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PITTSBURGH — After the Steelers disposed of the Miami Dolphins 30-12 in the first round of the NFL playoffs Sunday, Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey was asked which star of the two-pronged offensive attack deserved the game ball.“Man, L Bell got the record,” Pouncey said of Le’Veon ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker coach Joey Porter has been placed on leave after felony assault-related charges were filed early Monday morning against him.According to a statement released by Pittsburgh police, Porter, 39, was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday outside The Flats ...

Villanueva offers his view of Tomlin

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin has said that he first spotted his left tackle, Alejandro Villanueva, during the playing of the National Anthem before a preseason game in 2014.Villanueva was with the Philadelphia Eagles, but was cut and then signed by the Steelers, who moved him to the offensive ...

Here’s how the Steelers can derail Ajayi

PITTSBURGH — According to Pro Football Focus, an organization which dotes over every play and keeps track of the numbers hidden therein, Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi led the NFL this season in yards per carry after contact at 3.5 and broken tackles at 58.And most of that began in the ...

Dolphins’ Ndamukong Suh gets ‘dirty’

PITTSBURGH — Three weeks after playing CincinnatiĢƵ Vontaze Burfict, everyone else is kind of tame in comparison.Well, maybe not in the case of MiamiĢƵ Ndamukong Suh.Like Burfict, SuhĢƵ rap sheet is lengthy. The Dolphins’ defensive tackle has been fined 10 times for $611,169 for ...

Tuitt, defense determined to stop Ajayi

PITTSBURGH — Stephon Tuitt wouldn’t get specific about the injury thatĢƵ kept him out of all but one series the last three games, calling it only “some stuff going on in my knee and my ankle.”“But I’m feeling pretty good,” he said after his first full practice since he left the ...