With the announcement of a tentative agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA, hockey fans will finally get to see their team back on the ice in a little more than a week. For the Penguins, the new season is a chance to erase the bitter, eight month memory of being humiliated in the first round of the playoffs by the hated Philadelphia Flyers. That being said, the Penguins still put together a very successful season in 2011-12. Evgeni Malkin won league MVP and led the league in scoring. James ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Housewife Rejoices – Hockey is Back!
Praise the hockey Gods! Now we don’t have to sit around in despair for the next seven months waiting for sports to start up. We get a few months of hockey. Say it with me, folks. HOCKEY! HOCKEY! I was so excited when I read that I actually squealed. I'm not a typical girl - I don’t squeal. In a city that loves hockey, I’m a big hockey fan. A huge hockey fan. I will take a hockey game over football and especially baseball any day. This lockout has gone on too long. 116 days actually. 116 ... Read More
Perimeter Shooting proving to be Pitt’s biggest weakness
There is a huge weakness on the Pitt basketball team that showed up in a big way during the Panthers' Big East Conference losses to both Cincinnati and Rutgers. A big reason that Pitt has gotten off to an 0-2 start in conference play is the fact that they can't hit a jump shot to save their lives right now. This is a problem that you saw coming during Pitt's soft non-conference schedule. They have some shooters, but they haven't been able to consistently knock shots down as a team. With ... Read More
What’s In A Name?
It’s always fun to play the “What if” game in sports. What if Neil O’Donnell hadn’t thrown two crucial interceptions in Super Bowl XXX? What if Jerry Meals had called Julio Lugo out instead of safe? What if the Penguins hadn’t drafted Mario Lemieux? What if the Pirates had drafted Matt Wieters instead of Daniel Moskos? Here’s one for the arena football fans in town. What if the Pittsburgh Power had named themselves the Pittsburgh River Wizards instead? You might think it’s a silly name I ... Read More
Pitt suffers second straight loss in BBVA Compass Bowl
Tino Sunseri and Ray Graham ended their career at Pittsburgh with a 38-17 loss to Ole Miss in the BBVA Compass Bowl. The loss gives Pitt losses in the BBVA Compass Bowl in the past two seasons. The Pitt offense never really got anything going. After throwing an interception on their first possession, the Panthers posted two three-and-outs followed by another turnover on a sack fumble. Pitt finally got on the board on their sixth possession with a 10-yard pass from Sunseri to Devin ... Read More
Clairton’s Tyler Boyd Commits to Pitt
One thing Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has made a priority has been to nab the top high school athletes in Western Pennsylvania, something the Panthers haven't been able to do the past few years. Chryst added another coveted local player on Saturday when Clairton wide receiver Tyler Boyd announced that he has chosen to attend Pitt. The addition of Boyd is a big one for the Panthers, who missed out on ESPN 150 receiver Robert Foster two weeks ago to Alabama. Chryst was hoping to pair both ... Read More
Pitt Digs Early Hole; Upset by Rutgers
Many wondered how playing a soft non-conference schedule would impact No. 24 Pitt as it headed into Big East Conference play. They got their answer Saturday afternoon against Rutgers. Jamie Dixon's Panthers fell behind by as many as 16 in the first half, digging themselves an early hole too big to climb out of as they were upset by the Scarlet Knights 67-62, losing their second consecutive conference game to open up their final Big East season. For the second consecutive game, the ... Read More
Reviewing the 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers
When the NFL playoffs begin this weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers, for just the third time this century, will be watching the games at home like the rest of the have-nots. The 2012 season will be remembered as one of those odd, underwhelming years that stick out like sore thumbs: ’09, ’06, ’03, and the dark ages from ’98 to ’00. Those years also represent the complete list of non-playoff seasons in Pittsburgh since Bill Cowher was hired in 1992. While some franchises view a postseason berth ... Read More
Final Pittsburgh Steelers Grades for 2012 Season
After every game during the regular season I offered my report card, grading the Steelers performance position-by-position across the field. Now that the season is over for the Steelers, after a disappointing 8-8 finish, it's time to recap things and hand out final grades for the regular season. With that being said, it is time to take a look at the final grades for the 2012 season for every position on the field. Quarterbacks: It wasn't exactly a great season for the Steelers' offense, ... Read More
BBVA Compass Bowl Preview – Pitt vs. Ole Miss
Pitt vs. Ole Miss Ray Graham and the Pitt Panthers will take on Ole Miss in the BBVA Compass Bowl this weekend. The game is set at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. This is familiar territory for the Pitt Panthers. They have played in this bowl the past two seasons, going 1-1. They’re hoping to avenge their loss to SMU last season while Ole Miss is trying to win its first bowl since 2009. Graham rushed for 1,042 yards this season, his first with over 1,000. Graham’s dynamic ... Read More