If you don’t know what myofascial release techniques or active release techniques are, lucky you — you’ve obviously never been injured enough to find yourself being tortured rehabilitated by a masochist physical therapist/athletic trainer. Most runners have a problem, sooner or later, with “knots” that develop from strength training, fast or hilly running, and just [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Hampton suffered the injury in the Steelers’ 29-23 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos. The 34-year-old nose tackle has undergone two previous surgeries to repair a torn ACL and Friday’s procedure will be the second [...]

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Running back Rashard Mendenhall has undergone surgery on his torn ACL in his right knee according to Ed Bouchette of the Post-Gazette. Mendenhall was hurt during the regular season finale in Cleveland when he went down in a heap on a five-yard run to the right. Issac Redmen filled in and did an excellent job [...]

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A couple of the Steelers on the O-line are having surgery, as Maurkice Pouncey went under the knife on Thursday, and Doug Legursky is having surgery today. Maurkice Pouncey underwent surgery on his left ankle Thursday, the All-Pro center said on his Twitter account. Guard Doug Legursky wrote on his Twitter page that he is [...]

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Pittsburgh: RB Mewelde Moore, T Jamon Meredith, C Maurkice Pouncey, DE Al Woods, LB Mortty Ivy, CB Cortez Allen, S Ryan Clark
Denver: FB Spencer Larsen, FB Austin Sylvester, TE Julius Thomas, T Ryan Harris, DE Derrick Harvey, LB Mike Mohamed, S Brian D…

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Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, who aggravated his injured left ankle against the Browns last Sunday and again in practice on Wednesday, will not play in Sunday’s wild-card playoff game in Denver. It is the second postseason game in a row Pouncey will miss because of an injury to the same ankle. He did not [...]

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Pittsburgh Out: CB Cortez Allen (shoulder), RB Mewelde Moore (knee) Questionable: C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) Probable: LB James Harrison (toe), DE Brett Keisel (groin), C/G Doug Legursky (shoulder), S Troy Polamalu (calf), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), T Jonathan Scott (back), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) Denver Out: S Brian Dawkins (neck) Doubtful: FB Spencer Larsen (knee) [...]

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Pittsburgh Did not participate: CB Cortez Allen (shoulder), LB James Harrison (toe), DE Brett Keisel (groin), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), S Troy Polamalu (calf), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) Limited participation: T Jonathan Scott (back) Full participation: C/G Doug Legursky (shoulder), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) Denver Did not participate: S Brian Dawkins [...]

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There’s bad news today about Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey, and it appears as of now that his bum ankle will keep him from playing Sunday in the wild card game in Denver. Mark Kaboly of the Tribune Review reports that OC Bruce Arains is concerned today about the playing status for Pouncey, who has been [...]

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Pittsburgh Did not participate: CB Cortez Allen (shoulder), LB James Harrison (toe), DE Brett Keisel (groin), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), S Troy Polamalu (calf) Limited participation: C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) Full participation: C/G Doug Legursky (shoulder), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) Denver Did not participate: S Brian Dawkins (neck), FB Spencer Larsen [...]

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Ben Roethlisberger was limited in practice on Wednesday, as he is now saying he aggravated his sprained left ankle in 13-9 win at Cleveland last Sunday. The good news – he expects to play in the wild card game at Denver on Sunday. Roethlisberger says he experienced a “setback” early in the third quarter but [...]

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With injuries all over the place, the Steelers have promoted running back Chad Spann from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Illinois, the 5-foot-8, 202-pound Spann had eight carries for 31 yards, one reception for 25 yards, returned four kickoffs for [...]

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Ryan Clark will not play in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game in Denver, a move that had to be expected after he almost died their in a game in 2007. The Steelers safety has the sickle cell trait, and his blood had a violent reaction to the high altitude after a game that almost cost him [...]

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The journey to the Super Bowl for the Black and Gold will have to be without running back Rashard Mendenhall, who as expected has a torn ACL. A person familiar with the injury told the Associated Press that Mendenhall has a torn ligament in his right knee and is out for the rest of the [...]

