Going on almost a month since their last home win, the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-14-3) looked to end their recent winning drought with a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-19-3). Although playing without Sidney Crosby in tonight’s game the offense finally broke out in a 5-2 win. Phil Kessel (10, 11) scored two back-to-back goals in the second period to give the Penguins a multi-goal lead. Evgeni Malkin (16, 17) took the reins of the team tonight and led his team in their overwhelming ... Read More
Free fall continues for Penguins losing to Carolina, 2-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins (15-13-3) hosted the Carolina Hurricanes (12-15-5) for their second game played in as many days, but with the same result finding themselves on the losing end of things for the fifth straight game, losing tonight 2-1. Evgeni Malkin (15) tried to take over the game early for the Penguins, scoring their only goal of the night in the beginning of the second period. The penalty kill allowed both goals, one coming from former Pittsburgh center, Jordan Staal (7), who gave the ... Read More
Pens assign Daniel Sprong to juniors; recall Scott Wilson
The Daniel Sprong experiment, for now, is over with the announcement today that the Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned the 18-year-old to the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Playing 18 games this season, Sprong has scored two goals, with his first coming on Oct. 15 against the Ottawa Senators. Averaging only 8:49 of ice time a game raises the question as to why Sprong was prematurely sent to the national level if he was not going to get more ice time or stay ... Read More
Penguins hit new low losing to Boston, 6-2
In the hope of snapping their three game losing skid and giving head coach Mike Sullivan his first win as Pittsburgh’s coach. The Penguins (15-12-3) hosted the Boston Bruins (17-9-4) this time around, but the result remained as Pittsburgh lost their third straight game, 6-2. Special Teams Trouble Tonight’s game featured a Penguin’s power play that finished the game with no goals on five power play opportunities. Wasted shots led to easy clears and predictability from the offense. Bruins’ ... Read More
Pirates sign 38-year-old Ryan Vogelsong
Today the Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of 38-year-old right handed starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong to a one-year deal. The former Bucco, from 2001-2006, has a career ERA of 4.45, 58 wins and 68 losses, in 165 career starts. Terms to this contract have yet to be confirmed. Last season the pitcher made $4 million starting for the San Francisco Giants. Vogelsong was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 1998 amateur draft. Debuting at age 23 against ... Read More
Penguins shut out by Bruins
In the second game as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-3) Mike Sullivan drew another tough hand in matching up against the Boston Bruins (16-9-4). The visiting Penguins ended the game with 34 shots on goal, 16 more than Boston. An early neutral zone turnover dished out to former Penguin Max Talbot would be all that was needed. Replacing Marc-Andre Fleury who is suffering from a concussion, Jeff Zatkoff finished the game with 24 saves and allowed only two goals in tonight’s 3-0 ... Read More
Penguins lose first game in Mike Sullivan era
Having multiple headlines heading into tonight’s game, the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-10-3) hosted the Metropolitan Division leader, Washington Capitals (20-6-2). After news broke out about the introduction of new head coach Mike Sullivanm, and Pascal Dupuis’ sudden retirement, it would remain to be seen what type of team fans would see on the ice tonight. Bringing with him a no-nonsense and control-orientated mentality, Sullivan remained humble, but excited for the opportunity to coach in the ... Read More
Late rally falls short; Robert Morris loses third straight game
In this afternoon’s game between the visiting Robert Morris Colonials (1-8) and Columbia Lions (7-5), the Colonials continued to show the growing pains of a young team. Columbia took advantage of open shots, with a barrage of three pointers coming from Maodo Lo who teed off for 24 points from deep. Bobby Mo’s Rodney Pryor finished the game with 27 points, going 8 for 16 from the field. Unable to take advantage of a late game comeback, Robert Morris dropped its third straight game losing the ... Read More
Robert Morris second-half collapse leads to double-digit loss
Robert Morris University (1-7) hosted the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (3-3) in a match that ignited the Colonials to a stellar first half, but would fizzle out in the second half dropping their eighth game of the season, 92-74. If You’re Not Talking, You’re Not Playing Defense Well, there was a lot of talking on the Colonials’ sidelines, but not so much on the floor itself. Giving up 40 points in the first half alone, there was reason for Coach Andy Toole to yell more than actually ... Read More
Early season woes continue for Robert Morris
Over the last few years Robert Morris men’s basketball has been known to struggle in the early stages of their season. But, this year seems too concerning to just to brush off as another slow start. The Colonials will be heading into their next game with an abysmal 1-7 record. Home Sick Thus far, after eight games, Bobby Mo has had the pleasure of playing in only one home game. After their 81-71 home loss to Bucknell on November 18, the Colonials traveled away for four games to play in the ... Read More