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Steelers Turn the Page on Their Unlikely Tale

Feb. 2, 2009
Moments after Santonio Holmes nearly blew the Super Bowl, he won it with a dazzling catch in the the end zone.
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TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh wide receiver Santonio Holmes was the MVP in Super Bowl XLIII after his jaw-dropping touchdown catch helped the Steelers beat Arizona 27-23.
NFL: Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23

NFL: Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Santonio Holmes' late 6-yard touchdown catch Sunday night helped Pittsburgh beat Arizona 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa.

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TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes admits to selling drugs in his youth while growing up in Belle Glade, Fla.

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TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Hines Ward was the only one player limited because of injury when the Pittsburgh Steelers went through a pre-Super Bowl practice Wednesday.
NFL: Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 14

NFL: Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 14

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Troy Polamalu picked off a pass and ran 40 yards for a touchdown late in the game Sunday, finishing off a 23-14 Pittsburgh win over Baltimore for the AFC title.
NFL: Pittsburgh 35, San Diego 24

NFL: Pittsburgh 35, San Diego 24

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Willie Parker ran for two TD's and Santonio Holmes scored on a 67-yard punt return Sunday in a 35-24 Steelers' AFC playoff win over San Diego.

Texas crash kills ex-Steeler Ernie Holmes

LUMBERTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former defensive tackle Ernie Holmes, who played for two Pittsburgh Super Bowl winners, was killed in car crash near Lumberton, Texas, authorities said Friday.

NFL: Pittsburgh 34, Cleveland 7

CLEVELAND, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Ben Roethlisberger gave Mike Tomlin a win in his Steelers' coaching debut Sunday by throwing for four touchdowns as Pittsburgh romped past Cleveland, 34-7.

NFL: Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 17 (OT)

CINCINNATI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Santonio Holmes' 67-yard touchdown reception in overtime Sunday gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler