Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, September 8, 2015. What's on tap for today: Penn State head coach James Franklin and WVU head coach Dana Holgorson will have their weekly press conferences this afternoon. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh The Pirates (81-55) will have another shot at the last-place Reds (57-79) in Cincinnati this evening. The Bucs remain 5.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh National headlines: ESPN.com ... Read More
Roster overview & analysis for 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers: Defense/Special teams
With the Steelers 53-man roster set and the team preparing to open the season at the New England Patriots, let's look at the depth chart for the defense and special teams. Defensive line (7): Cameron Heyward, Steve McClendon, Stephon Tuitt, Cam Thomas, Daniel McCullers, L.T. Walton, Caushaud Lyons The starting trio of Heyward, McClendon and Tuitt won't remind anyone of let's say Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel circa 2008, but that does not mean they are capable of a solid ... Read More
Pouncey placed on short-term IR, re-sign Legursky
In a move expected since breaking his tibia on August 23rd in a preseason tilt against the Green Bay Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers have placed Maurkice Pouncey on the team’s Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return List and re-signed OG/C Doug Legursky just 24 hours after being released. Neither move comes as a shock after the Steelers made an array of moves to set their 53-roster and 10 player practice squad. Pouncey will now be eligible to join the active roster after week eight of the ... Read More
Roster overview & analysis for 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers: Offense
The Pittsburgh Steelers trimmed their roster down to 53 yesterday and will now prepare to open to the season against the New England Patriots Thursday night. Let's take a look at the offensive side of the ball and evaluate the players by position. Quarterbacks (3): Ben Roethlisberger, Michael Vick, Landry Jones Roethlisberger is coming off a career year where he just missed surpassing the 5,000 yard plateau through the air and looks to be hitting his prime at 33. Although he has clearly ... Read More
Steeler announce team captains for 2015 season
Earlier this morning the Pittsburgh Steelers announced their team captains for the 2015 season as voted by the players. The four players selected were Ben Roethlisberger (offense) Cam Heyward and William Gay (co-defensive) and Robert Golden (special teams) The selection of Roethlisberger has become an annual occurrence as he has now been selected as the offensive captain for the fifth consecutive year. Roethlisberger is coming off his best statistical season of his career and will look to lead ... Read More
Steelers trim roster to 53
With the preseason over and Pittsburgh's Week 1 match up against the New England Patriots just five days away, the team had to trim its roster down to 53 players. The Steelers announced through a team-issued release that they have released the following players: running backs Josh Harris and Jawon Chisholm, defensive linemen Matt Conrath, Ethan Hemer and Mike Thornton, safeties Jordan Dangerfield, Alden Darby and Gerod Holliman, offensive linemen Reese Dismukes, B.J. Finney and Doug ... Read More
AM Joe: Pitt, Penn State or West Virginia?
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Thursday, September 3, 2015. What's on tap for today: The day starts out with some FCS football, as local Northeast Conference rivals Duquesne and Robert Morris both start the season off at home. The Dukes will host Kentucky Christian on the bluff, while Bobby Mo will host Dayton for the first game on the new turf at Joe Walton Stadium. Both games start at noon. ESPN Radio 970 WBGG-AM (RMU), 1320 WJAS-AM (Duquesne) At Heinz ... Read More
Steelers trade P Brad Wing to the New York Giants
We don't know who won all of the training camp battles yet for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but one thing we know for sure is who won the competition to be the team's punter in 2015. Friday, the Steelers traded punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants, which hands the job to Australian Jordan Berry. The Steelers will get back a late-round pick in the deal, which is good in its own right. This marks the third trade already that Kevin Colbert has made since training camp began, shipping out late ... Read More
AM Joe: Friday night lights return to Western Pa.
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Friday, September 4, 2015. What's on tap for today: It's Fireworks Friday in Washington, Pa. as the Wild Things (40-53) are back at home following a 4-0, 11-inning win last night. First pitch against the Windy City Thunderbolts is at 7:05 p.m. 95.3 WJPA-FM The Pirates (79-53) will need to turn things around quickly if they want to catch the St. Louis Cardinals (86-47) in the National League Central. The Bucs have an opportunity ... Read More
POLL: How concerned are you about the Steelers?
After another preseason loss yesterday, how concerned are you about the Steelers as they big preparing for the New England Patriots? [poll id="147"] ... Read More