It wasn't as easy as Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon may have liked, but eventually the size and depth of the Panthers wore down visiting Penn State as Pitt improved to 8-0 on the season with a 78-69 victory in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. But the Panthers had their hands full with the Nittany Lions all night long. Penn State took a 30-28 lead at the half thanks to the fact that the Panthers could not buy a bucket. "Not a good first half," said Dixon. "I spent halftime emphasizing the amount ... Read More
Archives for December 2013
Simply the Best: Crosby, Malkin combine to defeat Isles in overtime
There's a battle brewing between two players vying for best player in the NHL and, unfortunately to the 29 other teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins have both players. Tuesday night, at Nassau Coliseum both players made their cases as the Penguins defeated the Islanders 3-2 in overtime. After falling into a 2-0 hole, Evgeni Malkin setup James Neal for the first goal. Sidney Crosby scored a power play goal to tie the game in the third setting up his heroics in overtime with an unbelievable ... Read More
Zatkoff is proving his worth for Pens
A few months ago, I wrote an article saying that the Penguins would be searching for answers in net. During the preseason, Tomas Vokoun was lost to a blood clot in his pelvis. The veteran netminder, coming off a strong 2013 playoff stint with a .933 save percentage and a stout 2.01 GAA, looked to be pushing Marc-Andre Fleury for the starting netminder coming into the 2013-14 season. In the wake of Vokoun's absence, Fleury, to this point, has regained his form and claimed his role as the starting ... Read More
Pirates Management Addresses Chambers Passing
Pirates management has released a statement from Neil Huntington on the passing ov Evan Chambers: "All of us at the Pittsburgh Pirates are shocked and saddened by Evan's sudden passing in his sleep this past weekend.Beyond being just a talented ballplayer, Evan was a great teammate and a quiet leader who went about his craft as a professional every day. Off the field, Evan loved making a difference in the community, and often dedicated a lot of his time working with children in the ... Read More
Pitt’s Cameron Wright poised for breakout season
One of the big keys to success coming into the season for Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers was whether or not junior guard Cameron Wright could handle the increased role as a starter. After averaging only 3.3 points per game off the Panthers bench during the first two years of his career, Wright has done his best to answer any questions about whether or not he was up to the challenge as the Panthers are off to a 7-0 start to the season. Coming off the best game of his career in which Wright scored ... Read More
Pirates Organization Reacts to Evan Chambers Passing
Pirates OF prospect Evan Chambers has passed away at the age of 24. It has been reported that he passed in his sleep over the holiday weekend. Chambers was the Pirates third round pick in the 2009 draft where he worked his way up to AA Altoona during the 2012 season and established himself as one of the Pirates top prospects in the organization. He missed most of the 2013 season with a broken foot. News of Chambers passing has hit the Pirates organization hard as his former teammates went to ... Read More
Reports: Pirates to Tender Morton
According to Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Pirates will tender Morton by tonight's midnight deadline, per sources. Morton was 7 - 4 last season with a 3.26 ERA, 85 strikeouts and 36 walks. He started game four of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals where he received the loss after allowing 2 runs (both earned) over 5 2/3rds in a Pirates 2 - 1 defeat. Morton was tendered last year with a contract of $2 million. He missed the first two and a half months of the 2013 regular ... Read More
PSAC West Hardwood Moment: IUP, Slippery Rock creating distance
Another week has come and gone in the PSAC West on the hardwood. IUP and Slippery Rock are slowly edging out in front of the pack. IUP is 6-0 and 2-0 in the PSAC while Slippery Rock is 6-1 and 2-0 in the PSAC. Here's the rundown. As of the November 26th NCAA.com D2 rankings, IUP sat at #10 in the coaches poll and IUP added two of their six wins this past week. They beat Shaw 74-57 and University of the Sciences (Phil.) 72-59. Big man Marcel Souberbielle led the way with 20 points and 4 ... Read More
Pirates to acquire Stewart from Yankees, DFA McKenry
As first reported by Buster Olney of ESPN, the Yankees and the Pirates are on the verge of yet another transaction. The Pirates will acquire catcher Chris Stewart from the Yankees for cash or a player to be named later, according to Jon Heyman. This isn't the first time that former Yankees have been Pirates, as A.J. Burnett, Russell Martin, Jose Tabata, Jeff Karstens, etc. were all in New York prior to Pittsburgh. Stewart is a career .214 hitter, and had a slash line of .211/.293/.272 with ... Read More
Panther of the Week: Lamar Patterson
The Pittsburgh Panthers are off to a hot start in their new basketball conference this season. The Panthers have a 7-0 record early on and three of the those wins came this past week. In each of those wins, Pitt was led by senior guard Lamar Patterson. In the first game of the week, a 76-53 victory over Texas Tech in the Legends Classic tournament, Patterson scored 23 points to lead the way. The 6-foot-5 guard hit 8 of 13 shots (.615 %) while adding 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. He was ... Read More