Through three winless games this season, one of the few bright spots this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins has been the play of third line right-winger Beau Bennett. That light has also been extinguished as the team announced early on today that Bennett is injured and will not play tonight against the Ottawa Senators. “He’ll be out for tonight’s game,” Pens head coach Mike Johnston said after morning skate. “We will start to get some news on how long that injury will be." For Bennett, ... Read More
AM Joe: Pens need a win
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Thursday, October 15, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Penguins (0-3-0) will have another opportunity to earn their first win of the 2015-16 season when they host the 3-1 Ottawa Senators. The Senators broke out offensively last night, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-3. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh Pittsburgh headlines: The Steelers (3-2) have added WR Martavis Bryant to the roster and ... Read More
Steelers add Bryant to roster; release Ventrone
The Pittsburgh Steelers have added wide receiver Martavis Bryant to their 53-man roster, which will allow him to take part in the team’s game next Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Bryant, 23, missed Monday night’s game in San Diego with a knee injury. He missed the first four weeks of the season while serving a suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The nature of Bryant’s knee injury is unknown, and his health for next week’s game could still be in question. The ... Read More
Punchless Pens will have tough test against Price
When the Pittsburgh Penguins take to their home ice for the first time in the 2015-16, some of the luster of opening day will have already come off the team. Sure, there will be the Pittsburgh debuts of Phil Kessel, Sergei Plotnikov, Daniel Sprong and others, but the team’s lack of urgency and scoring touch in the first two games of the season already has many worried about the season. Worries about the team’s slow start will be compounded by tonight’s opponents: the Montreal Canadiens. ... Read More
AM Joe: The greatest home run, ever
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Monday, October 12, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Penguins (0-2-0) will start their 2015-16 home slate by hosting the undefeated Montreal Canadiens (3-0-0) at Consol Energy Center. Head coach Mike Johnston's team, which has struggled to overcome two hot goaltenders in its opening-week losses, will face another stern test in Habs goalie Carey Price. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ... Read More
Greiss: Pens arena ‘pretty dead’
Former Penguins goaltender Thomas Greiss caused a stir on Monday after making his debut with the New York Islanders at their new home in Brooklyn, the Barclays Center. After the Islanders’ 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon, Greiss was asked how the atmosphere was in his first game in New York. “It was fun to play (here), especially coming from Pittsburgh,” he said to Islanders Insights. “It’s pretty dead there.” Greiss, who played only one season in Pittsburgh ... Read More
AM Joe: Steelers look to get a jump on San Diego
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Monday, October 12, 2015. What's on tap for today: At noon, Pitt (4-1. 2-0) head coach Pat Narduzzi will discuss his team's homecoming victory over Virginia and look forward to next week's foe, Georgia Tech, in his weekly press conference. PittsburghPanthers.com The Steelers (2-2) need a win over the San Diego Chargers (2-2) tonight to stay two games back of the 5-0 Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ... Read More
Week 5 NFL Picks
At the quarter pole of the NFL season, Steelers writer Gar Bercury maintains a narrow lead in our NFL picks feature. He gave a little ground this week, as his impressive 8-6 mark was bested by the other three writers, who all finished 9-5. This week, everyone likes the Atlanta Falcons over the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos over the Oakland Raiders. What do you think NFL fans? Like em? Love em? Think you can do better? Sound off or make your own picks in the comments below. ... Read More
Pens stymied by Smith, Coyotes
When the Penguins acquired Phil Kessel this offseason, they brought him on board to do one thing: score goals. Kessel did his part by scoring the Pens first goal of the season with the kind of wrist shot that has made him one of the league’s most dangerous snipers, but the rest of the team failed to cash in against Arizona goaltender Mike Smith, and the Penguins dropped their second straight game to start the 2015-16 with a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Coyotes. For the second consecutive ... Read More
Pens look to get on the board against Arizona
The Pittsburgh Penguins will get an opportunity to get rid of the bad taste from their opening-night shutout at the hands of the Dallas Stars before they return to Consol Energy Center. Tonight, the Arizona Coyotes await as the Pens try to even their early season record and get the first points of 2015-16 on the board.Veteran forward Kevin Porter, who was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, will make his Penguins debut tonight.“Porter adds some ... Read More