The Penguins may have had five days off and four starter returning to their lineup, but the Florida Panthers were the ones dominating the game. Florida got out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back on a Pittsburgh team that was mostly healthy but also extremely flat after a five day vacation. Drew Shore capped off a dominating first period for the Panthers by scoring a short-handed goal with 4:14 remaining in the opening frame. Shore scored again late in the second period to give Florida ... Read More
Archives for January 2014
Steelers can be forced to go on HBO Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks is the annual show that airs on HBO where camera crews follow the team around during their training camps. In recent years, we have seen teams such as the Bengals, Dolphins, Jets, Cowboys, etc. get the spotlight, and since the Jets were given the stage in 2010, the show hasn't been all that great. This year, the Steelers are one of the eight teams in the league who can be forced by the NFL to be on the show. I know it sounds odd that a team can be "forced" onto the show, but there ... Read More
PSAC West Hardwood Moment: IUP handed first loss, Slippery Rock takes over
The past week of PSAC West basketball saw a lot of action. IUP, which was previous undefeated, lost its first two games of the season and fell two spots in the PSAC West standings. Slippery Rock took over the top spot as a result. As for the rest of the standings, here's how it panned out: PSAC West Standings 1. Slippery Rock (14-4, 5-1 PSAC) 2. Gannon (10-7, 5-2 PSAC) 3. IUP (14-2, 4-2 PSAC) 4. Mercyhurst (8-8, 4-2 PSAC) 5. Seton Hill (11-5, 3-3 PSAC) 6. Pitt-Johnstown ... Read More
Pittsburgh Sporting News Videocast: Episode 1
In our first videocast at Pittsburgh Sporting News, Michael Waterloo, Jon Pennline and Matt Shetler discuss Sidney Crosby being named the captain of Team Canada, if Pitt is for real or not, Manning vs. Brady, the Steelers draft and some Pittsburgh Pirates talk. Sure to listen in every Sunday morning for another live episode! ... Read More
Golden Knight of the Week: Adam Blazek
Coming into the week, the Gannon Golden Knights were looking at an 8-7 record. By week's end, they were at 10-7 with a win over the No. 5 team in the country and picked up two wins over conference foes to move up in the PSAC West standings. During those two games, Adam Blazek was key. Blazek's numbers don't jump off of the stat sheet as outstanding, but they got the job done. In a 67-61 victory over No. 5 IUP, Blazek scored 13 points. With the Golden Knights down two with under a minute left ... Read More
VCU Pulls Away Late to Beat Duquesne
Duquesne suffered its third loss in a row Saturday afternoon when they visited VCU in Richmond. The Dukes (8-8, 1-3) hung with the Rams for most of the game, but fell farther behind with under eight minutes to play. Even though Duquesne led 31-27 at the half, the Rams were able to pick up their 14th straight home win. VCU led by just five with around eight minutes to play, but pulled away when JeQuan Lewis knocked down two straight 3-pointer to kick off a 22-8 run that blew the visitors ... Read More
Pitt edged out by No. 2 Syracuse in first ACC loss
No. 22 Pitt and No. 2 Syracuse hooked things up Saturday afternoon in what was the early ACC Game of the Year. Watching the two teams play, it was an ACC game in name early as for 40 minutes it seemed liked just another Big East Conference battle as it turned out to be another Pitt-Syracuse classic. However Syracuse freshman point guard Tyler Ennis played like a senior down the stretch, making two big baskets and sinking two huge free-throws as the Orange stayed unbeaten, handing Pitt ... Read More
Cowher took the high road with comments about Spygate
Spygate. Few words get a Steeler fan's blood pressure up quicker than uttering the word. We know the details. The New England Patriots ignored a NFL directive not to use video cameras to tape opponents sideline signals, but did so anyway, and were caught in 2007. The response from the league was swift, a league record $500,000 fine was levied against head coach Bill Belicheck, and the Patriots were fined an additional $250,000, along with the loss of a first round pick. Fans around the NFL ... Read More
Steelers reportedly interview Mike Munchak for O-Line job
After firing offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. shortly after the season ended, the Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to fill that void, but reportedly have their targets set on a big name. According to Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports, former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak reportedly met with the Steelers on Friday about becoming their offensive line coach. The interest in Munchak makes a lot of sense for both parties as Munchak was a successful line coach with the Houston Oilers ... Read More
Pirates Avoid Arbitration With 6 Players
The Pirates have announced that they have agreed to terms with the following six players on one-year contracts for the 2014 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration. Below are the one-year contract amounts for the remaining six players that avoided arbitration. Pedro Alvarez - $4.25 million Vin Mazzaro - $950 thousand Mark Melancon - $2.595 million Gaby Sanchez - $2.3 million Travis Snider - $1.2 million Neil Walker - $5.75 million Follow @TBerardi_OVA (Photo Credit: USA ... Read More