The Pittsburgh Penguins Blog

On Saturday at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa, the #9 Ohio State Buckeyes head to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. In years past, the two teams played for high stakes, such as the Big Ten title, or simply bragging rights between the neighboring states. This year, Penn State wants […]

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On Tuesday, Gary Bettman and the NHL owners offered the NHLPA a deal that seeming made sense: 50-50. Normally, when someone offers you half of something, you take it willingly with little to no argument. But, the NHL Players Associate saw the deal as a slight movement in negotiation. Half of anything seems like a […]

Maybe it was the cancellation of two weeks of games or the $250 million the league has already lost in revenue thanks to having no preseason. Whatever it was, the NHL finally "gave in" and submitted a proposal to the NHLPA to split hockey-related revenue 50-50. According to Darren Dreger at TSN, the NHLPA is […]

The 2012-2013 season was supposed to start tonight. Instead, the league is in a labor dispute with the Player's Association which has led to a lockout, and subsequent work stoppage. As a result, the first two weeks of the season, totaling 82 games, has been cancelled. What a shame. After rebuilding a league that was […]

Earlier this week it was announced that the NHL was canceling the first two weeks of the regular season. The league has been in a battle with the NHLPA over a new CBA since July and while their recent string of meetings has been an encouraging sign, both parties are still far apart. The biggest […]

Forty-Five years ago, Boston's Carl Yastrzemski hit .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBIs to win baseball's triple-crown. Yastrzemski's feat matched only 15 other players in baseball history to hit for the best average, most home runs, and most RBIs in a single season. This season, Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera's determination and consistency allowed […]

Each Wednesday on TribLive Radio, with hosts with Ken Laird and Guy Junker, listeners vote on the "Jagoff of the Week" award. This prestigious award is given to the biggest 'Jag' in sports over the previous week. Here is an update on the Jag Champs of 2012: *Todd Graham reigning Jagoff of the Year for […]