Who is Toney Clemons? To Steeler fans of course, he is the seventh round pick this year and the hometown kid from New Kensington, Pa. That is who Toney Clemons the football player is right now, but who is Toney Clemons the person? Throughout his five-year college career at Michigan and Colorado, Clemons put up solid enough numbers despite the national publicity. But it’s his hometown and family that molded him into the person that he is today. Hailing from a place just 20 minutes from ... Read More
The Pirates are fitting in with Pittsburgh
We’ve all heard about home field advantage. But the 2012 Pirates are taking the term to a whole other level. Not only are the Pirates on their way to breaking the dreadful 19-year losing streak and being serious contenders for the first time since 1992, they are giving the fans of Pittsburgh a reason to come to the ballpark. Pittsburgh has been infamous for their success at home of their sports teams over the years. From 2002-2010, the Panthers posted a 149-12 record at home. The Pittsburgh ... Read More
No “Death Penalty” for Penn State, “Death Row” Looms Instead
On Sunday night, we were told that “unprecedented” punishment would be levied against Penn State and “it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before” according to a source close to the matter. Well at 9 a.m. Monday morning, NCAA president Mark Emmert took to the podium and dished out the penalties to Penn State. - no bowl appearances for four years - five year probationary period - $60 million fine, plus $13 million from the Big Ten conference bowl revenue over the next three years - ... Read More
It’s family first, baseball second for Drew Sutton
What a journey it’s been for Drew Sutton. From Baylor University, to the big leagues. But this isn’t your typical athlete who gets to the show and excels. No, it’s much different than that for Sutton. Sutton was drafted in the 15th round of the 2004 draft, but has bounced around the league before he finally made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in 2009. Since his debut, Sutton had stops in Cleveland, Boston and Atlanta, before making his way to Pittsburgh. His stint in ... Read More
Joe Paterno’s legacy: From Nittany to Cowardly Lion
Four-hundred and nine wins, the most in Division I history. Two national titles, annual donations of $100,000 and well over $13 millions raised in his time at Penn State. Joe Paterno is a coaching legend. His former players and coaches have said that he has changed their lives in a good way and consider him to be an amazing teacher. This time however, the life changing he did was help ruin the lives of countless number of victims, children at that, at the hands of assistant coach Jerry ... Read More