As a new year begins, many people will be making new year’s resolutions and planning to take steps to change their lives for the better. Some will pledge to change bad habits into good ones and move on with their lives. Of course some people have a hard time figuring out what they might want to do differently. I have one for those of you who might still be looking for a resolution. Why not pledge to give the Pittsburgh Power a look this year? The Power have played arena football in the ... Read More
Injuries hindering Pens’ trade options
A wrench keeps getting thrown into Ray Shero's plans. At the beginning of the season, Shero was looking to move a defenseman, that was until the Penguins lost their top four defensemen to injury. Tthe latest injury, Pascal Dupuis going down for possibly the rest of the season with a knee injury, will have a significant impact on the rest of the Penguins moving forward. Dupuis' loss increases the chances of the Pens making one impactful trade or a few mid level trades. Due to their lack of ... Read More
Steelers season-ending Report Card
The 2013 season was a roller coaster ride for the Pittsburgh Steelers to say the least. An 0-4 start to the season dug Mike Tomlin's team a huge hole and after a blowout loss to the New England patriots left the Steelers at 2-6, they were all but left for dead. However a 6-2 finish to the season restored some pride in this team as they came very close to returning to the postseason. But at the end of the day, this is a team that has finished 8-8 for the second consecutive season, missing the ... Read More
Penn State: Don’t cry for the kids
When a head coach of any team leaves, the question all fans ask themselves is a simple one: What now? Fans, players, recruits and assistant coaches are left to await their futures and the finger wag of blame tends to fall squarely on the head of the former coach. People are quick to say, "So and so left his team high and dry. What about the recruits and his players? What about the kids?" But when you think about it, some of those athletes are the same as the coaches. So don't cry for the ... Read More
Bill O’Brien bails on Penn State, returns to NFL
As we reported earlier in the week, Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien was the primary target of the Houston Texans to become their next head coach. Tonight, sources confirm that O'Brian and the Texans have reached a deal for O'Brien to return to the NFL. Filed to ESPN from me and @mortreport: Bill O'Brien has reached agreement to become the new head coach of the Houston Texans, per sources. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2014 The agreement between #Texans and Bill ... Read More
Pitt improves to 12-1 with win over Albany
For a while Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers basketball team experienced a bit of a holiday hangover, going 10 days in between games. But Pitt eventually figured things out en route to a 58-46 victory over Albany in the Panthers final non-conference game before beginning ACC play. Pitt (12-1) struggled big time shooting the basketball in the first half, going 0-for-7 from behind the arc and 0-6 from the free-throw line. But while Pitt couldn’t get a jump shot to go until Cameron Wright canned a ... Read More
Steelers Week 17 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed a lot to happen Sunday for them to find a way to back into the playoffs. That didn't happen, but at least they accomplished the first part of the equation by taking care of the Cleveland Browns with a dominating 20-7 victory. Ultimately the Steelers were nothing more than an 8-8 team again and .500 teams don't deserve to make the playoffs, even in a weak AFC. But their 6-2 finish to the season should give this Steelers team something positive to head into next ... Read More
PSAC West Hardwood Moment: Teams gearing up for the new year
The PSAC West is done for 2013. As they advance into the 2014 portion of the season, some teams will be focusing on the postseason while some will be looking to salvage a slow start. IUP (10-0) maintained its perfect record as they picked up wins over Millersville ((74-57), Shippensburg (77-46) and Kutztown (88-56). Mathis Keita led the way, averaging 19.0 points over the three games. Slippery Rock (10-3) is still trying to keep pace with IUP, but only picked up two wins in the three games ... Read More
End of the year wrap up for Pittsburgh sports
With the 2013 year winding down, Pittsburgh Sporting News brings you the best and worst of this year in Pittsburgh sports: Game of the year Pirates defeat Reds in the Wild Card "Cuetttttoooooo. Cuetttttttoooooo." The Pirates finally became contenders and the fans took out 20 years of frustration on the Cincinnati Reds. The Bucs crushed the Reds 8-2 and advanced to the NLDS, falling one win short of a Championship series berth. Athlete of the year Andrew McCutchen squeaks by Antonio ... Read More
Neal’s hat trick pushes Pens over Blue Jackets
As the Penguins gradually start to assemble all of their key pieces to what will hopefully be a Stanley Cup Championship puzzle, Sidney Crosby and James Neal continue to lead the way. James Neal tallied a hat trick and five points while Sidney Crosby add a goal and two assists of his own to route the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3, Sunday night. The Penguins were deadlocked in a 2-2 tie going into the third period before exploding with three goals in the final frame. The Jackets didn't go ... Read More