The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to reach deals with first basemen Garrett Jones and Gaby Sanchez on Friday. Jones has been with the Pirates since 2009 and has been a bright spot for their offense. If nothing else, Jones has been consistent. Last season he batted .274, hitting 27 homers and driving in 86 runs. Both were well above his average as the 27 homeruns were a career high and 86 RBI's tie a career major league high for Jones. On the field he was just as confident. He posted a fielding ... Read More
Don’t Cry For Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is shoving his name back in the news. The disgraced cyclist admitted his cheating in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. He also doesn’t feel he was cheating because “everyone else was doing it.” Way to show contrition for lying Lance. Armstrong is a man who misled an entire country and cheated his way to the top of a sport very few people in this country care about. Those who do follow cycling likely do so because they believed in the feel-good story of a man who recovered from ... Read More
Breaking Down The Steelers 2013 Schedule
While the official schedule has yet to be released, the stage has already been set for the Pittsburgh Steelers opponents both home and away for 2013. The AFC North will be matched-up against the NFC North and AFC East in addition to their regular six divisional games. The Steelers also get to tangle with the Tennessee Titans at Heinz Field and Oakland Raiders on the road after finishing third in the AFC North this past season. First off, let’s get the AFC North division out of the way. As ... Read More
Pitt holds off U Conn rally to escape with 69-61 win
Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers have made it a trend the first couple weeks of the Big East Conference season of playing their best basketball away from the Petersen Events Center. That trend ended Saturday afternoon as the Panthers finally won a conference game at home, defeating a gutsy Connecticut team 69-61. In typical Pitt (15-4, 3-3) fashion, it was a nail biter as the Panthers blew a 14point lead, only to see the Huskies tie the game at 55 with 4:38 remaining. But unlike the previous ... Read More
Previewing the Pittsburgh Penguins
The lockout is over and training camps have concluded. It's time to get back to playing games. The Penguins enter this season as one of the Stanley Cup favorites for the fifth year in a row. Their first year as contenders, the Penguins lost to the Red Wings, followed by a Stanley Cup win in Detroit in 2009. The last three seasons have been utter disappointments, two of which were excused due to injuries and a possible Stanley Cup "hangover." Last season, no excuses. Just ... Read More
Should the Steelers Switch Back to the 4-3 Defense?
The Steelers have been running the 3-4 defense for years, but it may be time to think about making a change. Sure Dick LeBeau's defense was ranked first in the league statistically in 2012 and things seem to be fine on the defensive side of the ball. Yet with aging defenders and players expected to be on their way out of Pittsburgh in the next few years things are going to change drastically for the Steelers' defense. One change that could be positive is changing the defensive scheme from the ... Read More
Penguins Fans Rejoice
When the NHL Lockout started the fans kind of had a feeling that it was inevitable, and they just had to hope that it would not last long. As month after month passed, fans started to get more and more aggravated with the NHL and it’s work stoppage. There was some talk that hockey could not survive another lockout. If we went another whole season without hockey, it was going to be hard to keep fans around. Then as talks were supposedly getting closer and closer to a deal you could feel the ... Read More
Pitt must address rebounding issues Saturday vs. U Conn
There has been one common theme surrounding the four losses the Pitt Panthers basketball team has suffered so far during the 2012-13 campaign- the lack of rebounding. Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon has stressed the importance of rebounding over and over again, but the message hasn’t exactly gotten through yet. Currently Pitt ranks only 190th in the nation, pulling down only 34.7 boards per contest, which is not like a Pitt team. It has hurt them at stretches throughout the season, ... Read More
How will you remember Joe Paterno?
When loyalties are tested, integrity is questioned and often forgotten. This was most certainly the case with former Penn State University head football coach, Joe Paterno. People will remember him one of two ways. They can remember him for his brilliant football mind and countless contributions to Penn State. They can also remember him for the things he didn't necessarily do. It has been a year since he passed away and a lot of people will be remembering him in one way or another. The ... Read More
Bruce Arians hired by Cardinals; Todd Haley stays in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley was at the fore-front of the Arizona Cardinals search for a new head coach. However, when the Cardinals made their decision on their new head coach it was the Steelers last offensive coordinator that was hired, not their current one. Today, the Arizona Cardinals named Bruce Arians, who served as the Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator in 2012 and with the Steelers from 2004-2011, as their new head coach. Arians was signed to a ... Read More