Entries from March 2008

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Pitt falls, blame everyone

If someone had told me last week that West Virginia would make it further into the NCAA tournament than Pitt, I probably would have laughed in their face. That is, however, the reality facing the Panthers tonight as they return home after a 65-54 beating at the hands of Michigan State in a game [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Injury bug bites Pirates’ Sanchez and other notes

The Pirates are already experiencing their first injury problem of the season and, unfortunately, it is to the player who has been their MVP over the last two seasons, 2B Freddy Sanchez.  Sanchez is having issues with his shoulder, which he had minor surgery  (no one really knows what minor means in this context) on [...]

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Pitt, WVU continue their NCAA dancing

Oral Roberts may have been out to shock the world yesterday, but Pitt just affirmed what everyone already knows: right now, the Panthers are one of the hottest teams in the nation.  Led by junior PG Levance Fields, Pitt dominated Oral Roberts (seriously, who names their college Oral Roberts?) yesterday on their way to the [...]

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Rooney wrong about Wilson release

“I’m here today to announce that Cedrick Wilson is being released by the Pittsburgh Steelers due to his recent legal issues. This organization does not condone those types of actions on the part of any employee. No further questions will be asked.” That’s what Steelers’ chairman Dan Rooney should have said. [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Pryor surprises no one by picking Ohio State

Terrelle Pryor has finally announced his college decision and it is the same one that it would have been had Pryor made his announcement on National Signing Day, as the Jeanette product will be headed to Columbus, Ohio to play for Jim Tressel and the Ohio State University.  If anything, Pryor’s decision to wait to [...]

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

It’s about time . . .

As you all know, Terrelle Pryor is finally going to announce his college decision tomorrow. It’s probably down to Ohio State or Michigan, with Pryor almost certainly choosing OSU (okay, that’s not official, but it is), but here are some other alternatives should Pryor feel like shocking the world: