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Steelers angered, embarrassed by players' missteps

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The 6-time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers don't like losing - or being embarrassed. To a family owned team, image is more than an attractive logo.

So when the Steelers were humiliated by 2 of their stars, they reacted with an uncommon display of anger.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is apparently off the hook legally for his alleged sexual assault in Georgia, but his troubles aren't over. He must meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and could be fined or suspended under the league's conduct policy.

Santonio Holmes was traded Sunday night to the New York Jets for a fifth-round draft pick after the Steelers learned he would suspended four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Holmes already had angered the club. After being accused in a lawsuit of throwing a drink on a woman at an Orlando nightclub, the receiver answered with a long string of Twitter comments in which he suggested a fan should try to kill himself and others detailing his love of partying.

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