Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Sunday, October 4, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (97-64) need a win over the Reds (64-97) today or a Cubs loss to ensure home-field advantage for the Wild Card game. J.A. Happ will take the hill for the Bucs, who have won seven of his nine starts. First pitch is at 3:05 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh Pittsburgh headlines: Veteran Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett made his final start of the regular season last night, ... Read More
Steelers release Josh Scobee; sign K Chris Boswell
After missing two crucial fourth-quarter kicks during Thursday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, it was only a matter of time before kicker Josh Scobee packed his bags and headed out of town. That became official on Saturday when, according to ESPN’s Adam Caplan, the Steelers signed kicker Chris Boswell and released Scobee. The #Steelers are going to sign K Chris Boswell, per league source. He worked out for the team today. — Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) October 3, 2015 Scobee, who is ... Read More
AM Joe: Wet football weekend looms
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Saturday, October 3, 2015. What's on tap for today: Pitt (2-1) will visit the Virginia Tech Hokies (2-2) for their first ACC contest of the 2015 season. Freshman running back Darrin Hall will be out with a leg injury for the Panthers, while the Hokies will be without star cornerback Kendall Fuller. Kickoff is at noon. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh Penn State (3-1) will host Army (1-3) for their fourth straight home game at Beaver Stadium. ... Read More
Steelers Report Card: Grading Steelers after Week 4 loss to Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers let one slip away Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens. The loss is one that could be felt later on in the season and there is plenty of blame to go around. With that being said, let’s take a look at how the Steelers graded out on a disappointing Thursday night. Quarterback- Mike Vick got his first start for the injured Ben Roethlisberger and it went about as well as you could expect it to go. Todd Haley had a conservative game plan for Vick and he should ... Read More
AM Joe: Plenty of blame for Steelers loss
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Friday, October 2, 2015. What's on tap for today: Wrapping up their marathon preseason, the Penguins (3-4-0) are in Raleigh, NC for their preseason finale against the Carolina Hurricanes. 7:00 p.m. WXDX-FM 105.9 The X The Pirates (96-63) host he Reds (63-96) in the first of a three-game series at PNC Park. Despite the Cardinals clinching the division on Wednesday night, the Pirates still must make sure to stay ahead of the Cubs for ... Read More
Three up and Three down: Steelers vs. Ravens
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. That's exactly what the Steelers did last night in one of the more devastating losses in recent memory as a late 13-point lead turned into a shocking 23-20 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. With the opportunity to effectively put the Ravens season on ice, the Steelers were unable finish the game off with a series of missed chances and questionable play calls. Let's do a post-mortem in this week's Three up and Three down. Three up: • ... Read More
Ravens out-kick Steelers for overtime win
Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker tied a Heinz Field NFL record with a 52-yard field goal as the Ravens beat the Steelers 23-20 in overtime on Thursday. It won’t go down in the annals of Steelers history as one of team’s more impressive quarterbacking performances, but Mike Vick stepped up in the absence of Ben Roethlisberger and had the Steelers in position to beat the Ravens. In overtime, the Steelers twice went for it on fourth down and were twice unable to convert as Vick was stopped on a ... Read More
Week 4 preview: Steelers and Ravens face off in pivotal Thursday night contest
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens come into their Thursday night football match up dealing with their fair share of adversity — albeit for totally different reasons. For the 2-1 Steelers, it's about finding a way to adjust to life without franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the foreseeable future while asking Michael Vick to fill the considerable void with Big Ben out. For the Ravens, it's about trying to salvage a season that has gotten off to a 0-3 start against their ... Read More
Steelers promote Chickillo from practice squad; waive Lyons
The Steelers have released rookie defense end Caushaud Lyons and signed outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo from the practice squad. Chickillo, 22, was selected by the Steelers in the 6th round of this year’s NFL draft out of the Miami University. He was among the team’s final cuts after training camp and, after clearing waivers, was added to the practice squad. The 6-foot-3, 253-pound linebacker made an impact on defense and on special teams during his first run with the Steelers, but ... Read More
AM Joe: Pirates face must-win twinbill with Cardinals
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, September 29, 2015. What's on tap for today: A lot will be decided between the Pirates (95-62) and Cardinals (99-58) in their doubleheader today at PNC Park. A pair of Cardinals wins would clinch the division for the Redbirds, while a Bucco sweep would leave the Pirates down only a game with three to play. The Pirates will move Gerrit Cole up to the early game at 1:35 p.m. to square off against Lance Lynn. Charlie Morton and ... Read More