The IUP men’s basketball team is officially on a roll. Coming into Sunday afternoon’s NCAA Division-II regional semifinal matchup against Slippery Rock, the Crimson Hawks had won seven of their last eight games. They made if eight wins in their last nine with a 73-65 victory over PSAC rivals Slippery Rock in the Atlantic Regional semifinal in West Liberty, West Virginia. The Crimson Hawks were led by 23 points from Shawn Dyer, who shot 6-for-10 and was a perfect 10-for-10 on the ... Read More
Robert Morris draws North Florida in NCAA opening round
The Robert Morris Colonials men’s basketball team will be play an opening round game in the NCAA tournament against the North Florida Ospreys in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday. They will face the 1st-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the first round in the South Region in Charlotte, North Carolina if they can win. Robert Morris (19-14) will make its first NCAA appearance since 2010, when they narrowly lost to #2 Villanova as a #15 seed in Providence, Rhode Island. In 2015, head coach Andy Toole’s squad ... Read More
Undisciplined Penguins lose second straight game
The Pittsburgh Penguins turned in yet another lackluster effort, as they dropped their second straight game, this time a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Despite Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who was a game-time decision with an undisclosed illness, being able to take his regular spot on the Pens’ top line, they were unable to muster much scoring. Discipline was also an issue for Mike Johnston’s squad. They took 64 minutes’ worth of penalties, including a game misconduct by Kris ... Read More
IUP, Slippery Rock advance in D-II tournament
Two PSAC teams advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division-II men’s basketball tournament on Saturday. IUP, the third seed in the eight-team region, defeated the sixth seeded Glenville State Pioneers 73-53. Devante Chance led the Crimson Hawks with 22 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the field. The senior guard also had five assists and three steals. 6-foot-6 forward Jeremy Jeffers proved a matchup problem for the Pioneers, as he was 4-of-8 from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the ... Read More
Crosby a game-time decision for Pens vs. Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins have less than 24 hours to recover from yesterday’s hectic 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in which they lost both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Today, they’ll face another dangerous opponent in the Detroit Red Wings. TODAY’S OPPONENT: The Red Wings have lost four out of their last five games, including a 7-2 thrashing at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Detroit has now fallen to within three points of fourth-place Boston. This is the third and ... Read More
Lynch’s two goals lead RMU past Niagara and into conference semifinals
The Robert Colonials beat the Niagara Purple Eagles 6-3 on Saturday night and swept their three-game Atlantic Hockey conference quarterfinal series two games to none. It was the final home game of the 2014-15 season for the Colonials, as they conference semifinals and finals will be played at a neutral site: Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. For the second consecutive night, Robert Morris got out to a lead, only to see the Purple Eagles claw their way back into the game Junior forward ... Read More
Penguins lose to Bruins without Crosby & Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 2-0 to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon, but it was the Penguins that didn’t play, rather than exploits of the ones that did, that was the biggest story of the day. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took part in pre-game warmups, but was a late scratch from the game and replaced by veteran forward Craig Adams in the team’s lineup. “With Sid, I was walking out to the bench for the start of the game and I was told that Sid was seeing the doctors and wasn’t ... Read More
Colonials win playoff opener; beat Niagara 4-2
For an experienced Robert Morris Colonials squad making a run towards their second consecutive Atlantic Hockey tournament title, it was a pair of freshman making their playoff debuts that helped push the Colonials past the Niagara Purple Eagles by a 4-2 margin at 84 Lumber Arena on Friday. The Colonials got the scoring started with a goal by Scott Jacklin, who was planted in the crease of Niagara goaltender Jackson Teichroeb and deflected home a Matt Cope shot at 8:17 of the first period. ... Read More
Penguins blow big lead but score late to beat Oilers
The Pittsburgh Penguins let a big lead slip away against the lowly Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening, but they found a way to finish strong and escape with a 6-4 victory at Consol Energy Center. The Penguins jumped out to a huge 4-0 lead by the early second period, but the Oilers stormed back by scoring four consecutive goals to tie the game before the Penguins pulled away. Brandon Sutter had a huge first period, scoring two goals, the first of which was on a shorthanded breakaway at ... Read More
Gary Roberts returns to Pittsburgh to lead Penguins new practice facility
What would Gary Roberts do? Pittsburgh Penguins players should have the answer to that in the near future. Roberts, now 48, will be introduced at a press conference today as the face of the new UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. The future Penguins practice facility is currently under construction in Cranberry Township. Roberts retired from the NHL in 2009 after a 21-year career and spent parts of two seasons in Pittsburgh. He played 57 games with the Penguins, scoring 10 goals and 18 assists, and ... Read More