It’s rug cutting time for high school football player and college coaches. National signing day is tomorrow. Players who have made verbal commitments make it offical. Of the 26 senior players in Beaver County, six have yet to decide. Former Riverside QB Jason Danback will sign with Gannon an NCAA Divison II school. Yet to make a commitment is former Central Valley QB Chris Callaghan. He has Tifin, Clariton, and Edinboro on his list.
Category: Sports
Pitt Falls From The Poll
If you are looking for the Pitt Mens Basketball team In the USA Today-Coaches Poll, they are not there. Their lost to Clemson knocked them off the poll. The Panthers join fellow ACC team Duke. The Blue Devils are 1-5 in their last six games. Pitt faces #9 Virginia Saturday at Noon at the Peterson Event Center.
Penguins Begin Second Half
The Penguins ended their all star vacation on Monday. They held practice at the Cranberry facility. Missing from the workout were the All Star participants Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang were excused because of the game on Sunday. Left wing Chris Kunitz practiced and will be a game time decision. Kunitz was injured in the January 24th game against the Washington Capitols. Penguins host the Ottawa Senators tonight at the Consol Energy Center. Face off is shortly after 7pm. WBVP-and-WMBA’s next broadcast game will be Saturday in Tampa Bay against the Lightning.
CBS and NBC To Share Thursday Night Football
Thursday night football will be on CBS and NBC next season. The two networks has agreed to a two year contract. CBS and the NFL Network have broadcast the Thursday night game for the last two years. The NFL will telecast all 16 games in 2016.
01/30/16 Saturday Sports Slam Preview
This week’s guests are Tim Ishman Director of Recreation and Tourism for Beaver County in the 8 o’clock hour ( We’re going to talk with him about the Ice Arena and Snow Shovel riding contest along with other things going on in the county and Mike Lysakowski from Motorsport Aspects in the 9 o’clock hour. (Mike is getting ready to leave for a speed week’s in Daytona and we’ll check in with him with all the new rule changes in Nascar) Plus it’s the break in the NHL we’ll evaluate the Pens first half and high school hoops are starting to wind down we’ll go over the standings and see who has to beat who to get to the playoffs all that and more with Frank Sparks and Greg Benedetti this Saturday on the Saturday Sports Slam from 8:05 to 10 a.m. on Beaver County Radio 1230/WBVP and 1460 WMBA.
Penguins 5 vs. Vancouver 4 (Final)
Pirates May Have A Block
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the the Brewers posted an opening for a play-by-play announcer on their web site. The reason is their current play-by-play man Joe Block is a finalist for the same job with the Pirates. That job became available when Tim Neverett moved home to take the job with the Boston Red Soxs.
Rowan and N C State Bury Panthers
Former Lincoln Park star Maverick Rowan scored 14 points as North Carolina State buried the Pitt Panthers 78-61 at the Peterson Event Center Tuesday night. The Wolfpack was lead by point guard Anthony “Cat” Barber who scored 31 points and eight assists in the rout. They lead by as much as 28-points in the first half and fought off two attempts by the Panthers to get back in the game. The Panthers were lead by Jamar Artis’s 16-points. Pitt travels to Florida State for a Saturday afternoon game.
Former Kicker And Defensive End Dies
Lou Michaeles a former kicker and defensive end with the Steelers from 1961-1963, has died. He was 80-years-old. A 1960 4th Round draft pick played his first three years with the L A Rams before being traded to the Steelers. He also played for Baltimore and Green Bay before retiring in 1971
No Surgery For Big Ben
On his radio show Tuesday, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger revealed that the bruised AC joint and injured ligaments in his throwing shoulder will not need surgery. He has been advised by the Steelers medical staff to rest the arm and it will heal on it’s own.