The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Thursday that Bud Dupree has been selected for the Joe Greene Great Performance Award. The award, given to a Steelers rookie, was given to Dupree after an impressive rookie season. Dupree, who was selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Steelers, has had quite the rookie year. For starters, his first sack of the year came against one of the great quarterbacks in the game, Mr. Tom Brady. Dupree has had four sacks this season and is looking ... Read More
Archives for December 2015
Is Glasnow ready to make a major league impact in 2016?
For anyone who follows the Pittsburgh Pirates, it is no secret that many questions have surrounded the team this offseason. One of their major question marks surround their starting rotation, which was a part of the second-best pitching staff in all of baseball in 2015. With the departures of both A.J. Burnett and Charlie Morton, the Pirates must construct a new rotation that will likely include Gerrit Cole, Francisco Liriano and Jeff Locke as returning starters. The Bucs did acquire starting ... Read More
Pirates offseason analyzed: So long
In part two of analyzing the Pirates offseason, take a look at the guys the Pirates parted ways with. Good-byes: Oct. 20 Baltimore Orioles claim Vance Worley off waivers - Worley was a likable guy and very pleasant in the dealings I had with him, but it was clear that the Pirates were done waiting for him to show consistent promise as a starter. Worley had a trying season and saw his time as a starter with the Pirates end in Philadelphia, site of where he had some of his best pitching ... Read More
Top 10 moments in 2015: Some players became favorites, one protested
While no Pittsburgh sports teams brought home titles in 2015, there were still a lot of happenings on and off the field. From athletes returning to Pittsburgh, record breaking performances, late-season let downs and the protest of a quarterback, Pittsburgh Sporting News is counting down the top 10 sports stories in Pittsburgh in 2015. The first half includes stories 10 thru six. No. 10 – Gung Ho for Jung Ho When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jung Ho Kang to a four-year, $11 million ... Read More
Pitt’s Artis flirts with triple-double in win over Syracuse
Fresh off of being named the ACC Player of the Week, Pitt Panthers forward Jamel Artis might be looking for even bigger conference honors based on his performance in a 72-61 victory over the Syracuse Orange. Artis led the No. 25 Panthers (11-1, 1-0 ACC) with 18 points and just missed out on a rare college triple double, posting nine rebounds and eight assists while the Panthers would outscore the Orange (10-4, 0-1) 14-3 over the last 3:54 to seal the victory. Panthers head coach Jamie Dixon ... Read More
Penguins give away critical points in shootout loss
Facing the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-15-3), the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-15-7) came into Consol Energy Center looking to lift themselves out of the basement of the Atlantic Division. Missed opportunities and defensive breakdowns on the power play led to this evening's game going into a shootout where the Penguins would lose, 3-2. The Penguins had 20 shots on net in just the second period, and finished the game with 41. Sidney Crosby (8) shot a beauty to the top shelf in the second period, and ... Read More
Antonio Brown voted Steelers MVP
You can make a case for Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver Antonio Brown for being the best player in the entire NFL at the moment. His teammates recognized Brown's greatness on Wednesday and for the third time in the past five seasons voted Brown the team MVP. Brown has put together another outstanding season in which he has caught 123 passes, which is second to only Atlanta's Julio Jones. He also ranks second in both receiving yards (1,647) and receiving yards per game (109.8) in 2015. ... Read More
Do the Pittsburgh Pirates have a legitimate cleanup hitter?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a cleanup hitter problem. Indeed, the fourth spot in the batting order is a nebulous one for the team as it is currently constructed. Traditionally, a hitter in that spot is counted on to provide protection for a team's third hitter and, well, clean up by driving in any runners left on base. Last year, the team felt that the cleanup hitter was enough of a weakness to address it mid-season in the form of welcoming Aramis Ramirez back to the fold. Ramirez ... Read More
Pirates offseason analyzed: New additions
It has been a busy time all around baseball as the 2015 season is over and teams are trying to find the right pieces to make a run toward the 2016 World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates are no different and have welcomed some faces, while saying goodbye to other ones. Hellos: Oct. 24 Pirates acquire Trevor Williams - This was a bizarre acquisition as this was later revealed to be compensation for the Pirates losing their "pitching guru" in Jim Benedict, someone whose opinion had high ... Read More
Pitt’s Lamar Patterson, Steven Adams having success at NBA level
For years, you could turn on any NBA game on television and you would be guaranteed not to see one thing- a Pitt Panther on the court contributing at the next level. But while the NBA still isn’t littered with former Panthers, Jamie Dixon has gotten a pair of players to the NBA in recent seasons as both Lamar Patterson and Steven Adams are starting to carve out a nice niche on their respective NBA teams. The more success guys like Patterson and Adams have at the next level, the better it ... Read More