Monthly Archives: December 2011

31 Dec

Steel City Stories of 2011 by Jon Pennline

published in category: College Sports, Ike Taylor, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers
Saturday, December 31st, 2011 – 5:38 pm

When I started this blog on January 7th, 2011, I had no idea it would take off this quickly and the best part was that I was having fun! Since January, this blog has reached nearly 6000 views and has been the key to my association with Trib Live Radio and Ohio Valley Athletics. Now, […]

 

29 Dec

Steelers D Takeaways drop from 31 to 13

published in category: College Sports, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers
Thursday, December 29th, 2011 – 3:12 pm

In 2010, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (excluding special teams) came up with 31 takeaways of the football in the regular season. In 2011, through fifteen games, they have only 13. It looks even worse when you consider 4 of those 13 this year came from early Christmas gifts off the arm of former Pitt quarterback […]

 

28 Dec

Hines Ward talks about 1,000 catches in Cleveland

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 – 3:55 pm

Steelers receiver Hines Ward needs five catches on Sunday in Cleveland to reach 1,000 grabs for his career. If he gets there, he'll become just the 8th WR in NFL history to hit that milestone joining Jerry Rice, Tony Gonzalez, Marvin Harrison, Cris Carter, Tim Brown, Terrell Owens, and Issac Bruce. Hines talked about what […]

 

26 Dec

Week 17 Could Decide the Fate of the AFC Title by Jon Pennline

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Monday, December 26th, 2011 – 5:05 pm

Here we go again, Steelers fans. The Baltimore Ravens are one loss away from losing the AFC North division as they were two weeks ago. Although the Ravens were crushed by the San Diego Chargers on Sunday Night Football in week 15, the Pittsburgh Steelers played well below winning standards the following night and handed […]

 

20 Dec

Steelers Blow their Chance by Jon Pennline

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers, Wrestling Reality
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 – 9:20 am

With homefield advantage, a first round bye and another AFC North Division title staring them right in the face, the Steelers laid an egg on Monday Night Football against the San Fransisco 49ers. Now, sitting at 10-4, it looks like the road to Super Bowl XLVI will not go through Pittsburgh. After watching the Texans […]

 

17 Dec

Steelers Saturday Injury Updates

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers, Sports Talk Radio
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 – 2:37 pm

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their first Saturday practice of the regular season at their South Side facility as they finished their work week in preparation for their Monday Night Football appearance in San Francisco. All eyes were on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as he went through a "limited" practice on his sore left ankle (high […]

 

15 Dec

Bruce Arians talks on 49ers Week

published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers
Thursday, December 15th, 2011 – 4:18 pm

Steelers Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians met the press again this week to discuss issues prior to the San Francisco game. Here is the transcript: How's Ben Roethlisberger? "Well, he's still in the boot. Making a little progress, slowly but surely. Wait and see. We hope, got our fingers crossed. Got a lot of time left. […]