It’s a new season for the Pittsburgh Power, but so far the storyline from last year remains the same. Once again Pittsburgh (0-1) found itself on the wrong side of the turnover margin and fell 64-33 at home to the Utah Blaze (1-0) in front of 8,390 fans at Consol Energy Center. Power rookie quarterback Jordan Jefferson was under siege from the Utah Blaze defensive line all night long. He was sacked four times, intercepted twice, and lost a fumble. A second fumble was ruled a safety by ... Read More
Archives for March 2013
Yinzer of the Week: Marcel Souberbielle
Last week, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Chris Kunitz took home the Yinzer of the Week for the second straight week. This week, however, he was dethroned by a junior forward from IUP. Even though IUP fell short of advancing in the NCAA D2 Tournament this past weekend, Marcel Souberbielle had a fantastic showing in the three games that IUP played in. In the first round of the tournament, he scored 16 points on 5-9 shooting. His only misses came from behind the three point line. He went a ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness
Now that March Madness is at the field of 32, we've decided why not have a "Pittsburgh March Madness." Our city is filled with athletes, announcers and coaches that can't be matched by any other city in the country. When it's all said and done, who is the ultimate champion of Pittsburgh? In order to figure this out, we put our collective heads together and came up with a list of the 64 most prominent athletes, players and coaches in Pittsburgh history. Then, in NCAA tournament fashion, we ... Read More
And the beat goes on: Pens win 11th straight
These days, it doesn't appear to matter how the Pittsburgh Penguins start games. The end result is always a win; at least that's how it has been in the month of March. The Penguins overcame one of their worst first periods of the season to defeat the New York Islanders 4-2, Friday night. Just three points back from a playoff spot and slipping fast, the Islanders started the game win a level of desperation the Penguins simply could not match. New York heavily outshot the Penguins 14-3 in ... Read More
Let the speculation on Jamie Dixon’s future begin
Coming off yet another early exit in the NCAA Tournament, it's the time of year where everyone can speculate on the future of Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon. Dixon has been rumored for the past couple of years for job openings around the country, but this year the speculation could be closer to turning into reality. As Pitt prepares to head to the ACC next season, the only question remaining is will Dixon be accompanying them? It's been highly rumored that Dixon and USC are a perfect fit, but ... Read More
Panthers “Shocked” by Wichita State in NCAA Tournament
Many thought the Pitt Panthers were slighted a bit from the selection committee when they only received a No. 8 seed, As it turns out, the committee had it spot on. Instead of using the low seed as possible motivation for a tournament run, Jamie Dixon's team came out as flat as possible and played as poorly as they have all season long, watching their season come to an end in a 73-55 embarrassing loss to Wichita State. The story of the game was shooting, or to be exact, the lack of ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Season/Week 1 preview
We are just about ready to kick off the 2013 season for the Pittsburgh Power. A few players return again for the Power, but overall there are a lot of new faces suiting up for the team this year. Considering the final results from last season, that’s probably a good thing. Let’s take a look at the team a bit more in depth. There wasn’t much to write home about last year as the Power struggled to a 5-13 season. The only truly memorable game was an AFL record 31-point comeback victory over the ... Read More
Wichita State vs. Pitt NCAA Tournament preview
The Pitt Panthers basketball team has been busy preparing for their second round opponent in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the Wichita State Shockers. The Shockers are familiar to Jamie Dixon and his staff as Pitt played Wichita State three years ago in a tournament in Kansas City during the 2009-10 season. "As soon as I saw we were going to play them I knew how they played," said Dixon. "I know Coach Marshall and how he has played over the years. Without seeing them you can get a good idea of ... Read More
Simon Despres deserves more playing time
It’s hard to argue against the Pittsburgh Penguins having the most depth on the blue-line throughout an entire organization. In the next coming year those players that they drafted a few years ago will be ready to don a Penguins sweater. But there is one that is already at that level and has quite a few games under his belt, and that would be Simon Despres. Despres was the Pens’ first-round pick, 30th overall, in the 2009 draft. He was a highly-touted player coming out in the draft, and ... Read More
End of an era for power running backs?
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived athletes like Earl Campbell and Jerome Bettis. These men were the definition of smash mouth football. They were known throughout the league for their bone-crushing hits on defenders who stood between them and a first down or the endzone. When hard hitting defenses dug into the trenches looking for a stop, these backs fought back by lowering their shoulders and bulldozing a path. The NFL, under commissioner Roger Goodell, has recently ... Read More