Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Friday, September 11, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (83-56) were lucky to not lose any ground in the NL Central after their loss to the Brewers last night. The Cardinals also lost, keeping the Bucs 4.5 games back of the Redbirds. Charlie Morton will toe the rubber for the Pirates tonight. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh The votes are in! We asked and you answered in yesterday's reader poll, in ... Read More
Backyard Brawl to return in 2022
A rivalry dating back to 1895 has been renewed as today the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University have announced a scheduled four-game series set to begin in 2022. The "Backyard Brawl" was played between the Panthers and Mountaineers 104 times up until 2011 when it was abandoned due to conference realignment. West Virginia getting the upper hand the last time the "Brawl" took place, winning 21-20. "Pitt and West Virginia have a long and storied rivalry that dates back to the ... Read More
AM Joe: Deebo or Batman?
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Thursday, September 10, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (83-55) are back at PNC Park after a 4-5 road trip to Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati. A.J. Burnett (above) will make his return to the starting rotation after missing six weeks with a forearm injury. The Bucs are hosting the Brewers for four games this weekend. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh The Steelers will kick off the 2015 National ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings: Week 2
Week 1 is in the books and we already have a change at the top of our ACC Power Rankings. Four teams in the conference found themselves on the losing end of things, but everyone gets back at it this week. The biggest news of the week was the amount of injuries that happened around the conference as we will see in the next couple of weeks how teams deal with major losses. Let’s take a look at how the teams stack up heading into Week 2 of the season. 1. Georgia Tech (1-0, 0-0 ACC, ... Read More
AM Joe: Bucs get 82, still chasing Cardinals
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Wednesday, September 10, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (82-55) will try for a series win in Cincinnati tonight. The Bucs are now just 4.5 games back of the Cardinals in the NL Central. The Cardinals play the Cubs this afternoon. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh Pittsburgh headlines: The Bucs beat the Reds 7-3 as starter Francisco Liriano struck out 10 over six innings and went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double. While ... Read More
Qadree Ollison ready for big role in Pitt offense
While wins haven’t exactly piled up in recent seasons in the fashion the Pitt Panthers would like, the one thing that has been a constant has been quality production from the tailback position. Whether it be LeSean McCoy, Dion Lewis, Ray Graham or most recently James Conner, the Panthers are usually going to be able to run the football effectively. Redshirt freshman Qadree Ollison will get his opportunity to add his name to that list. With Conner now out for the season and backup Chris ... Read More
Three Pitt players earn weekly honors
The Pitt Panthers started off the season 1-0 with a win at home against Youngstown State on Saturday and there were more than a couple of significant individual performances along the way. Enough that three Panthers players picked up ACC weekly honors. Senior outside linebacker Nicholas Grigsby was named the ACC’s Linebacker of the Week, sophomore corner Avonte Maddox was named the Specialist of the Week and redshirt freshman running back Qadree Ollison was named the Rookie of the ... Read More
AM Joe: Short week begins for Steelers
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
Pitt All-American Conner out for season with torn MCL
Pitt fans had the last laugh on Saturday, as their team walked away 45-37 winners against Youngstown State in the opener of their season, while cross-state rival Penn State was shocked in a loss to Temple. The laughing stopped Monday morning, as it was announced that All-American running back James Conner will miss the entire 2015 with a torn MCL. BREAKING: #Pitt running back James Conner to miss rest of 2015 season with MCL injury http://t.co/xEACAtUEJp pic.twitter.com/W17IIIq16K — Sam ... Read More
AM Joe: A win is a win is a win
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Sunday, September 6, 2015. What's on tap for today: It's Fan Appreciation Night at Consol Energy Park as the Wild Things (41-54) wrap up their 2015 season against the Windy City Thunderbolts (41-54) at 2:35 p.m. 93.5 WJPA-FM The Pirates (80-54) and the Cardinals (87-48) will play the rubber match of their three-game series at Busch Stadium. Pirates ace Gerrit Cole hopes to bounce back after a sub-par performance last outing. ... Read More