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Who’s in the hunt for final roster spots

Angst took hold of the fan base after the Steelers lost Plaxico Burress and probably Matt Spaeth for the season within the last couple of days.Yeah, they lost their No. 5 wide receiver and their blocking tight end.Big whup.But at this time of the year, every hole is probably over-scrutinized, ...

Polamalu is a silent warrior

LATROBE — On Thursday my 13-year-old daughter visited camp, and stood, along with the rest of the fans, on the sideline next to the main practice field.She also — and probably like the rest — wanted to know why she couldn’t walk over to the other field and watch the defense and Troy ...

Keeps Adams on the blind side

Mike Tomlin was wrapping up “Friday Night Lights” — St. Vincent College version 1.0 — at his post-practice press conference, when music began wafting over from the baseball field.“Guys,” the Steelers’ P.R. man interrupted, “the bandĢƵ starting to play. Last question for ...

Reporting Day Blues … nothing happens

Reporting Day has just about all the ingredients of a full-blown sports holiday, except one:Nothing happens.Oh, they report all right. The Steelers reported Friday amid immense hype. They had to be there by 3 p.m., so to greet them the media was allowed to stand in front of the players’ dorm ...

List-O-Mania: Ten Camp Questions

If you can’t write, list.And haven’t I made a habit of that of late?Well, I’m in List Mode again. Hopefully, some actual writing can happen between the hashes here; or at least by the start of training camp, because I really need to get back in a groove.Anyway, I present to you this list ...

Which Steelers rookie will start?

Any Steelers fan who has paid attention to the way Dick LeBeau grooms defenders understands that a modicum of patience goes a long way -- not only for the player and coach, but for the fan himself.Of course, the impatient Steelers fan is fed up with LeBeauĢƵ “process,” and Joe Fan in ...