The Duquesne women’s basketball team continued their tremendous start to the season last week with wins over Pitt in the City Game and an 89-58 blowout win over Dayton in the Atlantic 10 opener for the Dukes. Like pretty much every week so far this season, those performances turned into recognition for a couple of Duquesne players. For the second time this season, the Dukes swept the Atlantic 10 Conference weekly awards with April Robinson earning Player of the Week honors and Chassidy ... Read More
Archives for 2016
Pitt cracks AP Poll; moves up in Coaches Poll
The Pitt Panthers basketball team is building momentum as their non-conference portion of their schedule came to a close on Saturday. Sitting at 12-1 on the season, Jamie Dixon’s Panthers cracked the AP Poll for the first time this season on Monday. After a week that saw the Panthers defeat both Syracuse and Maryland Eastern Shore, Pitt checked in at No. 24 in the latest AP Poll. The 2-0 week also saw Pitt rise up four spots to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll. Pitt is ranked in the AP ... Read More
Kris Letang named NHL’s Third Star of the Week
What a difference one player makes, at least this has been the case in just the two games Kris Letang has played since an undisclosed ailment kept him out for several games. In the few games since returning to the ice Letang has recorded back-to-back three-point games against the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders. This performance earned the 28-year-old offensive minded defensemen the NHL’s third star of the week. Letang has made a major impact on the team, helping set the offensive ... Read More
Chad Voytik to transfer from Pitt
As Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi sits down and prepares for next season, he will be doing so with his quarterback for next season likely already in place in returning starter Nate Peterman. But depth at the position could be an issue next season as it looks like the Panthers will be losing former starter Chad Voytik. Voytik announced on Monday that he will be leaving the Pitt program and look to transfer. He is scheduled to graduate this spring semester, will be eligible to play at any ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Browns
The Pittsburgh Steelers are back in the playoffs. It certainly was not easy considering the laundry list of injuries and misfortune that was bestowed upon the Black and Gold all season, but thanks to the combination of a sloppy 28-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns and a little help from the Buffalo Bills, the Steelers now will head to Cincinnati to play the Bengals in the AFC Wild Card Saturday night. Three up: *Give Antonio Brown credit, he's been dominant week in, week out no ... Read More
Steelers to travel to Cincinnati for Wild Card game
On a wild final day of the NFL regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers earned a hard-fought playoff spot thanks to a win in Cleveland coupled with a Buffalo Bills win over the New York Jets. Although the Steelers knew they would be in the playoffs as the late games began, they would have to anxiously wait for those games results before they would know their first-round opponent. With games were complete, the Steelers now know they will head to Cincinnati for their third match up of the season ... Read More
Steelers earn playoff bid with win over Browns, help from Bills
If the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to get a shot in the playoffs, they were going to need some help from the Buffalo Bills. Couple that with a win against the hapless Cleveland Browns and the Steelers would be able to erase the painful memories of a inexplicable loss last week to the Baltimore Ravens that looked to put their playoff dreams on ice. The Steelers got that help, as the Bills found a way to beat the New York Jets 22-17 in a thriller at Ralph Wilson Stadium, leading to ... Read More
Crosby scores a pair; Fleury shines in his return against Islanders
Following a New Year’s Eve 5-2 win against the Detroit Redwings, the Pittsburgh Penguins (18-15-4) hosted the New York Islanders (21-12-5). In a game that left fans leaving Consol Energy Center with smiles, Sidney Crosby finished the night with a pair of goals, and Kris Letang dazzled for a second straight game with three assists, two of which ending with his captain putting the puck away. Marc-Andre Fleury made his return to the net tonight after behind held out for almost three weeks due to ... Read More
Penn State’s rally falls short against Georgia
A furious fourth-quarter rally served to be too overwhelming as the Penn State Nittany Lions were unable to bounce back from a 21-point third quarter deficit and fell to the Georgia Bulldogs 24-17 in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. "Got to give those guys credit. They're a talented team. Won nine games in a good conference. Got to give those guys credit," Penn State head coach James Franklin said after the game. First-half Struggles There was not much going for the Penn State offense in the ... Read More
Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg declares for NFL Draft
Junior Christian Hackenberg has elected to forego his senior season at Penn State and enter the NFL Draft. "Penn State is a really special place. It means more to me than I ever thought it would," Hackenberg stated following the TaxSlayer Bowl. The three-year starter for the Nittany Lions exited the 24-17 loss to Georgia midway through the second quarter with an apparent shoulder injury. Hackenberg finished the game with 139 yards on eight completions with a huge chunk coming on a 51 yard ... Read More