antonio brown can't practice all week because he's in russert -- ben roethlisberger will also be limited in practice. bullet -- been is the ultimate playground court -- quarterback but the precise timing of the plays which you will need against the broncos defense -- those may not be there for the steelers. i've had both of those injuries, it's different than a shoulder separation, it's where the collarbone meets the shoulder joint. it's painful but not something that can be further damaged by playing. a painkilling shot is usually enough to let you go play. >> he's already played with it. >> you like to say that more games or lost that one. -- then won. >> yes the bengals -- those two personal foul calls and the fumble by hill lost the game for the steelers -- i'm sorry for the bengals. the steelers didn't win it, the bengals lost it. and seattle earlier today, the vikings lost this game. seattle didn't win it. it's amazing how you can go all season long and prepare for these moments -- and you go out there and you lose the game beating you. >> i will say that -- that russell wilson pla

ben roethlisberger was injured in the last play off game.e has an ac sprain that's in the shoulder and also torn ligaments in the shoulder but he hopes to may on sunday and i'm told if he gets shot up he'll be fine. >>> alabama won the national championship last night and i'm already sick of that team and sick of their head coach nick say bin much it's not hard to win when you get the best players each year. to phoenix arizona and he always gets the best players. he is a good recruiter. all right they tied it up at 24. what happens when it's tied at 24. 10 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. he comes off like a genius because the on side kick was picked up by the alabama player in white. now just got to the 10-yards two plays later touchdown pass of 51 yards. they lead clemson 31-24. they never trailed after that. afterwards we heard say bin with the big time coach speak. >> i knew we were struggling psychologically a little bit, you know, getting ready for this game. i told them, you know, this is, how do you want to be remembered? we alwa

ben roethlisberger has been a big quarterback and ben has a damaged shoulder. no one is expecting anything for him. peyton manning sat out for 6, 7 weeks because of that injury and we'll see how he plays in the first full game since november 17th. >> we know he's far from 100%. the defenses talked about, they know he has an injured shoulder. they're not going to target that shoulder, but ben is going to get hit. >> that's true, he's going to get hit. how can he play, a baseball months. about a quarterback motion. it's amazing to me that ben roethlisberger is going to be able to play in this game and he probably will play pretty well. >> it feels far different now, than it did a seasoning a at this time. we're getting ready, the broncos were getting ready for the patriots and all in this time around. >> there's a report that john fox if they lost this game they would go to the top of the list of the chicago bears, that didn't help situations, the day before the broncos were getting excited because it looked like the ravens were beating the patriots and the game

ben roethlisberger is expected to start under center. you know he wasn't going to miss this one. big ben and the rest of the steelers arrived in denver a little after 5:00 tonight. i was hoping they wouldn't show up. still how effective can ben roethlisberger be? he's without his best weapons. >> with or without the shoulder injury we want to get to the quarterback. it's our mentality every single week. >> i think they're going to do the same thing. hide pain in this nfl. that's the way it goes. >> say what you will about big ben. to me manning is the big key. if he plays well denver wins. though we know he struggled in the past. 11-13 one and done nine times. so what's the biggest benefit to having 18 instead of 17. former bronco mark slerwit says manning makes the offensive line better. >> it's been a tough situation, no question. it's why manning gives you a better chance. you saw him make some adjustments in the line of scrimmage to put them in better plays and keep them out of line of scrimmage. and that's what he will give you. >> the kc had won 11 in a row. had been the key

ben roethlisberger and antonio brown injured last night. ben roethlisberger sacked. he said today he has a sore shoulder and he is day to day. he fell on ben. he had to leave the game on the cart. a sprained ac joint in the shoulder. ben said he will try to play. he came back in -- [ audio difficulties ] expect to see >> i am going to give everything i can. i think we play on sunday. i assume. we have an extra day. we will get evaluated in the next couple days. >> his beard is doing just fine by the way. we came this close to a rematch with the chiefs except for an unbelievable ending last night. bangles up 16--5. 22 seconds to go. incomplete pass to brown. a head shot on brown. the steelers all pro receiver was knocked out. under going concussion protocol right now. penalty got the steelers close. jones got another 15-yard penalty when he went after joey porter. he was on the field for no reason. he got into it with some bangles. and that was 30 yards in penalties on the same play setting up a 35-yard field goal steelers won it 18-16 and that set up a date with denve

"this is a severe big ben roethlisberger from 700 wlw. the tri-state now under a severe big ben warning from now through early sunday morning. all females 18 caution." surrounds past sexual assault allegations against roethlisberger. he settled a 2008 civil suit and was under investigation in 2010 for rape "sexual assaults are just no joking matter. no matter how much you hate the steelers, no matter how much you love the bengals, it's a lot of people...as you heard... have said w-l-w used poor judgement... others have said they were not offended and the spoof was clearly a joke. animation dan 2shot desk if you're going to the game... we want you to be safe. fox19 now's shawn lanier has some important details you need to know shawn live and since the playoffs were set... local police agencies have been security plan for the event. today officials from cincinnati police and the hamilton county sheriff's office held a press conference outside the stadium... saying with the f-b-i and the n-f-l to keep things in order. those trying to bring th

