Wednesday, 14 November 2012 03:13

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Steelers/NFL

-Ben Roethlisberger (right) will be sidelined indefinitely due to a sprained sternoclavicular joint in his right shoulder.

-What about Roethlisberger's ribs?

-The Steelers have faced the Ravens quite a bit without the services of Roethlisberger.

-The Ravens re-signed former Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon.

-Baltimore signed former Raiders cornerback Chris Johnson and placed running back Chris Rainey (knee) on injured reserve.

-The Jets waived former Penn State linebacker Aaron Maybin.

-Speaking off the record, a member of the Jets' defense ripped quarterback Tim Tebow's skills.

College Basketball

-Tray Woodall scored 23 points for Pitt which routed Lehigh, 78-53.

-Velton Jones scored 18 points for Robert Morris which defeated Fordham, 74-58.

-No. 5 Michigan pounded Cleveland State, 77-47.

-No. 9 Duke knocked off No. 3 Kentucky, 75-68.

-No. 13 UCLA held off UC Irvine, 80-79.

-No. 14 Missouri ripped Alcorn State, 91-54.

-No. 21 Michigan State upset No. 7 Kansas, 67-64.

-No. 23 Connecticut defeated Vermont, 67-49.

-No. 24 Cincinnati pounded Mississippi Valley State, 102-60.

-No. 25 San Diego State beat San Diego Christian, 91-57.

Penguins/NHL

-The lockout? Still going on.

-"If it keeps going like this everybody's going to lose, there's no way around it." - Sidney Crosby (right) on the lockout.

-Forward Keven Veilleux is expected to return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' lineup tonight after spending most of the past 14 months rehabilitating a knee injury.

-Deryk Engelland recorded an assist for Rosenborg in a 4-3 overtime win against St. Jernen in Norway's GET Ligaen.

-Blues forward Chris Stewart has joined Eispiraten Crimmitschau of Germany's 2nd Bundesliga.

-Detroit forward Valtteri Filppula suffered a knee injury while playing for Jokerit in Finland's SM-liiga.

-Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky suffered a hand injury while playing for the ECHL's Alaska Aces.

College Football

-Penn State tight end Kyle Carter (right) will miss the rest of the season due to a wrist injury.

-Penn State has struggled in the third quarter.

-West Virginia's four-game losing streak is a first for head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Pirates/MLB

-The Marlins traded pitchers Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck to the Blue Jays in exchange for a boatload of prospects.

-Oakland's Bob Melvin and Washington's Davey Johnson were named Managers of the Year.

(Photos: Roethlisberger-Andy Lyons/Getty Images; Crosby-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Carter-Rob Carr/Getty Images)