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Fans, friends and admirers wishing to pay their respects to the late Franco Harris and his family are welcome to attend a public viewing Tuesday at Acrisure Stadium. The viewing will be from 1-5 p.m. at the PNC Champions Club at Gate A, according to a posting by the Tatalovich...

Their lockers’ proximity at the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility mirrors the chasm related to where each was born and raised. But the actual distances between those locations pale in comparison to the metaphorical gap between how Robert Spillane and Kevin Dotson view the prospect of playing in frigid weather. Their...

Coming off a performance against the run that bordered on the near-historic, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense again has a “varsity” opponent Saturday. NFL rushing leader Josh Jacobs and the Las Vegas Raiders present a challenge that dwarfs what the Carolina Panthers presented last week, when the 21 rushing yards was...

A frigid Christmas Eve in Acrisure Stadium will be “firsts” for some Pittsburgh Steelers fans. A 12-year-old boy will attend his first Steelers game. A devoted fan from Madagascar will go on her first blind date. A Lower Burrell insurance agent will wear a heated vest for the first time....

1. Mighty Mitch Seemingly all but forgotten until two weeks ago, Mitch Trubisky has remained on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. More telling, Trubisky remains under contract for next season. And Trubisky’s performance during his first (and perhaps only) full game played since September has reignited the case he should remain...

So “U mad, bro?” is a day late. And you are mad about that. The Steelers are 6-8, and you are mad about that. Marcus Allen is drawing penalties for wandering into the other team’s huddle and you are all really mad about that. I mean, you should see all...

That Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller can be a matchup problem for opposing defenses isn’t much of a mystery, so rest assured Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin is aware of Waller heading into Saturday’s scheduled meeting against him. “Get him on a safety, get him on a...

’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the … stadium? Acrisure Stadium will host the NFL’s first true Christmas Eve night game (8:15 p.m. scheduled kickoff) in its history this Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Las Vegas Raiders. When Christmas Eve has fallen on a Sunday or...

Even though he is an NFL rookie, Kenny Pickett perhaps had a closer bond with Franco Harris than some of his older Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. In April, Harris stood at the podium at the NFL Draft and announced Pickett’s selection to the Steelers with the No. 20 overall pick. “One...

The starting quarterback officially has been cleared, but the status of three other Pittsburgh Steelers starters remains up in the air for Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Safety Terrell Edmunds, receiver Diontae Johnson and inside linebacker Myles Jack were given questionable designations on Thursday’s final injury report of...

The threat of inclement weather Friday has forced the Pittsburgh Steelers to move a planned celebration of the Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary to inside Acrisure Stadium. Voted as the greatest play in NFL history, the Immaculate Reception ceremony was scheduled to be held outside Stage AE on West General Robinson...

If the Immaculate Reception happened now, with plentiful camera angles and replay review, would Franco Harris’ touchdown stand? Probably. The call on the field was a touchdown. None of the video available concludes decisively that it was incorrect. That the ball bounced directly from Frenchy Fuqua to Harris, which was...

Saying they are “truly heartbroken,” the family of Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris released a statement Thursday, their first public comments since his passing a day earlier. Harris, 72, died in his sleep. His death happened two days before the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception...

Longtime Steelers fan George Muentzer has missed the chance to have his prized photo of Franco Harris autographed by the Steelers Hall of Famer, whose unexpected death overnight was reported Wednesday. But he still can treasure his many memories of encounters with Harris during his faithful yearly attendance at the...

Sports heroes don’t have much say in where they end up playing. It comes down to things like what team is highest in the draft and what positions that coach has to fill. By the same token, the cities that play host to those teams don’t have a say in...

A pair of Pittsburgh Steelers were selected for February’s Pro Bowl Games, which will feature a new format. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt and free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick were named when the rosters were revealed Wednesday. The voting system featured equal input from fans, players and coaches. Fitzpatrick, the top vote-getter...

It quickly became clear after practice Wednesday that Franco Harris had made impressions on players up and down the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. From stalls in all corners of the locker room, players talked not about this week’s opponent but of the interactions they had with Harris, the Hall of Fame...

The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum has canceled its public event Thursday honoring Pittsburgh Steelers great Franco Harris following his death Wednesday. The program, entitled “Franco Harris and the Immaculate Reception: 50 Years Later” was set to take place at 6:30 p.m. The sports museum said ticket holders will receive further...

Three days after missing a start because of injury for the first time in his NFL career, Kenny Pickett on Wednesday was back as a full practice participant for the Pittsburgh Steelers. As coach Mike Tomlin had alluded to during his weekly news conference Tuesday, Pickett was cleared from NFL...

Joe Greene dreamed of welcoming his good friend Saturday into the small fraternity of Pittsburgh Steelers players who have had their numbers retired by the franchise. Then, Greene was awakened Wednesday morning to the news that Pro Football Hall of Fame contemporary Franco Harris had died in his sleep. Harris,...

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris embodied the Steelers teams of the 1970s. His career and the team’s success were intertwined for many years. Here are some highlights from his illustrious career. Feb. 1, 1972 The Steelers selected fullback Franco Harris in the first round, 13th overall, after...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — No charges will be filed against former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown following an apparent domestic incident at a Tampa, Fla., home in late November, prosecutors said Wednesday. Investigators completed a review of all available evidence and decided to drop the misdemeanor battery charges, the Hillsborough...

Dick Hoak’s phone doesn’t often ring early in the morning. So, when Hoak heard the phone Wednesday morning, and it was his son on the other end, his first thought was “What the heck? What’s going on?” The news wasn’t good. Franco Harris had died. What hurt Hoak most about...