ben roethlisberger trots onto the feel. this whole exchange of turnovers , pittsburgh lost five yards and 27 seconds. now, had cincinnati just had three pedestrian running plays and the steelers would have taken all their time-outs, probably would have gone for a field goal. but you'd have been somewhere under a minute. phil: yes, that was the idea. jeremy hill let the ball get ripped out of his arms. jim: and roethlisberger throwing it. flings it to bryant. bryant in traffic. makes a nice couple of moves and picks up eight. trying to drive them to put them in range for chris bodies -- boswell. phil: good play to test that arm out with, the shoulder, whatever is bothering him. the screen play to get him moving. jim: roethlisberger's throw is incomplete. brown wasn't quite ready for it. phil: one of the defensive backs, leon hall is down, not in there either. jim: there's hill standing alone in a very defensive stance having fumbled, losing his fourth fumble of the year. third and 2. 54 seconds. the steelers still have all t

ben roethlisberger under pressure -- and down he goes... and the broncos move on, 23-16 in the n-f-c, the carolina panthers facing the seattle seahawks... this one was all carolina early on -- already up 7-0... luke kuechly picks off russell wilson, takes it back for a touchdown... 14-0 panthers... 2nd quarter -- now 24-0... cam newton -- fires it in to greg olsen... panthers led 31-0 at the half... turn it off -- game over... not so fast... 4th quarter -- here comes seattle -- down 31-14... what a play by wilson -- to jermaine kearse for the touchdown... it's 31-21... just over a minute to go... steven hauschka knocks to make it a 1-possesion game... so now the all- important onside kick -- they get a good high hop, but a great play by thomas davis to recover for the panthers... and carolina hangs on, 31-24 so here are your conference title game matchups next sunday... new england at denver in the a-f-c title game at 12:05... arizona at carolina in the n-f-c title game at 3:40... the top 2 seeds facing off in both conferences let's get to

no antonio brown and ben roethlisberger without a full arm, i don't see it. bart: manning's ability to mag the game and the situation. making sure he can decode the steelers blitz and make them pay. tony: this was the whole goal of the broncos this season was getting peyton manning to the postseason healthy. a tricky way to get it done but it is what it is and all the reports are saying that he's at full strength so i'm looking forward to seeing how he performs. that pittsburgh did show up for this game. buy the other reports said maybe the two best cornerbacks in football, harris and talib did a bill hole -- ol' thank goodness antonio brown is not playing. james: coach never gets too excited. he just callses it. parts: for pittsburgh to win, i never call anybody out, especially a champion pedigree. martavis brirgetse somebody has to put the team on their back. boomer: you're talking about the number one defense in fronts of their fans and a hyped-up situation with peyton manning back under center. it will be a real tall task for the steelers. james: most imp

ben roethlisberger trots onto the feel. this whole exchange of turnovers , pittsburgh lost five yards and 27 seconds. now, had cincinnati just had three pedestrian running plays and the steelers would have taken all their time-outs, probably would have gone for a field goal. but you'd have been somewhere phil: yes, that was the idea. jeremy hill let the ball get ripped out ofis arms. jim: and roethlisberger throwing it. flings it to bryant. bryant in traffic. makes a nice couple ofoves and picks up eight. trying to drive them to put them in range for chris bodies -- boswell. phil: good play to test that arm out with, the shoulder, whatever is bothering him. the screen play to get him moving. jim: roethlisberger's throw is incomplete. brown wasn't quite ready for it. phil: one of the defensive backs, leon hall is down, not in there either. jim: there's hill standing alone having fumbled, losing his fourth fumble of the year. third and 2. 54 seconds. the steelers still have all their time-outs. cincinnana is going to use one

ben roethlisberger is going to come in here and we're going to crush them. >> reporter: if pittsburgh wins the game is at gillette which -- >> beating the steelers ing to the super bowl. >> reporter: if denver wins the pats pack up and heat there. >> in order to be the beat you have to beat the best in their house. >> reporter: these aren't just hopes and dreams. these are predictions based on studying the competition >> i think we need to play the steelers. >> we go back to skygate then we go back to -- deflate league, this may be the lot of possible chance for brady/manning. >> reporter: we're going to wait and watch to see exactly who we're going to be playing. now there was a report that yesterday edelman was seen going into to get x rays after the game. it may have just been precautionary but all the fans hope that everyone is healthy and ready to go no matter who we play. the latest live from gillette, nicole oliverio. >> anchor: thank you, tom brady led the team to victory it was another play who sealed the deal forked pats. edelman fresh off an injury was back in action making

. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is still pretending like he may not play this weekend. is kidding who? broncos sunday. out there. if you can't throw the ball 25, 30 yards off field, i think you are hurting your team. i don't think we put ourselves in that situation. if we can find any way possible to get out there, pain medicine, whatever it is, if i can deal with the pain and make plays and just have to be in a deal with it. >> he is telling the media one thing but we aren't falling for it. he goes out there. he plays hurt. he tries to make big plays hawaii is what we expect for him to be out there. hopefully, we hit him around a little bit. >> broncos insider mark just thinks it's the wrong one. >> steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger has torn no doubt that will have an impact. star receiver antonio brown. how will he come back from a concussion? that will be a factor. the injury to those players are just diversions. whether the broncos win or lose likely comes down to the play of one peyton manning. he will be making his first start in two months. what th

