Green Bay Packers
Big Ben strikes again in another Steelers' Super Bowl bid
Jan 27, 2011 12:19 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Like clockwork, Big Ben Roethlisberger is leading the Steelers to another Super Bowl despite a disturbing off-season in which the strapping quarterback was nearly sent packing by Pittsburgh.
McCarthy facing hometown heroes in the Super Bowl
Jan 26, 2011 21:00 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has many friends in his hometown of Pittsburgh but not many outside of his family will be rooting for his team in the Super Bowl.
Not always pretty, Tomlin makes winning sexy in Pittsburgh
Jan 26, 2011 20:07 EST
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Where Mike Tomlin ranks among the NFL's top head coaches is open to debate but there is no doubt about where he stands among women football fans after being named the league's sexiest coach.
Valley High grad living dream after long odds
Jan 26, 2011 19:00 EST
The voice mail on Stevenson SylvesterÕs cell phone was packed with messages and wouldnÕt accept any more. The text messages were also too numerous to count.
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Jan 26, 2011 19:00 EST
1. Club altercation preceded I-15 shooting in Las Vegas. A shooting that left two men wounded early Monday on the freeway stemmed from a confrontation in a nightclub at the Rio and may be gang-related, police said.
Republicans rebuff Obama spending plan
Jan 26, 2011 18:35 EST
Republicans set about undermining President Barack Obama's bid for new spending on economic innovation Wednesday, as partisan combat flared up just hours after the State of the Union address.
NFL chief will take $1 salary if work stoppage: report
Jan 26, 2011 16:10 EST
DETROIT (Reuters) - National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell will reduce his annual salary to $1 if the U.S. sports league suffers a work stoppage next season, the NFL Network said on Wednesday.
Obama eats humble pie over beloved Bears
Jan 26, 2011 13:24 EST
President Barack Obama took a merciless ribbing Wednesday in the fevered heartland of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers days after they crushed the Super Bowl dreams of his beloved Chicago Bears.
Steelers forge tough winning image for Pittsburgh
Jan 25, 2011 18:53 EST
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - There are more glamorous and valuable NFL teams than the Pittsburgh Steelers but there are none more successful in the Super Bowl era than the black and gold, who are headed back to the title game for the third time in six years.
"Titletown USA" eager for Packers' next Super Bowl title
Jan 25, 2011 17:43 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curly Lambeau raised money from his Wisconsin meat packing plant employers in 1919 to start a pro football team and 92 years later the Green Bay Packers are looking to add to the lore of "Titletown USA".
US man fired over Packers tie in Chicago: report
Jan 25, 2011 15:46 EST
A car salesman was fired for wearing a Green Bay Packers tie to work in suburban Chicago a day after the Packers ousted the Chicago Bears from the NFL playoffs, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.
Chicago car salesman fired for wearing Green Bay Packers tie
Jan 25, 2011 13:57 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters)- A Chicago-area car salesman who was fired for wearing a Green Bay Packers necktie to work found a new job on Tuesday.
Players question injured Cutler's heart
Jan 24, 2011 21:44 EST
You can add Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew and Arizona Cardinals lineman Darnell Dockett to the list of NFL players lining up to take shots at embattled Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.
Christina Aguilera to sing Super Bowl national anthem
Jan 24, 2011 19:24 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Christina Aguilera will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on February 6, Fox television and the National Football League announced on Monday.
Bears coach blasts injured Cutler's critics
Jan 24, 2011 19:17 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith has rejected criticism of his quarterback Jay Cutler, who watched nearly half of Sunday's NFC Championship game from the sidelines with a knee injury.
Packers' character fuels the club, says Rodgers
Jan 24, 2011 19:05 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The strong character of the Green Bay Packers and their confidence in each other are key reasons the club reached the Super Bowl following a mediocre start to the season, according to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Classic Super Bowl looms between Steelers and Packers
Jan 24, 2011 17:14 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the most exciting and unpredictable seasons in years is set to climax with a classic showdown between two of the NFL's traditional giants after the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers booked their places in the Super Bowl.
Fitzgerald and Orakpo among Pro Bowl replacements
Jan 24, 2011 15:46 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald was among the list of players named to the Pro Bowl as replacements for the All-Star representatives from the Super Bowl-bound Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers.
Steelers, Packers head to Super Bowl
Jan 24, 2011 10:14 EST
Green Bay and Pittsburgh punched their tickets to the Super Bowl, building substantial first-half leads then surviving late scares before holding on to win their NFL semi-final games Sunday.
Steelers center Pouncey promises to be ready for Super Bowl
Jan 24, 2011 10:13 EST
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey missed most of Sunday's win with a sprained ankle but the Pro-Bowl rookie vowed he would be ready to make the snaps to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the Super Bowl.
