The Pittsburgh Steelers have long had a history of inconsistancy when it came to the punter's position. Many teams have that problem, so the Steelers aren't alone. That said, it still doesn't make the problem a good one. The Steelers thought they had their guy in 2007 when a young punter from Baylor University named Daniel Sepulveda came into the picture.The Steelers couldn't be more wrong. Ever since the beginning of the "Sepulveda days" until right now, the Steelers have had eight different ... Read More
Archives for February 2016
Duquesne All-Century Team announced
Duquesne University announced the All-Century Team, consisting of 27 all-time great men’s basketball players.The team consists of 12 automatic selections and 15 players chosen by fans through voting at www.goduquesne.com/dukes100. The team, selected in conjunction with Duquesne’s 100th season of basketball, will be honored at halftime during the Feb. 14 home game against Massachusetts.All 12 automatic selections earned All-America honors and/or had their jersey retired by Duquesne. According to ... Read More
Recharged Penguins win fourth straight game
After a week of rest the Pittsburgh Penguins (24-17-7) hosted the Ottawa Senators (23-21-6) this evening at Consol Energy Center. Sidney Crosby continued his hot streak picking up his ninth hat trick of his career in tonight’s 6-5 win.Not much defense was seen as a total of 11 goals were scored tonight, but each team was not without their cheap goals. Pittsburgh came out swinging with two early goals, but the Senators continued throughout the game to get the puck behind Marc-Andre ... Read More
Pens hold their own destiny in the second half
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a tale of two stories in the first half of their season. Limping into December, Coach Mike Johnston was eventually relieved of his duty with Mike Sullivan stepping in his shoes. However, headed into the All-Star break, Pittsburgh found themselves on a three-game win streak and are threatening to move up even further in the Metropolitan Division. Before Sullivan’s arrival the Penguins struggled in just about every faucet of the game. The defense struggled to support ... Read More
Pirates mailbag: Vogelsong, really?
With Spring Training thankfully less than a month away for your Pittsburgh Pirates, what better time to open the doors to questions from our readership?We recently put out a call for any burning questions you may have regarding the Pirates. As you can probably expect, the questions were many and varied. Here's a selection of some of the best queries that we received.QUESTION: Are we ever going to get a power hitting first baseman?ANSWER: On the surface, it's easy to understand the hand-wringing ... Read More
Schedule, Defense, presents problems for Pitt down the stretch
Jamie Dixon and the Pitt Panthers will have nearly a week to prepare for a Top 10 team visiting the Petersen Events Center on Saturday.After easily defeating Virginia Tech on Sunday, the Panthers improved to 17-4 on the season and 6-3 in ACC play. Given the way last season went, many should be thrilled with the way the season has gone for the Panthers.But Dixon isn’t necessarily one of those that are pleased as he tries to get his team ready for No. 9 Virginia, a team Pitt has often struggled ... Read More
April Robinson named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week again
It's been quite a season for the Duquesne women's basketball team up to this point.It also has been quite the season for senior April Robinson as she was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week once again on Monday, marking the fifth time this season that Robinson has been named player of the week.Robinson averaged a double-double for the week with 20.5 points and 10 rebounds along with 4.0 assists. She shot .467 from the field and also .467 from 3-point range.She recorded a ... Read More
Colter named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
Duquesne’s Derrick Colter has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his performance in the Dukes’ wins over La Salle and Saint Louis last week.The senior averaged 25 points in the two games, shooting 44.1 percent from the field, including 7-of-17 from the arc and averaged 3.5 assists for the week, according to goduquesne.com.Colter tied his career-high 27 points in Tuesday’s win over La Salle. In both the La Salle and Saint Louis games, Colter scored 20 points in the second half.Colter ... Read More
Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin commits to Pitt
The University of Pittsburgh has their cornerback/safety of the future. Central Catholic's Damar Hamlin made the announcement on Monday that he will commit to the Pitt Panthers football program. Hamlin helped lead the Central Catholic Vikings to a 2015 WPIAL and PIAA championships.Hamlin has been recruited by various different teams, including Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Miami, Michigan State, Auburn, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Stanford, Syracuse, Arizona ... Read More
Kris Letang named NHL third star for month of January
The NHL named Pittsburgh Penguins blueliner Kris Letang the third star for the month of January on Tuesday. In 10 games, Letang scored three goals and finished with 14 points, helping the Penguins go 6-2-3 and regain a playoff spot.Letang, along with Evgeni Malkin, represented the Penguins and the Metropolitan Division at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game on Sunday in Nashville, scoring a goal and assisting on a Malkin tally in a 4-3 loss to the Atlantic Division All-Stars.Evgeny Kuznetsov, a center ... Read More