ARLINGTON, Texas - Ben Roethlisberger looked like a changed man.
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Ben Roethlisberger will begin practicing with the Steelers this week. Therefore, we will cheer.
The woman who accused Ben Roethlisberger of attacking her says she said "no" to the NFL star.
Agents on Wednesday will release dozens of interviews conducted during the investigation of sexual assault allegations against star professional quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Quarterback controversy is an inexorable football rite, one that often lends itself to ripe debate among fans. And sometimes even after the passers themselves have staked their positions on the field -- or the sideline, in the case of the loser -- the arguing can go on for ages.
Dr. Jordan Grafman has never examined nor met Ben Roethlisberger, and yet listening to him talk about the people he studies, it's as if he's describing the troubled Steelers quarterback.
At a certain point, don't you just stop caring whether our athletes -- who, for some reason or other are always called "role models" -- behave? Don't you just want to say: Let the thugs play. OK, if they violate the statute law, fine. Put them in the hoosegow. But really, otherwise, why are we expending so much angst worrying about the character of our well-muscled celebrities?
HLN's Chuck Roberts and In Session's Ryan Smith discuss the suspension of the Pittsburgh Steelers' star quarterback.
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell slapped Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with a six-game suspension for "conduct detrimental to the NFL" on Wednesday, calling it "the best step for your personal and professional welfare."
The Steelers without a suspended Ben Roethlisberger early in the 2010 season will be an obviously weakened team, but they are not the 2007 Falcons sent reeling by an incarcerated Michael Vick or even the equivalent of a Colts or Saints team if they were to face a daunting extended absence by star quarterbacks Peyton Manning or Drew Brees.
The woman who accused football star Ben Roethlisberger of raping her in March in a bar in Milledgeville, Georgia, described the alleged incident to police as the culmination of a night of bar-hopping.
"I'm a pretty hardcore Steelers fan (and father of 2 young daughters). I'm done with this team as long as Ben is a part of it.'' --@MarcMick, Steeler follower Marc Mickiewicz, in a Twitter message to me this morning at 8:51.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not face criminal charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a nightspot, a Georgia prosecutor said.
Fourteen months ago, Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes were on opposite ends of a six-yard touchdown pass that gave Pittsburgh its record sixth Super Bowl title. Now they're defending themselves against separate allegations -- Roethlisberger for allegedly sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student in a Georgia nightclub, and Holmes for allegedly injuring a woman in an Orlando, Fla. nightclub. Possible suspensions and the eroding confidence of the team's fan base make this the biggest dilemma the Steelers have had in a long time.
Authorities are no longer able to watch a video of scenes at a Georgia nightclub in the case of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger because a digital video recorder system recorded over it, an attorney said Thursday.
Investigators have withdrawn a request seeking a DNA sample from NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by authorities, police said Monday.
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