As the NFL Playoffs hit their stride, Steelers fans are once again sitting at home watching on their couches for the second straight January. After starting their season with a record of 0-4 and then 2-6, the 2013 Steelers finished strong. They won six of their final eight games to level out at 8-8, and were one missed Ryan Succop field goal away from grabbing the No. 8 seed in the AFC Playoffs, a spot that eventually went to the equally-mediocre San Diego Chargers. During their 6-2 second half, ... Read More
Archives for January 2014
Breaking down Team Canada
If there is one thing that Canada embraces more than anything, its their beloved sport of Hockey. Anticipation, and a lot of debate has surrounded selection for Team Canada's Olympic Hockey team, which looks to defend their gold medal performance in Vancouver in 2010. Earlier yesterday, Team Canada's General Manager, Steve Yzerman, ended months of speculation, and said debate over who would represent their country in Sochi. Some choices were obvious, but quite a few were not. With exactly one ... Read More
REPORT: Foster, Makrinos leading candidates for Westminster job
The Westminster football team is closer to naming a head coach and has narrowed the search down to several finalists. Former head coach Jeff Hand resigned on November after nine seasons with the team compiling a 34-55 record during his tenure. Multiple reports say that several names have emerged as leading candidates for the job among those names are current Clarion head coach Jay Foster and Slippery Rock DB coach Jason Makrinos. Foster a well-respected D-II coach has been at the helm in ... Read More
Penguins Midseason Report Card
The Pittsburgh Penguins currently hold the top spot in the Eastern Conference right now. However, this team will only earn back their reputation it desires in the playoffs. The regular season will hopefully at worst give this team a number two seed in the conference come playoff time. The Penguins have had only six players manage to play the entire season to this point. Furthermore, they lead the NHL with 243 games lost to injury, a staggering number when you consider the team in second is ... Read More
Pens fight back to win in shootout over Canucks
On the day Sidney Crosby learned he would be on team Canada for the 2014 games, he returned to Vancouver for the first time since winning the gold medal in the 2010 games. The stakes may not have been as high, but the drama was hard to beat for a regular season game as the Penguins lost a lead, fell into a two goal hole late in the game, then tied the score with just under a minute remaining in regulation, setting up a shootout victory. Gibbons got the Penguins on the board 13:15 into the ... Read More
Let’s Make A Deal – Trade Options For The Pens
Even in the the midst of the latest stretch of winning hockey where the Penguins have gone 8-2-0 in their last ten, one of the hot button topics continues to be what the Penguins might do in terms of trades. Questions remain to be answered...Where do the Pens look to upgrade? Do they look for another scoring forward to play on a line with Crosby or Malkin? Do they look for additional grit and toughness that could play on a third or fourth line, and additionally help with the penalty kill? What ... Read More
Who’s Up, and Who’s Down in the Atlantic 10?
With the first conference game of the season for Duquesne looming on the horizon this Wednesday night, coach Ferry and his team are now focusing on their perennial conference rivals. Duquesne won just one conference game last season, a road upset at Temple. This year, with a more skilled frontcourt and a talented point guard who is coming off one of the most illustrious seasons in Duquesne history, the Dukes have a great shot at improving their standing in the conference and gaining more respect ... Read More
Athlete Spotlight: Brianna Schwartz – Shaler High School
When you start to put together a list of the standout athletes to be a part of the WPIAL, its a who's who of some of the greatest to ever participate in high school athletics anywhere in the country. The names are legendary and you spend hours listing them, many who went on to greatness at the collegiate and professional levels. Some are household names, Joe Montana, Tony Dorsett, Arnold Palmer, Susie McConnell-Serio, Swin Cash, and Olympic medalist Lauryn Williams. How about Bill Fralic, Norm ... Read More
Pens Will Be Represented Well in Sochi
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be represented well in the Olympics. Even through all of the injuries this team has played through, this team sits atop the Eastern Conference, which means the Penguins have a plethora of players attending Sochi next month. Team Canada Sidney Crosby was a lock from day one and should be Captain Canada as he leads the NHL in scoring and is by far the best player on the planet. This will be the second Olympics for Crosby, who scored the overtime goal in the ... Read More
Pitt takes care of Maryland in first ever ACC home game
In the first ACC game in the history of the Petersen Events Center, the Pitt Panthers had their hands full with Maryland for much of the night. But used a late first half surge to pull ahead for good and ultimately improve to 2-0 in the conference with a convincing 79-59 victory over the Terps. Both teams found things tough early on as neither team got much in their half court sets. But Pitt closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take a 36-30 lead into the locker room. Pitt head coach ... Read More