The Pittsburgh Steelers made a significant addition to their depleted wide receiver depth chart today, signing 30-year old WR Lance Moore to a two-year deal. Financial terms have not been immediately disclosed. Moore was released by the New Orleans Saints after spending eight seasons with the team. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Toledo in 2006, and was due to make $3.8 million in 2014 before becoming a salary cap causality. Moore caught 37 passes for 457 yards and two ... Read More
Pens bad bounce their way to a 5-4 lose in Detroit
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a tough time keeping the puck out of their net, as of late. It never helps when the other team scores off their own players. Detroit beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in the last second of overtime on a goal that defined what this game was all about. Of the five goals Detroit scored, three came off Pittsburgh defensemen. Daniel Alfredsson got the Red Wings on the board 7:21 into the first period. Johan Franzen found Alfredsson in the left wing circle who made a move ... Read More
Steelers, AFC North Rivals Continue Building Rosters
- The Steelers met with free agent RB Maurice Jones-Drew on Wednesday and Thursday, but the veteran back did not leave Pittsburgh with a contract. The team is looking for an experienced back-up to starter Le’Veon Bell. Jones-Drew is receiving interest from several additional teams. Perhaps if the former Pro Bowler does not find a starting job with another team, the issue can be reexamined down the line. - The rumored deal between the Carolina Panthers and free agent WR Jerricho Cotchery has ... Read More
March 19 Steelers free agency update
- The Steelers brought back free agent OL Guy Whimper on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract. Whimper’s cap hit will be $635,000. - Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported that the Steelers and OLB Jason Worilds have not begun talks yet on a long-term contract extension. Worilds signed a one-year transition deal on March 4 that puts his salary cap hit at $9.7 million. The plan is to sign Worilds to a multiyear deal, thus lowering his 2014 salary to help with ... Read More
Steelers draft preview: Linebackers
The identity of the Pittsburgh Steelers has essentially always been tied to two positions – running back on offense, and linebacker on defense. From Jack Lambert to Jack Ham to Robin Cole to Mike Merriweather to Greg Lloyd to Kevin Greene to Levon Kirkland to Jason Gildon to Joey Porter to James Farrior to James Harrison to LaMarr Woodley – and everywhere in between, the Steelers have been a linebacker factory since 1970. The Steelers are now moving forward without LaMarr Woodley (now ... Read More
Steelers free agency update
- WR Emmanuel Sanders signed with the Denver Broncos on Saturday. His deal is three-years, $15 million. Controversy has ensued. According to reports, agent Steve Weinberg – on behalf of Sanders – agreed in principle to a deal with Kansas City on Friday. He then engaged Tampa Bay in negotiations, using the Chiefs offer as leverage to up the Buccaneers offer, while not mentioning that he had already agreed to terms with Kansas City. Meanwhile Weinberg had agreed to a visit with the San ... Read More
IUP drops triple-overtime contest in NCAA Regional Semifinal
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA – The Crimson Hawks saw their season come to an end in the 2014 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region semifinals on Sunday night, falling to West Liberty in a triple overtime thriller 86-85 at Koehler Fieldhouse in East Stroudsburg, Pa. Marcel Souberbielle (Montevideo, Uruguay/Uruguayan American School) played perhaps one of the most dominant games of his career, hitting two last-second three pointers at the end of regulation and the end of the first overtime to keep the ... Read More
Panther of the Week: Talib Zanna
The Pittsburgh Panthers made a run into the semi-finals of their first ACC tournament. A large part of their success in the tournament was Talib Zanna. Zanna, a 6-foot-9 senior forward out of Nigeria, averaged a double-double throughout the ACC tournament despite the Panthers falling to Virginia one game away from the finals. Zanna started the Week out with a 17-point, nine-rebound performance against Wake Forest. The 17 points came on a solid 8-of-10 shooting from the field and a perfect ... Read More
Pittsburgh Sporting News Video Cast: Episode 8
After a week off, the guys return to talk about Pitt's ACC Tournament run, what seed they'll get, concerns over the Penguins, thoughts on the Steelers offseason so far and a debate about the term "clutch." ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Drop Home Opener 63-53
Many Pittsburgh Power fans out there are probably feeling disappointment after the Power (0-1) dropped a 63-53 contest at home to their division rivals, the Cleveland Gladiators (1-0). Many of them will probably get the feeling of “Same old Power” and feel like the team is bad like the ones we’ve seen the last few years. I can’t help but feel like those teams of yesteryear would have lost this game by 40 points and yes I understand there are no moral victories in sports but I’ll count a close ... Read More