Friday, 23 November 2012 01:51

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Steelers/NFL

-Ben Roethlisberger (right). Father.

-How much can Plaxico Burress help the Steelers?

-Welcome back David DeCastro... to practice.

-Ravens running back Ray Rice denied he was being disrepectful to the Terrible Towel.

-Is Brandon Weeden's the Brown's long-term answer at quarterback?

-Browns safety T.J. Ward was fined $25,000 for a hit against Cowboys wide receiver Kevin Ogletree.

-Tom Brady had 332 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Patriouts who routed the rival Jets, 49-19.

-Shayne Graham's 32-yard field goal in overtime gave the Texans a 34-31 win against the Lions.

-Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph missed the game due to a hamstring injury.

-Robert Griffin III threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Redskins past the rival Cowboys, 38-31.

-Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin suffered a hip injury.

-The Jaguars placed quarterback Blaine Gabbert (forearm) and wide receiver Laurent Robinson (concussion) on injured reserve.

-Buccaneers wide receiver Arrelious Benn was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury.

College Football

-Pitt running back Ray Graham (right) will have to deal with his brother, Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene, Saturday.

-West Virginia's secodnary has struggled.

-Matthew Tucker rushed for two touchdowns to lead TCU past No. 18 Texas, , 20-13.

College Basketball

-Pitt center Steven Adams has hit a few roadblocks.

-No. 2 Louisville got 16 points from Russ Smith and held off Northern Iowa, 51-46.

-Seth Curry scored 25 points for No. 5 Duke which beat Minnesota, 89-71.

-Laurence Bowers scored 19 points for No. 13 Missouri which beat Stanford, 78-70.

-Elias Harris and Kelly Olynyk each netted 13 points for No. 17 Gonzaga which beat Clemson, 57-49.

-Treveon Graham scored 26 points to lead VCU to a 78-65 upset of No. 19 Memphis.

Penguins/NHL

-"They create the same awe factor. They get to the same parts on the ice, but just in different ways. You can't compare their styles, but the elite talent and vision they have for places on the ice and where they are is very similar. " - Chris Kunitz (right) on playing with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

-The Canadian Penguins compare American and Canadian Thanksgiving.

-Deryk Engelland recorded an assist for Rosenborg in a 6-3 win against Lørenskog in Norway's Get Ligaen.

Pirates/MLB

-The Pirates signed former Braves outfielder Felix Pie to a minor league contract.

(Photo: Roethlisberger-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images; Graham-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)