After finishing 2013 with an impressive 44-37 record away from PNC Park in the regular season, the Pirates (5-2) continued traveling well with a 7-6 victory at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. Starter Charlie Morton (0-0) went six innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and a walk. He mostly struggled against one hitter, Cubs SS Starlin Castro, who hit two home runs and drove in four in his team's losing effort. Tony Watson (2-0) earned the win in relief, despite allowing a run that tied ... Read More
Pens rest stars; defeat Colorado 3-2
After a poor showing in Minnesota the night before, Dan Bylsma elected to sit many of his starters to give them a rest before the Stanley Cup playoffs. Instead of a similar result from Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Wild, the remaining Penguins played a highly competitive, defensive game that led to their 50th win of the season. Playing without Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz, Brooks Orpik and Olli Maatta, the Pens defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night. Brandon Sutter got the ... Read More
Pirate of the Week: Pedro Alvarez
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a solid start to their season with a few exciting games already this season. One of those games, the opening game of the series with the St. Louis Cardinals, a hitting clinic was put on by the Pirates as they scored 12 runs against their NL Central rivals. Leading the way was third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez put the Pirates on top in the bottom of the second with a solo blast in his first at-bat of the game. His next time up, leading off the bottom of ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Embarrass San Antonio Talons On The Road 70-17
It was a game that was over almost as quickly as it started as the Pittsburgh Power (2-1) demolished the San Antonio Talons (0-4) by a score of 70-17. Pittsburgh had a chance to set the record for biggest road win but chose to kneel the ball to end the game. The Power defense was relentless the entire game forcing four interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a turnover on downs, and a net recovery touchdown on special teams. Virgil Gray, Brandon Freeman, Arvell Nelson and Sergio Gilliam each ... Read More
Should injuries be blamed for the Penguins recent struggles?
There have been 471 man games lost, 390 due to injury. The Pittsburgh Penguins have surely had one of the toughest seasons to date when it comes to players being out of the lineup. And while many fans may excuse this team of any disappointment to this, the organization cannot. I know what you are thinking, "how can I talk about the disappointment of the Penguins when they clinched the Metropolitan Division, and they are second in the Eastern Conference with 103 points?" I say ... Read More
Does Travis Snider have a future with the Pirates?
When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded RP Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays at the 2012 MLB trade deadline, the deal was not popular with Pirates fans. At the time, the Pirates were sitting pretty at 58-44, just three games back of first place in the National league Central Division. The biggest strength for the team that summer was the surprising bullpen, which had kept an offensively-challenged Pirates team in the division race all season. One piece of the pre-“Shark Tank” bullpen that ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Face First Road Test Of 2014 Season In San Antonio
The Pittsburgh Power (1-1) hit the road for their first away game of the season when they take on the winless San Antonio Talons (0-3). Pittsburgh is coming off a 48-47 win over a tough San Jose SaberCats squad, while San Antonio was gutted 63-22 in Jacksonville. San Antonio’s offense has struggled mightily, averaging only 35 points per game. The team cut Mitch Mustain this week and will look to go in a different direction with either Marcus Jackson or Shane Boyd as the starter this week. ... Read More
Martin returns with a goal; helps Pens clinch Metropolitan Division
Despite missing a month and a half due to a broken hand, Paul Martin played like he never left. Martin scored the game-winning goal mid way through the third period to help the Penguins win the first Metropolitan Division title. Sidney Crosby setup Beau Bennett for his third goal of the season to get Pittsburgh out to a 1-0 lead. Crosby gathered a pass from Jussi Jokinen, found a passing lane and fed the puck to Bennett who blasted it into the wide open cage to the right of goaltender ... Read More
Steelers sign Heyward-Bey to one-year deal
The Steelers signed their seventh free agent on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year deal with five-year veteran WR Darrius Heyward-Bey. The speedy receiver played for the Indianapolis Colts last season, starting 11 games and catching 29 passes for 309 yards and one touchdown. Heyward-Bey was chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. It was a very controversial draft pick for Oakland, who were intrigued by the 4.23 40-yard dash the Maryland product ran at ... Read More
Steelers draft preview: Hidden gems
Over the past few months, we have looked at every conceivable position the Pittsburgh Steelers may attempt to address in the 2014 NFL Draft. The 2014 draft pool is one of the deepest in recent memory, with quality talent stacked deep into the late rounds. Compared to 2012 and 2013, this year’s crop has an almost unfathomable selection of skill players on both sides of the ball. This is good news for the Steelers, who despite making significant waves in free agency, still have several large ... Read More