The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America has announced Ike Taylor and Le'Veon Bell were awarded the "The Chief Award" and “Joe Greene Great Performance Award”, respectively. "The Chief Award" was established in honor of Steelers’ founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. and presented annually to the member of the Steelers’ organization who best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media that Rooney did. Ike Taylor is host to his own radio show, The Ike Taylor Show, in ... Read More
Archives for December 2013
Sens crush Penguins; Dupuis injured
The Penguins did something they haven't done in awhile while enduring what seems to be a common theme all season. Pittsburgh lost for just the second time in December and the first time in eight games Monday night to the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Center. Ottawa took a 2-0 lead into the final frame then dominated the third period with three more goals en route to a 5-0 victory. But the worst news for Pittsburgh occurred early in the game when Pascal Dupuis left the game with a right ... Read More
Todd Haley should return next season for the Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley has been voted over the years as one of the most hated coaches by players, media outlets and fans. As you might remember, Haley didn't exactly get the warmest of welcomes into Pittsburgh. The Steelers franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger campaigned publicly for Bruce Arians' job security after the 2009 season, and didn’t take the news well when Arians was released after the 2011 season. So, when Haley was brought in by the team to replace ... Read More
Orpik lets Thornton, NHL off the hook
So our weather worn, Pennsylvania license plates have been right all along. We, on the other hand, got it all wrong, Pittsburgh. Brooks Orpik would like everyone to believe that Shawn Thornton is a really swell guy. You've got a friend. It's been a little more than two weeks since the Bruins defenseman cowardly snuck an unbeknownst Orpik down to the ice, and sucker punched him. Orpik was consequently taken off the ice on a stretcher, and Thornton received a 15-game suspension for the ... Read More
Steelers Week 16 Report Card
If anything, the Pittsburgh Steelers sure make things interesting. After a thrilling 38-31 win in the snow over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, the once 0-4 Steelers still have their playoff hopes alive as they head into a Week 17 home matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Troy Polamalu's forced fumble set up Le'Veon Bell's one-yard touchdown run with 1:28 left, then Pittsburgh withstood Green Bay's last throw into the end zone and dealt the Packers' playoff hopes a blow ... Read More
Playoff Hopes Alive After Thrilling Victory
Four NFL Week 16 game results had to go in Pittsburgh's favor for the Steelers (7-8) to remain in playoff contention heading into the final week of the regular season. All four, in somewhat remarkable fashion, happened. With a thrilling 38-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers (7-7-1) at historic and chilly Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh used (mostly) great special teams play, a defensive touchdown, a few key defensive stops, and another heap of offense to stay alive in the AFC ... Read More
Steelers of the Week: The Defensive Line
Last Sunday's game seems like forever ago but it was an important one for the Pittsburgh Steelers. While they may be on the outside looking in on the playoff race, they showed they still have some fight left in them when they took down division rival Cincinnati. A big part of that win was the pressure on quarterback Andy Dalton and the way the Steelers defensive line shut down the Bengals running game. The Bengals were averaging nearly 116 rushing yards per game with their dual-back ... Read More
Lamar Patterson’s career game pushes Pitt past Cal Poly
After suffering their first loss of the season against Cincinnati, Pitt’s Lamar Patterson made sure it wouldn’t be two in a row for the Panthers. Patterson scored a career-high 30 points, carrying the Panthers on his back for most of the afternoon as Pitt improved to 11-1 on the season with a 73-56 victory over Cal Poly Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. “Good performance I thought,” said Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon. “We have to get better obviously, but it was nice to see ... Read More
Dukes Record Several Ferry-Era Highs in Win over UMass-Lowell
Duquesne rolled over UMass-Lowell by a score of 95-77 in an offensive display that featured four different players in double figures. The Dukes recorded Ferry-era highs in 3-pointers (13), assists (27), field goal percentage (62.3) and points. Additionally, Ovie Soko put up 22 points, while Tra’Vaughn White had 15, Micah Mason had 14, and Jeremiah Jones had 11. With the win, Duquesne brought its record to an even 5-5. Duquesne opened up an early 19-3 lead in the opening minutes, thanks to ... Read More
Pens cling to 4-3 win over Calgary
When it's going your way, it's going your way. The Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Calgary Flames in a 4-3 victory to extend their home win streak to ten games and seven games overall. Calgary outshot the Penguins 30-23 and held a heavy shot advantage in the first and third periods of the game. But Marc-Andre Fleury made several key saves and the Penguins' offense was opportunistic. Pascal Dupuis scored midway through the first period with a grinding shift from the top line. Dupuis ... Read More