Last July, Neal Huntington had the privilege of searching the trade market in hopes of acquiring major-league talent at the deadline. The Pirates were buyers for the first time in two decades and Huntington was able to land two bats (Ryan Ludwick and Derek Lee) for marginal minor league talent. This season, the forecast for […]

Ken Laird's thoughts from the Rookie minicamp and interviews with David DeCastro, Mike Adams, Sean Spence and Toney Clemons. http://filesource.abacast.com/tribtotal/507-365.mp3

The Pittsburgh Penguins have built a lot of success using the three center model over the last six seasons. Since Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jordan Staal made their way to Pittsburgh, the Penguins have made six straight playoff appearances including two conference titles and a Stanley Cup. However, not all is well in the […]

The roulette wheel known as the Pittsburgh Power quarterback position keeps spinning. This time it landed on Bryan Randall, but the results were pretty much the same they've been all season as the Pittsburgh Power lost to their division rival, the Cleveland Gladiators, 58-43. Randall did finish the day with 309 yards passing and 5 […]

If ever there was a draft that highlighted Steelers' GM Kevin Colbert's selection strategy, it was this one. The Pittsburgh Steelers, as they have over the last two decades, chose the most talented player over a player that would fit a larger need. To an extent, the Steelers were able to do both in the […]

After the Pittsburgh Penguins failed to put a dent into the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third year in-a-row, needless to say, they have a lot of work to do. From top to bottom the entire Pens organization failed, yes, failed. Ray Shero, (signing Michalek and Martin), Bylsma, (not adjusting to playoff hockey), Crosby and […]

It still amazes me how quickly this season went for the Pittsburgh Penguins; seems only yesterday they were opening up against the Vancouver Canucks to start their western road trip. From there, the team got out to an 8-3-2 start, good enough for first in the Eastern Conference. Then injuries showed their ugly head, again, […]

Kicking in the AFL is a difficult proposition. The goal posts are only nine feet wide. Obviously not much space to aim to make a successful kick. Having said that it's Collin Wagner's job to make kicks for his team, and he failed in that regards four times on Friday night, and the Power came […]