Here are notes from all of the professional sports in Pittsburgh and some from Pitt. Included here are a Pirate position controversy, the breakout performance of one former Pitt prospect at the Combine, the release of three Steelers and what the impending return of Marc-Andre Fleury means to the Penguins.
Kevin Colbert has announced the Steelers’ draft strategy and, while it is no different than it has been in previous years, it is still somewhat surprising. Colbert stated, of course, that the Steelers are going to draft the “best player available” as long as that player is not a quarterback or a tight end, two [...]
Deandre Kane, the best player in the WPIAL this year, desperately wants to attend Pitt. One of two major problems, however, is that he needs to ensure that his SAT scores are high enough to make him eligible to play there.
The Pirates are either “deep in negotiations” or have signed Byung-Hyun Kim, the near-goat of the 2001 World Series. Kim, who is known for his goofy sidearm throwing motion, would be a veteran right-handed pitcher that the club has sorely lacked, but he is definitely not the best option on the market, with that title [...]
Pitt fell out of the top 25 for the first time since the 2005-06 season on Monday, but anyone who is actually surprised by this needs to review Pitt’s inconsistency over the last ten or so games. Since losing Levance Fields to injury, Pitt has managed to sort of battle their way through the rough [...]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been illegally filmed by the Patriots on four separate occasions according to Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pen.) and the team does not care, stating that it considers the tapes a “nonissue” and that the franchise would support whatever measures the NFL chose to take. This stance is the proper and mature [...]
