In 2007, the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, making it to the second round before losing to eventual champion Tennessee. In 2008 and 2009, the Panthers reached the Sweet 16 under Head Coach Agnus Berenato who took over the Lady Panthers in 2003. The future of the program looked bright and many media members and opposing coaches began talking about the Panthers program as being a sleeping giant in women's college ... Read More
Pirates grind out win over Braves, finish homestand 7-2
Jonathan Sanchez lasted three innings but only allowed two runs as the Pirates took the four-game series from the Braves by a 4 – 2 margin. The Braves got on the board in the second by scratching together four straight singles by Chris Johnson, Reed Johnson, Gerald Laird, and Andrelton Simmons to make it 2 – 0. The Pirates would immediately answer back in the bottom with three straight hits of their own. Pedro Alvarez led off with a single, Russell Martin would then hit an RBI double, and ... Read More
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Host New Home Stadium Saturday
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds began their 2013 season with a tie against the Richmond Kickers on April 6th. Saturday’s home opener against the Harrisburg City Islanders—the inaugural game in the much-anticipated Highmark Stadium in Station Square—is already sold out. The buzz around the Riverhounds’ first home game is a far cry from their days playing in Bethel Park and Chartiers Valley’s high school stadiums. With a new stadium and talk of eventually being an MLS franchise comes ... Read More
BREAKING NEWS on PEDs is getting to be OLD NEWS
“BREAKING NEWS: (Athletes Name Here) has been caught using Performance Enhan... ” *Turns off TV* Haven’t we heard enough about the use of PED’s over the last few years? Yes, it’s illegal, and yes, it does give a player an unfair advantage over other non-using players who work their cans off to stay in the show, we get that. What I don’t get is why it is such a big deal in the media still. In this generation there are so many advancements in medicine and technology that some try to take any ... Read More
College Coaches making transition to the NFL
With Jim Harbaugh leading his 49ers into their second consecutive NFC title game appearance, we got to thinking... how many college coaches have successfully made the transition into the ranks of the NFL? (Harbaugh coached Stanford for 4 years (29 – 21) while taking the Cardinal to a 12 – 1 record and Fiesta Bowl appearance in his final year before taking the San Fran job.) Also, for conversation purposes, let’s say that the coach had to have been a HC for at least 4 years in the college ranks ... Read More
Alabama Ends Notre Dame’s Cinderella Season
The Alabama Crimson Tide won their second National Title in a row as they dominated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their Stout Defense by the score of 42 – 14 in South Florida. Alabama took the opening kickoff and took it 5 plays for 62 yards for an easy score, thanks to an Eddie Lacey 20 yard run for the opening score. The opening drive only took 2:57 and put a dent in a Notre Dame defense that was dominant all season. Notre Dame would then take the ball and start driving, but a 3rd down ... Read More
2012 College Football Bowl Preview, Part 2
2012-2013 Bowl Preview Part 2 Now that we got most of the “appetizer” games out of the way, last night’s Russell Athletic Bowl was a perfect example; we can get to the good stuff, The “Main Course”. I was 9-5 while Michael was 8-6. Now to the games. Kraft Fight Hunger 12/29 – 4 PM Navy (8 – 4) [Independent] vs. Arizona State (7 – 5) [Pac 12] Three of Navy’s four losses were to #1 Notre Dame in Ireland, Penn State, and to #24 San Jose State (12-0). They boast a good running game in which they ... Read More
College Football Bowl Preview & Predictions
Ah yes, the most wonderful time of the year and no Bing Crosby, I don’t mean Christmas. It’s Bowl Season! The time when we stay glued to the TV to watch 7-5 and 6-6 teams battle it out for the first 10 days before actually seeing bowl games. Therefore, I’m going to break this preview down into two groups. The “appetizer” group of the mid-majors playing the bottom half of the BCS conference teams that squeaked in due to a ho-hum non-conference schedule, and the “Main Course” of games that start ... Read More
Pirates re-sign Jason Grilli to two-year deal
Jason Grilli (64 G, 2.94 ERA, 90 K’s) will be a Pirate for two more years. Well, at least in contract he will be. Last night, Grilli agreed to a two year, $6.75 million dollar contract with the Bucs (pending a physical). This, according to sources, was actually a hometown discount compared to other teams offering. When was the last time Pirates fans heard that with a big name free agent? This signing is huge because what it does is allow the front office to pursue talks with teams ... Read More
2012 college football awards
Here is a rundown of the major college football awards that will be given out over the next week. Heisman Trophy Collin Klein, Kansas State (2,490 P-YDS, 890 R-YDS, 37 TOT TD, 7 INT) Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (3,419 P-YDS, 1,181 R-YDS, 43 TOT TD, 8 INT) Manti Te’o, Notre Dame (101 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 7 INT) Will Johnny Football be the first Freshman to take the award? Will Te’o be the second Defensive player in a long time to take it? Or will Klein keep the Heisman universe at ... Read More