The are plenty of reasons why the Penguins’ once-promising Stanley Cup odds have quickly become murkier than the Monongahela River after a rainstorm. You don’t drop eight out of 11...
For most of the 2019-20 season, the Penguins have been astoundingly resilient. Amid myriad injuries to superstars and solid role players, the team even managed to (briefly) sit atop the...
The Pirates haven't added any notable starting pitchers this offseason, but they have done everything possible to set up their incumbent options for success.
If Jim Rutherford had his druthers, the Penguins would have acquired Jason Zucker during this past offseason in a mega-deal involving Phil Kessel.
Jim Rutherford is on a transaction hot streak, from the shrewd moves he made during the offseason (trading a sixth rounder for John Marino) to the swaps that he didn’t make (keeping...
From a renewed commitment to defense, to Bryan Rust to Tristan Jarry, there are plenty of reasons why the Penguins remain among the NHL's elite.
Pittsburghers are a proud, protective bunch. We’ll ardently defend the merits of Primanti Brothers over any cheesesteak pretender.
Jim Rutherford has pulled off some epic blue-line heists during his time in Pittsburgh. Acquiring Trevor Daley for Rob Scuderi. Liberating Justin Schultz from Edmonton. Picking up Marcus Pettersson for top prospect-turned-AHL also-ran Daniel Sprong. But he...
A few years ago, the Penguins emerged as improbable champions thanks to an upstart goalie who stole playing time, and eventually the No. 1 job, from one who had hoisted...
Is Evgeni Malkin slipping? That seemed like a perfectly valid question entering the 2019-20 season.
Entering the 2019-20 NHL season, Bryan Rust had seemingly plateaued.
The tale of Devlin Hodges, the Saint Vincent camp arm turned starting QB and cult hero, took a somber but not exactly unexpected turn this past Sunday night.
We break down key data points from the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates in the latest 'Stats 'n' At,' focusing today on the Steelers' secondary and much more.
With JuJu Smith-Schuster out, Duck Hodges in, and the Steelers’ playoff hopes on the line, James Washington picked the ideal time to have a breakout game.
Has anyone managed to scrape Ryan Finley off the Paul Brown Stadium turf? The Bengals’ QB became the latest victim of a young, ascendant defense that is almost single-handedly dragging...
When it comes to evaluating a young quarterback, context is everything. And frankly, the context for Mason Rudolph in 2019 has been lousy.
The Steelers have no right being anywhere near a playoff race.
By now, you know the Mike Sullivan mantra. Be hard to play against. Win puck battles. Limit odd-man rushes. Play north-south hockey. It’s a philosophy that, along with several Hall of...