Sports Exchange reports that outside linebacker Bruce Davis is looking much improved and getting more comfortable in his transition from defensive end to the linebacker position.

Steelers owner Dan Rooney was officially confirmed Thursday night by the United States Senate as ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.

Dale Lolley looks at how the Steelers will function without Rooney being around as much.

Former Steelers lineman Carlton Haselrig will fight a mixed martial arts match on Saturday at Mellon Arena. It is the first of four Ultimate Cage Fighting Challenge events scheduled for the Pittsburgh area after the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission legalized the sport.

The Heinz History Center's new exhibit, "Forbes Field: A Century of Memories," opens Saturday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the storied park's inception. The exhibit is part of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum inside the History Center in the Strip District and it showcases rare artifacts from baseball to boxing that span Forbes Field's 62 years.

Former Steeler running back, Chuck Sanders, is listed in Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top Black Businesses in the nation in the June 2009 issue.

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Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article on outside linebacker Bruce Davis and his quest to secure a position on the 53 man roster.

The Make A Wish Foundation arranged a meeting between 10-year-old Heather Miller and nose tackle Casey Hampton. Miller suffers from Ewing’s sarcoma cancer. Make sure to watch the videos that are included as Ben Roethlisberger clowns with Hampton for Heather's attention. Steelers.com also has a full story on her visit.

Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, a Detroit native, was neutral during last year's Stanley Cup run, but this year, he's rooting for the Pens. Bettis says, "Now, I think it's time for Pens to win it!" Are you listening Bill Cowher?

Cornerback William Gay plans to train with starting cornerback Ike Taylor among others in Orlando after the Steelers wrap up offseason practices in a couple of weeks. Gay is trying to earn the starting spot opposite Taylor after the free agent loss of last year starter Bryant McFadden.

Vic Carucci from NFL.com has an article on the many teams that are making notable adjustments on defensive schemes for 2009.

Brenda Franklin, owner of Big Mama's House of Soul, is raffling off her rocking chair autographed by the Steelers. The drawing will be Sept. 10, when the Steelers open the season at home against the Tennessee Titans.

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger does not have cancer and does not have a Facebook page. Browns fans are very jealous at times, so do not be alarmed. The internet should not be allowed access to Browns, Bengals and Ravens fans as they do not know how to use it ethically.

Steelers linebacker Bruce Davis snatched up No. 50, which had been worn by Larry Foote. Many of his teammates didn’t realize he was making the change and did a double-take on the field on Tuesday. Geez Bruce, let's worry about making the final 53 man roster first.

Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper and four other police officers who were among the first to arrive in Stanton Heights on the morning of April 4, when a gunman killed three of their colleagues will join the Steelers on their trip to the White House.

Mewelde Moore and Max Starks let Mike Bires know why they can’t wait to meet President Obama.

The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame announced last week that Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swann will be the third inductee into the Bowling Hall of Fame Celebrities Exhibit and the first to be in-ducted into the brand new museum to be completed in early 2010.

Funny to hear blabbermouth Joe Theismann blast back on Tony Kornheiser. Personally I could not stand either of them on Monday Night Football.

The Steelers hosted Oklahoma offensive tackle Phil Loadholt and UCF cornerback/return specialist Joe Burnett on Wednesday.

Big Ben will Host the 2nd Annual Youth Football Camp on June 22 - June 24 at Mars Area High School.

Second year linebacker Bruce Davis is hard at work this offseason with a new outlook.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was charged yesterday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a swank South Beach nightspot.

In part three of a position-by-position Steelers Draft Series, Frank Tursic of SteelCityInsider provides a needs analysis of the Steelers' cornerbacks and the draft's potential answers.

Troy Polamalu is being rumored to be in the running to be on the cover of Madden NFL 10.

Pittsburgh Steelers Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert just wrapped up his meeting with the media at the 2009 NFL Combine. Below are some highlights of his press conference.