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Pittsburgh: RB Mewelde Moore, WR Arnaz Battle, T Jamon Meredith, G Doug Legursky, DE Al Woods, LB LaMarr Woodley, LB Chris Carter
Cleveland: QB Colt McCoy, WR Rod Windsor, WR Jordan Norwood, T Tony Pashos, C/G Steve Vallos, DT Kiante Tripp, CB James D…

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Pittsburgh Did not participate: LB James Harrison (neck), G Doug Legursky (shoulder), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), S Troy Polamalu (knee) Limited participation: WR Mike Wallace (ankle), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) Full participation: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot) Cleveland Did not participate: QB Colt McCoy [...]

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It will be interesting to see just how much Mike Tomlin pushes for QB Ben Roethlisberger to play Sunday when the Steelers travel to Cleveland to play the Browns. The Steelers have clinched a wild-card spot already, but the bigger prize awaits if they best Cleveland and the Bengals beat the Ravens. The prize is [...]

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St. Louis: QB A.J. Feeley, QB Sam Bradford, TE Mike McNeill, T Kevin Hughes, DE C.J. Ah You, CB Justin King
Pittsburgh: RB Mewelde Moore, WR Emmanuel Sanders, T Jamon Meredith, C Maurkice Pouncey, DL Al Woods, LB Chris Carter, LB LaMarr Woodley

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He didn’t practice all week, and since last week the Steelers were not able to take advantage of a chance to grab the one-seed in the AFC, the team this week will sit QB Ben Roethlisberger in place of Charlie Batch. The team made the call today, deciding it would be better for Roethlisberger to [...]

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St. Louis Did not participate: QB Sam Bradford (ankle), QB A.J. Feeley (right thumb), CB Justin King (shoulder) Limited participation: CB Josh Gordy (abdomen), DE Chris Long (ankle) Pittsburgh Did not participate: CB Curtis Brown (knee), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) Limited participation: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), WR [...]

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Unless you’re training for a specific event, winter is a good time to give your body a much-needed break from the stress and strain of hard-core training and racing. I’m not saying you should quit running in winter, I’m just suggesting you dial it back and slack off for a few months. I f you’re [...]

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The Steelers will be without running back Mewelde Moore Sunday against the Rams, as he an MCL sprain and will not play in the Chirstmas Eve game. Out of the loss, Moore was the only player who sustained a significant injury. According to Mike Tomlin, linebacker LaMarr Woodley did not have a setback with his [...]

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Pittsburgh: WR Emmanuel Sanders, T Jamon Meredith, C Maurkice Pouncey, DE Al Woods, LB Chris Carter, CB Curtis Brown
San Francisco: QB Scott Tolzien, FB Moran Norris, WR Braylon Edwards, OL Michael Person, NT Ian Williams, LB Patrick Willis, CB Tramain…

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The Steelers Man of Steel is at it again, as it sounds more and more like quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will go against the Niners tonight against the 49ers. Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette is reporting that the decision to start Big Ben was made after he showed enough in practice Saturday to get out there [...]

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The high ankle sprain will for sure cost Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey his chance to play Monday night against the 49ers, as the team has ruled him out of the critical contest. As for QB Ben Roethlisberger, he made the trip to San Fran with the team, but is still very questionable with a high [...]

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Pittsburgh
Out: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot)
Questionable: CB Curtis Brown (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle)
Probable: T Marcus Gilbert (illness), S Troy Polamalu (hamstring)
San Francisco
Ques…

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Pittsburgh
Out: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot)
Questionable: CB Curtis Brown (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle)
Probable: T Marcus Gilbert (illness), S Troy Polamalu (hamstring)
San Francisco
Ques…

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Pittsburgh Did not participate: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), S Troy Polamalu (hamstring), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot) Limited participation: WR Arnaz Battle (hamstring), CB Curtis Brown (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) Full participation: T Marcus Gilbert (illness) San Francisco Did not participate: T Joe Staley (concussion), LB Patrick Willis (hamstring) Limited participation: [...]

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Steelers Did not participate: LB Chris Carter (hamstring), T Marcus Gilbert (illness), S Troy Polamalu (hamstring), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot) Limited participation: WR Arnaz Battle (hamstring), CB Curtis Brown (knee) 49ers Did not participate: LB Patrick Willis (hamstring), T Joe Staley (concussion) Limited Participation: WR Braylon Edwards [...]

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The left ankle of Ben Roethlisberger is starting to get a little better, but is still black and blue as he missed practice on Thursday but still plans on going Monday night against the 49ers in San Fran. It was the third straight practice that Roethlisberger has missed, and he’s hoping another 24 hours of [...]

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