Consider the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-6) just the latest victims of the red-hot, NL Central division-leading Milwaukee Brewers (10-2). Milwaukee completed a third consecutive series sweep, sending the Pirates packing with a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park. Kyle Lohse (2-1) was outstanding, coming within an out of a complete game, allowing one run on four hits, no walks and nine strikeouts. He allowed a two-out single to Andrew McCutchen in the ninth before being lifted for ... Read More
Power of the Week: Virgil Gray
The Pittsburgh Power have been on a hot streak as of late. A large part of their 3-1 record comes from their strong defensive play. This past win, which came on Friday, defensive back Virgil Gray set a franchise record by picking off three passes in a 56-14 win over the New Orleans VooDoo. He racked up 82 return yards on the three interceptions while adding two tackles and batting down a pass in the win. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound defensive back from Rhode Island has had an interception in ... Read More
April 13: Pittsburgh Sporting News video cast
Watch LIVE as our guys break down the Pens-Blue Jackets series, Dan Bylsma and Mike Tomlin's job security and of course, the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Read More
Brewers Take Series Opener; McCutchen Leaves Game
The Milwaukee Brewers (8-2) continued a hot start to extend a seven-game winning streak and an early NL Central lead, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-4) by a score of 4-2 on Friday evening. Pirates ace Francisco Liriano (0-2) remains winless in his first three starts, though he has had little to no offensive production to work with. Allowing home runs in the fourth and fifth innings to Aramis Ramirez and Mark Reynolds, respectively, Liriano and the Pirates trailed 4-0 after five. He ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Plays “Lights Out” Defense In 56-14 Win Over New Orleans
Arena football teams aren’t supposed to be known for their defense but the Pittsburgh Power and their “Lights Out” defense has made a major statement over the past two weeks. One week after holding the San Antonio Talons to 17 points, a league low for the 2014 season, Pittsburgh (3-1) set a new mark by beating the New Orleans VooDoo 56-14. According to ArenaFan.com’s Tim Capper, the Power also set a league record for largest margin of victory over a two week span of 95 points, breaking the ... Read More
Friday Face Off: Is it hockey or baseball season?
Michael Friend — The snow is finally starting to melt, clear, blue skies have replaced the perpetual gray clouds and the birds have returned to western Pa., to serenade us with their songs. The temperature isn’t the only thing that’s heating up in and around the Steel City, as the race for the NHL playoffs loom. The Penguins have clinched a spot and look to stave off other hungry teams fighting, figuratively and literally in some cases, for a spot in the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup. While ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Look To Keep Winning Streak Going Against New Orleans VooDoo
The Pittsburgh Power (2-1) will go for their third win in a row as the New Orleans VooDoo (1-2) come to town. Both teams are coming off wins and hope to keep building momentum early in the 2014 season. Winning streaks are a bit of a rarity around Pittsburgh with this being their first two-game streak since 2011. The Power set a franchise record for winning margin in their 70-17 shellacking of the San Antonio Talons. They come into the matchup ranked 5th in the AFL at 57 points per game. ... Read More
El Toro Strikes Again, Bucs Defeat Cubs
Pedro Alvarez continued his sizzling start to 2014 in a big way on Thursday afternoon, hitting a monstrous three-run home run that propelled the Pirates (6-3) to a series win over the Chicago Cubs (3-6) in a rubber match at Wrigley Field. The game did not go well for Pittsburgh in the first six innings, as they trailed 4-0 with Gerrit Cole suffering from a two-error third inning and a rough fourth inning. Chicago plated three runs in that fourth, the last of which was scored by Starlin Castro ... Read More
Is it Finals or bust for Dan Bylsma?
The NHL, just like other pro-sports, is a league that is about winning Championships. It’s about succeeding in the “now.” All too often, it seems many teams lose sight of this and hold on to a coach or star player far too long with no reward. So don’t you think it is time for Penguins Management to ask, "What have you done lately Mr. Bylsma?" Since making his coaching debut in 2009, a year which he took over a very defensive minded team brought them back to basics and coached them to a ... Read More
Letang returns as Pens defeat Wings in shootout
Jussi Jokinen scored the only shootout goal and Marc-Andre Fleury made at least two acrobatic saves in the Penguins' 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings scored late in the game to force overtime and secure a playoff spot for the 23rd straight season. Tomas Jurco scored for Detroit mid way through the first period to get the Wings out to a 1-0 lead. Darren Helm kept the puck in at the blue line and sent a pass to Daniel Alfredsson whose shot from the right-wing circle caromed ... Read More