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Americans are well aware of the legal standard "innocent until proven guilty." It is a phrase that epitomizes our sense of fairness, our creed of being a nation of laws, not men. It is, however, only a legal standard. In the mind of the public, the accused are often guilty whether or not they are ever proven to be so. I needn't go into the details of the O.J. Simpson ...
Santonio Holmes Traded: What Were the Pittsburgh Steelers Thinking?
Posted: 12th April 2010 by Joe Guimond in NFL
This is quite possibly the worst NFL trade not involving the Raiders in league history.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded wide receiver and Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for the paltry sum of a fifth-round draft pick.
Holmes was the Steelers' first-round pick in 2006, No. 25 overall. In his four seasons with the Steelers he has grown into a reliable deep threat with sure hands ...
On Monday, Ocmulgee (Ga.) Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright is expected to announce that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not be charged on allegations that he sexually assaulted a 20-year old college coed in the bathroom of a nightclub last month.
The likely reason: insufficient evidence to substantiate the young woman's claim.
But what does this mean for the star player, his team and their fans?
For Roethlisberger, this is ...