Even though captain Sidney Crosby was missing from the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup the Penguins extinguished the Calgary Flames with a 3-1 win on Friday night. “When your best player is not playing, it's always tough, but you have to rely on other guys to get the job done, and I think that what we just did tonight” said Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. Penguins forward Blake Comeau scored the first goal of the night on a snapshot 48 seconds into the first period. He came in on a two-on-one with ... Read More
Paul Chryst to Wisconsin a strong possibility
With this week’s news that former Wisconsin football coach Gary Anderson has accepted the same position at Oregon State, all eyes and ears will be focused on Badgers’ AD Barry Alvarez’s search. And that search very well could lead to Pitt head coach Paul Chryst. If offered the job, for Chryst the decision should be a no-brainer. He should be on the first flight to Madison and not think twice about doing so. There’s nothing wrong with a coach like Chryst leaving Pitt for what is ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Notebook: Gannon stays perfect in league play
The 2014-15 PSAC basketball season is well under way, and excitement has not been lacking so far. The PSAC West's preseason favorite, Gannon, remains atop the league's leaderboard with a perfect 4-0 mark in conference action despite holding just a 4-4 overall record. This is the first time since joining the league in 2008 that Gannon has started with a 4-0 league mark. The Golden Knights were able to knock off then-No. 5 IUP last week, 61-56, in overtime. Gannon outscored the Crimson ... Read More
End is near for Steelers’ Ike Taylor
Prior to the start of the third quarter’s last play in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals showdown this past Sunday, Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor lined up across from Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green. When the ball snapped and play began, the young Green swiftly maneuvered around the veteran Taylor’s attempt at press coverage, which caused Green to zoom yards ahead of Taylor and generate an 81-yard touchdown catch-and-run on a go route. Green’s score put the Bengals up 21-17 to start ... Read More
Pens come up short in OT against Rangers
For the second time in three games this season, regulation time was not enough to settle things between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. This time, it was the Rangers scoring in overtime and skating away with a 4-3 victory in Madison Square Garden on Monday night. Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein scored the game-winning goal 3:45 into the extra period on a slapshot from the point through a screen and past Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. The Penguins came back from a 3-1 ... Read More
Pitt headed to Armed Forces Bowl
After qualifying for a bowl bid by winning at Miami (FL) last weekend to improve to 6-6, the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6, 4-4 ACC) will represent the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Friday, January 2 at noon against the Houston Cougars (7-5, 5-3 AAC). Houston was the fifth-place team in the American Athletic Conference, most recently playing Saturday in a 38-31 loss at Cincinnati. The Cougars played one ranked team this season, the BYU Cougars, who were ranked ... Read More
Penn State to face Boston College in Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State (6-6) will play Boston College (7-5) in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 27 in New York City at Yankee Stadium. The kickoff is set for 4:30 in the afternoon and will be broadcasted on the ESPN family of networks. This is the Nittany Lions’ first bowl trip in two years since participating in the TicketCity Bowl in January 2012, but they haven’t won a bowl game since January 2010 when they topped LSU 19-17. This will be head coach James Franklin’s fourth career bowl appearance. He ... Read More
Bell, Bryant keep Steelers alive and kicking
With backs against the wall on the road at division-leading Cincinnati (8-4-1), the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5) defeated the Bengals by a final score of 42-21 at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday. A dominant fourth quarter, highlighted by a 94-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant helped the road team come away victorious, creating an even tighter race in the AFC North division. The last four scoring drives of the game belonged to Pittsburgh, which scored 25 unanswered points after trailing 21-17 ... Read More
Yellow Jackets suffer first defeat of the season, fall to Staten Island 111-105
All good things come to an end. The Steel City Yellow Jackets got their first taste of defeat in franchise history as they fell 111-105 to the visiting Staten Island Vipers Saturday night at CCAC Allegheny. The Yellow Jackets (7-1) shot an ice cold 27.5% from the three point line, including a meager 13% in the first half. Free throws were a big difference in this game as Staten Island (1-1) hit on 64% of their attempts while the Yellow Jackets only converted 56%. Gilmore Cummings and ... Read More
Are the Rangers the Penguins top rival?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had their fair share of rivalries. The iconic match up between the Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers is one that has gone on for years, and it isn’t going away any time soon. However, in recent years another rivalry has been brewing, and although the matchup with the Flyers is intense as ever on the ice, as far as importance in the standings, it has taken a step back. The Flyers barely made the playoffs last season after a terrible start, and currently sit nine ... Read More