The Mercyhurst football team, coming off of an impressive 9-2 record, finished the season ranked 24th last season and is now ready to do even better this season. A majority of the team is returning and they'll be looking to give head coach Marty Schaetzle his first consecutive winning seasons as head coach of the Lakers. Here are some photos of the team's first players only OTA this past weekend. The team will officially report to camp August 13th and play their first game against Bentley ... Read More
O’Brien rebrands Penn State Football
On July 23, 2012 the NCAA penalized Penn State football with a $60 million fine, a ban from bowl games and post-season play for 4 years, a reduction in scholarships from 25 to 15 per year for four years, the vacating of all wins from 1998 to 2011, and a 5-year probationary period. In comes Bill O’Brien. O'Brien was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by media and the coaches, the national coach of the year by ESPN, and O'Brien was awarded the 2012 Paul “Bear” Bryant College Coach of the Year ... Read More
Scouting the 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins’ Draft Class
Another year. Another draft in the books for the NHL. The headlines will talk about Kris Letang’s new contract and shipping Tyler Kennedy to San Jose, but the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome six new additions to the club. Round 2 (44th Overall) Tristan Jarry/G: The 6’1 183 netminder was acquired after the team traded up six spots with Columbus, giving away the 50th and 89th selections. Jarry spent two years with the Edmonton Oil Kings, playing sparingly in 2011 before splitting time the past year. ... Read More
Pens take goalie and five college prospects in 2013 NHL Draft
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded a piece from their 2009 Stanley Cup team for a draft pick. While the drama of dealing Jordan Staal for Carolina's 8th overall pick was lacking, the Penguins were able to acquire the 50th overall selection after sending the rights to Tyler Kennedy to San Jose. The Penguins moved up to the 44th pick after trading their 50th pick and 89th pick to Columbus. With their first selection, the Penguins took Tristan Jarry, a goaltender ... Read More
Wild Things pick up second comeback win in two days
**This is an official game recap from the Washington Wild Things ** Washington, PA— Shain Stoner’s walk-off single fueled the Washington Wild Things first walk-off 6-5 victory at CONSOL ENERGY PARK and second comeback effort in as many days. The win over the Frontier Greys gave Washington the four game sweep. First baseman Mark Samuelson unleashed Washington’s first homerun of the contest, sailing a two-run shot over the outfield wall that scored outfielder Darian Sandford to give ... Read More
Letang close to signing eight-year extension with Penguins
It appears Kris Letang will be spending the next eight years in Pittsburgh after agreeing to a new contract, Sunday morning before the draft. Per RDS correspondent Renaud Lavoie, Letang, who was a Norris Trophy finalist after the lockout-shortened season, is close to agreeing on an eight year, $58 million contract extension. There is also a no-trade clause limited to fifteen teams. The 26 year old finished tied for first place in points (38) with PK Subban among defensemen despite playing ... Read More
Stewart Ijames solo shot leads Wild Things to comeback victory
** The following is an official recap from the team's official site ** Washington, PA—The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, scored runs in four consecutive innings and Stewart Ijames hit a solo go-ahead homerun on Saturday en route to a back and forth, 5-4 victory over the visiting Frontier Greys. The Greys opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when designated hitter Mark Micowski hit a two-run double, scoring shortstop Brock McAllister and first ... Read More
Power Once Again Fall Short In Critical Moment
It’s become a repetitive story for the Pittsburgh Power (3-11) over the last two years. At a critical moment in a close game, you can usually be assured they will find a way to not be the ones to make the big play to win the game. This time it was the Power driving with the ball at the one minute mark down 59-54 and needing a score. Steven Sheffield had been playing very well the entire night but in a flash it was New Orleans VooDoo (4-10) defensive back Eddie Moten jumping the route for a ... Read More
Has Tomlin benefited from an inherited team?
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Steelers, after much speculation by fans and media alike, tapped a relatively unknown defensive backs coach as their new head coach. Mike Tomlin grabbed the reigns of this storied franchise, and within two years had added yet another Lombardi trophy to the collection. He can undoubtedly be considered a success by NFL standards; especially after guiding his team to yet another Super Bowl appearance just a few years later. However, is this success a product of his ... Read More
Pirate of the Week: Starling Marte
This past week, the Pittsburgh Pirates took over the top spot in all of baseball. No one can argue that Starling Marte has had one of the biggest impacts on the team this past week, and for that, Marte is our Pirate of the Week. For the week, Marte racked up 9 hits in 26 at-bats for a .346 batting average. He also registered 5 RBIs and scored6 runs on the week. On Friday night, Marte was just a home run away from hitting for the cycle. He tallied multiple hits in every game except for two games ... Read More