This weekend in Shippensburg was expected to be nothing short of a shootout. Shippensburg leads the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in scoring offense at 52 points per game with Bloomsburg third averaging 40 points per contest. This battle of unbeaten teams was set to be a showdown not only for the PSAC East Title, but one for the ages. The first half was literally half of what you would have expected. While Shippensburg’s offense seemed primed and ready, Bloomsburg quarterback Tim ... Read More
McCoy Sets Record; Duquesne Loses Heartbreaker to Monmouth
Duquesne Dukes running back Larry McCoy made history Saturday afternoon. With his 29 carry, 131 yard performance against Monmouth, McCoy passed Donte Small to become the all-time leading rusher in Duquesne history. McCoy took a third quarter carry for four yards and passed the 69 yards he needed coming into the game to eclipse the 4,260 yards Small racked up from 1998-2001. But McCoy actually had to break the record twice, losing four yards on his next carry. But he left no doubt when he ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power bring two key players back for 2013
The Pittsburgh Power have used the exclusive free agency period to sign two players to the 2013 roster from last year’s squad. Wide receiver Mike “The Joystick” Washington will return for his third season in the AFL, all for the Pittsburgh Power. The local Aliquippa native has been very consistent for the Power during his career, notching 114 receptions for 1,367 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2011 and 115 receptions for 1,484 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2012. He earned AFL Playmaker of the Week ... Read More
80 years later and still ugly
Every year, it seems NFL teams reveal new throwback jerseys. Some people like them, some hate them. I am a fan of them. They show the younger generation of fans what the players looked like when they played “back in the day.” The upcoming game for the Steelers is against the Washington Redskins. The Steelers will be wearing their 80-year anniversary jerseys. In 1933, the Pittsburgh Pirates (Steelers) joined the league after Pennsylvania relaxed its blue laws, allowing sports to be played on ... Read More
NHL lockout update
Well, this is depressing. The NHL has cancelled all games through the end of November (though they’ve avoided canceling the Winter Classic and the All-Star Game), and on top of that, have pulled their previous offer off the table, leaving the negotiations in a very tenuous spot. The NHLPA tried earlier this week to continue working on a new agreement, but were spurned by the NHL by saying “not sure what we would be meeting about.” While I’ve always maintained (and will continue to do so) that ... Read More
Outrage over Pirates’ Training Methods WAY Overblown
Warning: What you are about to read is different from what many others have written on this subject. If you are expecting this post to lay blame on twenty years of losing because of four days of training, or pander to the "I hate Bob Nutting just because its easy" crowd, please turn back now. There's a lot of things the Pirates have done wrong over the last two decades to get to where they are today. The combination of being a small market team, failing to draft the right players, and ... Read More
Is Dwyer making a case to be starting running back
Back in 2008 when the Steelers drafted Rashard Mendenhall with the 23rd overall pick, they were surprised to see him there. Although his draft class included such running backs as Darren McFadden, Jonathan Stewart and Felix Jones, it was still surprising to see him fall as far as he did. Running back wasn’t necessarily a position of the need at the time with Willie Parker coming off a pretty good season in 2007, but broke his leg and the Steelers weren’t exactly sure if he’d be ready for the ... Read More
No sleep ’till Brooklyn
No team in the NHL has been more maligned over the last 20 years than the New York Islanders. Playing in one of mankind’s ugliest creations, the Nassau Coliseum (which I’m still convinced was built to look like an oval-shaped garage), they’ve fought for relevancy amidst a declining fan base. For the past decade, there have been talks of moving the Islanders, and that time has finally arrived. Starting in 2015, the New York Islanders will become the Brooklyn Islanders (unless they decide to ... Read More
Men’s Basketball Picked First in PSAC West Preseason Poll
LOCK HAVEN, PA –IUP has been picked to repeat as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division champions as the Crimson Hawks were chosen first in the preseason men's basketball coaches' poll, released on Thursday afternoon. IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament ... Read More
Deem’s Week 8 NFL Picks
Coming off a good week going 8-5-1 lets keep the streak going, here are my Week 8 NFL picks Tampa Bay+6.5 at Minnesota Carolina at Chicago -7.5 San Diego -2.5 at Cleveland Seattle +2.5 at Detroit Jacksonville at Green Bay -13.5 Indianapolis at Tennessee -3.5 New England -6.5 at St. Louis (London) Miami at NY Jets -2.5 Atlanta at Philadelpha -2.5 Washington +5.5 at Pittsburgh Oakland +1.5 at Kansas City NY Giants -1.5 at Dallas New Orleans +6.5 at Denver San Francisco -6.5 at ... Read More