Dan Rooney misses first Steelers camp since 1930s
AP Sports writer notes the 71 year run of Dan Rooney attending Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College ends as he serves as U.S. ambassador to Ireland. Art Rooney II leads camp duties while players like Brett Keisel and Jeff Reed reveal the emotional shift and plans to contact Rooney. The piece reflects on Rooney family leadership from Art Rooney Sr. to Dan and now Art II.
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Germany
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Saint Vincent College
Pittsburgh
A Rooney
U.S
Ireland
Burt
Lauren
Brett Keisel
Art
Dan
Duquesne University
Rooney
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Art Rooney II
Troy Polamalu
Art Rooney
NFL
Bill Cowher
Art II
James Farrior
Willie Parker
Reed
Nationals Rally Past Pirates in 8-4 Victory
Washington erased a three run deficit to beat Pittsburgh 8-4 with Adam Dunn homering twice and Ryan Zimmerman adding a two run shot. Cristian Guzman had two hits and two RBIs, Tyler Clippard earned the win in relief, and Mike MacDougal finished with the save as the Nationals split the four game set with the Pirates.
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Adam Dunne
Ryan Zimmerman
Washington Nationals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cristian Guzman
Tyler Pat
Washington
Andrew McCutchen
Ryan Doumit
Pirates
Mike MacDougal
Delwyn Young
Nationals
Charlie Morton
Dunn
Morton
Rons
Jeff Karstens
Guzman
RBI
Zimmerman
Elijah Dukes
McCutchen
Steve Pearce
Young
Garrett Mock
Doumit
Clippard
Andy LaRoche
Mock
Racing opens fair with back-to-back wins by Hammer and McNeight
On day one of the 149th Clearfield County Fair harness meet, Byron Christoff reports Hammer and Ed McNeight Jr. each secured back-to-back victories to lead the Buster DiSalvo Trophy chase. Other winners included Sylvester King Jr., Fred Uber Jr., Randal Neal, David Brickell, and Marty Wollam across nine races.
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Jim Butler
Roger Hammer
Clearfield County Fair
Hammer
Ed McNeight Jr
Byron Christoff
Buster DiSalvo
Sylvester King Jr
Fred Uber Jr
Randal Neal
David Brickell
Marty Wollam
Kisses
Rosey Chick Down
Hamlin Edges Montoya At Pocono In Emotional Win
Denny Hamlin snapped a 50-race winless streak at Pocono Raceway after dedicating the Pennsylvania 500 victory to his late grandmother Thelma Clark who died at 91 He held off Juan Pablo Montoya in a final stretch win and earned his third win at the tri area track in eight career starts with his No 11 Toyota.
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Dan Gelston
Long Pond, Pa
Denny Hamlin
Thelma Clark
Hamlin
Pocono Raceway
Juan Pablo Montoya
Triangle Track
Toyota
Roethlisberger rushes to regain passing arm in camp
Latrobe AP Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger works through two a day practices in training camp. He says his head is ahead of his throwing arm as he aims to reestablish deep passes with new targets Mike Wallace Limas Sweed and Santonio Holmes while coach Mike Tomlin notes effort and etiquette issues.
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Offen
Sive
Braceé Afians
Santonio
Sweed
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Mike Tomlin
Tomlin
Hines Ward
James Farrior
Travis Kirschke
Deshea Townsend
Arians
Nevada
Derrick Thomas to enter Pro Football Hall of Fame
Chiefs star Derrick Thomas, a dominant outside pass rusher with 116% sacks in the 1990s, dies at 33 after a 2000 highway crash. The late linebacker, drafted No. 4 in 1989, left a Chiefs defense built around his feared pressure on quarterbacks and inspired seat belt safety efforts.
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Doug Tucker
Kansas City, Mo
Marty Schottenheimer
Florida
Schottenheimer
Pat Schottenheimer
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Kansas City
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Chiefs
Thomas
St. Louis
Miami
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Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canton
Ohio
Carl Peterson
Alabama
Seattle
Dave Krieg
Bills
49Ers
Vietnam
Missouri
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