Football season is now officially underway as the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Minnesota Vikings in Sunday night's preseason-opneing Hall of Fame Game. Although there were flashes of talent, the Steelers failed to score a touchdown and would go on to lose 14-3. Ben Roethlisberger was scratched from the game, giving third-year pro Landry Jones the start. Jones has been inactive every career regular-season game as he has yet to advance up the depth chart. The Oklahoma standout played well in an ... Read More
Robert Morris releases 2015-16 schedule featuring quality opponents
In the middle of the week, Robert Morris officially released their 2015-16 schedule and look to make another run in March. Coming off of a 20-win season and their first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, the Colonials are matching up against some tough competition. Robert Morris’ season opener will be played away at head coach Andy Toole’s alma mater Penn in Philadelphia. Toole and his players have been working hard and hope to come out of the gates swinging. The Colonials will then swing ... Read More
City Islanders come from behind to upset Riverounds
In their third consecutive loss, the Riverhounds [7-8-4] missed a critical opportunity to not only clinch the Keystone Derby Cup, but have failed to move up in the standings for a quest to play in the post season. The Harrisburg City Islanders [7-6-4] were down a player after midfielder Jose Barril was charged with a misconduct penalty and gave the Hounds a one man advantage. However, the Riverhounds could not keep a 3-1 lead and would end up falling to the Islanders, 4-3. Pittsburgh struck ... Read More
Montreal denies Riverounds a Canadian sweep
The Riverhounds [7-6-4] wrapped put their two-game north-of-the-border road trip with a visit with FC Montreal [2-11-2] today, but would come up short in a 4-2 loss. Midfielders Boris Zivanovic and Rob Vincent would each pick up a goal, however the defense would let down the Hounds with their most goals allowed in eight games. Pittsburgh was hoping to add to some momentum after winning two straight against the New York Red Bulls II and Toronto FC II coming into the game. FC Montreal, in the ... Read More
Women’s soccer taking off in the Steel City
Fresh off the heels of the US Women's National Team's dramatic World Cup victory, over 30,000 tickets have been sold for their August appearance at Heinz Field for a friendly against Costa Rica. Meanwhile, Steel City FC, the city’s most recent soccer club addition, is in the midst of a very competitive inaugural season. The women’s soccer club is currently sitting in second place in the Women’s Premier Soccer League’s Can Am division. Stephanie Harrison, Steel City FC’s President, has made ... Read More
Hounds lose on controversial PK in rain-soaked contest
The Rochester Rhinos [8-0-5] hosted the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [5-4-4] in a game that featured more water than goals on Saturday night. The evening's offensive struggle marked the fifth straight game where the Hounds scored one goal or fewer and they lost, 1-0. The first half featured no goals, as teams were struggling more with the layer of water on the field more so than their opponents. With players sliding and splashing along the way, fans could see the difficulty in both goalies trying ... Read More
Three surprises help anchor Pirates’ bullpen
The Pirate’s bullpen has been the anchor of this pitching staff for the last three years. It should come as no surprise that, as of Wednesday, the Pirates are second in the N.L. in bullpen ERA, behind none other than those pesky St. Louis Cardinals. Along with this success fans have seen remarkable pitching by players like Rob Scahill, Arquimedes Caminero and Antonio Bastardo. These three players have thrown very well as of late, but remember that the MLB season is a marathon and having ... Read More
Nationals sweep punchless Pirates
Sunday afternoon's game against the Washington Nationals [36-33] would end up a game to forget for pitcher Charlie Morton and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates [39-29]. Coming into the final game of this three-game series, Morton sported a 1.62 ERA and five wins in six starts. He would end up lasting only two thirds of an inning and gave up nine runs in a 9-2 loss. The Nationals took advantage of an erratic Morton, who was leaving balls on a tee for hitters. He gave up two home runs, a ... Read More
Riverhounds shake off rain; shutout Montreal
A damp and rainy Highmark Stadium hosted Montreal F.C. [1-8-2] tonight as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [4-4-4] matched up against a team that was placed in the basement of the Eastern Conference. A fatigued Riverhounds team showed a lot of resilience as they were able to find a way to squeeze out a close 1-0 win. The Hounds were coming off a mid-week loss to MLS side D.C. United, where they played better than most expected. Tonight, Pittsburgh looked tired and for good reason. Playing even with ... Read More
Nats snap Pirates win streak in opener
Friday night sure did rock in Washington D.C. as the Nationals [34-33] hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates [39-27] who just finished off a four-game series sweep against the Chicago White Sox. The Nationals, who were without their most productive offensive player Bryce Harper [.344 BA, 22 HR, 54 RBI) mustered only four runs with a staggering 14 hits but still found a way to snap the Pirates’ eight-game winning streak, winning tonight’s game, 4-1. A.J. Burnett took the mound tonight pitching with a ... Read More