The North Side Region advanced the top four seeds to the Sweet 16. #1. Mario Lemieux, #2. Honus Wagner, #3. Jack Lambert and #4. Hines Ward all advanced. In the South Side Region, there are some interesting match ups. #1. "Mean Joe" Green takes on #9. Joe Mullen in the battle of the Joe's. Legendary announcer, #5. Myron Cope, will look to continue his run against former Pirate turned announcer, #4. Kent Tekulve. #11. Big Ben had a big upset in the first round as he took down Mike Webster. Ben ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – North Side Round of 32
You guys did it! The first round of Pittsburgh March Madness is complete as we move onto the round of 32. While there were some great match ups in the first round, this is where it will get interesting. Pittsburgh is full of so many historical sports figures, that just a few votes will prevent someone from moving on to the Sweet 16. In the North Side Region, #1 Mario Lemieux will go against #8 L.C. Greenwood. Two legends on their respective teams. #5 Mike Ditka will take on #4 Hines Ward ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Station Square Region
The Mt. Washington bracket had most of the higher seeds advance, but #12 Troy Polamalu was able to upset #5 seed Dick Groat. The following eight advanced to the round of 32: #1 Roberto Clemente #8 Evgeni Malkin #12 Troy Polamalu #4 Sidney Crosby #6 Jack Butler #3 Franco Harris #7 Bill Cowher #2 Tony Dorsett Today opens the Station Square Region and also the final region of the opening. Only you can decided the last eight to make it to the round of 32. [poll ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Mt. Washington Region
While Mike Lange was the only upset in the North Shore Region, the South Side Region brought the excitement that the actual South Side does. #11 Ben Roethlisberger was able to pull the upset over #6 Mike Webster, while #9 Joe Mullen won the battle with #8 Jean Pronovost. The matchup that came down to the wire was the #7 Jaromir Jagr and #10 Ron Francis battle. With the bridges apparently still burned by Jagr, the fans have voted to send Francis to the round of 32 by just three ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – South Side Region
Yesterday, the North Side Region started off the voting for the Pittsburgh March Madness bracket. While most of the match ups went to the favorite, there was one upset as No. 10 seed Mike Lange took down No. 7 seed "Badger" Bob Johnson. The following sports figures advanced into the round of 32: #1. Mario Lemieux #8. L.C. Greenwood #5. Mike Ditka #4. Hines Ward #6. Jack Ham #3. Jack Lambert #10. Mike Lange #2. Honus Wagner Today begins the voting for the South Side Region. Can "Mean ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Burned In Season Opener 64-33
It’s a new season for the Pittsburgh Power, but so far the storyline from last year remains the same. Once again Pittsburgh (0-1) found itself on the wrong side of the turnover margin and fell 64-33 at home to the Utah Blaze (1-0) in front of 8,390 fans at Consol Energy Center. Power rookie quarterback Jordan Jefferson was under siege from the Utah Blaze defensive line all night long. He was sacked four times, intercepted twice, and lost a fumble. A second fumble was ruled a safety by ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness
Now that March Madness is at the field of 32, we've decided why not have a "Pittsburgh March Madness." Our city is filled with athletes, announcers and coaches that can't be matched by any other city in the country. When it's all said and done, who is the ultimate champion of Pittsburgh? In order to figure this out, we put our collective heads together and came up with a list of the 64 most prominent athletes, players and coaches in Pittsburgh history. Then, in NCAA tournament fashion, we ... Read More
Steubenville Spotlights Obsession in Sports
If you're reading this, then you're a sports fan. Plain and simple. We all sit on our couches on Sunday, say our favorite team is awful and then praise them when they score. We like to second guess the coaches and pretend that we are coaches ourselves. It's what we do in our type of sports fraternity. There is, however, a difference between being in love with sports and being obsessed with them. If you love sports, then you watch them daily, enjoy talking about them with friends and ... Read More
Duquesne Loses Final Game, 79-55
The near-flawless Richmond Spiders (18-13, 8-8) opened up a large gap on Duquesne (8-22, 1-15) in the opening half en route to a 24-point victory at Robins Center. Richmond only committed one turnover while recording 13 assists in the first 20 minutes of play. In addition to taking care of the basketball, six different Richmond players made 3-point field goals to open up a 32-18 lead. Richmond hit eight 3-pointers in all during the first half and went into the locker room with a 42-26 lead ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power assigned wide receiver Lonnell DeWalt
The Pittsburgh Power have been assigned wide receiver Lonnell DeWalt. DeWalt is a huge red zone target, standing 6-foot, 6-inches, and has a knack for showing up on the scoresheet. He caught a touchdown in all but one game in 2011, totaling 45 receptions for 489 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also shifted to the defensive side of the ball midway through the season and added four interceptions and two forced fumbles. DeWalt fit the role of a true Ironman, something that has become a rarity in ... Read More