After a 3-8 season, the Gannon football program is looking to get back on the right track. Just the other day, head football coach Brad Rzyczycki announced the list of 33 players that have now joined the team. After losing 11 seniors this past season, Gannon's team will feature nine seniors this season in addition to the newcomers. Getting this team up to par will be no easy task, but is one that the coaching staff must face this off-season. The team showed some spark of life at the end of ... Read More
Steelers 2013 schedule released
After an abysmal season last year, Steelers fans are hoping the team can regroup and put together a good season in 2013. The Steelers will play four games on national television, including a Thanksgiving Day game against their rivals and Super Bowl Champions, the Baltimore Ravens. That game will be on the road in Baltimore and will kickoff at 8:30 pm ET on NBC. This is the very first primetime Thanksgiving Day game for the Steelers in team history. Pittsburgh will also play Cincinnati on ... Read More
Week 5 AFL Preview – Pittsburgh Power (0-3) at New Orleans Voodoo (1-2)
The Pittsburgh Power (0-3) offense has been cursed all season and now they have to go to the Graveyard to face the New Orleans VooDoo (1-2). This could be the last stand for starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson who has struggled mightily in his short AFL career. Considered a frontrunner for Rookie of the year, Jefferson has instead jumped to the top of “Bust Of The Year” in the AFL with an abysmal 49 of 92 (53.3%) completion record and only 508 yards passing in three games. He also has an ... Read More
Steelers may consider trades in the NFL Draft
Back in February it was apparent that this years NFL Draft would be middle heavy and that trading back and picking up extra picks in the middle rounds would be beneficial. At that time I discussed the value in trading back for the Steelers and still believe that it may be their best option in the first round of the draft. Of course it is hard to say whether or not the Steelers, or any other team, will be able to find trade partners during the draft. Right now teams are probably in talks with ... Read More
Morrow, Sutter each score a pair as Pens close in on top seed in the East
The Penguins are on such a roll, right now, it doesn't seem to matter who is missing from the lineup. Once again, Pittsburgh won in dominating fashion despite missing their two top players, top winger, and best defenseman. Instead, the trade acquisitions went to work and contributed six points and four of the Penguins' six goals. Brenden Morrow score two while Jarome Iginla and Douglas Murray each added a goal. Now, the magic number is four for the Penguins to clinch the top seed in the ... Read More
Marte’s living up to his potential
For years now Starling Marte has been seen as the best Pirates’s prospect. His potential is through the roof, and now he is finally showcasing his skill at the Major League level. Last season there was much speculation that he was possible trade bait and could be shipped off for a proven talent such as Justin Upton. Luckily, that wasn’t the case and he stayed right here where he belonged. Marte was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pirates in 2007, and up until 2010 he never ... Read More
Can Malkin carry the Penguins?
The Penguins have injuries. A lot of injuries. Paul Martin, Sidney Crosby, and James Neal are all out for at least a week while Evgeni Malkin is listed as "day to day". Crosby will be back by the start of the playoffs, Neal could be back at any time, and Martin isn't due back until the second round of the playoffs. Malkin is listed as "day to day". It truly bears repeating because he is most likely the first player back and he's also the player everyone will turn to as the ... Read More
MLB Power Rankings: Pirates crack top 20 in opening rankings
Now that we are two weeks into the 2013 MLB season, it’s time for my first installment of my 2013 MLB Power Rankings. There have been some surprises early on and some teams have disappointed coming out of the gates. Where does your favorite team rank? Let’s not waste any time and find out. 30. Miami Marlins (2-11): The Marlins offense is worse than expected and that says a lot. Through 13 games they have MLB worst marks in runs scored (23), batting average (.203), on-base percentage ... Read More
Depth could be Penguins strongest attribute
The Penguins have six games left and even with all of their injuries they have 64 points and are currently in first place in the Eastern Conference. They have made some quality moves over the last month and have one of the deepest teams in the NHL if not the deepest. The acquisitions of Brenden Morrow, Douglas Murray, Jarome Iginla, and Jussi Jokinen have added quality players to the Penguins lineup. They have a good problem to have when everybody comes back from injury, who deserves to play, ... Read More
Rushel Shell to transfer to UCLA
It looks as if the Rushel Shell saga has come to an end for the Pitt football program. Multiple media outlets have reported that Shell has decided to officially transfer to UCLA confirming what we knew earlier and that his intentions were to head out west. Last month, Pittsburgh announced that Shell was taking some time away from football to "work through some challenges," then two days later officially filed his transfer papers Shell requested a release from his scholarship to Arizona State, ... Read More