Though the Pittsburgh Pirates struggled over the past week, there was at least one bright spot: Andrew McCutchen. The reigning National League MVP started the season out in a bit of a slump. But now, the team leader has started to get into a groove. The centerfielder picked up a hit in every game but one this week and currently has a small six-game hitting streak brewing. Monday's game was his best game of the week, going 3-for-3 with a solo home run. From there, McCutchen got two hits ... Read More
PSN Video Cast April 26.
Join us today LIVE as we discuss the Penguins taking control of the series, the Pirates early struggles and our full first-round Mock Draft of the NFL Draft. ... Read More
Cattywampus In Cleveland: Power Fall 55-28 To Gladiators
Cleveland 2, Pittsburgh 0. No it wasn’t a forfeit, that is just the season standings between the two teams after a 55-28 drubbing of the Power which is as sound of a beating as you’ll see the Pittsburgh Power (3-3) take all season. I spent most of the drive back from Cleveland searching for the perfect word to describe it and about 25 minutes from home my son started blurting out one of his recent favorite words, cattywampus. Cattywampus is a perfect description of what Power fans saw ... Read More
Best foot forward; Pens superb effort pushes Blue Jackets to the brink
Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky tried his hardest to steal a big game for the Blue Jackets but, in the end, he came up a little short. The Penguins would make sure of it. Chris Kunitz and Jussi Jokinen scored, and Kris Letang added an empty net goal as the Penguins defeated the Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night. Despite the close score, the Penguins pretty much dominated from the second period on, outshooting Columbus 51-24. Dan Bylsma elected to use his superstars on the same ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Look To Avenge Early Season Loss To Cleveland Gladiators
The first round went to the Cleveland Gladiators, but now it’s time for round two and the Pittsburgh Power are hoping to land some haymakers in their quest to win the Eastern Division. Both teams squared off in the season opener and it was Cleveland (5-0) that stormed back from a 45-28 deficit to stun the Power (3-2) in front of their home crowd. It also cost coach Derek Stingley his job. Since then the Power have gone on a 3-1 roll with their only loss coming to the league’s other ... Read More
Face Off Friday: Should the Pirates consider other options at closer?
Gar Bercury — For much of the past two seasons, when it came to the ninth inning and the Pirates needed a closer to finish the job, Jason Grilli was the constant, the reliable one they could depend on. In fact, before last season's forearm injury that put Grilli on the DL for over a month, he was basically automatic. Grilli was the portrait of consistency, converting 25 of 25 save opportunities before the injury. All this was being done on a team that would eventually earn their first ... Read More
Penguins are more enigmatic than ever
Even the most average hockey fan must have seen this coming. I certainly do not profess to be an expert on NHL hockey or the Pittsburgh Penguins, but having watched plenty of games since the pre-Crosby years, there is no doubt that this 2014 version is the strangest, most disappointing one to date. Since the two consecutive Stanley Cup Finals teams, which of course culminated in a championship the second time around, this team led by head coach Dan Bylsma has not made it back and does not ... Read More
Pens drop Game 4 in heartbreaker; series even
The Penguins were up early by a three goal margin and were 24 seconds away from going up 3-1 on the Columbus Blue Jackets in the series. Instead, the Penguins will head back to Pittsburgh looking for their third win on Saturday. Brandon Dubinsky scored in the last minute of regulation to tie the game after a misplay behind the net by Marc-Andre Fleury. Just 2:49 into overtime, Nick Foligno scored to complete the comeback as the Blue Jackets won 4-3, Wednesday night. Craig Adams got the ... Read More
Steelers 2014 Schedule Released; Five Games in Primetime
The NFL released the entire 2014 schedule tonight, and once again the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to face one of the more challenging slates in the entire league. The Steelers opponents include their usual six AFC North Divisional games against the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. They draw the NFC South in inter-conference play, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints coming to Heinz Field and road games at the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. ... Read More
Pitt Basketball Notebook: Panthers get OLSH guard Cam Johnson; ACC announces schedule
It has been a busy couple of days for Pitt Panthers basketball coach Jamie Dixon as they landed a prized recruit and lost an assistant coach. I will take a look at that and more in this week's Pitt notebook. - The biggest news of the week is that Pitt landed Cam Johnson. Johnson, a senior guard at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Moon, surprised many Monday when he signed a letter of intent with Pitt just one day after the Panthers had offered him a scholarship. At 6'7", ... Read More