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Pittsburgh Power Hand Cleveland Gladiators First Loss Of Season 48-34
You can finally put a one in the loss column for Cleveland. The Pittsburgh Power (8-3) welcomed the Cleveland Gladiators (9-1) to the ranks of the beaten with a 48-34 win Saturday night behind a strong defensive effort. The win was the fifth consecutive victory for the Power, a franchise record. Arvell Nelson and Al Phillips, the Riddell Defensive Player of the Game, had two interceptions each and the Power also forced two turnovers on downs to hand the Gladiators their first loss of the ... Read More
How to save our sons from 50 Cent arms
Article by Gino Ferretti for Pittsburgh Sporting News. The ceremonial first pitch has lost its mustard. An MLB tradition that began in 1910 as an honor for presidents and dignitaries, has evolved to include former athletes, celebrities and every day heroes. Last week, one of today's eminent hip hop artists was given the pleasure of showing off his 50 Cent arm. The latest "HAHA-what-the-hell-was-that" moment occurred at Citi Field before Tuesday night's Mets/Pirates match up. 50 ... Read More
Jordy Mercer experiment needs to end
There have been many problems surrounding the start of the 2014 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, which span everything from pitching to hitting to defense. Manager Clint Hurdle is in a position where he must make changes before it is too late. One of those changes should involve shortstop Jordy Mercer. Mercer became a fan favorite last season and for good reasons. He was producing with the bat and it got Clint Barmes out of the lineup on an everyday basis, which pleased most Pirates ... Read More
Wild Things complete sweep of Slammers on road with 4-3 win
The Washington Wild Things kept their hot streak alive Thursday night, completing a sweep of the Joliet Slammers with a 4-3 win. Washinton (8-4) held on to a 4-3 lead after running into trouble in the bottom half of the ninth inning. With the bases loaded and just one out, closer Jonathan Kountis was able to get out of a jam with a fly ball foul which was caught behind the plate and a fly ball to center field. The Wild Things started the game off strong, scoring two runs in the game's ... Read More
Job Competition Scarce for Steelers at OTA’s
Coming off back-to-back 8-8 seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a much different look than they had just two seasons ago. But with so many new faces now wearing black-and-gold over the course of the past 24 months, that doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be much competition for playing time. As OTA’s began on Tuesday for the Steelers, there were really only three jobs apparent that there would be competition for, which is rare for a team that has missed the playoffs the past couple ... Read More
Passion stay undefeated in win against New York
It’s another win for the hometown Passion, defeating the New York Sharks 21-6. Quarterback Lisa Horton has led her team to an undefeated season thus far and had a 149-yard game this evening. The Passion rushing game dominated the Sharks' defense with a total of 226-rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Running Back, Ciara Chic played a vital role in the victory over the Sharks with a personal best 42-yard run that helped her achieve a 145-yard rushing game. She began the game strong, ... Read More
Pass the popcorn, Cleveland’s got fool’s gold
"Article by Gino Ferretti for Pittsburgh Sporting News" It has been a while since you heard your favorite old dawg barking and causing a ruckus in your backyard. Sure you could've gone back there and checked for life, but hey, you got your own problems. Besides, if you press your ear to your nearest window, you can always hear a breath. Even as deadened and puny as it may be. Because Cleveland always has life. Even when there's no life in Cleveland. But lately the city of can'tpions has ... Read More
Pirates face major 9-game test
Very rarely can you look at a series or two towards the end of May and label it critical to a team's success for the season. But that is exactly the case for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs began a critical 10-game road trip in New York on Memorial Day that very well could determine whether or not Clint Hurdle's team will be contenders in 2014. Even though the Pirates have been a bit disappointing so far this season, they really can't complain about their situation as they entered ... Read More
Sanchez Sparks Comeback in Big Apple
On Memorial Day in Flushing, NY, the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) scored five in the final two innings to earn a comeback victory against the New York Mets (22-28). After squandering a number of opportunities in the early innings against rookie Jacob deGrom, Gaby Sanchez hit a pinch-hit solo home run off of Scott Rice to lead off the eighth inning, cutting a 2-0 Mets lead in half. Later in the inning, against flame-throwing reliever Jose Valverde, Jose Tabata drove in Starling Marte to tie the ... Read More