Penn State (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) is looking to break its two-game losing streak against Ohio State (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) on Saturday. Head coach James Franklin will get the first true test of his mettle this season when he meets with Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium in the Nittany Lions’ third and final primetime spot of the year. His promise to “get it fixed” after the Lions’ first loss against Northwestern proved to be unfruitful after the loss to Michigan two weeks ago. Penn State ... Read More
Archives for October 2014
Panthers to wear ‘Pitt Script’ helmets for rest of season
Pitt script is back. If you've been on Twitter at all today, you've probably heard the news that Pitt will be using its "Pitt Script" design on its helmets tomorrow against Georgia Tech. However, it gets better. According to numerous reports, Pitt will use the old-school design for the rest of the season. First the Penguins, then the Steelers and now the Panthers. Maybe the Pirates will rock some more throwbacks next season? ... Read More
Pens blow late lead, fall to Wings in OT
For the fourth time in six games, the Pittsburgh Penguins took an early lead, only to let their opponents come back to tie the score. The Red Wings were the latest to team take advantage of the Penguins’ inability to hold a lead, as they came from behind to win 3-2 in overtime Thursday night in Detroit. Playing for the second time in as many nights, the Penguins needed to hold on to a 3-1 third period lead. They held on for over 17 minutes, but Detroit Head Coach Mike Babcock pulled ... Read More
Penguins look to bounce back against Detroit
The NHL’s top power play will take on the best penalty killers in a battle of strength versus strength when the Penguins face the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Despite being shut out on the power play in Wednesday’ night’s loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins are eight-for-19 on the man advantage, first in the league by a large margin. Captain Sidney Crosby leads the way for the Penguins with three goals and three assists on the power play, and his six power play points is first in the ... Read More
Flyers continue dominance of Pens at Consol
Hockey statisticians say that goal scoring is mostly luck. The average NHL player scores on a little bit over nine percent of his shots. Shots are what win games, they say. Take more shots than the other team, and eventually, the percentages will work out in your favor. Sometimes, it only takes one shot. Some people call it puck luck. Others call it the will of the hockey gods. In soccer, they call it “going against the run of play.” The first two periods ran exactly that way Wednesday night, ... Read More
Is Steelers WR Bryant emerging as a viable option in passing game?
When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Martavis Bryant in the fourth round of the 2014 draft, they knew they were getting one of the best deep threats in college football. After all, Bryant averaged an astounding 22.2 yards per catch during his career at Clemson, and many of his 13 touchdown receptions were on long, splash plays. So when Bryant's first NFL catch ended up being a 35-yard touchdown, could anyone really be surprised? In an interview with PG's Ray Fittipaldo, Bryant ... Read More
Pens debut alternate jerseys against Flyers
The orange and black of the Philadelphia Flyers will take on the black and Pittsburgh gold of the Penguins tonight. For the first time since 2002, the Penguins will wear the traditional bright yellow color as part of their uniform. The Penguins alternate uniforms this season are throwbacks to the jerseys that the team wore from 1988 to 1992. That was the most successful period in franchise history, including some of its defining moments. Mario Lemieux scored a team-record 199 points in the ... Read More
McCutchen named Sporting News N.L. All-Star
The Sporting News released their season N.L. and A.L. All-Stars on Wednesday as voted on by league executives. Nine position players — one for each position — a starting pitcher and a closer were chosen for the team. Andrew McCutchen was selected for one of the three outfield slots along with Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Upton. McCutchen finished the 2014 season with a .314/.410/.542 slash line with 25 home runs, 38 doubles and 18 stolen bases while recording a 6.4 WAR, which was ... Read More
Hornqvist adjusting well to Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh Penguins forward is tied for second in the NHL in points scored, second in the NHL in points on the power play, and first in the league in shots taken. It isn’t Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, or Chris Kunitz. It’s new Penguins winger Patric Hornqvist. Hornqvist, 27, was acquired from the Nashville Predators along with Nick Spaling in a draft-day trade this April. On the other end of the exchange was fan favorite and former 40-goal scorer James Neal. Hornqvist had only ever played ... Read More
Steelers Report Card after big win vs. Texans
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed a win badly Monday night against the Houston Texans and got one, but some questions still remain. Were the Steelers that good or did the Texans gift wrap a win for them? Not being able to get a first down late in the first half gave Ben Roethlisberger the ball back with enough time to hit Martavis Bryant with a touchdown pass. Not being able to handle the ensuing kickoff meant Houston had to start deep in its own territory and one play later ... Read More