On the Steelers finding the right guys to fit the system:

"They have maintained a consistent philisophy of the type of player they want. You had that continuity with coach Knoll, coach Cowher, and coach Tomlin. When you have continuity in coaching, it's easy to match the talent to the philisophy to groom players to replace other players."

"I think the Steelers always look for good players, great people, healthy...it's really a nebulous characteristic. We always talk about the Steeler Way. It's all about trying to do the right thing all the time."

On the Steelers 2008 Draft Class:

"Rashard Mendenhall would have helped us had he not gotten injured. Limas Sweed played behind three pretty good wide receivers and certainly has growing to do. Bruce Davis certainly has a lot of growing to do. Dennis Dickson-We felt that he progressed really well."

On Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison:

"James Harrison has certainly earned that designation. He's obviously an awesome player that helped us get where we got this year."

On free agent cornerback Brian McFadden:

"He is a priority. We understand that we're not going to be able to keep this team together. We will continue to negotiate with all of our free agents."

On RB Rashard Mendenhall:

"He's way ahead. He could've returned at the end of the season, and for the playoffs (if not for injured reserve rule). Full recovery."

On college game adjustemenyts to pro game:

"I think you're going to see that as time goes on, you'll see use of spread stuff as Dennis Dixon comes into the league. Offensive line techniques will be different."

"It makes process more difficult."

Asked about the annual projection process for 3-4 teams looking for outside linebackers, Colbert said this year’s crop is very strong, he also added that cornerback is another one of the stronger positions in this draft. Colbert also had a number of interesting comments on how the growth of the spread offense in college football affects the prospect evaluation process for just about every position on both sides of the ball. He also downplayed the changes we might see in free agency this spring due to the future labor uncertaintity in the league. He thinks most teams will approach business as they always have, although he said “caution” would be the word of the year.

Steelers Inactives

QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB)
CB Fernando Bryant
T Tony Hills
LB Bruce Davis
T Jason Capizzi
S Anthony Smith
DE Orpheus Roye
DT Scott Paxson

Cardinals Inactives

QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd QB)
CB Eric Green
FB Tim Castille
LB Victor Hobson
T Elliot Vallejo
T Brandon Keith
DT Alan Branch
TE Jerame Tuman

Steelers Inactives

QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB)
CB Fernando Bryant
T Tony Hills
LB Bruce Davis
T Jason Capizzi
S Anthony Smith
DE Orpheus Roye
DT Scott Paxson

Ravens Inactives

QB Todd Bouman (3rd QB)
WR Terrance Copper
RB Jalen Parmele
LB Antwan Barnes
LB Robert McCune
T Oniel Cousins
T David Hale
CB Samari Rolle

Steelers Inactives

QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB)
CB Fernando Bryant
T Tony Hills
LB Bruce Davis
T Jason Capizzi
S Anthony Smith
DE Orpheus Roye
DT Scott Paxson

Chargers Inactives

QB Charlie Whitehurst (3rd)
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
RB Billy Latsko
FB Mike Tolbert
LB Anthony Waters
G Kynan Forney
T Corey Clark
DT Ian Scott

Steelers Inactives

QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB)
LB James Harrison
CB Fernando Bryant
T Tony Hills
LB Bruce Davis
OL Jason Capizzi
DT Scott Paxson
S Ryan Clark

Browns Inactives

DB Travis Daniels
S Hamza Abdullah
TE Kellen Winslow
TE John Madsen
TE Darnell Dinkins
WR Paul Hubbard
LB Leon Williams
DT Santonio Thomas

Steelers Inactives

QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB)
CB Fernando Bryant
T Tony Hills
LB Bruce Davis
T Marvel Smith
S Anthony Smith
DE Orpheus Roye
DT Scott Paxson

Titans Inactives

QB Chris Simms (3rd QB)
DT Albert Haynesworth
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch
WR Paul Williams
WR Chris Davis
CB Tyrone Poole
RB Chris Henry
T Mike Otto