after watching the game, it depends on the health of ben roethlisberger and antonio brown. they were this close to playing the kansas city chiefs. listen, if cincinnati does not self destruct, they got the chiefs, the chiefs are going to give the patriots all they want. this game affectively ended saturday afternoon, on the first play of the game when the niles davis took it back 16 yards, the texans never recovered from that knockout blow. the chiefs played great houston, ha lee, berry, peters all going. played very, very good defense, alex smith in the playoffs, in his career, has thrown 9 touchdowns and one interception and doesn't make mistakes. now, they lost their best receiver, their home run threat. high ankle sprain, one of the worst injuries. the the chiefs will give the patriot whose are banged up, all they want and don't just necessarily think well, it will be the patriots and the broncos, ten, 12 days from now. the chiefs and the steelers, i thought when the playoffs started were the two most dangerous times in the afc. i still think they are. lots going to be

now, ben roethlisberger, sacked by ware. denver is hosting next week.anning against brady after this 23-16 final. >>> the two-year run of the seattle seahawks appearing in the super bowl is over. sherman in carolina to meet the number one seed, the 1 loss carolina panthers. the panthers take it. now, running 14 yards to the end zone, a 14-0 game. when newton through to the back of the end zone, olson made a nice catch. the panthers have 31 points for the first half, they took it to the locker room, carolina did not score again and the seahawks reversed their fortunes in the second half. he did what he does. running from trouble. finds kurst. they came back with 24 unanswered points to make it a 1-possession game with a minute 12 left. need to recover a kick. davis, comes up with the ball and hangs on despite a good lick. the panthers hold on for a 31- 24 win. dethrone the nfc champs and earned the right to host the cardinals in the game next week. so, 1 and 2 in the afc playing 1 and 2 in the nfc. those will determine the two teams that are in the super

>> well, first of all, i love he's just the most explosive receiver and ben roethlisberger, look for them to have a big game offensively. i think ben is going to throw for a lot of yards in is game and the other thing as you said, the texans are playing with a quarterback that's really a backup or a third string quarterback. i think that's going to make a big difference. i always like quarterbacks fspecially that have been there. roethlisberger has been here. he's won a lot of playoff games. a couple of super bowl rings. they've won by doing it as a -- as a team that was kind of the underdog throughout the playoffs. as a wild card team. so they've been here before. they're used to it. so i expect a lot of success this. and -- there. and the texans have never had a lot of success in the playoffs, never been there. i look for kansas city and pittsburgh to have a good weekend. >> talk to you in the next hour though. don't go away. >> thank you lauren. >> cbs4 is the place to be the nfl today kicks off at 7:30. that's followed by the pittsburgh steelers taking on the bengals at 8:00 and

"this is a severe big ben roethlisberger from 700 wlw. the tri-state now under a severe big ben warning from now through early sunday morning. all females 18 to 40 are to use extreme caution. roethlisberger has twice been accused of sexual assault allegations. he settled a 2008 civil suit and was under investigation in 2010 for rape. "he poses the biggest threat to 18-40 year olds. especially those with boob jobs" standup "700wlw is part of the iheart media group here in kenwood. i worked for the station for push the envelope with eight years and saw first hand how they push the envelope with their parodies and spoofs. but a lot of people are saying this time, the station went too far." people are saying this time, the station went too far." "when ben's penis breaks out we break in...garrett sablehouse, news radio 700 wlw 2rob "i think it was a poor decision on wlw's part to joke about this." kenton county commonwealth attorney...rob sanders says he has been involved with thousands of sexaul assault cases in his career.. 3rob "sexual assa

. lines is the health of quarterback ben roethlisberger. he suffered torn ligaments the in his throwing shoulder. it happened during the playoffs win overtime bengals. he reentered the game, but he had trouble throwing more than 15 yards down the field. that could be an advantage for the broncos secondary who won't have to worry about the ball flying over their heads. he hasn't practiced most of this week, but is still expected to he is a tough player. >> he is a tough player. >> all right. lots of great little scenarios that we're gonna be watching on you sunday. how is peyton manning going to do after being injured? how is big ben going to be doing? emmanuel sanders, d.t. has some records to set. sheryl is giving away magnets. cheryl, you have a crowd up there that i can't believe they stood in line so long. >> reporter: it's crazy. this entire store is full. good thing the fire department is here to make sure we are not over capacity. they have been waiting for this moment. craig has been here since 2 a.m. it's time to give this man a ma

is taking a lot of heat because of a fake warning they aired aimed at steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. in the big ben warning, wlw ran, it tells women to use extreme caution, especially if heavily consuming alcohol in the downtown area this weekend. it goes on to say roethlisberger poses the greatest threats to 18 to 40-year-olds. previous sexual assault allegations against the former miami university redhawk. >> one in three women and one in six men actually have experienced rape or sexual abuse. that in and of itself, is knot something -- not something i think is worth joking about. >> we've reached out to the station for comment but have gotten no response. our station, wlwt news 5, is not associated with wlw radio. you can bet the banks will be jammed with thousands of football fans tonight, including fans headed to the game and those just downtown to party. wlwt news 5's richard chiles has more on how cincinnati police and bengals security are making safety a top priority tonight. richard, good morning. richard: jonathan, good morning to you. jason sperry and i have the privilege

ben roethlisberger says he is day-to-day and could play against the broncos this weekend but says this fact -- sack tore ligaments and sprained a joint. the chargers sharing the stadium. the could get final approval as early as tomorrow. being claimed at the crimson tide after last night. after beating clemson last night in a while championship game. the championship t-shirts already on the street. several thousands of them last night, the team made its way back to campus just a little bit ago. the celebrating continues. mike: it' s incredible what going on there. george: they crank out nfl players, too. sheree: it will get even colder. kevin: dropping close to zero. your home thermometer could say zero on the windchill.

