Friday September 3 2010
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Penguins' Staal to miss start of training camp

Penguins' Staal to miss start of training camp

Center still recovering from lacerated tendon suffered in Eastern Conference semifinals but is expected back for start of regular season

EQT Regional High School Football Tour

EQT Regional High School Football Tour

On The Move - Bosnic's Prexies Look to Continue Improvement Friday Against Clairton

Pittsburgh Sports Report Game of the Week

Pittsburgh Sports Report Game of the Week

Return to Prominence - 2010 Blue Devils Begin Climb Against Pine-Richland Friday Night

Tino's Time

Tino's Time

Tino Sunseri spent the summer preparing to step into two different roles for the Pitt football team: one as the new starting quarterback and the other as a strong leader for the Panthers offense.

Tomlin Report Preseason Week 4

Tomlin Report Preseason Week 4

Steelers look to settle position battles and firm-up depth chart heading into Thursday's final preseason game against Carolina

Question Answered

Question Answered

Pitt running back Dion Lewis looks to build on his breakout freshman season.

Trips to Alabama (Sept. 11), Iowa (Oct. 2) and Ohio State (Nov. 13) provide big hurdles, but opportunities exist for feel-good moments and victories.

The Panthers won’t easily forget the loss as they head into the 2010 season with high expectations and a chip on their shoulder.

Best Offensive Player: John Clay, RB, Wisconsin

The big (248 pounds), punishing running back piled up 1,517 yards rushing and 18 TDs last season and spent the offseason work

Best offensive player: Noel Devine, RB, West Virginia

It’s a toss-up with Pitt’s Lewis, but Devine will be the center of West Virginia’s offense this season as he looks to i

The Ellis Cannon Sports & Business Report Listen Now!

Perfect. That’s the only word I can think of to describe Dave Wannstedt as he relates to Pitt.
As Uncle Nick said, “Alice, people will do anything.”
Sergei Gonchar is gone and, barring an 11th-hour change of heart by management, the Penguins won’t re-sign Bill Guerin. How will losing leadership and veteran presence affect the team?
The following is a reasonably accurate representation of my internal monologue while waiting for a seat at a Rivers Casino Blackjack table...

Poll

How will Pitt do this season?
Go undefeated for the first time since 1976
17%
Win their first outright Big East Title
83%
Finish second or third in the conference and play in a ho-hum bowl game
0%
Finish right around .500
0%
Collapse and only win 3-4 games
0%
Total votes: 6
Walt Villa and Tony DeFazio have different answers to that question in this month's SHOWDOWN!!
If the Charleroi Cougars are going to rely on the running of Quentin Briggs this season, they may have to tweak the junior’s style a bit.
August is upon us, which means the training camps are open and the football season is almost here. For all you fantasy football managers out there, August is also Draft Month.
One of the key problems with the Pirates franchise over these 17--soon to be 18--losing seasons has been the disturbing number of No. 1 draft pick flopperoos.