After Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the topic on all Pittsburgh Steelers’ fans minds is the insanely high amount of penalties the Steelers have been called for to begin the season, most notably the 13 flags for 125 yards on Sunday. You aren’t going to win many football games like that and head coach Mike Tomlin took the blame for his team’s undisciplined play. “After a performance like that I think it is important that we look within and look at what it is that ... Read More
Greene leading Slippery Rock to hot start
A year ago when Slippery Rock's offense lined up on the field, a starry-eyed redshirt freshman named Shamar Greene lined up in the backfield alongside standout quarterback Nigel Barksdale. Together, the two orchestrated one of the nation's top offenses, scoring 43.4 points per game and averaging 536.5 yards of total offense per contest. That team fell to Winston-Salem State in its first game of the NCAA Division II playoffs, 27-20. Greene had just 25 yards in the loss. "That game was ... Read More
Sean Spence completes long journey back to NFL
They said Sean Spence may never play again, but Spence wouldn’t listen. Spence’s inspirational journey, his long way back to the NFL became nearly complete on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited Heinz Field. Three years ago, when Spence was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, he envisioned playing a big role on the Steelers defense for years to come. However a career threatening injury in the team’s final preseason game that year put doubts into many ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Report Card after Week 4 loss to Buccaneers
The Pittsburgh Steelers looked at the schedule and saw a winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers team come to Heinz Field on Sunday and had to feel good about their chances after a big win on the road at Carolina last Sunday. Instead the Steelers turned in another less than spectacular performance and showed why they have been an 8-8 team the past couple of years in a 27-24 loss to the previous winless Bucs. With that being said, let’s take a look at how the Steelers graded out after another ... Read More
PSAC West starting to take shape
The PSAC West is beginning to take shape as divisional play started last week. Gannon and Slippery Rock are the lone undefeated teams in the PSAC West and sit tied atop the standings. From there, Cal and IUP sit at 3-1, Clarion at 2-2, Seton Hill at 1-3 and Edinboro and Mercyhurst at 0-4. The top four teams are riding win streaks of at least two games each heading into Week 5. A true leader will be crowned for at least a week as Slippery Rock hosts Gannon on Saturday for a 6 p.m. ... Read More
Many to blame for Steelers’ enigmatic ways
If you are anything like me, a loss like the one the Pittsburgh Steelers suffered today will leave a very bad taste in the mouth for weeks...maybe all season and beyond. After suffering through a last-second 27-24 embarrassment at the hands of the sad, sorry, previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I really don't even want to think about football for a few days. But, alas, sometimes a writer just needs to write and vent a little. The first month of the 2014 season has been an absolute roller ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers sloppy in loss to Buccaneers
Coming off a big win Sunday night on the road against the Carolina Panthers, many thought the Pittsburgh Steelers had momentum on their side as the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers paid a visit to Heinz Field Sunday afternoon. Instead of feasting on the winless Bucs, the Steelers showed why they have been a .500 team in back-to-back seasons, turning in an inconsistent performance on both sides of the ball in a 27-24 loss that dropped the black-and-gold to 2-2 on the season. Tampa backup ... Read More
Pirates lose season finale; Cardinals take NL Central
Dreams of playing for an NL Central division title crumbled apart in the late innings Sunday for the Pittsburgh Pirates (88-74) at Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark, as the Pirates lost 4-1 to the Reds (76-86). A Pirates victory would have put pressure on St. Louis to win Sunday afternoon in Arizona. In that scenario, a Cardinals loss would have forced a one-game tiebreaker on Monday for the division. Pittsburgh will now, instead, come home to PNC Park to host Wednesday's National League ... Read More
Ramon Foster out again; other Steelers inactives and game notes
There wasn’t much surprise coming into today’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on who wouldn’t get helmets today for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The only real question coming in would guard Ramon Foster be healthy enough to dress after sitting out last week. That answer in no as Foster is inactive for a second consecutive week nursing an ankle injury as Cody Wallace will get another start at guard. The rest of the Steelers inactives include: LB Ryan Shazier, CB Ike Taylor, WR ... Read More
Pitt stunned by Akron
After suffering their first loss of the season last week against Iowa, many expected the Pitt Panthers to get back on the winning track Saturday at Heinz Field against MAC opponent Akron. That didn’t come close to happening as the Panthers and their home fans were stunned by the Zips 21-10 as Paul Chryst’s team failed to show up ready to play. Neither team got much going early on offensively and the game remained scoreless until the second quarter when Chad Voytik found Manasseh Garner ... Read More