There will be no Keenon Lewis reunion with the Steelers. Lewis was cut a week ago by the New Orleans Saints. After a physical and a MRI of his troublesome hip, they decide to pass on the defensive hack. He missed a lot of practices and games in the 2015 season. The Steelers determined that the injury was chronic they declined to sign him.
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PSU Names Starting Quarter Back.
Penn State Coach James Franklin has named his starting quarterback. Red shirt sophomore Trace McSorley will replace Christian Hackenberg. Hackenberg went pro at the end of the season. He is in the New York Jets camp. He won the battle over redshirt freshman Tommy Stevens. Senior Perry Hills will be the starting quarterback for Maryland. Stevens played for Central Catholic.
Harrison Meets the NFL
James Harrison meets the NFL today. They will discuss his involvement in a discredited TV piece Involving PED’s. After that meeting, Harrison will join his teammates as they travel to New Orleans to play the Saints Friday night. Most of the regulars will see action including Quarterback Ben Rothelersberger. Airtime from the Mercedes-Benz dome is 6-pm on WBVP-WMBA. Kickoff is at 8…
Pirates Hit The Road
After a 1-5 home stand the Pirates hit the road. They begin a game set against the Brewers in Milwaukee. Chad Kuhl, who has not given up a walk in his last two appearances, will start for the Pirates. He is 3-1. The Brewers will pitch Willy Peratta who is 5-9. In the wild card race San Francisco has the number one spot. St Louis who is in the number two spot. They trail the Giants by a game and a half. The Marlins trail the Cardinals by one game. The Pirates are three games back.
Preview Week on The Saturday Sports Slam.
This Saturday on The Saturday Sports Slam from 8 AM to 10 AM Frank and Greg are going to be previewing The High School Football season. Guests that are scheduled so far this week are Beaver County Radio Sports Director and Beaver County Hall of Fame Broadcaster Bob Barrickman . Newly enshrined in The Larry Bruno Circle of Achievement and New Brighton Athletic Director Joe Ursida will also join the guys to talk about the upcoming football season and also talk about what an AD’s duties are this time of year. As always they will also be taking your calls through out the show and also they will be giving away a basket of wings at Robert’s Roadside Inn.
Pirates head out on the road against the Brewers.
The Pirates are headed to Miller Park to take on the Brew Crew in the first of a four game series. Click the play button below as Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown has a preview of tonight’s action. Airtime is 7:45 PM on Beaver County Radio.
Pirates lose 5 out of 6 at PNC Park
The Pirates fell to the Houston Astros at PNC Park yesterday by the score of 5-4 finishing the home stand with a miserable 1-5 record. Click the play button below as Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown has a recap of yesterdays defeat.
Lewis Gets A Second Look.
Former Steelers cornerback Keenan Lewis will workout for the coaches today. Lewis was with the Steelers from 20096-2012. He signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans. Lewis is 30. He was cut by the Saints last week after an injured plagued 2015 season. He has told the Steelers he is healed and ready to play.
Harrison And NFL To Meet
The long awaited and debated meeting between Steelers Line Backer James Harrison and the NFL is going to happen. It will take place Thursday at the Steelers practice facility on the south side. The league wants to talk to Harrison about his linkage to PED’s in an Al Jazeera documentary . The source has since recanted the story. Green Bay’s Clay Mathews and Julius Peppers were also inplicated in the report. They are schedule to meet with the NFL before Friday.
Bill Mc Cracken retired local racer guest on Lead Lap 08/27/16
Bill Mc Cracken retired local racer will be a guest on The Lead Lap with Frank Sparks this week , August 27,2016. Frank and Bill will chat about the differences between racing in his day and racing now. Tune into Beaver County Radio this Saturday at 10 AM for more.