19 Feb
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 – 2:19 pm
19 Feb
published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 – 12:54 pm
Trib Steelers Writer Mark Kaboly checks in with Junker and Laird live from the NFL Combine in Indy to talk Steelers and NFL Draft.
19 Feb
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 – 11:17 am
THE LEAD
It could be a historic weekend for 19th-ranked Robert Morris University, as it chases its first regular-season conference title in 11 years of Division I hockey. RMU leads the rest of the Atlantic Hockey pack by seven points with four games to play. The Colonials can clinch the AHC’s top spot by gaining two points in its final four games, or if Mercyhurst and Bentley fail to earn two points each over that same span.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
– The Colonials carry a nation-best eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) into the series, one shy of matching the program record set twice before. RMU went nine games without a loss (7-0-2) to start its current season.
– RMU has already matched its previous best for wins in a season, set first in 2012-13. Over the past five seasons, the Colonials have the 13th-best winning percentage (.576) among 59 D-I teams and the best in the AHC.
– The Colonials are 8-1-3 as the visiting team, the second-best road record in the nation to Michigan Tech (11-1-1). RMU has won four in a row away from home and sports a five-game unbeaten run (4-0-1) on the road.
– This will be RMU’s first trip to the new Polisseni Center, but the Colonials have good memories in Rochester, as they won their first AHC postseason championship last March at Blue Cross Arena.
MATCHING UP WITH R.I.T.
– After losing twice in Pittsburgh earlier this season, the Tigers will get a second chance at RMU on their home ice. RIT is 1-1-2 all-time against the Colonials in Rochester, although all those games were at their former home of Ritter Arena.
– This weekend’s series features four of Atlantic Hockey’s top five scorers, with RIT senior Matt Garbowsky leading the way at 40 points (21g) and junior Josh Mitchell (26a) third with 36. RMU linemates Cody Wydo (39 points) and Zac Lynch (35) are second and fifth in the league.
– Much like the RMU goalie tandem of Terry Shafer and Dalton Izyk, RIT’s Jordan Ruby (16 starts) and Mike Rotolo (13) have shared time nearly evenly. The senior Ruby has the better save percentage (.920) and goals-against average (2.14).
– The Tigers are middle-of-the-pack in most teamwide categories, but their penalty killing stands out. RIT has allowed just 15 goals in 140 power-play chances, good for a 89.3 percent success rate that ranks fifth in the nation and first in the AHC.
18 Feb
published in category: College Sports on Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 – 10:23 am
Chris Adamski and Ben Jones talk Penn State Football, Basketball and Hockey plus an in-depth look at the 2015 Nittany Lion Offense.
17 Feb
published in category: Wrestling Reality on Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 – 2:17 pm
17 Feb
published in category: Ike Taylor, Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 – 10:28 am
The Ike Taylor Show is brought to you by Dunkin Donuts, the Preferred Coffee of the Ike Taylor Show and also sponsored by White Deer Run, Cove Forge Treatment Centers.
12 Feb
published in category: College Sports on Thursday, February 12th, 2015 – 2:20 pm
12 Feb
published in category: Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, February 12th, 2015 – 8:54 am
The Steelers will face the Minnesota Vikings to kick off the 2015 preseason in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game, it was announced today.
The game will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Sunday, August 9. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. and will be televised nationally on NBC’s Sunday Night Football and broadcast nationally on radio by Westwood One Sports.
One night prior to the game, the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 will be formally enshrined. Two members of the 2015 class have ties to the participating clubs, Jerome Bettis for Pittsburgh and Mick Tingelhoff for Minnesota.
This will mark the sixth time the Steelers have played in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game and the first time since 2007.
