News tagged with "ben-roethlisberger"

Hofstra Tries It One Mo Time

To say that the Hofstra University athletics program has had a rough time in recent months is like saying Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has received only a little bit of negative publicity lately. Yes, there have been quite an amazing series of twists and turns and a lot of difficult moments for the Hofstra [...]

NFL Wild-Card Weekend Wrap-up: Facts, Stats, & Recaps

(#5) JETS 24, (#4) BENGALS 14

FACTS:

The Jets recorded their first playoff win since 2004.
Two rookies, head coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez, won their playoff debuts.
Sanchez is the fourth rookie QB to win [...]

Baltimore’s Dirty Laundry

Those rags.
Cue Charlton Heston circa 1968: Those damn, dirty yellow rags!
Not the (in)famous Terrible Towels. Penalty flags. Lots of them. Thrown at the visiting Baltimore Ravens. Often, and worse – late. Very late.
The Steelers’ season long crunch time woes were masked by the Baltimore Ravens’ ill-timed sloppiness as two [...]

Steelers Are Super After Comeback Win

TAMPA, FL – Where do you start? Super Bowl XLIII turned out to be a much better game than originally expected and included a momentum-swinging flurry in the waning minutes that rivaled a similar one a year ago. Both teams picked themselves up off the mat on more than one occasion on this evening in [...]

Hofstra Pride at the Super Bowl

Former Hofstra offensive lineman Willie Colon will look to become just the fourth Pride alumnus to capture a Super Bowl ring if his Pittsburgh Steelers beat the underdog Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII Sunday in Tampa Bay.
Colon started all 33 games at right tackle his last three seasons at Hofstra from 2003-05, earning first-team I-AA [...]