniform, designed with local input. Ohio State, West Virginia, Pitt and Maryland have all worn the modern-style uniform, which captures the unique character ...

Roethlisberger Throws 5 TDs, Steelers Crush Titans 38-17

Ben Roethlisberger's sprained left foot is just fine thanks. And so, apparently, are the defending AFC champions. The quarterback tied a team record by throwing for five touchdowns, including two to Hines Ward, and the Pittsburgh Steelers rolled past the Tennessee Titans 38-17 on Sunday. Other than a slight limp ...

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