Should the Pirates keep pitcher Paul Maholm beyond the 2010 season? Most Bucs fans that I've chatted with, either verbally or electronically, seem to dismiss the possibility of Paul staying in black and yellow outright. After all, he is due 9.75 million dollars next season. For a team with a payroll of 46 mil, spending […]

You knew it was coming. Hearing the word "linebacker" during a Steelers draft is a sure thing. This year's selection is Christopher Carter from Fresno State. He'll follow in the footsteps of Jason Worilds, Thaddeus Gibson, LaMarr Woodley, Bruce Davis, and Alonzo Jackson as drafted defensive ends the team will attempt to convert to stand-up […]

The Steelers sent a strong message to their in-house cornerbacks with their selection in the 4th Round of the 2011 NFL Draft: the competition for jobs in the secondary will be on in training camp. CB Cortez Allen from The Citadel joins 3rd Round pick Curtis Brown as new members of DB Coach Carnell Lake's […]

Coming into the 2011 draft, most Steelers fans would agree that the team's needs were, in order, CB, OL, DL. Turns out, Steelers Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert got all three of those needs checked off in Rounds 1-3, albeit in reverse order. Welcome to Pittsburgh Cameron Heyward, Marcus Gilbert, and Curtis Brown. Gilbert […]

The NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, and although it's awfully difficult to predict a selection when a team is drafting at 31st overall, my money is on the Pittsburgh Steelers sticking and picking Ohio State defensive end Cameron Heyward. Heyward is the safest pick for Pittsburgh where they are selecting. The son of former Pitt […]

Normally, when the NFL schedule is released, fans don't need to consider whether the games will actually take place. This is supposed to be the time when vacation days are blocked out across Steeler Nation. Not in 2011. Just a lock-out, no block out. But, assuming the 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers football season does include actual, […]

Since last evening's Penguins 3-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs, I've been wrestling in my mind over whether the outcome is a sign of a long or short series to follow. On one hand, the Pens certainly showed the recipe for how this version of the team can win […]

Spurred by a bar-room conversation, I have set about selecting a Pittsburgh Penguins all-time team. Not just 6 starters here, I'm talking a full four lines, six defensemen, and two goalies. Our good friend and native Pittsburgher Dave Dameshek of NFL.com and the Jimmy Kimmel Show joined me recently to aid in my selections, and […]