Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers have taken a break from spring practice as Pitt students are on spring break, but the Panthers will be back on the field on Sunday, this time in full pads. As they continue to put in work with eyes on their Labor Day matchup against Florida State, there are a few major questions that Chryst is going to have to find an answer to in order for Pitt to have a chance at competing during their inaugural ACC season. Here's a look at the five biggest burning ... Read More
Penguins blowout the Islanders behind Kunitz’s hat trick
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have missed last season's MVP and scoring champion but they still had Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. Behind a hat trick from Kunitz and five assists from Sidney Crosby, the Penguins blew out the Islanders to run their win streak to a season high, five games. Evgeni Malkin was ruled out after sustaining a shoulder injury in Saturday night's game against Toronto. James van Riemsdyk crushed Malkin into the boards late in the third period and Malkin left the game ... Read More
Tray Woodall, Steven Adams earn All-Big East honors
Two Pitt players were honored early on Sunday when the Big East Conference announced their season ending awards. Senior point guard was named to the All-Big East Third Team on Sunday, following a vote of the league’s 15 head coaches. In addition, freshman Steven Adams was named to the league’s six-member All-Rookie Team. Woodall was a preseason honorable mention and had a very good final season in a Pitt uniform, averaging 11.7 points and 5.3 assists on the season, leading the Panther to a ... Read More
Steelers re-sign Dwyer, McLendon, Redman, & Sanders
The Pittsburgh Steelers put tenders on four of their six restricted free agents. Those four players should receive plenty of playing time in 2013 and the other two non-tendered players could be back for the 2013 season depending on how things play out in free agency and the draft. All four tenders that the Steelers placed on players are the lowest possible tenders and will give those players a salary of $1.3 million for the 2013 season. Each player can also negotiate with other teams or the ... Read More
Penguins defeat Maple Leafs 5-4 in shootout
It may have taken three years but Sidney Crosby found another way to haunt the Toronto Maple Leafs. Crosby scored a goal and added the game-winning shootout marker to push the Penguins over the Maple Leafs 5-4, Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre. It was Crosby's first game in Toronto since January 9th, 2010; a game that ended in a 4-1 victory for Pittsburgh thanks to two points from Sidney Crosby and two goals from Sergei Gonchar. The Penguins jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first ... Read More
Notre Dame Loss clinches double bye for Pitt
Entering their final Big East Tournament in history, all that was left to be decided for the Pitt basketball team was whether they would be headed to Madison Square Garden as the No. 4 or No. 5 seed next week. The Panthers took care of the first part of the equation with their 81-68 victory at DePaul, but Pitt also needed some help from Louisville in order to be one of the top four seeds in next week’s tournament. Thanks to the Cardinals 73-57 victory at home over Notre Dame, the Panthers ... Read More
Pitt defeats DePaul in final Big East regular season game
The last time No. 20 Pitt faced the DePaul Blue Demons, the Panthers won one of the most lopsided games in their history in the Big East Conference, defeating DePaul by 38 points. Saturday afternoon, while the margin wasn't as big, the results were the same as Pitt closed out their chapter of Big East history with an 81-66 victory in their final Big East Conference regular season game ever. Early on it looked like another rout was on hand as the Panthers scored the first nine points out of ... Read More
James Harrison Cut for Cap Space
The Pittsburgh Steelers have informed outside linebacker James Harrison of his release. According to John Clayton of ESPN releasing Harrison will save the Steelers $5.15 million against the cap in 2013 and has put them at $6.6 million under the cap currently. According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of the NFL Network the Steelers and Harrison worked hard to come to an agreement, but it just didn’t work out. The Steelers wanted to put too much money into incentive bonuses and Harrison believed that he ... Read More
Eaton proves to be right fit for Penguins
When the Penguins brought back veteran defenseman Mark Eaton, many fans speculated as to why the front office would make such a move. With a defense core that seemed to have one guy too many before Eaton came back, it seemed as though the Penguins had no use for a 35-year-old who had been plagued by injuries ever since he left Pittsburgh in 2010. However, Paul Martin’s injury last week against Carolina opened the door for Eaton to enter the lineup when the Pens went to Montreal. Eaton ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power assigned wide receiver Lonnell DeWalt
The Pittsburgh Power have been assigned wide receiver Lonnell DeWalt. DeWalt is a huge red zone target, standing 6-foot, 6-inches, and has a knack for showing up on the scoresheet. He caught a touchdown in all but one game in 2011, totaling 45 receptions for 489 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also shifted to the defensive side of the ball midway through the season and added four interceptions and two forced fumbles. DeWalt fit the role of a true Ironman, something that has become a rarity in ... Read More