The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired outfielder Jaff Decker (first name pronounced Jeff) and right-handed pitcher Miles Mikolas from the San Diego Padres in exchange for minor league outfielder Alex Dickerson. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Decker, who was San Diego’s supplemental first round selection (42nd pick overall) in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, hit .286 (100-for-350) with 23 doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 105 ... Read More
Archives for November 2013
PSAC West Hardwood Moment: Teams begin conference play
As PSAC teams are well underway in the 2013 season, conference play is also underway. Let's take a look at the week in review at how the PSAC West teams fared. Slippery Rock, (5-1, 2-0) the only team in the PSAC West to play three games, won each of their games this week. In the first a 79-65 victory over Clarion, four players posted double-digit points, with Mauric Lewis-Briggs leading the way with 21 points and 11 boards. Tabari Perry also scored 20 points and snagged 11 rebounds. In the ... Read More
Slippery Rock ends season with 27-20 loss to Winston-Salem State
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The final curtain fell on Slippery Rock University's 2013 football season Saturday afternoon with a 27-20 loss at Winston-Salem State University in first-round action of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The loss was The Rock's second in as many weeks, both of which came against nationally-ranked rivals, and gave the fifth-seeded, 20th-ranked Rock a 9-3 final record. Winston-Salem State, the No. 4 seed and No. 9-ranked team in the nation, moved into the second round of ... Read More
Steelers Week 12 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it three consecutive wins Sunday after their 27-11 victory over the Cleveland Browns, firmly placing themselves in the thick of the AFC Wild Card race. The Steelers did so with big plays on both sides of the ball as they now have practically completely erased their horrendous start to the season. There were a lot of good things to like on both sides of the ball Sunday. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Steelers graded out at each ... Read More
Steeler of the Week: Ben Roethlisberger
Trade Ben Roethlisberger? Roethlisberger isn't elite? Time to throw in the towel on the season, right? All of the above have been thrown around in the past few weeks regarding Roethlisberger and the Steelers season, but for the third consecutive game, the Steelers and their quarterback showed that they aren't going anywhere. With the win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the Steelers improved to 5-6 on the season, and are one of a plethora of teams in the hunt for the final AFC playoff ... Read More
Dominant Steelers win third straight
A convincing and satisfying 27-11 victory over the Cleveland Browns (4-7) extended the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-6) winning streak to a season-high three games, another step towards surging into the AFC playoff picture. Pittsburgh never trailed and completely dominated throughout most of the matchup against a struggling division opponent. Cleveland has lost two straight and five of six. They are now in last place in the AFC North, while the Steelers remain tied for second with the Baltimore ... Read More
Steelers-Browns preview
It will be a rare meaningful and rather evenly-matched meeting between the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-6) and Cleveland Browns (4-6) in Week 12 of the 2013 NFL season. The winner will very much be in contention for the final AFC Wild Card spot as the season turns towards what appears to be a tight final month of competition. The loser will still be in the discussion, but would have to be virtually perfect the rest of the way. And, perhaps most importantly in this heated rivalry, a Pittsburgh ... Read More
Montreal holds on to defeat Penguins 3-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins were 6-0-1 in their last seven trips to the Bell Centre and almost gave themselves a chance to win their seventh with a late rally in the third period. Unfortunately, the Candiens and Carey Price held firm, defeating the Penguins 3-2 Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Montreal took a 1-0 lead in the second period, then scored two in the first two and a half minutes of the third to take a commanding three goal lead. The Penguins bounced back with two goals by ... Read More
Penn State falls to Nebraska in OT on Senior Day
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Pat Smith kicked a 42-yard field goal on Nebraska's first possession in overtime to lift the Cornhuskers to a 23-20 win over Penn State on Saturday night. Smith's 37-yarder was called back on a false start. Smith had no trouble with 5 extra yards, giving the Huskers (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten) their third win in four game. Penn State's Sam Ficken, who missed an extra point in regulation, missed a 37-yard field-goal attempt to open overtime. The Nittany Lions (6-5, 3-4) lost for the ... Read More
RMU Falls in Walton’s Last Game as Colonial Coach
Loretto, Pa.– A pair of Colonials topped notable single-season school records, but the Robert Morris University football team was unable to find enough of an offensive punch and fell at Saint Francis, 23-3, to close each team’s season in a Northeast Conference (NEC) matchup Saturday afternoon at a cold DeGol Field. Saturday’s contest represented RMU head coach Joe Walton’s final game on the sidelines as he previously announced he would be stepping down after the conclusion of the 2013 season. ... Read More