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Turning the corner and entering the second half of the year the Penguins are 26-10-6, with 58 points.  Second in the Metropolitan Division and second in the Eastern conference.  With a few “mumps” in the road, the Pens have been able to pull through and still prove to be one of the top teams in…

Is there ever really a time where fans should be sending death threats to any athlete? Brandon Jacobs, a running back for the New York Giants, was sidelined the Giants opening game this season with a hamstring injury. Because of this, he received a death threat. A person took to Twitter to vent about Jacobs…

Since December 22nd the Penguins are 2-4-1, although, still holding tightly on to a tie for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division with the New York Islanders.  Both teams only a point behind a tie for first place between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadians.  Montreal has been on doing outstanding as of…

  When the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their 2009 Stanley Cup Victory, reporters asked a very young Evgeni Malkin what it meant for him and his teammates to be sharing the championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers who had won Super Bowl XLIII earlier in the year. Through broken English, the Penguins rising star jokingly said, “Go…

The Pitt Panthers Football team had five head coaches between 1986 and 2010, and since then, they have had five more with former offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph being named interim head coach in the new addition to the sad trend after Paul Chryst recently resigned. It wasn’t a surprising move, as he can potentially take…

The Penguins capped off the week with two wins and an overtime loss giving them a record of 20-6-4 bringing in 44 points.  A single point ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Eastern Conference lead.  The Pens are doing good with an injury riddled lineup, now taking both Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett…

Coming off of the exceptional 2014 Pirates season where they achieved the playoffs for two years straight,they head into the offseason where rumors about trades and signings buzz around the MLB. The question is whether playoffs will happen for a third straight year. As the Winter Meetings from San Diego fades into memory and Piratefest…

There is still the slight chance the Steelers could finish 8-8 for the third consecutive year. This would be a huge let down to myself, and Steeler fans everywhere. But why does it feel like this year would feel worse going 8-8 than previous years? It is because of opportunity. Its not a secret, Big…

Overtime hockey is some of the most stressful hockey to watch, but a beaten up and injury riddled Pittsburgh Penguins was able to make it to an overtime period against a tough New York Rangers.  The game may have ended in an overtime loss for the Penguins, but it was better than some may have…

On Friday, November 21st, you could barely find any students within the halls of the high school. It wasn’t because of perilous ice coated roads keeping buses parked for the day, or a few feet of snow, or a below-zero windchill keeping everyone inside. It wasn’t for an abundance of field trips or even a…