The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates showed that their playoff run from a year earlier was not a joke. With the help of these plays, the team was able to host the NL Wild Card game for a second straight year. On Thanksgiving, PSN gave you the Top 10 games from the 2014 season. We now give you the Top 10 plays from 2014. 10) Mercer & Walker turn acrobatic double play -- July 28th Jordy Mercer and Neil Walker showed off their fielding skills on a near disastrous double play try that turned into a ... Read More
Archives for December 2014
What’s on the Penguins Christmas list?
When Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford and head coach Mike Johnston creep down the stairs to take a gander under Mario’s big tree this morning, what are they hoping Saint Nick has left them? Here’s a look at what the Penguins staff hopes they find in their stockings on Christmas morning. A TOP-SIX WINGER: The Penguins come into the holiday break with 49 points, which puts them atop the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference. They lead the second-place New York Islanders by ... Read More
Illnesses and injuries have provided opportunity for young Penguins
This holiday season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a big reason to be thankful. There have been two constants this for the Penguins. One has been a seemingly never-ending stream of illnesses and injuries that have conspired to keep the team from fielding a full lineup. Currently, the Penguins have ten players on injured reserve and another three quarantined for fear of the mumps. The other constant has been the quality of players called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi announced as new Pitt head coach
After Paul Chryst left Pitt to take the Wisconsin job and athletic director Steve Pederson was fired, Pitt chancellor Patrick Gallagher made it clear that he was looking to make a splash with the Panthers next head coach. He may have just done that. As expected, Pitt announced that Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi is the program’s next head football coach. Narduzzi spent the past eight seasons as the Michigan State defensive coordinator under coach Mark Dantonio. He was ... Read More
Steelers could make a serious playoff run
With under six minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs – facing a 10-6 deficit against the Steelers – snapped the ball from the Pittsburgh 28-yard-line. Then, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, dropped back and dumped the ball on his right to running back Jamaal Charles, who approximately advanced the ball three yards and fumbled due to a hit by Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt; subsequently, Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams recovered the football. That play ... Read More
Steelers send five to Pro Bowl
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the goal is to be playing in Glendale, Arizona in a little over a month from now, the site of Super Bowl XLIX. If that doesn’t happen though, five members of the Steelers team will be making the trek to Glendale anyways. Five Steelers were selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl team, announced Tuesday night by the NFL. The Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl for the 14th straight season and for the 23rd time in the last 26 seasons. It’s no surprise ... Read More
Pens comeback bid comes up short in Tampa
The Penguins tried their hardest, but they couldn’t battle their way out of a four-goal deficit, as they lost 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa on Tuesday. The Penguins will still be able to cruise into the holiday break atop the Eastern Conference with 49 points despite an 0-1-1 road trip where the team finally showed signs of being hampered by its depleted roster. Further conspiring against them on Tuesday night was a Pittsburgh team fresh off a hard-fought shootout loss to Florida ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Gannon, Slippery Rock close 2014 in impressive fashion
Two teams from the PSAC West have been impressive week in and week out, and those two squads continued their dominance as 2014 came to a close for the PSAC hoops season. Both Gannon and Slippery Rock went 3-0 last week and improved to 8-4 and 9-2, respectively. Gannon is riding a six-game winning streak after beating East Stroudsburg, West Chester and Cheyney. The Golden Knights were led by senior Adam Blazek, who was also named the league's Player of the Week in the West. Blazek had a ... Read More
Penn State to Clash with Boston College in New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State (6-6, 2-6, Big Ten) will compete with Boston College (7-5, 4-4) for the right to hoist the New Era Pinstripe Trophy on December 27 at 4:30 in the afternoon. The game will take place at the infamous Yankee Stadium. This is Penn State’s first bowl game since 2012. During the outing, head coach James Franklin will look to the nation’s top-ranked rushing defense (84.8 yards per game) with the hope of containing Boston College’s 14th-ranked rushing offense (251.8 yards per game). ... Read More
Penguins wind up holiday road trip in Tampa
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to shake off last night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers quickly, because they will be right back in action tonight when the travel to Tampa, Florida to take on the Lightning. The Penguins have played on back-to-back nights five times so far this season, and they are 2-1-2 in the second games thus far. Tampa Bay last played on Saturday, when they lost 3-1 to the Islanders in New York. This is the second of three games between the teams this ... Read More