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Penguins Top Prospects

Penguins Top Prospects

Entering the 2012-13 season, the Penguins top three prospects were generally considered to be forward Beau Bennett and defensemen Simon Despres and Joe Morrow.

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Snider's pinch-hit grand slam leads Pirates to 5-4 victory over Cubs

Snider's pinch-hit grand slam leads Pirates to 5-4 victory over Cubs

In his first start in 10 months, Matt Garza held the Pirates scoreless through five innings. Pittsburgh didn’t record a hit until the fourth inning on a single by Clint Barmes.

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Prospect Watch: Behind The Plate

Prospect Watch: Behind The Plate

The Pirates signed veteran Russell Martin to a two-year contract last off-season, a move that general manager Neal Huntington hopes will solidify the position for the major league club through the 2014 season. Where do the Pirates turn after Martin’s deal is up?

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Re-Boot

Re-Boot

To say that the Duquesne Men’s basketball team had a disappointing season would be an understatement. With a record of 1-15 in the Atlantic 10 Conference—and an overall mark of 8-22 in head coach Jim Ferry’s first season—the Dukes suffered their first losing campaign since the 2006-07 season.

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Inline Investment Delivering NHL Return

Inline Investment Delivering NHL Return

Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin both won it. Other great Penguins like Tom Barrasso and Bryan Trottier also hoisted it. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup; it’s the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s most outstanding first year player.

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Embracing The Pressure

Embracing The Pressure

Three captains walk into bar... That could be the intro to any number of military jokes; it could also be the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 postseason.

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Bedlam in Moon: How Robert Morris pulled the biggest upset of the year

By Tony DeFazio on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 22:43

At the same time, about 16 miles northwest of uptown Pittsburgh, in a glorified high school gym called the Charles Sewall Center, less than 4,000 people were witness to one of the greatest moments

Pitt hires McConnell-Serio as women's basketball coach

By PSR Staff on Fri, 04/12/2013 - 14:48

Suzie McConnell-Serio, one of the most decorated players in the history of women’s basketball and owner of more than 300 career coaching victories, has been named the head women’s basketball coach

Spadafora wins NABF Super Lightweight championship

By Tony DeFazio on Sun, 04/07/2013 - 00:39

Frankel, an Albuquerque native fighting out of Denver, was a game opponent for Spadafora.

Steelers Free Agency Review

By Kenneth Torgent on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 16:15

The team prefers to draft and keep its own while reaching in to the free agent pool sparingly and often not until after the draft.

Great Expectations

By Joel Peretic on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 11:30

Producing the desired result relies on a perfect blend of all three. Rarely is the correct mix discovered, and those who have uncovered it face pressure for future titles.

2013 Big Board

By Sam Oliff on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:44

While those workouts will go a long way toward determining the draft order, here's a peek at what the big board as may look in NFL war rooms across the league.

Snider's pinch-hit grand slam leads Pirates to 5-4 victory over Cubs
In his first start in 10 months, Matt Garza held the Pirates scoreless through five innings. Pittsburgh didn’t record a hit until the fourth inning on a single by Clint Barmes.
05/22/2013 - 00:13
Pirates primer: 5/21 v. Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh (26-18) squares off against the Chicago Cubs (18-25) tonight at 7:05 p.m. in the first of a three-game set that concludes the Pirates’ 10-game, 11-day homestand.
05/21/2013 - 16:59
Pitt basketball to play in 2013 Legends Classic in Brooklyn
Panthers will travel to New York for games on Nov. 25 and 26
05/21/2013 - 10:25
Senators stun Penguins in 2 overtimes
Daniel Alfredsson tied the game with 29 seconds in regulation and Colin Greening scored the game-winner 7:39 into the second overtime as the Senators beat the Penguins 2-1 to pull within a game of Pit
05/19/2013 - 23:55
Pedro comes through again, pushes Pirates to 1-0 win
Houston Astros starter Lucas Harrell entered the fifth inning without allowing the Pittsburgh Pirates to record a single hit.
05/19/2013 - 17:31
Astros slide past Pirates, 4-2, in extra innings
A.J. Burnett allowed one run over seven innings, but the Astros scraped together a pair of runs in the top of the 11th and knocked off the Pirates 4-2 at PNC Park Sarturday night.
05/19/2013 - 00:41
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Penguins Top Prospects
Draftin' it Old School
Following the Steelers’ draft haul last month, there was considerable talk about how the team deviated from their tried and true ways, stepping boldly into the new era of the NFL by embracing change and living—and drafting—for the now.
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Pirates in good position at quarter-turn of 2013 season
You can’t divide the Major League Baseball season into four whole parts—162 divided by four comes out to 40.5—but after last night’s game against Milwaukee, the Pittsburgh Pirates officially rounded the quarter turn of their 2013 season. The report out of PNC Park: so far, so good—but there’s a long way to go.
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Inline Investment Delivering NHL Return
Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin both won it. Other great Penguins like Tom Barrasso and Bryan Trottier also hoisted it. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup; it’s the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s most outstanding first year player.
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Making Tracks
The Pitt baseball team entered May in the midst of one of the best seasons in program history, chasing a Big East title and a berth in the College World Series. It's hard to imagine a better way for the Panthers to enter the ACC.
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Embracing The Pressure
Three captains walk into bar... That could be the intro to any number of military jokes; it could also be the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 postseason.
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Penguins Top Prospects
Entering the 2012-13 season, the Penguins top three prospects were generally considered to be forward Beau Bennett and defensemen Simon Despres and Joe Morrow.
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Pens by the Numbers
As the Penguins attempt to push through playoffs, PSR takes a closer look at some of the numbers that made the 2012-13 regular season as successful as it was.
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Goliath Wins Round 1
After closing out their first-round series against the eighth-seeded Islanders, the top-seeded Penguins are taking some admittedly well-deserved heat.
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