The Pittsburgh Riverhounds played their second game of the season tonight after beating the Harrisburg City Islanders, 5-2, last week in their season opener. This time, the Riverhounds would be facing a much tougher defense in the Rochester Rhinos. Both teams played incredibly physical for the duration of the match, which made for a great game. Rochester was able to continue this tough play and wear down the Riverhounds at the end to edge out Pittsburgh, 2-1 The first goal came by the Rhinos ... Read More
Archives for April 2015
Morton to DL; Worley a part of starting rotation
Following Saturday's 6-4 exhibition game loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pirates placed Charlie Morton on the disabled list with a hip injury. Morton had hip surgery for the second time ending his 2014 season prematurely. He had hip surgery to fix a torn labrum in Oct. 2011. Morton's last appearance in an official major league game was Sep. 16 against the Boston Red Sox. Morton had an 8.47 ERA this spring and in the loss to the Phillies threw 1.2 innings allowing: four hits, six ... Read More
Pens blow two-goal lead to Blue Jackets
With the Penguins struggling to score goals over the last few weeks, a 2-0 lead midway through Saturday afternoon’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets seemed to be exactly what the doctor ordered. Instead, it was the Penguins defense, which has kept them in so many games lately, that faltered, giving up four consecutive goals en route to a 5-3 loss in Columbus. The Blue Jackets have now won nine consecutive games. The Penguins build their lead with an up-tempo offense that saw the ... Read More
PSN Steeler mock draft: Rounds 5-7
After drafting a safety, cornerback, linebacker and running back, the Steelers now look to add some late round gems into the fold. Note that the Steelers will have two sixth round picks thanks to a compensatory pick awarded to the team on March 25. "With the 160th pick in the fifth round, the Pittsburgh Steelers select..." Josh Shaw, cornerback, USC: The Steelers add more defense with their fifth round selection, and bolster their secondary by selecting their third defensive back of ... Read More
Pens will finally field full squad today at Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins will finally have a full lineup again for today’s 2:00 p.m. faceoff against the Columbus Blue Jackets, as defenseman Taylor Chorney has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. With Evgeni Malkin missing Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to Philadelphia with an undisclosed injury, the Penguins were finally able to bring up a defenseman. Chorney, 27, was chosen over prospects Brian Dumoulin and Scott Harrington. The Pens had played their previous ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness Final Four
On TV today, four legendary coaches will go to battle in the NCAA Tournament for the right to play in the title game. Here at PSN, we have the Pittsburgh March Madness Final Four, which has three No. 1 seeds, and one Cinderella #16 seed. How they got here: No. 1 seed in the North Side region was Ben Roethlisberger. He cruised to the Final Four with victories over Marcquise Reed, Heath Miller, Starling Marte and Maurkice Pouncey. His opponent, No. 16 seed Monica Wignot, opened eyes by ... Read More
Pirates potential Opening Day lineup takes field in loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates used what many consider to be its Opening Day lineup in its 7-5 exhibition game loss Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Jeff Locke earned the start and allowed four runs, three of which were earned over the course of five innings. Locke threw 71 pitches and had one walk to go with four strikeouts. Locke gave up three of the runs in the first inning. Both Josh Harrison and Francisco Cervelli committed errors. Ryan Howard, Darin Ruf and Cody Asche each picked up ... Read More
2017 Winter Classic: Penguins versus Flyers?
The rumor of a Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers at Beaver Stadium has been circulating for years, but a few recent developments may bring fans one step closer to the long-fabled game. The obstacles are many: from the necessary liquor license that Penn State would need to obtain to the question of accommodation for fans; from the influence of the Pegula family (the donors and driving force behind the Pegula Ice Arena and the Division-I hockey teams at ... Read More
Robert Morris extends Toole’s contract; two players request release
On Friday, Robert Morris University announced a two-year extension for men's basketball head Coach Andy Toole, keeping him with the school through the 2019-20 season. Toole time: The 34-year old Staten Island native has been with Robert Morris since 2007; rising from an assistant to head coach in the 2010 season, Toole has done wonders for a program that needed an extra push to become respected among the ranks of other regional programs like Duquesne and Pitt. Since he began working as ... Read More
PSN Steelers Mock Draft: Rounds 2-4
After selecting University of Alabama All-American safety Landon Collins in the first round, the Pittsburgh Steelers begin day two of the draft with the No. 56 pick in the second round. With a number of potential needs left to fill, let's take a look at what the Steelers might do in rounds two through four. "With the 56th pick of the second round, the Pittsburgh Steelers select..." Alex Carter, CB, Stanford University: Steeler fans rejoice; you finally get a cornerback. Though there are a ... Read More