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PITT EDGES...WOFFORD?
13 days ago by
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While many of us were distracted with Cincy-WVU or thinking ahead to this weekend's buffet of great sports TV, the Pitt Panthers officially opened their 2009-10 campaign at the Pete against Wofford. And it wasn't particularly pretty.Down by as many as 13 in the second half...
CHRIS KUNITZ OUT TWO WEEKS
13 days ago by
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Seriously? Yes, seriously: the injury bug chomped on the Penguins once again, as it was announced that Chris Kunitz will miss about two weeks with the contagious "lower body" injury. With Kunitz's injury, the defending champs are now missing over one-third of its roster...
NEWS AND NOTES
15 days ago by
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--Mean Joe Greene will be at Heinz Field on Sunday to accept his Clio award for creative excellence in advertising. And yes, it's a little late.Greene won the award in 1979 but wasn’t available to accept the award at the time, and never received the hardware over the past 30...
BROOKS ORPIK OUT 2 WEEKS
15 days ago by
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It's raining and pouring right now for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as it was announced today that defenseman Brooks Orpik will miss two weeks with the mysterious "lower body" injury. I'm sure I speak on behalf of Penguin fans everywhere when I wish him a speedy recovery...
MIKE, MIKE & ESPN COMING TO THE BURGH
16 days ago by
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As mentioned numerous times, there are some intriguing football games coming up this weekend at Heinz Field, and ESPN has taken notice, which officially makes it a big deal.Mike and Mike, the sports talk radio industry's attempt at a daily four-hour Odd Couple sequel, will be broadcasting...
TROY POLAMALU ON JIMMY FALLON
16 days ago by
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay up to watch this when it originally aired, but here's the video of Jimmy Fallon's show from Tuesday night featuring the flowing locks of one Troy Polamalu.The Steeler safety continued the team's assault on network TV in 2009 with...
JOSE CASTILLO ATTACKED BY ARMED MEN ON MOTORCYCLES
16 days ago by
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Buried in a story about former MLB pitcher Victor Zambrano's mother being rescued from a recent kidnapping ordeal in Venezuela is this bit of information on former Pirate Jose Castillo:Another former MLB player, Jose Castillo, was attacked by armed men on motorcycles as he left...
NEWS AND NOTES
17 days ago by
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--You Pitt fans better print out these Fear the Stache signs if you're going to the game on Saturday. [The Fighting Wannstaches]--Tough 3-0 loss for the Penguins on Tuesday night against Boston. Not only did they get shut out for the second game in a row, but they also lost Brooks...
A TALE OF TWO HALVES
18 days ago by
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STEELERS (6-2) 28 BRONCOS (6-2) 10 ROETHLISBERGER 21-29, 233 YARDS, 3 TD, 1 INTMENDENHALL 22-155 HOLMES 6-93Thoughts on the game that will surely vault the Steelers up Peter King's Fine Fifteen...1. This game was 7-3 Steelers at halftime, and that was with a Steeler offense that...
LARRY JOHNSON, PITTSBURGH STEELER?
18 days ago by
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Could this man be the next member of the Pittsburgh Steelers? If it were up to him...yes. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, RB Larry Johnson, recently freed of the burdens of an NFL contract, would like to join the Steelers. Let me try and contain my enthusiasm. Predictably,...
NEWS AND NOTES
18 days ago by
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Need to get fired up for the Monday nighter? Check out this NFL video of the origin of the Steelers' use of "Renegade".--The PG has a list of the top games in Steeler vs. Bronco history; let's hope tonight's doesn't end up like the 1998 AFC Championship game...
PITT 8TH IN AP, 12TH IN BCS
19 days ago by
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Many people (myself included) wondered how the Pitt Panthers would fare in 2009 after losing LeSean McCoy and Scott McKillop to the NFL. As today's #8 ranking in the AP poll (and #12 ranking in the BCS) would substantiate, I think they've done quite alright for themselves.The...
