ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior forward Tabari Perry (Cambridge, Md./Cambridge-South Dorchester HS) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds Sunday afternoon as NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University sank Division I Navy, 79-56, in men's basketball exhibition action. The Rock led virtually from the opening tip en route to the victory in the first of two preseason games they will play against Division I competition. The Green and White travel to the University of Michigan for an 8:30 ... Read More
Week 9 Fantasy Advice
Start QB Josh Freeman- Freeman has been brilliant over the past three weeks and should continue his resurgence today against the Raiders. QB Matt Stafford- The Jaguars have allowed multiple touchdowns to every quarterback they’ve faced in their past five games. Stafford is coming off a breakout week 8 performance and should have another productive day. HB Willis McGahee- McGahee had a big game last week against the Saints. Today the Broncos face a Bengals defense that has been torched on ... Read More
Pitt Panthers lose heart breaker to Notre Dame in OT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Down 20-6 in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame was going to need some big plays and a little luck to stay undefeated and keep its national title hopes alive. It got just enough of both. Everett Golson scored on a quarterback sneak in the third overtime and the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish came back from a 14-point deficit Saturday to beat Pittsburgh 29-26. "We overcame a lot tonight. We overcame some uncharacteristic mistakes," coach Brian Kelly said. "Last year that ... Read More
The Steelers ready to clash with Giants
Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger will be forever linked as multiple Super Bowl winners after being selected in the 2004 draft. The star quarterbacks have split their first two matchups heading into Sunday, when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit a New York Giants team looking to win its fifth straight. These traditional franchises have each won two Super Bowls since New York (6-2) traded for Manning on draft day in 2004 and Pittsburgh (4-3) selected Roethlisberger at No. 11. Although there ... Read More
10 Reasons to LOVE Hines Ward
Hines Ward will go down as the best Steelers WR in team history. In his 14-year Steelers career, we compiled the Top 10 reasons to LOVE Hines Ward. 1. All-Time Great Leading WR 11/13/05 – Ward becomes the Steelers’ all-time leading receiver with his 538th catch against the Browns on ESPN Sunday Night Football surpassing John Stallworth’s record. The Steelers won 34-21 as they continued their run towards Super Bowl XLV. 2. MVP of Super Bowl XL 2/5/06 – Ward takes home the Super Bowl XL MVP ... Read More
Charged Pitt Players to play vs. Notre Dame
Three Pitt football players, including starting running back Ray Graham, will play on Saturday against No. 3 Notre Dame despite being charged with simple assault and conspiracy in connection with an incident last month involving three other students. Graham, junior wide receiver Devin Street and redshirt freshman defensive back Lafayette Pitts have denied they were involved in a confrontation with a student who told police he was hit in the head by one of the players. As a result, Panthers' ... Read More
Panthers Get Defensive in win vs. Hawaii-Hilo
This time it was a little bit more convincing. After struggling early in their first exhibition game against IUP, the Pitt Panthers had no such problems Friday night in the final exhibition game against Hawaii-Hilo. The Panthers scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back, en route to a 77-45 victory at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt scored 48 points in the paint on the night and were led by juniors J.J. Moore and Talib Zanna who each had13 points and ... Read More
NHL Cancels 2013 Winter Classic
Earlier today the NHL announced that it would cancel the 2013 Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. The event was supposed to take place at "The Big House" in Ann Arbor, Michigan; however, a labor dispute between the NHL and NHLPA has forced its demise. Fans who purchased tickets to the event will be issued a full refund. "The logistical demands for staging events of this magnitude made today's decision unavoidable. We simply are out of time," said NHL ... Read More
Can the Panthers play spoiler again?
It seems like decades ago that the Pitt Panthers have played in a meaningful game. The Panthers are set to face off against the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday as 17-point underdogs. No one is giving Pitt a chance in this game, and why blame them? Yet in 2007, the Panthers played spoiler in one of the biggest upsets in college football history. I can remember it vividly, as the Dave Wannstedt led 4-7 Panthers traveled to the undefeated West Virginia Mountaineers in the final ... Read More
Roethlisberger and Manning: Both different, yet so similar
Sunday’s matchup between the Steelers and the New York Football Giants will be one of the marquee games of the week. Only three quarterbacks remain in the NFL with more than one Super Bowl ring, and two of those will face off in the New Meadowlands this Sunday. Both drafted in 2004 in the first round, Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have taken two completely different roads to stardom. Manning stole the headlines in ‘04 with refusing to play in San Diego and ultimately forcing a trade to ... Read More