While the Pittsburgh Steelers organization is surrounded in drama concerning their head of security, the front office was busy on Friday locking up their punter. The Steelers and punter Brad Wing agreed to a one-year contract extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wing punted 61 times on the season with a 43.7 yards per kick average. Twenty of those attempts landed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. Wing had some good moments as a rookie, but also uncorked a pair of ... Read More
Pitt needs a lot more from James Robinson
Coming into the season, it was expected that we would see more of a scoring role from Pitt’s junior point guard James Robinson. That hasn’t exactly happened. With the Panthers in the middle of a brutal part of their schedule for the next month or so, it goes without saying that if Pitt is to have a chance at reaching the NCAA Tournament, they need a lot more from Robinson. The DeMatha Catholic High School product has long been one of the more underappreciated point guards in the nation. ... Read More
Pat Narduzzi lands first two recruits
Now that Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi has his coaching staff in place, all focus has turned to recruiting for the upcoming season. With that in mind it looks as if Narduzzi has landed his first pair of recruits as the Panthers head coach. Coatesville safety Jay Stocker and Doral, FL, defensive end Shawn Curtis both announced their decisions to sign with Pitt on Wednesday. According to Rivals.com., Stocker is ranked the 11th best prospect in Pennsylvania and is the third highest ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Upsets highlight week of league play
As PSAC West teams squared off against each other, plenty of upsets came throughout the league. Seton Hill shocked both Slippery Rock and Cal U during last week's action. The Griffins beat The Rock, 88-82, and then beat the Vulcans, 63-59. In the same week, Cal suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season. Gannon also lost to Pitt-Johnstown, 65-57, just the second PSAC loss for Gannon this season. IUP also fell during the week. The Crimson Hawks defeated Edinboro before losing to ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell not cleared, will miss Pro Bowl
When Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell went down with a knee injury in the Steelers regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, likely the Steelers season went down with him. But while Bell and many others felt that he would be ready to go if the Steelers got past the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs, you have to wonder if that would have been the case. Bell had said back then that if cleared he would have played against the Denver Broncos ... Read More
Pitt falls victim to Duke long-range attack
The Pitt Panthers haven’t visited Cameron Indoor Stadium in 36 years. After watching the Duke Blue Devils put on a shooting display from behind the arc, they may wait 36 more years before they come back. No. 5 Duke shot 48 percent from three-point range and Blue Devils’ head coach Mike Krzyzewski moved one victory from 1,000 for his Hall of Fame career as Duke cruised to a 79-65 ACC victory. Pitt’s Jamel Artis turned in a second consecutive outstanding game, leading the team with 21 ... Read More
Pitt preparing for tough guantlet of ACC games
After putting up back-to-back ACC victories to move to 3-2 in the conference, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers are about to find out how difficult conference play can be beginning Monday night. Beginning with a trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on No. 4 Duke, the remainder of the Panthers schedule shapes up as a very tough gauntlet for a young team to run. Needless to say, if Pitt doesn’t win some big games during this upcoming stretch, there’s a good chance that they won’t be dancing come ... Read More
Penguins fall to Rangers, 5-2
Despite the New York Rangers playing their third game in four days, they soundly defeated the Penguins 5-2 in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers are heating up in the race for the Metropolitan Division and have now won 14 of their last 17 games and are just two points behind the Penguins for second place with a game in hand. The Rangers scored twice in the 1st period. Goals were from Rick Nash just 26 seconds into the first period and Derick Brassard with with 13:52 left. Nash now has ... Read More
Cal U mourning loss of women’s basketball player
Students, athletes, fans, coaches and members of the Cal U community woke to the news that women's basketball player Shanice Clark had passed Sunday morning around 4 a.m. Clark, a 6-foot senior forward from Toronto, Ontario, was reportedly found unresponsive in her apartment on campus early Sunday morning. She was then transported to Monongahela Valley Hospital and was pronounced dead there about an hour after arriving, reports state. Clark had choked on chewing gum while she was asleep, ... Read More
Penn State Hockey Weekend Roundup
The Penn State Nittany Lions (11-7-3, 5-2-1 Big Ten) split a two-game home series against the Michigan State Spartans (7-11-2, 1-3-2 Big Ten) this weekend at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park. Friday night’s game saw Penn State drop an overtime shootout 1-0, but the team managed to pick up a point in the Big Ten standings. Michigan State opened the scoring in the first period with a goal by junior forward Ryan Keller with 3:49 remaining. Penn State was able to tie the score two minutes ... Read More