Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here’s your day in sports for Monday, October 12, 2015.
What’s on tap for today:
At noon, Pitt (4-1. 2-0) head coach Pat Narduzzi will discuss his team’s homecoming victory over Virginia and look forward to next week’s foe, Georgia Tech, in his weekly press conference. PittsburghPanthers.com
The Steelers (2-2) need a win over the San Diego Chargers (2-2) tonight to stay two games back of the 5-0 Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Pittsburgh headlines:
Steelers beat writer Gar Bercury has all the headlines and storylines in his preview of the team’s first Monday Night Football game of the season in San Diego tonight.
Notable names on the Steelers injury list for this week include WR Martavis Bryant, whose injury is hampering his return from suspension, and ILB Ryan Shazier, who is expected to miss his third straight game.
After a strong Week 4, see how our writers did in their Week 5 NFL picks.
The Pirates offseason started earlier than they wanted it to, but the good news is that they only have a few players that will become free agents this offseason.
Our Jarrod Prugar took a look at the Pirates internal options for next season’s starting rotation.
The Penguins (0-2-0) were again stymied by a hot goaltender on Saturday night, as Mike Smith of the Coyotes made several key third-period saves to preserve a 2-1 victory for the Arizona Coyotes. The Pens home opener is on Tuesday against Montreal.
On this date in 2006, Penguins center Jordan Staal scored his first NHL goal on a shorthanded breakaway against New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist.
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He said it: “I haven’t had a ton of opportunities to shoot it.” — Pens captain Sidney Crosby on not having a shot over the first two games.
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