ben roethlisberger has torn ligaments in his throwing shoulder and may not play sunday. he is definitely sore and has yet to test the shoulder. >> i will go in tomorrow with the intent to see what i can do. i honestly do not know. i have not tried to throw a football since the game. maybe that is not even the right thing to do right away. i will see the doctors and trainers tomorrow and will evaluate how i feel. bruce: the coach will have to start landry jones against the broncos. i know that does not make tom landry jones will get the job done. tom: who? don: so many -- breezy into tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning, 25-30 with a >>> there is breing news tonight. iran seizes americans. ten u.s. sailors on two navy boats taken into custody by iranian authorities. tonight the scramble to free them. >>> one last time. president obama's final state of the union address. what he will tell the nation. why he is aiming for a more hopeful tone and what he told matt lauer about donald trump. >>> and our interview from joe biden. the generous offer the president made in one

. >> you know you -- how they call ben roethlisberger big ben? well, cam is bigger. he has about 700 yards rushing, which, by the way, so people understand, cj anderson rushing, and he has 50 touchdowns. 12 of those touchdowns were rushing. so this is a tremendous athlete that they have to go up against. he's very tough to sack. he does fumble a little bit, so maybe the broncos can get him there, but he is an incredible weapon. really the only weapon carolina has needed to have a terrific offense this year. >> after watching their team get blown out, broncos fans have super bowl phobia. i'm worried it might happen again. >> i'll tell you what, nothing gets the team -- get this is community more bonded than when they win the afc championship game at home. the orange and blue confetti that blows all over the field. everyone in denver is feeling good today. on the contrast, there has never been more depressing moments in denver than when they lost 42-10 to the washington redskins, 55-10 to the 49ers. to, but i don't think it's going to happen this time, drew, because of

officially, ben roethlisberger is listed as questionable. broncos knew all along big ben would be in the lineup and sunday it's go time. >> we're not worried about injuring anybody. we're not worried about playing hurt. whoever plays, you will get 100% of the broncos' d. >> he's had a tremendous year. he's a super player. you know, he's gonna be ready to win. got a lot of respect for him. >> yeah, they respect him but the defense tomorrow will be teeing off on big ben. coming up in sport, we'll hear from decar mus ware -- demarcus ware who said there is a renewed sense of urgency. that's later in the show. >> see new a little bit. >>> check out this cute guy -- he's ready to cheer on the broncos. we love seeing your broncos' pictures. keep saying them. use theehash going tas broncospride and you may see one of our pictures. >>> it's been a rough morning on the roads. we saw a rough crash. police say the driver ran a red light hitting an suv before punching a hole into a home. nobody was seriously hurt. police don't think alcohol was a factor

. >> ben roethlisberger is officially listed as questionable. he threw a little bit so all signs are pointing in the positive direction. we have the broncos in king one >>> bannock street has a new name, broncos boulevard. michael hancock through a celebration. on top of this street, there are broncos country playoff signs and the wide receiver is greeting passengers on at dia. >>> we got a look inside a diehard broncos fan, it was painted orange and was picked from a paint your house orange contest. the homeowner also got two tickets to the game on sunday. >> we have enjoyed seeing your pictures today and keep them coming. >> the boss would not let me do this. some of the cutest pictures we have seen may have been these little guys. and they were basically board with broncos pride. they were given cozy blankets and orange and blue hats that were handmade in the hospptal, nice work. >> take a look at this little guy, it is a mini-manning praying for a win. keep sending them to us and to our denver 7 facebook page. >> everyone's getting into the

no mile high miracle for ben roethlisberger. steelers lose... and i think mo sanu needs mo smiley faces. feels like closure in cincinnati. kind of. but - still not really. manning and brady will meet for the afc championship. petyon manning: "obviously, we're excited to be in the game. we knew we'd have to beat a good football team tonight to get there. we'll try to enjoy this one tonight and get a jump start and preparing for that game on monday and we'll talk about who we're playing on wednesday." the afc championship is set. the top two seeds will play in denver and the winner will play for a super bowl. seventeeth time tom brady and peyton manning will meet on the same field. manning is two- and-one against brady in afc championships. no fonts music announcer: "out of control. out of control." dre kirkpatrick: "coach has control of this team." adam jones: "y'all think it's just cool to fine a coach? when we bleeping lost a game we've worked since april for." hue jackson: "first thank the people in cincinnati. mike brown, katie and troy and o

ben roethlisberger under pressure -- and on, 23-16 in the n-f-c, the carolina panthers facing the seattle seahawks... this one was all carolina early on -- already up 7-0... luke kuechly picks off russell wilson, takes it back for a touchdown... 14-0 panthers... 2nd quarter -- now 24-0... cam newton -- fires it in to greg olsen... panthers led 31-0 at the half... turn it off -- game over... not so fast... 4th quarter -- here comes seattle -- down 31-14... what a play by wilson -- to jermaine kearse for the touchdown... it's 31-21... just over a minute to go... steven hauschka knocks the field goal through to make it a 1-possesion game... so now the all- important onside kick -- they get a good high hop, but a great play by thomas davis to recover for the panthers... and carolina hangs on, 31-24 matchups next sunday... new england at denver noon... arizona at carolina in the n-f-c title game at 3:40... the top 2 seeds facing off in both conferences to college basketball now, where 5 top 15 teams lost yesterday -- and 2 more would join them today number 4 michigan state at wisconsin... 1st

