The Pittsburgh Steelers will once again wear a third jersey during the 2015 season and it will be a look that fans have become accustomed to seeing the past few years. The team announced on Wednesday that they will their 1934 throwback uniforms for the team’s Nov. 1 contest vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Steelers will wear the striped uniforms. While the bumble bee look has been called the ugliest uniform in sports by some, the look has brought ... Read More
Paterno to be inducted to Pennsylvania Hall of Fame
The legendary career of Joe Paterno will be memorialized in the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in October. Deified, disgraced, and then honored once again, Paterno’s fall from grace following the 2012 Sandusky child sex abuse scandal ended with the termination of his employment at Penn State and his eventual death from lung cancer complications. His career, which spanned 62 years with the Nittany Lions, featured 409 wins (112 of which were recently restored after the NCAA sanctions stripped ... Read More
Tyler Boyd formally charged with DUI
As expected, University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Tyler Boyd was officially charged with a DUI on Tuesday, stemming from a traffic stop in Jefferson Hills on Friday. Boyd, who is only 20 years of age, also faces summary charges for underage drinking and traffic violations. The traffic stop occurred around 2:30 am when Boyd attempted to pass another car. While reports suggested that Boyd’s blood-alcohol content was under Pennsylvania’s 0.08 percent limit, because he is under 21 the limit ... Read More
Markus Wheaton looks to break out in 2015
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense was as good as it has ever been during the 2014 season and looking at the potential weapons on paper, it could be even better this season. That especially rings true if wide receiver Markus Wheaton has a breakout season, which is something that many are predicting from the third-year pro. Wheaton, a 2013 third-round pick out of Oregon State, caught 53 passes for 644 yards and two touchdowns last season. What makes that impressive is that even though it was his ... Read More
Dr. Tanya Hagen: Pioneer of Pittsburgh sports medicine
After spending her life serving athletes at all stages of the game, Dr. Tanya J. Hagen deserves the title of pioneer. Dedicated in her professional endeavors and inspiring in her personal life, Dr. Hagen, a native of San Diego, California, became a pillar in the Pittsburgh medical community. Hagan passed away on Thursday at the age of 45. A traumatic car accident in her high school years left friends and family questioning whether or not the talented, driven young woman would ever ... Read More
Nittany Lions add three to roster, release schedule
The Penn State Nittany Lions mens’ hockey team has announced the addition of three players for the upcoming season. Chris Funkey, Derian Hamilton, and Vince Pedrie will join the Lions in the 2015-2016 campaign. With the commitments, Penn State has gained two defensemen and a goalie. Chris Funkey G || 5-10 || 175 || March 16, 1994 Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Last Team: New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) Funkey was a three-year starter for the Hitmen and played in 31 games in the ... Read More
Report: Pitt WR Tyler Boyd arrested for DUI
On Saturday night, KDKA's Rich Walsh broke the news that Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd was reportedly arrested for DUI on Friday morning. Breaking.. Just found out Pitt Star Tyler Boyd arrested early Friday morning and is charged with DUI. More details coming up on KDKA-TV News — Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) June 13, 2015 According to Andrew Conte of Trib Total Media, Boyd has not been charged with a crime. Boyd, the consensus No. 1 receiver prospect heading into the 2016 ... Read More
Ian Happ leads list of local players taken in MLB Draft
Ten athletes with local ties saw their names called in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft this past week. Three of those players are former WPIAL standouts who went off to college, three hail from the University of Pittsburgh, three came from the PSAC West and one was drafted right out of high school from Western Pennsylvania. Ian Happ leads the list of those local stars drafted this past week after he was chosen ninth overall by the Chicago Cubs. A standout from Mt. Lebanon, ... Read More
Penguins offseason: Forward depth and free agency
The Pittsburgh Penguins still have some decisions to make in regards to the makeup of their forward corps for the 2015-16 season. They have a few internal options that they may turn to if need be, but with the free agency period fast approaching, it will soon be time to make a decision on the impending free agents. As of now, the only player whose future is clear is right-winger Craig Adams, as the Penguins already informed him that <a ... Read More
Christian Hackenberg: junior joke or answer to prayers?
The question on every Penn State fan’s mind is this: Will Christian Hackenberg live up to the hype of his freshman year, or will his sophomore slump turn into a junior joke? Arguments from professionals and fans alike swing both ways; they range from calling Hackenberg, the junior quarterback from Palmyra, Virginia, washed up and overrated to calling him the best college quarterback; from saying that he’s all talk and no delivery to declaring that he will go number one in the 2016 NFL ... Read More