Homegrown sports icons Mark Cuban and Dan Marino have joined a group that wants to buy the Penguins and keep them in the city to anchor a potential sports-themed development around a new arena, the group's lead backer said Tuesday. Cuban, who grew up in Mt. Lebanon and owns the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, confirmed he's joining New York financier Andrew Murstein's bid to buy the team. Cuban said by e-mail he wants "to help keep the team in Pittsburgh. That's a condition of my participation."

Former NFL wide receiver and return specialist Theo Bell, whose 10-year career in the league included a pair of Super Bowl victories with the Steelers, died Wednesday at age 52 after a long battle with kidney disease. Bell was diagnosed in 2000 with polycystic kidney disease, a condition in which cysts attack the kidneys. More recently he also suffered from scleroderma, a disease which causes a hardening of the skin and damage to internal organs. The scleroderma had severely damaged Bell's lungs.

Steelers' wide receiver Santonio Holmes has been arrested on domestic violence charges. Holmes was arrested Monday, his second arrest since being taken by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL draft in April. Holmes, a star at Ohio State University, was arrested just after midnight. Holmes was arrested previously in South Beach, Fla., on a charge of disorderly conduct during a Memorial Day weekend crackdown by local authorities and was harshly criticized by Steelers coach Bill Cowher the following week.

Ben Roethlisberger will be cited for having the wrong license and operating a motorcycle without a helmet. Only licensed cyclists can ride without a helmet in Pennsylvania. The driver of the vehicle that hit Roethlisberger will also be cited for failing to yield, police said Monday.

Hours after being released from a hospital, Ben Roethlisberger apologized to the Pittsburgh Steelers, fans and his family June 15, saying he was fortunate to be alive and pledging to wear a helmet if he ever again rides a motorcycle. "In the past few days, I've gained a new perspective on life," the Super Bowl-winning quarterback said in a statement released by the team. "By the grace of God, I'm fortunate to be alive ... " Roethlisberger, 24, who wrecked his bike and cracked his head on a car windshield June 12, was discharged late June 14.

Ben Roethlisberger's broken jaw did not have to be wired shut, a factor that could hasten his recovery from his motorcycle accident, and the Steelers quarterback got out of his hospital bed Wednesday to talk with teammates and family members. Because Roethlisberger's multiple facial fractures, broken nose and broken upper and lower jaw are being held in place by screws and 2-inch titanium plates, he can eat soft foods - and not be restricted to liquids - during an estimated six to eight week recovery period.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was warned by the Steelers in writing that he could lose money if he continued to ride his motorcycle, according to ESPN's Len Pasquarelli. Roethlisberger's agent, Leigh Steinberg, confirmed that a letter was sent to him on this matter.

Besides not having a helmet, Ben Roethlisberger also lacked another motorcycling essential - a license. Additionally, the Steelers had warned Big Ben's agent that his motorcycling habits may be detrimental to his contract.

The agent for Tommy Maddox said on Tuesday that he might be open to returning to the Steelers. It seems unlikely though that the Steelers would make such a move, considering they released Maddox in March. Asked if Maddox would consider a return to the Steelers, agent Vann McElroy said: "I would think he would. He has great memories of his time there. I haven't talked to Tommy about it, though, and I've had zero contact with the Steelers about Tommy coming back. The main thing right now is Ben's health."

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that since the injuries Ben Roethlisberger sustained in his motorcycle accident were confined to his face, that he should have no problem playing in the team's opener. The Post-Gazette is also stating that injury reports involving Big Ben's knees and shoulders are untrue.