For the second consecutive series, the Pirates have been swept. Despite all three games being decided by less than two runs, the Pirates were unable to cash in on opportunities throughout this series. A.J. Burnett got the start for the Pirates, and suffered the loss. He pitched six innings and allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out eight and despite posting a decent, and quality start, did not get help from the offense giving him the loss. Jared Hughes threw a scoreless inning which ... Read More
Duquesne’s Horvin Latimer Steps Up To Lead Defense
A year ago the Duquesne Dukes defense finished the season ranked fourth in the nation and proved to be a unit that head coach Jerry Schmitt could lean on late in the season. However that was last year and the Dukes defense faces a challenge this year as they returned only four starters from a unit that allowed only one touchdown during the final 12 quarters of football in 2011. The youth and inexperience of the Duquesne defense showed right away in 2012, when they allowed over 750 yards and ... Read More
Week two: Steelers vs. Jets
Let the collective groans begin; Tim Tebow and the New York Jets are headed to town. The media frenzy that perpetually swarms about Tebow like a pack of hungry mosquitoes is sure to try and avert the gaze away from the actual game scheduled for Sunday, so consider this article a rare glimpse into the key statistics and figures for the matchup. Fresh off of a week one victory, the Jets march into Pittsburgh already one up on the Steelers. The Black and Gold fell ingloriously to the Denver ... Read More
Robert Morris QB Jeff Sinclair Hoping to Jumpstart Sagging Offense
To say that the Robert Morris Colonials are having their issues moving the football would be an understatement, after being outscored by a combined score of 87-10 in a pair of season opening losses. However things could be looking up for RMU on a pair of fronts as they look for their first win of the season Saturday at Dayton. The Flyers, while still a very talented team, are also looking for their first win of the season, after losing to Duquesne 17-7. Not that Dayton is a pushover by any ... Read More
In memory of “Ace”
On Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, dawn broke over New York City. A cloudless blue sky ushered in perfect late summer morning. Many New Yorkers were recovering from a late night, having watched the Giants fall to the Denver Broncos, 31-20 on Monday Night Football. In our nation’s capital, government employees were bound for their offices. The President awoke early, readying himself for a visit to an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida. That same morning, 19 terrorists boarded planes along the ... Read More
Taking Air Out of Ball is Panthers Best Option
After starting out 0-2 with a pair of bad losses, Pitt head coach Paul Chryst has a ton of things to fix if he wants to prevent his first season as head coach from getting away from him in a hurry. Many panthers fans will point to lineup changes, but the reality of the situation is that because of having four head coaches in the span of two colander years, the talent on the Pitt two-deep isn't that good. That means there aren't many immediate lineup changes that could offer Chryst a quick ... Read More
Pirates lose to Reds in 14 innings
Missed opportunities in extra innings really came back to haunt the Pirates tonight, as they dropped a 14-inning affair in Cincinnati by a score of 4-3. Wandy Rodriguez had a very solid start for the Pirates tonight. He was charged with three runs allowed, despite only one of them coming when he was in the game. He pitched 6.2 innings, struck out five, and was pulled after 89 pitches. He left the game with two runners on and Jared Hughes allowed a two run double to Dioner Navarro which tied ... Read More
Top Five Player Stories for the Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a lot of questions to answer heading into what will hopefully be a 2012-2013 season. As stated last week, there's concern over whether or not they are still the best team in the Eastern Conference. Subsequently, there are some run-off stories to this team with each player carrying their own headlines for 2012. Here are the top five player stories: Evgeni Malkin "Geno" proved his offseason training/rehab regimen last year was no joke, tallying 109 points and ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Face An Identity Crisis
Who exactly are the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore? It always seemed like the one constant for the Steelers was a tough as nails defense that made it tough on opponents to score. Hard hits, Brutal physicality, intimidation, well I think you get the point. This isn’t the Pittsburgh Steelers we’re accustomed to. What’s happened to the “Big Nasty D” or “Blitzburgh” defenses of the past? More importantly, whatever happened to the Steelers ability to prevent the big play? Defensive coordinator ... Read More
Three reasons to take the Bengals
Article by contributor: T. Hunter Williams The Cincinnati Bengals travel to the setting of the great HBO series,The Wire, to take on the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 Monday Night Football debut. Why they took that show off the air, I’ll never know; it’s all vampires, fairies and zombies anymore. But I digress. As usual, I’m on the contrarian side of this game because everybody and their mother, including Stringer Bell, are taking the Ravens, even though they are laying seven. I ... Read More