With just a month remaining until a lockout becomes official, the NHLPA and owners are still duking it out to create a new CBA. At this time, both parties appear to be nowhere close to nailing down a deal and a work stoppage seems imminent. Here we go again. For those counting at home, this […]

The top fourteen television shows in Pittsburgh last week were all sports related. #1 was the Steelers preseason game easily beating the rest of the field with an 18.7 rating. The next four highest rated shows were the Olympics on NBC, 11.0, 9.6, 9.4 and an 8.6. #6 and #7 were Pirates games on Root […]

It is time for James McDonald to start pitching and get back to his old form if The Pirates have any hopes of saving their season and playoff hopes. If he does not, then it's time to send him back to the farm. It is time for him to decide what kind of pitcher he […]

What if I told you that restricted free-agent wide receiver Mike Wallace not only trained last week with speed and conditioning guru Tom Shaw at ESPN's Wide World of Sports at Disney, he bunked in Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor's nearby home and drove Taylor's car? How many people would welcome someone into their home while […]

It was the third inning and the Pirates looked to be in a very familiar position that had plagued the last 19 seasons. They were losing -getting crushed- by a team that was out of the playoff hunt for three months now. The Padres, winners of ten straight at PNC Park, took a quick 1-0 […]

Hey readers! Thanks for all of your great feedback on last week's column. I'm really excited to get your thoughts and opinions throughout the season. Don't forget to tell your friends to read every week for the latest inside scoop on the Steelers. I know you all must want to know what's going on at […]

In Pittsburgh, a "down" year for the Steelers means a year without another Super Bowl ring, parade, or championship banner. This season, it may mean something worse; missing the playoffs, an 8-8 record. Is it blasphemous to say the Steelers will be a mediocre team? In Pittsburgh, absolutely. However, I still stand by my prediction […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have no excuses for not making the playoffs this year. I am talking playoffs and playing in October: words that have not been said for nineteen years. If the Pirates do not make the playoffs, then the season is a bust. Even if they only make the wild card and play the […]