Word: rooney
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...patrons at Jack's. Veteran running back Jerome Bettis took a $3.5 million pay cut so he could finish his career in Pittsburgh. And at a time when teams are bought and sold like ingots and coaches are fired at the drop of a pass, Steelers chairman Dan Rooney--whose father Art founded the team in 1933 and whose son Art II is team president--gave Steelers coach Bill Cowher a contract extension after last season's 6-10 performance. Cowher, 47, is in his 13th year with the Steelers, who have made the playoffs in nine of those years...
...labor, competition and broadcasting to finding a team for Los Angeles. It's a group that includes NFL rebel Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders, financial ciphers like Malcolm Glazer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, nouveau riche types like Daniel Snyder (Redskins) and old-school owners such as the Rooney (Steelers) and Mara (Giants) families...
After missing last week’s tournament due to tendonitis in her wrist, sophomore Jacquie Rooney returned to action this week and carded an 87-86—173 to tie for 29th. Captain Carrie Baizer rounded out the scoring for the Crimson with a 91-90—181, tying for 58th...
...paparazzi who ambushed him "rude, vile pigs." And last spring he called the reality show American Idol "racist" after two black contestants were eliminated. The Rocket Man's recent sounding off could be a publicity stunt, or his cheekiness magnified by age and wealth--or an audition for Andy Rooney's spot on 60 Minutes...
...RECENTLY HAD BUSH'S FATHER, THE 41ST PRESIDENT, ON YOUR SHOW. YOU SAY HE LOVES YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING HIS SON? I asked him that--yeah, he does. He's enormously bright. This really sounds gratuitous, but my favorite person to talk to is Andy Rooney. He's 85 years old, but he's lucid and bright and amusing and clever. I mean, there are these kinds of people. And I really feel the same about...