The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to build their depth in the bottom six on Thursday by signing free agent center Matt Cullen to a one-year contract worth $800,000. Cullen, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of Virginia, Minnesota, spent the last two seasons with the Nashville Predators. In 2013-14, he scored 10 goals and recorded 29 assists in. In 2014-15, a pair of injuries held him to just 62 games played, but he still was able to score 7 goals and tally 18 assists. Cullen can play center and ... Read More
Archives for August 2015
W&J picked to finish atop PAC again
Coming off another successful season in 2014. The Washington and Jefferson Presidents find themselves in a familiar position heading into 2015. That would be as the favorites in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. W&J is the overwhelming favorite to repeat as conference champions, finishing atop the 2015 PAC Preseason Football Poll. It is the eighth time since 2000 that the Presidents have been tabbed the conference’s preseason favorite. W&J collected 28 first-place votes, while ... Read More
‘Significant’ injury to Robert Golden taxes safety depth further
The Pittsburgh Steelers are becoming desperately thin at the safety position. With starters Mike Mitchell and Shamarko Thomas, along with reserve Ross Ventrone already out with various injuries, the Steelers were already tapping deep into the ranks of their depth chart. Now with key reserve and special teams standout Robert Golden out with what head coach Mike Tomlin deemed "significant," the Steelers may be looking for additional help at the position. Golden, a top contributor on ... Read More
Pirates will embark on crucial stretch Friday
For teams competing for the playoffs, every series is important. When the series is against a team first in their respective division, the stakes get higher. But for the Pittsburgh Pirates who have three straight series coming up against divisional leaders, the stretch could be a make or break one. Starting Friday, they have consecutive three game sets against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets – all currently in first place of their division. The ... Read More
Pirates slug 12 hits in victory
The Chicago Cubs used a three-run sixth inning to tie the game while the Pittsburgh Pirates were using its third pitcher of the inning, Antonio Bastardo. Bastardo [3-1] faced pinch-hitter Chris Coghlan with the bases loaded and two outs. Coghlan grounded out on the first pitch keeping the score tied at four. The Pirates would respond following the out and won by a 7-5 score. “The absolute biggest pitch of the night for me," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It was a real efficient one-pitch ... Read More
Pirates pregame 8/5: Locke looks to reverse fortune; Melancon embraces adventure
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a series split tonight against the Chicago Cubs. The first game scheduled for Monday was postponed due to weather and likely will be made up as a day-night doubleheader Sept. 15. In game two, the Cubs emerged victorious by a 5-0 score. J.A. Happ made his first start as a Pirate and did not make it out of the fifth inning. “There were some solid sequences but we have to get some improvement on the overall consistency," manager Clint Hurdle said of ... Read More
Anthony Chickillo impressing early, gaining momentum at Latrobe
Anthony Chickillo arrived to training camp without the fanfare or lofty expectations of fellow rookie linebacker Bud Dupree. Reasonable enough considering Dupree was the Steelers first-round pick and one of the top defensive prospects in the 2015 draft. Conversely, Chickillo was a sixth-round choice who was given the dreaded "tweener" label by NFL scouts. In other words, Chickillo had his fair share of detractors who did not know where the college defensive end might fit. Chickillo had a ... Read More
Pirates contained by Arrieta in loss
Two hits and five base runners. That was the Pittsburgh Pirates offense managed Tuesday night against Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta in a 5-0 loss. The Pirates were not able to move runners when they were on base as they grounded into inning ending double plays in both the fourth and fifth innings. This was accomplished once again in the eighth inning against Tommy Hunter. "Yeah we scattered a lot of hits out there but tonight it's all about the starting pitcher," Cubs manager ... Read More
Pirates pregame 8/4: Happ makes Pirates debut; Kang comments on award
Fans waited through three hours and 29 minutes of rain, thunder and lightning, however, just before midnight, Monday's contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs was postponed. There is no make up date currently schedule though the Pirates game notes have a doubleheader between the two teams listed for September 15. The Cubs return for a series September 15-17. J.A. [pronounced Jay] Happ will make his Pirates debut in tonight's game against Jake Arrieta. Happ posted a 4-6 ... Read More
Pens part ways with longtime broadcaster
The Pittsburgh Penguins have parted ways with longtime broadcaster Bob Grove, according to a report first filed by Josh Yohe of DKPittsburghSports.com and confirmed by the Pittsburgh Sporting News. Grove had been with the team since 1998, serving as the host of the pregame, intermission and postgame shows on the team’s broadcast network, which currently airs on WXDX-FM. “I’m very disappointed,” he told DKPittsburghSports.com. “But I want to thank the Penguins organization for treating me ... Read More