As the Pittsburgh Pirates go into the 2015 season, it is not as a team looking for an identity, anymore. It goes into this season as regulars that expect nothing less than their main goal of winning the final game of the season and hoisting the Commissioner's Trophy. It may feel different to fans being called "regulars" after everything they have endured since that night in October way back in 1992, but it's now the truth. And don't think this is only with the Pirates' fanbase, ... Read More
Archives for February 2015
PSN NFL Draft Profile: Michigan State RB Jeremy Langford
With the much publicized walk-out and subsequent release of LeGarrette Blount after a Week 11 win over the Tennessee Titans, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the decision to go all in with All-Pro running back Le'Veon Bell. The plan initially worked flawlessly, as the best two-way back in the NFL carried the load and went on to have the best overall season by a Steeler running back in franchise history. All of that changed in the Week 17 finale when a hit to the knee by Cincinnati Bengals safety ... Read More
PSAC teams work on filling recruiting classes
Teams from around the PSAC welcomed new additions to their families on Wednesday for National Signing Day. Four teams in the PSAC West have announced their signing class for the 2015 season. IUP The Crimson Hawks 17 new signees and two mid-year enrolles on Wednesday. Thirteen of the team's recruits came from Pennsylvania. Eleven of the signees are on the offensive side of the ball while eight are on the defensive side. Of the 11 on offense, five are on the offensive line. Of the eight ... Read More
Fleury blanks Oilers; Malkin scores in return
The Penguins got their three-game swing through Alberta and British Columbia started off on the right foot with a 2-0 shutout victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 22 Oilers shots to record his seventh shutout of the season, which leads the NHL. It also ties him with Tom Barrasso in 1997-1998 for the most shutouts in a season in Penguins history. “It feels like it’s been a while,” said Fleury on his record-tying shutout. “It was a little ... Read More
Former Steelers draft pick, WPIAL receiver Clemons signs with Winnipeg
Football season is over, but the news doesn't stop. Former 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round draft pick Toney Clemons has signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, according to Valley News Dispatch's Bill Beckner, who first broke the news. Former Valley star WR Toney Clemons has signed with Winnipeg Blue Bombers of CFL. Clemons, 26, 7th-round draft pick of Steelers in 2012. — Bill Beckner (@BillBeckner) February 5, 2015 Pittsburgh Sporting News has confirmed the ... Read More
IUP Football Officially Welcomes 19 On Signing Day
INDIANA, PA - IUP head coach Curt Cignetti announced that 17 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Hawks beginning in the fall of 2015. In addition to those 17, Cignetti also announced the signing of a pair of mid-year transfers into the program. The 19 players hail from from four different states, including 13 from Pennsylvania. Four came from Maryland with one hailing from Washington, D.C. and another from Michigan. "I am very pleased ... Read More
Penn State 2015 Recruiting Recap
For most college football fans, there is no greater day than National Signing Day. There ends the rumors, the speculations, the hopes, and for some, the fears of recruitment. James Franklin is known for his aggressive recruiting style, famously stating that he considers Maryland and New Jersey “in-state,” and promising to dominate the state when collecting players for the Nittany Lions. So far, according to the number 12 ranking by Scout, a number 14 ranking on ESPN and 247Sports, and number 15 ... Read More
Malkin to make return for Pens in Edmonton
The Penguins will begin their three-game Western Canada road trip tonight with an 8:00 p.m. start against the Edmonton Oilers. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Oilers have struggled mightily this season, and at 14-28-9, they are far closer to drafting Connor McDavid than they are finding their way to the postseason for the first time since 2006. Their 37 points are the second-fewest in the NHL to the Buffalo Sabres, so the Oilers are positioning themselves well to land McDavid or fellow top prospect ... Read More
Walker the key to the Pirates signing of Kang
When the Pirates emerged as the winner of the Jung-ho Kang sweepstakes, one name instantly popped in the mind of Pirates' fans around the world: Jordy Mercer. It's fair, after all. Kang played shortstop, and the Pirates didn't bid $5 million for the rights to negotiate with him just to have him as depth, did they? Well, on the surface, it seemed that way. MLB network did, in case you missed it, name Mercer as the sixth best shortstop in baseball. Not that I agree with that, but it's not like ... Read More
University of Pittsburgh adds 15 signees to 2015 recruiting class
With barely a month to piece together his first recruiting class as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh, Pat Narduzzi and his staff hit the ground running in order to make up for lost time. The result was a small, but impressive class consisting of 15 players for eight states. The list includes the #1 ranked recruit in the state of Pennsylvania, one JUCO performer, and a transfer who was one of top rated quarterbacks in the class of 2012. Let's take a closer look at Narduzzi's ... Read More