ben roethlisberger has the biggest body among nfl quarterbacks. he also has a damaged throwing shoulder. but the pass rush continuously badgers ben, they have to stop him. the steelers will try to accomplish the run to slow down the broncos pass rush. number two, stay cool brandon mcmanus. we've already seen two play off games become one and lost in ot attempts. and pad that legacy peyton. peyton manning doesn't have to play like a hall of famers anymore. what he has to do is protect the football. broncos should be playing next sunday at sports authority field. mike cliff, 9 news. >>> talk about energy in the air before this game. if the broncos do win, it'll set up a broncos and -- >> and tomorrow tina smith will get to see her son play for the first time. president obama commuted her sentence along with 45 others serving time for federal drug crimes. a reminder, getting into a home little differently now. tickets are going digital. fans can print tickets at home or use a mobile ticket. and parking tickets have to be printed ahead of time in color

coach tom and said he liked what he saw today from ben roethlisberger who returned to practice for the first time this week after messing up his shoulder last weekend. i'm pretty sure big ben will play but he will not have his favorite receiver. it has become apparent antonio brown is not going to recover from his concussion in time to play sunday against the denver broncos. with the injuries, it is hard to believe the steelers are even in this position. but who knows? we will have more nfl news at 10:45. nicole: rain, rain. don: it is going away for now. there's going to be more rain to filter back in.

ben roethlisberger, lionnl, what's the latest. >> the steelers players had the day off, but big ben took part the in the radio show in pittsburgh and he let the cat out of the bag. even wondering how badly injured his right shoulder is after this sack by vontaze burfict saturday night. broncos country wondering if big ben will be able to play. here's doctor roethlisberger updating his medical reports. >> sprained my ac joint, and tore the ligaments in my shoulder. so that's why i was so painful when i was throwing, on the follow through. you know, the kind of top and back ligaments, are the ones that were torn, so when i would throw on the follow through,,my arm would, you know, kind of -- that would be real stable in the joint, it was so painful. >> all right, doctor, thank you. so, big ben will go to practtce tomorrow. he's not going to throw at all. take it day by day and see where ben is by the weekend. i think he's going to play. >> no update on pro bowl antonio brown. >> thanks, lionel. >>> as we get dloeser to -- closer to the weekend playoff game, the broncos pride is starting to

unralving by fumbling at the steelers 25 yard lineback from the locker separated shoulder, ben roethlisberger went to work....leading his team downfield. and when vontaze burfict was flagged for this targeted hit to anotonio brown and when adam jones was subsequently flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct...it moved the ball to the bengals 17 yard line, where it was a chip shot for the game winning field goal. the steelers had won. and immediately, the criticism of this bengals begain. trt :outcue:..and others not today"((boomer: i'm a former bengal. i'm embarrassed byt he way this game ended and the way these guys acted. if marvin lewis can't control his players, then maybe marvin lewis shouldn't be on the sideline coaching that drecht.))((lewis: there's a lot of balls out there, plays today, calls went different ways. they deemed that to be a hit to the head and others there was no media access to the team today.the players will clean out their lockers tomorrow and lewis will hold his season-ending news conference...and another winter of wondering when the bengals will finally win a playoff ga

and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final... cleveland has fired head coach mike pettine and g-m ray picture is set... denver and new england get byes... houston hosts kansas city, pitsburgh and cincinnati in the wild card round in the n-f-c... we know the top 2 seeds -- carolina and arizona -- they get byes... after that, it depends on tonight's green bay- minnesota game -- the winner gets the 3 seed... the loser will be the 5 or 6 seed, along with seattle -- we'll update the bracket at 11 let's get to basketball now, where the wolf pack picked up a big 71-68 win over wyoming last night the pack led by 23 points from marqueze coleman, including 17 in the 2nd half -- he also had 5 rebounds and 4 assists... freshman cam oliver added 15 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks, and the wolf pack evened its conference record at 1-1... 9-5 overall "" sot/coleman: to get a win in undefeated at home was one thing we really talked about coming into this game, and we just really wanted to do that

about which quarterback to go with is blown out of the question is how many will steeler's ben roethlisberger be able to play? >> they kick off 2:40 sunday at mile high. >> he's got to play. >> i'm sure he will. >>> many of you have been sending pictures of your bronco pride, like ellie here. we want to see that orange and blue out there. use the #broncospride on twitter. >>> 4:43. meeting peyton manning is the only thing on a dying colorado woman. she was diagnosed with cancer a few years back and doctors say she only has about a month to live. her friends and family are on a mission to help her dream come true. >> we all have ddeams, but to think is amazing. >> her daughter posted it on facebook. >> you never know. >>> let's talk about the weather, because it seems pretty okay this morning. fantastic. oh, my gosh. it's going to be wonderful. this morning a little windy in some locations. early on this morning and later this evening. but midday today will be gorgeous. i was just downloading broncos fan pictures someone sent me. coming up in the 5:00 hour i'll show you. we are getting great p

