While it wasn't quite the upset that Ben Roethlisberger was over Dan Marino, #7 Bill Cowher was able to take down the first #2 seed of the tournament. The former Pittsburgh Steelers coach was able to take down Pitt legend Tony Dorsett to advance to the Sweet 16. Joining Cowher from the Mt. Washington Region were #1 Roberto Clemente, #3 Franco Harris and #4 Sidney Crosby. To round out the round of 32 in the Station Square Region are eight of the biggest names to ever be associated with sports ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Mt. Washington Region Round of 32
We are halfway through the round of 32 and the South Side region sent four more Pittsburgh icons to the Sweet 16! While #1 and #2 seeds "Mean Joe" Greene and Chuck Noll took care of business handedly, #3 Dan Marino and #4 Kent Tekulve were both upset by #11 Ben Roethlisberger and #5 Myron Cope respectively. Does the Mt. Washington Region have some upsets brewing as well? #1 Roberto Clemente will go to battle with the reigning NHL MVP in #8 seed Evgeni Malkin. Can Geno pull an upset? #12 ... Read More
The rich get richer: Penguins acquire Iginla
Around midnight last night, Aaron Ward of TSN reported that the Boston Bruins traded for Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla. It was a great move by them and at that point, I was ready to go to bed early for once. At 1:30 a.m., however, Ward deleted his tweet and it was announced that it was in fact the Pittsburgh Penguins that traded for Iginla. Are you kidding me, Shero? How did you do this. So I'm not taken out of context, I LOVED the move. I was nervous because I saw what the Bruins ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – South Side Region Round of 32
The North Side Region advanced the top four seeds to the Sweet 16. #1. Mario Lemieux, #2. Honus Wagner, #3. Jack Lambert and #4. Hines Ward all advanced. In the South Side Region, there are some interesting match ups. #1. "Mean Joe" Green takes on #9. Joe Mullen in the battle of the Joe's. Legendary announcer, #5. Myron Cope, will look to continue his run against former Pirate turned announcer, #4. Kent Tekulve. #11. Big Ben had a big upset in the first round as he took down Mike Webster. Ben ... Read More
Pirates set roster in preparation for Opening Day
The buses are packed up and the Pirates are going to be on their way back to Pittsburgh before you know it. With its scrimmage against Altoona on Saturday and Opening Day on Monday, the Pirates have all but finalized its Opening Day roster. Roster moves were made earlier today that put the roster at 26 men. Kyle McPherson, Jordy Mercer and Alex Presley were all optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Felix Pie, Vin Mazzaro, Lucas May, Ryan Reid, Carlos Paulino and Mike Zagurski were all ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – North Side Round of 32
You guys did it! The first round of Pittsburgh March Madness is complete as we move onto the round of 32. While there were some great match ups in the first round, this is where it will get interesting. Pittsburgh is full of so many historical sports figures, that just a few votes will prevent someone from moving on to the Sweet 16. In the North Side Region, #1 Mario Lemieux will go against #8 L.C. Greenwood. Two legends on their respective teams. #5 Mike Ditka will take on #4 Hines Ward ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Station Square Region
The Mt. Washington bracket had most of the higher seeds advance, but #12 Troy Polamalu was able to upset #5 seed Dick Groat. The following eight advanced to the round of 32: #1 Roberto Clemente #8 Evgeni Malkin #12 Troy Polamalu #4 Sidney Crosby #6 Jack Butler #3 Franco Harris #7 Bill Cowher #2 Tony Dorsett Today opens the Station Square Region and also the final region of the opening. Only you can decided the last eight to make it to the round of 32. [poll ... Read More
Penguins acquire Douglas Murray from San Jose
You didn't think that Ray Shero would stop at Brenden Morrow, did you? If you did, you were wrong. Just hours after acquiring the veteran winger from the Dallas Stars, the Penguins have acquired defenseman Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks. Murray is a 6-foot, 4-inch defenseman from Sweden and provides the big, tough defensive need that the Penguins have been longing. The Penguins will send two second round draft picks will be shipped to San Jose in return. With the acquisition of ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Mt. Washington Region
While Mike Lange was the only upset in the North Shore Region, the South Side Region brought the excitement that the actual South Side does. #11 Ben Roethlisberger was able to pull the upset over #6 Mike Webster, while #9 Joe Mullen won the battle with #8 Jean Pronovost. The matchup that came down to the wire was the #7 Jaromir Jagr and #10 Ron Francis battle. With the bridges apparently still burned by Jagr, the fans have voted to send Francis to the round of 32 by just three ... Read More
Morrow for Morrow deal is official
Leave it up to Penguins General Manager Ray Shero to get the trade talks heating up as the deadline approaches. Many thought that Shero would make a run at Jerome Iginla of the Calgary Flames, but in a deal that no one saw coming, Shero was able to make a deal with the Dallas Stars for Brenden Morrow. Along with Morrow, the Stars will send a 3rd round pick in the 2013 draft to the Penguins for No. 1 prospect Joe Morrow and a 5th round pick. The 34-year-old Morrow had to waive his no-trade ... Read More