en Top Stories 15 Auburn sophomore Caro­line Thornton suffered through a learning experi­ence Saturday during the Blue Gray tennis tourna­ment right along with the rest of her youthful Tiger teammates. TUSCALOOSA -- The University of Alabama has fired an employee who played songs aimed at Auburn quarterback Cam Newton before the Iron Bowl. TUSCALOOSA -- Rarely do big football games live up to their advance billing. The 75th Iron Bowl did. TUSCALOOSA -- Perfect. All week, Alabama State coaches and defenders said the key to beating Tuskegee in the 87th annual Turkey Day Classic was forcing Tuskegee quarterback Joshua Harris to beat the Hornets with his arm. NEW YORK -- Former Yankees manager Joe Torre is defending his new book, saying he doesn't think he violated any clubhouse conduct code by making private team matters public. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Olympic superstar Michael Phelps could face criminal charges as part of the fallout from a photo that surfaced showing the swimmer smoking from a marijuana pipe at a University of South Carolina house party. WASHINGTON -- Tests have linked Roger Clemens' DNA to blood in syringes that his former personal trainer says he used to inject the pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report. NEW YORK -- When he threw the pass that won the Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger thought he'd just blown the game for the Steelers. TAMPA, Fla. -- So the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting fitted for another Super Bowl ring, with who knows how many more to come. PITTSBURGH -- The first few fans have already begun lining the route of the Super Bowl victory parade in Pittsburgh, which doesn't begin until noon. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- With final voting on the Florida Marlins' long-sought ballpark less than two weeks away, club president David Samson says he expects near-capacity crowds nightly the first year in the team's new home, with annual attendance above 2 million for at least seven seasons. MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra took no joy from adding to the woes of the Los Angeles Clippers. NEW YORK -- Pau Gasol wasn't looking a couple of times when Kobe Bryant attempted a free throw. So when the Madison Square Garden fans cheered, Gasol assumed that meant his Los Angeles Lakers teammate missed. TAMPA, Fla. -- Ben Roethlisberger looked one way, then another. Finally, he somehow spotted Santonio Holmes in the right corner of the end zone, obscured by three defenders. MIAMI -- Injured forwards Zach Randolph of the Los Angeles Clippers and Shawn Marion of the Miami Heat were both back for the game between their teams Monday night. COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Successfully protecting a double-digit lead was more important than Greivis Vasquez's flirtation with a feat that hadn't been accomplished in 22 years. PITTSBURGH -- Gold and black-clad fans with Steelers' iconic Terrible Towels waving in the air or tucked into their back pockets partied into the early morning hours Monday in an impromptu block party across Pittsburgh to celebrate the team's historic sixth Super Bowl win. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama predicted the Pittsburgh Steelers would win the Super Bowl and they proved him right. TAMPA, Fla. -- After Pittsburgh's James Harrison returned an interception 100 yards for a score on the final play of the first half, Super Bowl strategy went out the window. NEW YORK -- Along with the usual punchlines, cartoonish violence and car chases, the real world of a depressed economy slipped into the showcase of Super Bowl commercials. TAMPA, Fla. -- By the time fireworks exploded over the Super Bowl as the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated making history, James Harrison and his meandering rumble to the end zone seemed but a distant memory. In his place were new heroes, one replacing another until Ben Roethlisberger fired one toward the corner and Santonio Holmes made the tiptoe catch of his life. TAMPA -- All is right with the NFL. Michael Phelps is unbeatable in the water. It's on dry land where he runs into trouble.