rough play, bad behavior by fans. and the bengals owner should apologize. steelers quarterback, ben roethlisberger should be charged. >>> new rules of the road could make it safer for people riding bikes. it would require drivers to leave at least 3 feet of space when passing cyclists on the road. the 3 feet cushion has become a standard in other states much cincinnati is one of four cities in ohio that does have the rule. >>> members of the movement, provide free preschool to every child in cincinnati want to hear from you. we highlighted the preschool promise. and organizers want to get a tax increase from the november ballot to pay for universal preschool. the group has public meetings but has a website to bring out information and take questions and comments. the amount of the tax hike will the no be decided but it will help pay for preschool for 3-and 4-year-old. click on the news section and get it links. p . >> would you split a hotel room with a total stranger. new app called winston club, designed to help solo travelers save money on hotels. they say they will screen all users and match p

portune also says the fans who threw beer cans at steelers q-b ben roethlisberger should be prosecuted. fellow commissioner chris monzel calls portune's remarks "spot on." she is accused of trying to turn a car into a deadly weapon. police say carmen taveras was driving with her husband when they got into a fight. she was driving.. he husband was in the passenger she when she slammed the car into a guard rail on western avenue. that sent the car across three lanes of traffic.. putting other drivers at risk... before slamming into a tree. taveras bond was set at five- thousand dollars today. mayor john cranley just vetoed a parking permit plan for over the rhine. its the second time the mayor has struck down the idea. the plan would have created permits for about 450 spaces. cranley says its unfair to make some people pay more for everyone pays to maintain. its *likely* the veto will stick.. because it takes six votes on council to override a veto... and it passed with five votes. a mom with three little ones was booted off a metro bus over a stroller. so a cincinnati woman turned to ni

ben roethlisberger has confirmed today that he has a his -- sprained -- sprain and a torn ligament in his throwing shoulder. >> obviously the emphasis on any given play is so big. one thing that stood out to me this weekend was there was not a lot of offense. there was one game where there wasn't or hundred yards of offense between two teams. there's a lot of defensive play in the leg. there is a lot you have to do if you want to win this time of year.>>> i can tell you are concerned about the game on sunday and it's obvious why.>> [ music ] .>> reporter: since the nfl went to its current playoff format, they have earned a first-round bye mack -- bye. then there was a dramatic comeback with the houston oilers 1981. and gary kubiak made a great save on the low snap and david treadwell kicked a short field perhaps the most devastating loss in franchise history occurred during round 2 in 1996 as heavy favorites cruised super bowl. the broncos suffered a stunning jaguars at 30-27. same situation two years later. now a defending team. they pounded the miami dolphins 38-3. the largest victo

as for the steelers, playing without two big play running backs, their leading ben roethlisberger----they still had a chance----ahead by one in the fourth----and almost grabbing an onside kick down by six in the close isn't good enough--- ""we came here to win and we weren't able to do that, so all the little sidebars, responding to challenges and stuff, that's so secondary to year where the conversation ended in the manner in which you want it to end. such is life in this business. it's not easy but we're built for it. it's just how it goes." it'll be the denver broncos and new england patriots for the afc championshp--- for the first time in 11 years, carolina panthers are headed to the nfc championship game---at the same time---wondering 31-nothing halftime lead--- the nfc top-seeded panthers led 14- nothing in the blink of an eye---- scoring a touchdown on the opening drive---and on their first defensive series---got a pick six----russell wilson picked off by luke keuchly--- quarterback cam newton----mvp type season----only threw for 161 yards---one touchdown---greg olson the catc

third quarter where the steelers are on cruise control as they were up fifteen to nothing - but ben roethlisberger would take a hit from vontaze burfict - he gets driven into the ground and big ben would need to be carted off the field. that play would open the door for the bengals who have not won a playoff game since george h. w. bush was in office - that s 1990 if you are keeping track - a.j . green would haul in this pass to put the bengals on top 16 to 15 with less than two minutes to play. big ben would return and this next sequence of plays will be talked about for would get hit by burfict who would receive a unsportsmanlike penalty - and as they were treating brown - the bengals would get flagged for a second unsportsmanlike penalty - those two penalties would cost the bengals 30 yards and give chris boswell a chip shot - this is good for 35 yards and the steelers survive and advance - after the game, ben rothliesberger took to the podium the steelers will play next week against the denver broncos. podium the steelers will play next week against the denver broncos. the broncos announced ea

ben roethlisberger will facing a.j. mccarron. george: this is not your ordinary story of rival quarterbacks. this mutual respect goes back more than a decade. the first time these two quarterbacks met was not on the football field. at least, not an nfl field. >> i was younger and going to the gmac bowl in mobile and watching big ben play when he was at miami of ohio. after the game, i went under the stadium to the locker room, met his mom, his dad, his sister and him. and, you know, i remember he gave me a wristband and other stuff, and how cool it was. george: it' s a story mccarron told roethlisberger after the game on november 1 in pittsburgh. >> that' s awesome. i appreciate that very much, man. good luck to you, ok. i don' t remember all the details, but i definitely remember meeting him and that encounter and it' s amazing how full circle things come. this. a young kid from mobile goes to watch a gmac bowl, later plays against one of the best quarterbacks in the league. it' s awesome. george: the two are tied by more than m

