Pittsburgh Penguins (48-25-8) The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off of a magnificent win against the Metropolitan Division winners, Washington Capitals. Sidney Crosby struck for a goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh its 48th win of the season. The Penguins are looking to finish the season off strongly against the rivaled Flyers. If Pittsburgh is able to win today, they will sweep all four games against Philadelphia. Marc-Andre Fleury has not been ruled out of today's game. Coach Mike ... Read More
Archives for April 2016
Pitt’s Kevin Stallings announces coaching staff
Since being named the new Pitt head basketball coach, the top priority for Kevin Stallings has been to assemble his coaching staff. With the announcement last week that long time Pitt assistant Brandin Knight would not be returning, Stallings quickly moved on to complete his staff. Friday, Stallings officially announced the additions of Tom Richardson and Jeremy Ballard to his coaching staff for the 2016-17 season Friday afternoon. In addition, Stallings will also bring on Dan Cage as ... Read More
Starling Marte’s grand slam powers Pirates’ comeback win
Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Jeff Branson gave Starling Marte some last minute advice as the right-handed cleanup hitter prepared to face J.J. Hoover with the bases loaded. It was a simple message, really: Keep your foot down. For three games and 7.2 innings on Friday night (the fourth game of the season), the Pirates hadn't connected on a home run, but all of that was about to change. Hoover made a mistake and threw a pitch right down the middle of the plate, and Marte made him pay. ... Read More
Crosby’s OT game winner keeps Penguins hot in D.C.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are now finding many different ways to win. After the Penguins gave up a 3-0 lead, captain Sidney Crosby silenced the relentless Capitals with a game-winning goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 4-3 win in the nation’s capital on Thursday night. Ever since their bland loss to the New Jersey Devils two weeks ago, the Penguins have won eight straight games. Thursday’s win also secured second place in the Metropolitan Division for Pittsburgh, which means the Penguins ... Read More
Steelers announce preseason schedule
With the 2016 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, that can only mean one thing: Football is right around the corner. With that in mind, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced their preseason schedule for the coming season. While the exact dates and times have not been announced, the four teams the Steelers will be matched up against has. Pittsburgh will host its first two preseason contests and finish on the road for the final two. The Steelers will play the Detroit Lions in Week 1 and the ... Read More
Nicasio’s stellar performance leads Pirates to sweep Cardinals
Just a season ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates put themselves in a large hole with a poor month of April. Now, the Pirates have gotten off to a strong start in April with an opening series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, following a 5-1 victory Wednesday night. The Pirates are now 3-0, but they are doing their best not to make too much of this sweep. “I don’t think we’ll ever surprise ourselves when we play well, we’re past that point,” said manager Clint Hurdle. “We expect to play well. We ... Read More
Pirates pregame: Bullpen effective at changing speeds
Last night, Jordy Mercer took a changeup to the opposite field for the game-winning hit in the 11th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5. Tonight, the Pirates will attempt to make a statement with an opening series sweep against the Cardinals, a team coming off a season-high 100 wins last season. Pittsburgh righthander Juan Nicasio will get the start for the Pirates, and his mound opponent will be Mike Leake. Nicasio is coming off a spring training ... Read More
Florida safety Keanu Neal to visit Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting one of their first pre-NFL Draft visits, safety Keanu Neal from the University of Florida. On Tuesday, Neal tweeted, “First stop… Pittsburgh,” indicating he is set to visit Pittsburgh sometime this week. Fans who follow Neal on Twitter seemed happy about the young safety’s visit to the Steel City. Many have called Neal one of the best safeties in the NFL Draft. At the NFL Combine, Neal had the best broad jump (132 inches) and second best vertical jump ... Read More
Three Takeaways from Jon Niese’s debut
As Neil Walker launched his first home run of the season for the New York Mets, his counterpart in the December trade that sent him to the Big Apple was laboring through his first start with the Pittsburgh Pirates. To be sure, Jon Niese did not have an overtly memorable night for his Pittsburgh debut. In five innings, Niese allowing four earned runs and struck out seven, giving the hometown crowd a mixed bag. However, looking deeper into his start, there are several takeaways. Niese is a ... Read More
Column: Crosby’s resurgence the core to Penguins turnaround
It wasn't too long ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins were on the verge of completely falling apart. Head coach Mike Johnston wasn’t getting the best out of his players, the offense was boring, and the defense looked just as bad trying to protect the net. Pittsburgh was a mediocre team, at best, and captain Sidney Crosby looked no better. At times, Crosby looked overwhelmed and exhausted. His team was underperforming, and there was nothing he could do. Minor injuries made his play even more ... Read More