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Jon Lester Got Absolutely Shelled By The Pirates This Afternoon
It was a rough first inning for the Cubs’ Jon Lester today. He took the mound at 1:10 p.m. and promptly gave up a leadoff single to Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison. A groundout and a walk put runners on first and second with one out and David Freese at the plate. This is precisely when it all went to shi...
Phillies Accidentally Shoot Off Postgame Fireworks During Game
The Phillies lost to the Pirates last night, dropping them to an MLB-worst 28-56. In the second inning, the Pirates’ Jose Osuna threw out consecutive base runners trying to stretch singles into doubles. It wasn’t all Phillies blunders: The Phils’ Andrew Knapp scored from first on a botched pickoff t...
First Baseman Josh Bell Gets Distracted By Flying Bat, Fails To Realize Ball Is Being Thrown Directly To First Base
A wailing fire alarm. A car slamming into the front window of a diner, brakes screeching as customers scream. A baseball bat that has slipped from the hitter’s fingers and is flung into the crowd. ...
Report: Umpire Saves Woman's Life Hours Before Pirates Game
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the harrowing account of umpire John Tumpane’s afternoon near the Pirates’ stadium on the Roberto Clemente Bridge, where he came across a woman who climbed over the railing and wanted to jump off....
James Harrison Enjoys Game Of Hooverball
We’ve got a fresh batch of videos featuring James Harrison doing wild shit in order to stay beefy, and these clips feature him hurling a medicine ball over a volleyball net with his pals....
What Options Do The Steelers Have With Le'Veon Bell?
The Steelers placed the franchise tag on running back Le’Veon Bell, but Bell has yet to sign his tender and did not report for any of the team’s offseason program. That includes this week’s mandatory minicamp, which for Bell was actually not mandatory because he’s not officially under contract. ...
Little Penguins Fan Gets Sidney Crosby's Autograph, Can't Handle It
This kid had his shirt signed by Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, and he was absolutely overwhelmed by the moment while being interviewed by Pittsburgh’s WTAE....
Jameson Taillon Activated After Surgery For Testicular Cancer, Will Make First Start Back Tonight
Exactly five weeks after undergoing surgery for testicular cancer, Jameson Taillon has been reinstated from the disabled list and will return to the mound tonight....
Penguins Fans Celebrate Stanley Cup Victory By Eating Raw Catfish
Penguins fans celebrated last night’s Stanley Cup victory the way most fanbases do: by gathering in the streets and getting rowdy. Some fans were a little wilder than others, and by “wilder” I mean “more willing to consume mashed-up raw fish.”...
The Penguins Are History
Arguments against this pronouncement may be lodged but will be dismissed: What the Pittsburgh Penguins have done—win back-to-back Stanley Cups under the salary cap—is the single most impressive feat of the NHL’s modern era....
Penguins Win Fifth Stanley Cup
A Patric Hornqvist goal with 90 seconds left in the third period gave Pittsburgh the lead they needed as the Penguins claimed the Stanley Cup for the second straight year, winning by an eventual score of 2-0 after a late empty-net goal by Carl Hagelin....
Officials' Blunder Costs Nashville Game-Opening Goal
The Predators’ Colton Sissons scored just a minute into the second period of a 0-0 Stanley Cup Final Game 6, only for it to be declared no goal due to an early whistle from an official. Maybe Ted Leonsis is onto something? ...
Pitt Does What It Should've Months Ago, Grants Cam Johnson Release To UNC
Guard Cam Johnson fought with the University of Pittsburgh’s athletic department for two months to secure a full release prior to his transfer to North Carolina. Just three days after the sharpshooter sent out a lengthy statement to media members, announcing his transfer to UNC and calling out the h...
Steelers K Chris Boswell Kicked Out Of Penguins Game
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell says he was ejected from last night’s Penguins 6-0 Game 6 win in Pittsburgh for getting overly excited during a rare SCF line brawl....
The Stanley Cup Final Has Gotten Nasty
For the first time since 2011, we’ve got a final that appears to have some legitimate bad blood. The Penguins walloped the Predators 6-0 to take a 3-2 series lead, and a blowout is just the thing to increase tensions. The war of words between P.K. Subban and Sidney Crosby boiled over into a ground-a...
Mike Milbury On Sidney Crosby Grinding P.K. Subban's Head Into The Ice: He "Had It Coming"
NBC broadcaster Mike Milbury is scarcely a month removed from declaring P.K. Subban a “clown” who deserved a “rap on the head” for daring to get loose during warmups by dancing on the ice. He’s now continued that fine legacy of wishing ill upon Subban, saying tonight that the defenseman deserved to ...
That's Not Gonna Make His Breath Any Better
Sidney Crosby apparently wants P.K. Subban to know what it’s like to have a concussion... real bad....
Cam Johnson Granted Release From Pittsburgh, Eligible To Play For UNC Next Year
After going public with a damning critique of the NCAA’s transfer system, shooting guard Cam Johnson has been granted his full release by Pittsburgh and will be eligible to play for the University of North Carolina next season, per news that his father gave to reporters....