. >> he' s upset with bengals fans who through plastic bottles at an injured ben roethlisberger. >> it gives the whole city a bad name. we don' t act that way. and it will take a while to get over this. you try everything else and move on. >> the bengals played right into the steelers hands. i asked one fan if she felt pittsburgh provoked cincinnati and the bengals were stupid enough to fall for it. sheree: like those fans, some great points they made. you can weigh in on the game and if you think marvin lewis should stay or go. you can take part in our interactive poll tonight. you can find it on the sidebar on the left hand side of the homepage. it looks like hamilton county deputies will start wearing body cameras as soon as this spring. expect final approval on a deal that appeals -- appears to good to pass up. >> by body cameras and get new tasers for free. sounds like according commercial come on but it' s not. money the county will not have department. >> a test run for the latest technology. recording any and every encounter with the public. they warned the camera to weigh its

. >> brad: bengals and steeler getting ready for their rumble ben roethlisberger and the stakes are high. andy dalton is out with the broken thumb. as andy has been working his way back he has been helping aj. >> any time you don't have that in the qb room is can cause a lot of problems and that's just not the way you want it. i always said this. i always support ad and he is your qb, when i got my chance to take over, bhiel he is rehabbed he has done the same thing to me. >> brad: that rest of the one-on-one interview is on saturday. mccar ron talks about big ben that's just the start of our coverage. we are live from the stadium all night long. >>> so for this season, the uc bearcats are o-two against nationally ranked teams tonight another chance to get the right against smu. it was fiefty early gets ready to check in tries to join the fray, he was ejected for leafing the scorers table. the bearcats derails down the long three later on, clark tough shot of the glass. mustangs hanging tough. smu by one. uc down two they go for the the mark and the bearcats go down again, 59-57. uc now

. >>> hish everybody, pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger won't be much of a deep threat against the broncos sunday. he might not be able to reach the line of scrimmage. roethlisberger kinfirmed he suffered-- confirmed he had an ac spring and torn ligaments in playoff victory over the bengals but he plans to play in denver this weekend. >> ben had the chance, we will manage him day to day and probably a partial participant and get run game ready to go and we will increase his activity as the week goes. >> so, who is your favorite rockies outfielder? him, yeah, he is good. and, might be traded real soon. that is true whether you said gonzalez, blackman, or dickerson. rock signed herardo to $27 million contract today, starting lineup money which can only mean wub of the other-- 1 of the other 3 will be dealt soon. >>> arvada community helping a wrestler body slam an opponent. taylor explains. >> for someone trying to blake through the ceiling. you give them to the opportunity. >> kohl rr is a runner and-- cole is a runner and wrestler. >> he practices, runs, sweats and blee

ben roethlisberger expected to start under center, he is like hockey tough . be? that shoaler is far from 100% and he will-- shoulder is far from 100% and he will be without brown and williams, already ruled out. >> with or without the shoulder injury, we want to get to the quarterback, get him on the ground. >> i think they will do the same thing, there are always techniques to hide main in this nfl. there is just the way it goes, he will play. >> say what you will about big ben, to me, manning is the key. if he plays, denver wins, without a doubt. plays well, that is. according to former bronco offensive lineman, mark, if the banged up line can protect peyton, all will be good. >> it has been a tough situation, there is no question. it is one of the reasons manning gives you a better chance, even he came in against the chargers, you saw him maim adjustments to put the line of scrimmage in better plays to gem them out-- get them out of harm's way and that what he will give you. 92 the stats say the denver have ever had. as danny told me, to be considered one of t

tony: yes, it is and there is big ben roethlisberger. and you know he'll be throwing that ball keep. he averaged 32 yards passing, ranking third in nfl history. bill: and there's his number one receiver, antonio brown. led the league in receptions along with julio jones. best receiver on the field tonight. bart: welcome to the playoffs, a.j. baptism by fire. you're playing pittsburgh. boomer: here's the other receiver, career vs. pittsburgh, 17 receptions, 250 yards, six who dey, coach?

. >> losing on the field happens to one team. stands. fans got ugly. they cheered ben roethlisberger's injury and cheered as he was carded off. >> i don't think it's a black eye on the city. >> and she says she's not just playing cheerleader >> because of a bengal fans, steeler fans, acted the way they wish they shouldn't >> it doesn't speak for the city. >> a game people all over the world were watching >> following the bengals loss, a sharp contrast to the reaction coming from the -- and that was a week. and todd frazier knocking bit different knocking antonio brown out of the game. they teach sports, business and marketing in nku. says games impact franchises but really not for long. >> i think it has an impact, how lasting it will be. >> i don't think there's anything that markets the team more than winning. >> nothing forgets winning faster than losing and losing ugly. paul brown stadium, joe webb, local 12 news. >> according to nielson, 27.5 million people watch the steelers-bengals game saturday night. >>> a woman was back before a jum and only local 12 was there. janet coumbs,

averaged four point eight yards a carry in this game.the steelers had the ball, under when ben roethlisberger was sacked....and fumbled..and after a 23-16 win, it's the afc championship game. trt :10outcue:....lot of big games."((manning: oh, it's always satisfying to win. to beat the steelers in a playoff game. hey, those guys over there are battle tested. they've been in a lot of big games.)) so the afc championship is next sunday night in denver. the broncos host the patriots. the line on that game tonight: patriots two and a half point favorites. earlier today in carolina, the panthers took on the seahawks, and former st. xavier high school star, luke kuenchly came up big. pressure on seattle quarterback russell wilson. and kuenchly comes up with the interception, which converts into a pick six. carolina took a 31-0 lead on the seahawks. late second quarter, cam newton fires into the end zone and finds greg olson. seattle dug itself into a deep hole. but then rallied in the second half seattle was down 31-14, when wilson does what he does best, he extends the play...and then, he gets the

big ben roethlisberger injured his shoulder earlier t is getting tight there. >>> florida state, the seminoles trying to knock off 12th ranked miami in college hoops. watch jaquiri, like the kick off return in texas, all by himself. only had 8 points but that will do. move, game high 21, and the canes cruise to a win. >>> gators hosting lsu, mike white, the young head coach replacing donovan, this is simmons, a freshman, played so-so by his standards. leon for 3, gators 3 of 18 from 3-point range but they win it, 68-62 and quick check on the lightning there in vancouver, second period, alex got the first goal of the game but the canuckss tied it up. >> i feel like i should go go lets go lightning. >> go ahead. >> if you join in. >> they are in vancouver, they can't hear you. 1, 9, 7.

