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On Wednesday, the Penguins announced that the team had acquired forward Mikael Granlund from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.  The trade came as the Penguins had made multiple moves to clear cap space and change up their bottom six, including placing Kasperi Kapanen and Brock McGinn on waivers (the…

With Tom Brady looking to be officially retired this time, teams across the NFL can rejoice in finally having his dominant reign against them end.  Over the course of his 23 year, two-team NFL career, Brady played against every single team at least once, and has a .500 or better record in the regular season against every…

When one thinks of football in the Steel City, you can almost guarantee what first comes to their mind. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who didn’t respond with something Steelers-related. But little will most people know, or remember, the Steelers didn’t used to be the only football team based in the city. …

As kickoff commenced at Acrisure Stadium in Week 18, Steelers fans kept their eyes on the game on the field, but also two others. Before Week 18, the Steelers sat at 8-8 and were still in the hunt for the playoffs, but needed a lot of help.  Their route to the postseason included a win…

Over the course of Allderdice’s near century-long history, this high school has undergone several renovations, with new additions being added and old features fading into the past. These three acres carry a lot of history, some of which has been banished into the forgotten realm of Allderdice’s past. But, some of the most forgotten or…

Chaos is many things. It’s hectic, it’s entertaining, it’s messy. The 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers were all of these things, and more.  This Steelers team was one of the most unique and memorable teams, at least in recent memory, but for all the wrong reasons. The 2018 Steelers, who oftentimes looked more like a high-budget soap…

Antonio Brown was one of the best wide receivers the National Football League had ever seen. Over the course of his career, he led the entire NFL twice in receptions (2014 and 2015) and twice in receiving yards (2014 and 2017), as well as seven Pro Bowl honors, including a six year streak from 2013…

Let’s be honest, if you’re a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, there’s probably not a lot of recent memories you have of this team that are positive. How could I blame you? The Pirates are a small market, penny-pinching franchise that has had back to back 100 loss seasons and hasn’t had a playoff appearance since 2015. …

As training camp gets underway and the first preseason games for the Penguins are only a few weeks out, the roster for opening night is beginning to be formed. While the Penguins didn’t make major changes to their team, moves were made, players left and moved on, and others came in to take their place. …

In August, Netflix released the latest in its hit series Untold, a list of mini documentaries that showcases a wide range of sports-centered storylines. The latest, Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, features the story of former Notre Dame football player Manti Te’o, and the hoax that was his online girlfriend, Lennay Kekua.  If you’re a current…

Then, in an instant, the puck comes back to Artemi Panarin, and from what looks like an impossible angle with the entire net covered, Panarin’s shot somehow finds the back of the net. The Rangers celebrate at the boards, as the crowd is losing their minds, rightfully so. The Rangers had come back from down…

On Thursday, legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement after eighteen NFL seasons. His announcement was seen as imminent after the Steelers were eliminated from the NFL Playoffs after a 42-21 loss to the Chiefs in Kansas City two weeks ago. In a video posted to his Twitter account and retweeted by the Pittsburgh Steelers,…

In what was likely his final game at Heinz Field, veteran Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback ended it with a win, as Pittsburgh knocked off the Cleveland Browns, 26-14.  While Roethlisberger has not officially announced his plans to retire after the season as of yet, it has been the general consensus that the 2021 NFL campaign would be his…

Things are not going well. After a few defying reality games, injuries and COVID-19 outbreaks have taken their toll on the Penguins’ on-ice play. Pittsburgh is currently 6-6-4, with only 16 points, placing them in 7th place in the highly contested Metropolitan Division.  The Penguins have struggled without stars like Sidney Crosby (who has only…

It was a crazy off-season for the National Hockey League (NHL). Marc-Andre Fleury is now in Chicago. Jack Eichel has been stripped of his captaincy in Buffalo and is very likely never playing another game as a member of the Buffalo Sabres. There is a whole new team in the NHL in the Seattle Kraken,…

“As far as what I can see and how I feel, there’s zero doubt in my mind that the group that we have is a really good group and we had an opportunity here, and that’s why it stings so much.”   – Sidney Crosby, After Game 6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—As the final seconds ran off…

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–In the early hours of April 12th, the trade deadline day for the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they had acquired forward Jeff Carter from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional 3rd round pick in 2022 and a conditional 4th round pick in 2023.  The 3rd rounder in 2022 can turn…

With the Penguins poised to qualify for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Pittsburgh will be an intriguing team to follow during and on the NHL’s Trade Deadline, which ends at 3PM Eastern on April 12th. With so many teams still with a mathematical chance at a playoff spot in this shortened 56 game season, the…

With a shortened 2021 season that only has 56 games, the midway point of the season has certainly crept in on us a lot faster than normal.  At approximately the halfway point of this season, the Penguins stand with a record of 18-10-1 (37 points), which puts them in 3rd place in the NHL’s East…