The Flyers scored early and often against the Penguins and turned the game into a laugher by the second intermission in Philadelphia. The Penguins failed to get anything going offensively after learning that Chris Kunitz would not be playing earlier in the day. His absence, paired with James Neal's concussion, gave an already injured Penguins team more players to add to the list. Scott Hartnell scored on the power play 3:50 into the first period. Hartnell received a pass from Claude ... Read More
Steelers, AFC North free agency update
- The Steelers signed free agent DT Cam Thomas to a two-year contract. Known by the nickname “Baby Godzilla” during his four-year run with the San Diego Chargers, Thomas is a 330-pound lineman, who has the girth to step in and play NT in the Steelers 3-4 defense. A fifth-round selection of the Chargers out of North Carolina in 2010, Thomas has accrued 54 tackles and six sacks as a rotational defensive lineman, playing in 54 games and starting 16 in his career. - The team met ... Read More
Duquesne ends season with 76-64 loss to Richmond
BROOKLYN, NY - Terry Allen scored 27 points and Kendall Anthony added 23 to lead No. 7 seed Richmond to a 76-64 win over No. 10 Duquesne in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Richmond (19-13) moves on to face No. 2 seed #23 (AP) ranked VCU (24-7) Friday at 6:30 p.m. Duquesne, which was led by Ovie Soko's 23 points and 13 rebounds, finished its season at 13-17. Richmond scored the first nine points of the second half to open up a 15-point lead before Soko scored DU's first ... Read More
Was the move to bring in Mike Mitchell the right one for the Steelers?
Dom Errico — The Steelers made a rare first-day jump head first into the free agency pool, and I think they got a guy in Mike Mitchell who could help them out in a lot of ways. This defense needed to get younger in a hurry, and I’m pretty excited to see the 27-year-old Mitchell take over the spot vacated by Ryan Clark, who is seven years older. Anyone who watched the Steelers try to defend the pass last year noticed a lot of missed and blown coverage at the safety position, and Clark was ... Read More
A Look At the 2014 Edition Of The Pittsburgh Power
A new era of Pittsburgh Power football is set to kickoff when the black and gold host the Cleveland Gladiators in the season opener this Saturday, March 15th. Forget last year’s 4-14 record because it no longer matters. The Power spent the entire offseason revamping the roster with one goal in mind, an AFL championship. No AFL contender can do so without a quarterback and the Power have a great one in Tommy Grady. The former league MVP has become the face of this franchise and symbolizes the ... Read More
NFL Free Agency Activity Continues
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent DE Ziggy Hood to a contract on Thursday. The official terms have not been released as of this update. Hood was the Steelers 2009 first-round draft pick out of Missouri, ideally pegged to be the replacement for DE Aaron Smith once the veteran retired. Hood was never able to fully make the transition from interior lineman to 3-4 defensive end adequately, and last season he was passed on the depth chart by 2011 first-round pick Cameron ... Read More
Maatta’s breakout season is for real
At this time last year, Olli Maatta was a promising 18-year-old defenseman for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey league. Oh what a year makes. With the Penguins fighting for the top-seed in the Eastern Conference, Maatta, now 19, has gone from a hyped-prospect to a go-to NHL defenseman. Twenty-eight points and a plus-12 rating have shown the progress that the young defenseman has made, and he has even seen time on the Penguins power play and penalty kill units. And what a year for ... Read More
Steelers Free Agency News & Notes
The first full day of the 2014 NFL Free Agency period is in full swing. Usually one of the quieter teams in the open market, the Pittsburgh Steelers have made a little bit of noise thus far. Here is a quick round-up of the pertinent news and rumors coming out of the South Side complex today. On Tuesday, the Steelers made their first significant free agent move of the year, and the biggest since they plucked FS Ryan Clark on March 15, 2006. The team found its immediate replacement for Clark ... Read More
Steelers draft preview: Tight ends
The Steelers recently extended the contract of veteran TE Heath Miller, a sign that the organization believes Miller still has at least a few solid years left as a productive NFL tight end. The Steelers do not get into the habit of simply handing out contract extensions beyond age 30 – especially for players coming off a significant injury less than one year ago – but chose to do so with “Big Money." The two-year extension was a reward for allowing the team to reduce his salary hit in 2014 by ... Read More
Fleury shuts down Caps
Despite coming into Tuesday night's game with a two game winning streak, Dan Bylsma and the Penguins knew they needed to get more shots on goal if they wanted to increase their chances of winning. The Penguins got out to a 1-0 lead through two periods with a 26-12 shot advantage then relied on Marc-Andre Fleury to close out the third in a 2-0 victory over the Washington Capitals. Jussi Jokinen capped off a dominating first period with his 17th goal of the season 16:41 into the game. Matt ... Read More