NEWS AND NOTES
22 days ago by
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--Looking for a classy OSU response to the Terrelle Cryer shirts? I guess this is the best they could do. [LeBrownsTown]--Keep your November 21 open: Sarah Palin's book tour is stopping at the Washington, PA Sam's Club. Where else can you can get a 10-pound box of mozarella...
TREATS FROM THE INBOX
23 days ago by
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It's time for the randomly-scheduled feature where YOU are the star, "Treats From the Inbox". For this edition, we have an eclectic mix of randomness, with 100% more leftover Halloween pictures. As usual, you've once again managed to send in some inspired stuff. Don...
PENN STATE READYING PRYOR T-SHIRTS
23 days ago by
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There's a rather large Big 10 game coming up on Saturday between Penn State and Ohio State, and to commemorate the occasion, these Terrelle Pryor-themed t-shirts are circulating around Happy Valley.The shirt's theme was a result of the game last season in Columbus, when King...
WANNY SPEAKS FOR MANY A FAN
24 days ago by
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There's a great, lengthy interview with the Wannstache on Rivals.com, but these two bullet points in particular really spoke to me: Can you bring back the mustard yellow uniforms? "We wore the old traditional uniforms a couple of years ago. You don't have to twist my...
PIRATES TRADE FOR IWAMURA
24 days ago by
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The Pirates made somewhat of a splash today, trading pitcher Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for 2B Akinori Iwamura. Iwamura, who hit .290/.355/.390 last season, is signed through 2010 and is due to make $4.85 million next year. He suffered a partially torn ACL on May 22 last season...
BREAKING NEWS: PLAYERS THINK HINES WARD IS DIRTY
24 days ago by
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It's hard to believe that the player shown above taunting a grounded opponent is considered 'dirty' by some of his peers, but that's exactly what a recent SI player poll revealed.296 NFL players were asked "Who is the dirtiest player in the league?" this summer...
ESPN PODCAST: STILLERS, PANTHERS, AND PENS
25 days ago by
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It's been a while since our last podcast, so Dave and I made up for lost time on Monday with a lengthy conversation covering the Steelers, Panthers, and Penguins. I believe you're familiar with all of them, right?Steeler talk batted leadoff, and among other topics, we tackled...
NEWS AND NOTES
26 days ago by
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Leading off...a few Halloween leftovers from the inbox:From Jason B. in Raleigh: "My office had a pumpkin carving contest and there was only one design I wanted to do..."From Chris H.: "I thought I was pretty clever with this costume but I didn’t get any compliments...
PITT 14TH, PENN STATE 11TH IN AP
26 days ago by
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Despite a week off, the Pitt Panthers moved up to 14th in this week's AP poll, up two spots from a week ago. In fact, they're just two spots below the USC Trojans. That's a sentence I never thought I'd be writing in 2009.So how does a team move up when they're watching...
NEWS AND NOTES
29 days ago by
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--The Penguins' first game sans Geno Malkin comes tonight at Columbus, and they'll also be without the injured Tyler Kennedy. All of a sudden, when you consider the missing Max Talbot and Sergei Gonchar, this is a team that's been chomped by the injury bug. Time for Jordan...
THE STEELERS, THE NFL, AND THE BYE WEEK
October 28, 2009 by
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With the bye week upon us and the Steelers granted some time off from Coach Tomlin, I thought now would be a good time to look back at what's happened to the near-midpoint in the season and what could happen the rest of the way. And in a truly rare moment, I will remove my Pittsburgh...
NEWS AND NOTES
October 26, 2009 by
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--Here's the scenario that has to play out for our dream matchup: Pitt and Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. Please, please, college football Gods, make this happen. [Altoona Mirror]--There was a long article about JoePa in this week's SI. As you know, PSU isn't really my...
ALL IN ALL, A GOOD WEEKEND FOR PITTSBURGH
October 25, 2009 by
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STEELERS (5-2) 27VIKINGS (6-1) 17ROETHLISBERGER 14-26, 175 YDS, 1 TDMENDENHALL 10-69WALLACE 3-72, 1 TDThis weekend featured two Pens games, a big Pitt homecoming game, and one of the marquee matchups of the 2009 NFL schedule. I think we can all say that a 3-1 record for our teams was...
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