STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Organizers of a private reunion for football players coached by Joe Paterno will provide their own security for the Friday night event, Penn State spokesman Ben Manning said.The reunion is separate from a university celebration of the 50th anniversary of Paterno's head ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chad Kuhl's fan club brought the noise.Andrew McCutchen hit two solo homers, Kuhl pitched six effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 15-2 Thursday night.Jordy Mercer hit a three-run homer and John Jaso and Sean Rodriguez also went deep to ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The 24-hour rule that Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi gives his players to revel every victory or fume over every loss lasted almost precisely that long this time around.When the Panthers gathered for film review around 4 p.m. Sunday - practically 24 hours on the dot after their ...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger recovered his own fumble at a pivotal moment and didn't look back, throwing three touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 38-16 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.Roethlisberger completed 27 of 37 passes for 300 yards, ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bills safety Aaron Williams was too excited to return to practice for the first time in nearly a month to worry about the potential long-term effects his latest head injury might have on his career."Honestly, it probably does have an effect on the future," Williams ...

STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Penn State-Pittsburgh used to be a storied rivalry, filled with memories for many people.None of them will put on a helmet when the teams play their 97th game since 1893.The two teams last met in 2000 and will play the first of a four-game series on Saturday at Heinz Field. ...