Sitting in your house this week, watching the snow fall almost as quickly as the temperature, there are a few simple words that can turn that winter frown upside-down: Pitchers and Catchers report for duty! That’s correct, baseball fans. The 2013 MLB season is beginning to come into focus. With every toss of a snow-filled shovel head, Sprig Training gets closer to being a reality. For fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, this means that it is time to put away those Steelers jerseys and dust off ... Read More
Archives for January 2013
Mock off-season: Steelers may fill holes via free agency this off-season
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be looking to improve and add depth at multiple positions across the roster. It is still early in the process, but if you take a look at 2013 NFL mock Drafts across the internet it is clear that no one really knows what the Steelers will do with that first pick. There are plenty of positions they could choose to address early in the draft, but they only have a limited number of picks. That means that the Steelers may have to do something uncharacteristic and fill ... Read More
Pens squeak past Sens; win 2-1 in shootout
The Pittsburgh Penguins already lost two straight games due to poor puck management and team defense. They ensured there would not be a third result in the same fashion. James Neal scored and Evgeni Malkin clinched the victory in a shootout as the Penguins snapped a brief losing streak of two games, defeating the Ottawa Senators 2-1, Sunday night. Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves behind a defensive corps that played sharper than they had in a week, despite losing Matt Niskanen in the first ... Read More
Is Steelers Star Safety Troy Polamalu Unfairly Labeled as Injury Prone?
There is no denying the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers safeties, Ryan Clark and Troy Polamalu, are getting older. Polamalu will soon turn 32 and Clark will turn 34 during the 2013 season. However, there is also no denying the fact that when healthy Clark and Polamalu are still a very good tandem at safety on the Steelers defense. Regardless of production though the Steelers have to start finding their replacements due to age and contract issues. Clark’s contract ends following the 2013 ... Read More
Ray Lewis: The bitter and the beloved
In 1998, a middle linebacker entering his third season with the Baltimore Ravens signed a four-year contract totaling $26 million dollars, with a $7 million dollar signing bonus. This newly rich man was Ray Lewis, and this made him the highest paid linebacker in the NFL. One might say that is quite a bit of money for a young, professional athlete to handle himself. In recent years, we have all seen cases of how other athletes act when they think they are guarded by an invincible shield of ... Read More
Duquesne Falters in 2nd Half Once Again
Duquesne was able to open up a little bit of a lead on the road Saturday night against Dayton at University of Dayton Arena. With 7:48 left to play in the first half, the Dukes (7-13, 0-6) led the Flyers (12-7, 2-3) by a score of 20-13. But Dayton went on a 17-4 run in the remainder of the half to take a 30-24 halftime lead. The home team then went on an 11-2 run to start the 2nd half to gain a 41-26 advantage. The losing streak continues for Duquesne, who has now lost eight in a row. Credit ... Read More
Pitt bench paces Panthers to rout of DePaul
Since the Big East Conference season began for the Pitt Panthers’ basketball team, it has been one nail biter after another for the Panthers. With that being said, Jamie Dixon’s squad needed a cakewalk for a change and they got one in the form of the DePaul Blue Demons Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. Everything went Pitt’s way from the opening tip as the Panthers cruised to a 93-55 victory, setting a school record for largest Big East Conference victory in program ... Read More
Steelers may announce offensive line coach, special teams coordinator
When Sean Kugler accepted the head coaching position at UTEP it meant that the Steelers would need to find a new offensive line coach this off-season. There was also speculation that Todd Haley could leave and join the Cardinals as their new head coach and talk of the Steelers parting ways with special teams coordinator Amos Jones. Arizona decided not to hire Haley and instead hired former Steelers' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. Today Arians announced the hiring of Jones as the ... Read More
Crosby shines early but Jets rebound for 4-2 win
If Penguins fans forgot how their team, comprised of several elite players, lost in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers last April, this game served as a reminder. After going up 2-0 in the first period, the Penguins allowed four straight goals, including three in the second period, as the Winnipeg Jets skated away with a 4-2 victory. The game reflected the same issues the Penguins had in the playoffs last season; blowing leads, turning the puck over in the defensive zone, and abandoning ... Read More
Don’t kid yourselves, the Steelers aren’t drafting a quarterback in first round
Kevin Colbert, the Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, said that the team would not rule out drafting any position in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. After saying that many fans began thinking about whether or not the Steelers would take a quarterback in the first round of the draft. That comment has been taken way out of proportion and has been overblown by many people this week. Ben Roethlisberger was on pace to have the best season of his NFL career before he was injured against ... Read More