Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell punched their ticket to the Elite Eight yesterday, joining Ben Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey, Monica Wignot and Francisco Liriano. Today, the last two athletes will fill out the next round. Let's take a look at today's match ups, shall we? #1. Sidney Crosby (Penguins captain) vs. #4. Gerrit Cole (Pirates pitcher) [poll id="120"] #11. Gregory Polanco (Pirates right fielder) vs. #2. Evgeni Malkin (Penguins forward) [poll id="121"] ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: Mt. Washington Sweet 16
The Pittsburgh March Madness Elite Eight is halfway filled out, as No. 16 seed Monica Wignot continued her Cinderella run by beating No. 5 March-Andre Fleury. While Wignot's run will continue, another surprise run came to an end, as No. 11 Kelly Johnson was knocked out by Pirates Opening Day starter, No. 10 Francisco Liriano. Today, we finally get a region where the top four seeds will square off. Let's take a look and see who will advance. #1. Antonio Brown (Steelers All-Pro receiver) vs. ... Read More
Hot-shooting Florida Southern derails IUP in D2 national championship game
Big runs at the beginning of both the first and second halves and hot 3-point shooting for Florida Southern kept IUP's title hopes at bay as the Crimson Hawks fell to the Moccasins, 77-62, in the Division II Men's National Championship on Saturday. Trailing just, 38-29, at the half, IUP faced a steep double-digit deficit after Florida Southern went on a quick 11-2 run to push ahead early in the second. IUP flirted with a comeback but could never get any closer than seven after Daddy Ugbede ... Read More
Pittsburgh Sporting News: South Side Region Sweet 16
In undoubtedly the oddest looking region of the bracket, the South Side has zero top four seeds in the Sweet 16. In face, No. 5 seed Marc-Andre Fleury is the only single-digit seed left. Fleury will look to stop the momentum that Pitt's Monica Wignot has had so far, as she has taken out No. 1 seed Andrew McCutchen and No. 8 Ryan Shazier in consecutive rounds. Then, two other high seeds — #11. Kelly Johnson and #10. Francisco Liriano — will go head to head for a spot in the Elite Eight. Who ... Read More
Strong first half propels Cal (Pa.) to D2 Women’s National Championship
California (Pa.) built a strong lead in the first half and held on to claim the Division II Women's National Championship with an 86-69 victory over Cal Baptist Friday night. The title is the second in school history after the Lady Vulcans won the 2004 National Championship. "It's awesome," Cal U coach Jess Storm said on the court following the game. "These kids worked so hard all year long. They just fought and fought. I'm proud of how they stayed together all year long." After scoring the ... Read More
D2 postseason shows how tough PSAC is
If you've kept up with the Division II postseason during basketball this March, you can see just how tough the PSAC really is. Two PSAC teams will play for Division II titles with Cal U's women's team tipping off tonight at 8 p.m. against California Baptist and IUP's men's team squaring off against Florida Southern at 3 p.m.Saturday. The crazy thing? Neither of those teams were the top PSAC team heading into the postseason. Cal's women's squad was second behind a tough nationally-ranked ... Read More
Robert Morris’ successful run should continue into future
A week ago, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team matched up against one of the upper echelon teams in all of college basketball, the Duke Blue Devils. After beating the North Florida Ospreys in the first round of the NCAA tournament, 81-77, the Colonials would go on to lose in the second round to the Duke Blue Devils, 85-56. After finishing the season 20-15, the seventh season out of the last eight they have had 20 or more wins, the Colonials and fans alike have a lot to look forward to ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: North Side Region Sweet 16
From 64 to 16, the field has shrunk down exponentially. Now, the match ups will get more and more interesting, as the fans will have tough choices from this point forward. The final 16 athletes in the Pittsburgh March Madness are: Ben Roethlisberger Starling Marte Cam Heyward Maurkice Pouncey Monica Wignot Marc-Andre Fleury Kelly Johnson Francisco Liriano Antonio Brown Neil Walker Josh Harrison Le'Veon Bell Sidney Crosby Gerrit Cole Gregory ... Read More
Dukes WNIT run ends in Morgantown
The Duquesne Dukes rode a bus to Morgantown, West Virginia, hoping to extend thier WNIT run, but a 60-39 loss to West Virginia on Thursday meant an hour plus season-ending bus ride back to Pittsburgh. Duquesne [23-11] started the game with an Amadea Szamosi lay-up and then took a 4-3 lead when Jose-Ann Johnson hit a jumper. Little did the Dukes know, that would be their last lead. West Virginia [21-14] quickly responded with a 13-3 run in the next 5:14 to lead by nine and take control. ... Read More
IUP tops Tarleton to advance to D2 National Championship
IUP big man Daddy Ugbede came through in a big way and gave the Crimson Hawks a 72-68 victory over Tarleton State Thursday evening to advance to Saturday's Division II National Championship. The 6-foot-6 junior scored six points in a crucial run, including a game-tying layup to help IUP overcome the Texans during the second half. Early in the big 17-2 run, IUP forced three turnovers during a four-minute span and regained the lead off a phenomenal block in the lane by Devante Chance, who ... Read More