More than 100 years of history against 10 years of history, 35 tournament appearance with 52 wins against a first-time dancer. It was that sort of David versus Goliath matchup that Robert Morris found themselves in against the No. 1 overall seeded Minnesota Gophers in the West region semifinals in the NCAA men’s ice hockey tournament. The Colonials didn’t let Minnesota’s resume affect them early as they came out strong in the first period taking advantage of an aggressive opponent and ... Read More
Archives for March 2014
Pittsburgh Pirates Season Preview
The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates showed the city that baseball was back in the Steel City where it belonged. The question is however, can the 2014 Pirates continue to keep the ball rolling? They have the pieces to contend like last season, but it's what they did in the offseason to determine if they will be able to hold on to that playoff spot. Pitching still has some question marks to it after 10-game winner and clubhouse leader, A.J. Burnett departed for the Phillies. The addition of Edinson ... Read More
Cup of Joe: A glance at the American League Central
For the rest of the week, four of our staff writers will go division by division to make our playoff predictions, while looking at a major storyline for each team. Our four-man panel includes — Travis Berardi — Pirates beat writer Gar Bercury — Co-Pitt beat writer Michael Waterloo — Co-Owner/Columnist Matt Welch — D-2 coverage/The Times West Virginian. Yesterday, we took a look at the American League West. Today, it’s the AL Central. Chicago White Sox — “Will ... Read More
Robert Morris prepares for first NCAA Tournament game against Minnesota
With the reigning Atlantic Hockey player of the week in forward Cody Wydo and reigning Atlantic Hockey goalie and rookie of the week Dalton Izyk leading the charge in the AHA Championships, the Robert Morris Colonials look poised to rake on the No. 1 overall seeded Minnesota Gophers in the West regional Semifinals of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament. After struggling in their first 16 games of the season, going 2-12-2, the Colonials righted the ship to end the regular season with an overall ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Look To De-Claw The San Jose SaberCats
One game into the new era of Pittsburgh Power football and we’re going to start a whole new era of Pittsburgh Power football. Power management saw enough of head coach Derek Stingley in the season opening 63-53 loss to Cleveland to decide it was finally time to go in a new direction. Entering the fray is the 2012 AFL Coach of the Year Ron James who becomes the third head coach in Power history. His first test will be a big one as the San Jose SaberCats (2-0) come into town riding high after ... Read More
Steelers Sign RB LeGarrette Blount
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the process of finalizing a two-year contract with free agent RB LeGarrette Blount. Blount will come in to Pittsburgh and immediately be the primary backup to starter Le’Veon Bell. Blount will also be used as the Steelers primary short-yardage and goal-line running back. Blount had received interest from several teams, including the Ravens, Patriots, and Steelers. The four-year veteran is 6-foot, 1-inch and weighs 250lbs. Last season with New England, Blount ... Read More
Pirates Release Opening Day Festivities, Awards Presenters
For the third consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Pirates will open their season on the North Shore at PNC Park. The team begins the 2014 campaign with a six-game homestand that includes a three-game series vs. National League Central rivals, the Chicago Cubs and the defending N.L. Champion, St. Louis Cardinals. Opening Day festivities will highlight Opening Week as many former Pirates players will return to Pittsburgh to participate in on-field ceremonies and present the Pirates 2013 N.L. award ... Read More
Pirates Position Preview: First Base
We finish up our Pirates Spring Training preview at first base, the position that is the most surprising going into Mondays season opener. Gaby Sanchez was a lock going into the spring at first base, but his platoon partner wasn't. The partner for him was looking like Andrew Lambo, who had to only put a decent showing to lock up the spot. He didn't even do that as he hit .095/.095/.269 in 42 spring at bats. The Pirates were lucky enough to have Travis Ishikawa step up and take the ... Read More
Opening Day is in a league of its own
Opening Day for the Pittsburgh Pirates is coming up. When the black and gold of the Pirates step on the field at PNC Park and Francisco Liriano takes the hill against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, baseball will assume its rightful place in the lives of sports fans everywhere: center stage. No other day in the sports world compares to Opening Day. Opening Day is the same day when a rookie like Jason Heyward can hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat. A day when a player like Karl ... Read More
Face Off Friday: Is Edinson Volquez the next reclamation project?
Jeff Snedden — Last offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a controversial move when they signed SP Francisco Liriano — who was coming off one of his worst major league seasons — to solidify the starting rotation. The deal with Liriano was originally going to be for two years and $14 million, but after a mishap with shutting his arm in the car door resulted in a broken right arm, the Pirates reformatted the deal into a one-year, $1 million guarantee with a vesting option for 2014. Even with ... Read More