they picked off the steelers but they fumbled and ben roethlisberger returned from injury for a final drive. then, inexcusable penalties. people will talking -- will be talking about them for ages. a flag on the play. a vicious hit plus a 15 yard personal foul. jones getting a 15 yarder for shoving coach porter. that sets up a 30 yard field goal for boswell. pittsburgh, not the bengals are on to denver next week. >>> nfc wild-card action, seahawks at minnesota. settle down 9-0, russell wilson finds doug baldwin from 3 yards out following a big play. 9-7 at this point. a 46 yard field goal to give the seahawks a 10-9 lead but like they've got it. chip shot, 27 yard field goal. 10-9 final, the seahawks survived. next play at carolina. the other wild-card matchup in redskins. green bay trailing. aaron rodgers td passes and kirk cousins just ran for a touchdown. celtics up 12 in their game. >>> well, imagine if all of today's rain was actually snow. little bit. the amazing creations folks in another part of the country are making with their bounty of snow. people don't have access because

first antonio brown concussion and now ben roethlisberger has torn ligaments in his throwing shoulder. he says the shoulder is very sore but the status is still day-to-day as the steelers prepare for the sunday a.f.c. divisional round game against the broncos in denver. programming note. the g.w. men are at umass tonight. co lonians tyler cavanaugh coming off career high 30 points. tip-off at 7 verz on newschannel8 -- 7:00 on newschannel8. maryland at michigan and tip-off is at 9:00. leon: amazing. i still want to hear the story about the eye. erin: i really want to know what that is. doug: we got snow. our own richard reeve is at winchester in virginia and sent this to us. erin: wow! doug: good snow there. the whole snow ban is headed in our direction so we will see the snow pushing through the area here. probably about, there is the video for you. probably pushing through the area at 7:00 to 7:30. band of snow is coming through ahead of the arctic cold front. brian van de graaff is in tonight and he will tell you how low it will go. maureen: winter is here. "world news tonight" with

controversy for tomorrow's big game centering around a warning aimed at ben roethlisberger. in the big ben warning 700 ran it tells women to use extreme caution especially if heavily consuming alcohol. in the downtown area this weekend. it goes on to say he poses the greatest threat to 18-40-year-olds. the spoof ad is in reference to previous sexual assault allegations against the former miami university redhawk. >> one in three women and one in six men actually have experienced rape or sexual abuse. something i think is worth joking about. we have reached out to the response. wlwt is not associated with news radio 700 wlw. mike: doing it without dalton. all week, bengals fans have been mentally preparing for the possibility. today, the team made it offical. if they beat the steelers, it will be with backup quarterback a.j. mccarron. george vogel joins us with more. george: the steelers have officially ruled out one of their weapons as well. deangelo williams, who ran for more than 900 yards, in the regular season, and is playoff veteran, has not recovered from a foot injury.

will ben roethlisberger play? that's still a question. the game starts at 2:40 at sports authority field mile high like kyle was saying. jessica and i are going to be live. we are going to be freezing. we are going to have a great time. it's going to be fun and everything is going to be awesome tomorrow when the hopefully. >> oh, please. >> yeah, it's gonna be a good game. you won't want to miss our special edition of 9news at 5 tomorrowing evening. coverage extends to 7:00. live in the locker room with reaction from the team starting tomorrow night at 5 p.m. on 9news. >>> okay. the nuggets playing the heat last night. didn't go so well for us. but there was a very heartwarming moment right off the courts. okay. there was a woman who thought she was on the kiss cam, right? that was exciting. turns out her man had a surprise for her. >> kiss cam. but he said, no, no, no. she goes, what? will you marry me? >> there it is. >> and she said yes! that gorgeous bouquet. >> the special moment. flowers. she is staring at the ring. she is like, why

ben roethlisberger. tracy, you were backstage to see what happened. what can you tell us? tracy: that's right, jim. we saw him go directly into the extra room. there and then he was carted out without his pads. no sling on whatsoever. into the locker room. they made arrangements to get his pads and everything back on. i was told he's coming back out and going to try to get back out there. jim: wow, not surprising, is it? phil: what did i say a couple of weeks ago? it's part of being the steelers quarterback. jim: he's not coming out. he had the helmet on but landry is coming out. phil: there you go. not good enough to come back into this game. jim: maybe what it says is there is no backup to jones so if you had to at least have somebody come out and hand it off. phil: good point. you see him moving his arm around showing everybody. quarterback with 5:12 to go. jones' throw is caught by brown for a pickup of six. he's overton sideline. he's not even warming up, any throws or anything like that. phil: but the way he put that helmet on and the way he was standing there, every