As soon as Penguins strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar arrived in Moscow last month to help train Evgeni Malkin for the upcoming season, they went straight to a place that’s become very familiar to Kadar. No, they didn’t go to a restaurant or to any of the numerous tourist attractions Moscow has to offer. They beelined straight for Malkin’s local fitness club. “From the day I got there, as soon as I landed, we were at the gym,” Kadar said. “In the six years that I’ve known him, I ... Read More
Archives for August 2012
Steelers Announce the Return of 1st IN GOAL Promotion
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced that after a successful first year with their game day promotion, 1st-IN-GOAL, which is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the second year promises to be even better with the addition of more prizes for fans who enter Heinz Field early on game days. The 1st-IN-GOAL promotion, which began at the beginning of the 2011 regular season, will debut at the Steelers’ first home preseason game this upcoming Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Kickoff is ... Read More
Travis “Lunchbox” Snider lives up to his nickname
The days of nicknames in baseball seem to be in the decline. In year’s past, you’d have the Crime Dog, Babe Ruth, El Duque, Pudge, Godzilla and so on. Now there are still some good ones out there such as Kung Fu Panda for Pablo Sandoval and Big Puma for Lance Berkman, but one of my favorite nicknames just happens to belong to one of the newest Pirates. Travis “Lunchbox” Snider. Now Snider makes it no secret that he loves food almost as he loves baseball. If you check him out on Twitter at ... Read More
Penguins Have Restocked Prospect Talent Pipeline
After winning the Stanley Cup with a core of homegrown players, the Pittsburgh Penguins' prospect pipeline was left a little thin by trades, picking lower in the draft and some selections not reaching their potential. While the 2004 and 2005 drafts brought Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Alex Goligoski and Tyler Kennedy, the only NHL regular Pittsburgh has drafted since 2006 is Jordan Staal, who was traded this summer to Carolina. General manager Ray Shero and his staff have been ... Read More
Pittsburgh Passion Hold Open Tryouts
Join Pittsburgh Passion Women’s Football! Open to athletes, coaches, and interns! No experience necessary! For information to join and/or to go through skills and drills: August 11th The Club Sport and Health One Racquet Lane, Monroeville, PA 1pm to 3pm August 18th JC Stone Field Lake Shore Drive, North Park, Pittsburgh 3pm to 6pm August 25th The Club Sport and Health One Racquet Lane, Monroeville, PA 1pm to 3pm If you’re interested in playing, please bring copies of your Photo ID ... Read More
Another NFL Lockout Must be Avoided
With just a month remaining until a lockout becomes official, the NHLPA and owners are still duking it out to create a new CBA. At this time, both parties appear to be nowhere close to nailing down a deal and a work stoppage seems imminent. Here we go again. For those counting at home, this would be the third lockout in NHL history, spanning the last 18 years. The 1994-1995 season saw a cancellation of 468 total games -including the All-Star Game- and the eventual departure of the Quebec ... Read More
Jack Butler Humbled in HOF Speech
Jack Butler began his Hall of Fame speech as only Jack Butler can – by telling the Steelers faithful on hand that were chanting, “Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go,” time and time again, “That’s enough.” After waiting for as long as he did to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he had every right to say whatever he wanted. Butler, a Pittsburgh native, joined the Steelers in 1951 as a free agent out of St. Bonaventure. He played in 103 games at cornerback in his nine seasons, ... Read More
2012 Steelers Season Schedule
2012 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule Week 1 - September 9th (8:30p), @ Denver Broncos Week 2 - September 16th (4:15p), vs. New York Jets Week 3 - September 23rd (4:15p), @ Oakland Raiders Week 4 - Bye Week 5 - October 7th (1:00p), vs. Philadelphia Eagles Week 6 - October 11th (8:20p), @ Tennessee Titans Week 7 - October 21st (8:20p), @ Cincinnati Bengals Week 8 - October 28th (1:00p), vs. Washington Redskins Week 9 - November 4th (4:15p), @ New York Giants Week 10 - ... Read More