Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, October 20, 2015. What's on tap for today: For the only time this regular season, the Penguins (2-3-0) will host the Florida Panthers (3-2-0) at Consol Energy Center. Coming up north with the Panthers will be longtime Pens right-winger and second-leading all-time scorer Jaromir Jagr (above). Opening faceoff between the Pens and the Cats will be at 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh headlines: Reaction from the Steelers (4-2) big ... Read More
Pitt’s Chris Blewitt earns ACC honor
The Pitt Panthers have had at least one player honored by the ACC every week this season. After a big road victory at Georgia Tech to improve the Panthers to 5-1 on the season and vault them into the Top 25, that streak continued this week. Naturally it was the hero of Saturday’s game, placekicker Chris Blewitt who earned the honor, being named Atlantic Coast Conference’s Specialist of the Week. Blewitt converted all four of his extra point attempts and drilled a Pitt school record ... Read More
Pitt Panthers crack AP Top 25
The Pittsburgh Panthers (5-1, 3-0 ACC) broke into the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday, marking them as one of the nation's best Division I college football programs. Pitt's success under first-year head coach has been refreshing and surprising for a program that has consistently been stuck around six games and barely being bowl-eligible for a number of seasons and under a myriad of different head coaches. The Panthers (#25) defeated Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Saturday to remain ... Read More
No. 1 Ohio State tops Penn State, remains undefeated
The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-1) fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0) on Saturday night in Columbus by a final score of 38-10. Recap: Penn State drew first blood with a 33-yard field goal by freshman kicker Joey Julius. The Lions’ defense was steadfast through the first period, holding the Buckeyes to just 18 yards of total offense in their first three possessions. Saquon Barkley, who returned tonight after missing the last two games with an ankle injury, fought his way up the ... Read More
Pitt off to best start since 2009 after win vs. Georgia Tech
Much has gone right this season for Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt football program. Thanks to a record-breaking kick from kicker Chris Blewitt that trend continued for the Panthers as Pitt defeated Georgia Tech 31-28 to improve to 5-1 for the first time since the 2009 season. The win also improves Pitt to 3-0 in ACC play, setting the Panthers up very nicely in the Coastal Division race. Pitt (5-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is unbeaten in its first three conference games for the first time ... Read More
Tyler Boyd becomes all-time receiving leader in Pitt history
Larry Fitzgerald. Antonio Bryant. Jonathan Baldwin. Devin Street. Throughout the past few seasons, the Pitt Panthers have produced some quality wide receivers. Yet none of them have done what Tyler Boyd has done in a Pitt uniform. Boyd has been a special player since he set put a Pitt jersey on just a little over two years ago. Saturday against Georgia Tech, Boyd became the most prolific pass catcher in Panther’s history. In the third quarter, Boyd hauled in a pass from ... Read More
Lions and Buckeyes to face off under the lights
The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0) will look to hold on to their five-game win streak with their first conference road game against the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0). This nationally televised game will be broadcast live on ABC at 8 p.m. Fast Facts: This is the first five-game win streak for the Penn State since 2012, and this is the seventh primetime matchup between the Lions and the Buckeyes since 2005. "We are really excited about the opportunity," said head coach James ... Read More
Pitt vs. Georgia Tech: Preview, Analysis, Prediction and more
Sitting at 4-1 for the first time since 2009, the Pitt Panthers will look to keep the momentum going, and improve to 3-0 in ACC play, Saturday when they visit Georgia Tech, Perhaps there is no more disappointing team in the country right now then Paul Johnson's Yellow Jackets, who sits at 2-4. Everyone's preseason favorite to win the Coastal Division, the Yellow Jackets have dropped four consecutive games and have struggled to run the football. That alone could present a problem for the ... Read More
AM Joe: It’s moving day in WPIAL football
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Friday, October 16, 2015. What's on tap for today: RMU will kick off it's quest to repeat as Atlantic Hockey Conference champions when the Colonials start their season tonight at the 84 Lumber Arena against Air Force. 7:00 p.m. ESPN Radio 970-AM Penn State will also get their home hockey slate started tonight. The Nittany Lions will host Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. Penn State Sports Network Week 7 of the nine-week WPIAL football ... Read More
ACC Power Rankings: Week 7
Another week of ACC football is in the books and the conference still has two unbeaten teams in Clemson and Florida State. After that there's three decent looking teams in Duke, North Carolina and Pitt. Beyond that though, the rest of the conference is pretty ugly right now. How does the conference shape up heading into Week 7? Let's take a look. 1. Clemson (5-0, 2-0 ACC, defeated Georgia Tech 43-24, Last Week No. 1) The Tigers look like they could be in a class all by themselves, ... Read More