The Penguins begin a short two game road trip in Tampa Bay tonight. Saturday night they will be in Miami to play the Florida Panthers. They will be without two centers. Eric Fehr suffered a lower body injury in the Ottawa game. He could miss up to a month. Evegni Malkin didn’t make the trip. Coach Mike Sullivan says Malkin has a nagging lower body injury. The Penguns have recalled prospect Oskar Sundquist from Wilkes-Barre / Scranton and will make his NHL debut against the lightning. Saturday night’s game at the Florida Panthers will be heard on WBVP-WMBA starting at 7pm.
Category: Sports
Bad Day For The Robert Morris Colonials
It was a bad day for Robert Morris Colonials coach Andy Toole. His struggling squad lost to Central Connecticut 65-60. After the game he announced the dismissal of sophomore forward Elijah Minnie and and junior guard Kavon Stewart for violation of team rules. Minnie an outstanding player at Lincoln Park. He started 15-games for the Colonials this season. He averaged 12-points and six rebounds. Stewart sat out Thursday nights game and will play against Bryant. Minnie will not return. Toole made it simple. “If you don’t want to be about what this program stands for, You can’t be here.”
Who Will Kick For The Steelers
Who will be the kicker for the Steelers in 2016? That is just one of the decisions the Black and Gold will have to make in the off season. They went through four of them due to injury and lack of results. It all started in the Hall of Fame game in August when their All Pro Kicker Sean Suisham tore up his knee trying to make a tackle. It ended when rookie kicker Chris Boswell made 29-of-32 field goals. He lead the league in field goals and in points scored 113. Boswell is 26, a rookie,and unflappable. Sean Suisham is a decade older, established kicker, and had more kickoffs for touch-backs than Boswell. The big element is cost. Suisham’s 2016 cap hit is 3.5m. Boswell 525 thousand. One factor to consider is if the Steelers cut Suisham the 3.5 m
CCBC Players of The Game Honored at Coaches Corner
Several CCBC Players of The Game were featured guests at Coaches Corner recently. During every high school basketball game broadcast, a player from each team is selected and announced as a CCBC Player of the game. The players are then invited to attend and be interviewed on the popular Wednesday evening sports talk show which airs live from Robert’s Roadside Inn from 7-8 P.M.
Penguins In Florida For The Weekend
After a morning practice in Cranberry, the Penguins head to Florida for two games. They play the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday night. Saturday night has them in Miami to play the Florida Panthers. The Pens and Panthers are on WBVP-WMBA with the pregame beginning 7pm.
Penn State loses and Duquesne Women Win
Adam Woodbury had a career 15 rebounds to help No. 5 Iowa roll past Penn State 73-49 Wednesday night. It was Iowa’s 15 consecutive home win. The Nittany Lions are are now 11-12 overall and 2-8 in conference. The Duquesne women stretched their record to 20-2, 8-1 in the Atlantic 10 with an overtime 73-64 win over Massachusetts. The Lady Dukes were paced by April Robinson’s 20-points. Basketball action tonight has Central Conneticut State at Robert Morris.
Former Steeler Is Now A Jet
The New York Jets have signed former Steelers running back, kick returner and sometimes wide receiver Dri Archer to a reserve/future contract . Archer was a third round draft pick by the Steelers out of Kent State in 2014. The Black and Gold released Archer last November
Calabria To Join State Hall Of Fame
Former Blackhawk Cougar and North Carolina Tarhill Dante Calabria will be inducted into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of Fame on April 23rd. Calabria, who is already in the Beaver County Sports Hall Of Fame, is one of 12 inductees in the Class 2016. Others include WPIAL Executive Director Tim O’Malley, former Steelers cornerback and four time Super Bowl winner J T Thomas, and longtime Pittsburgh Post Gazette High School Reporter Mike White. The banquet will be at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square.
Sid’s Three Comes Naturally
Sidney Crosby registered his first natural hat trick in more than five years to lead the Penguins to their fourth straight win 6-5 over the Ottawa Senators. Crosby has reached the 20-goal mark on the strength of a goal in each of his last eight home games.The Penguins will in Florida for the weekend. They will be at Tampa Bay Friday Night. Saturday night they will play the Florida Panthers. The Pens and Panthers on WBVP-WMBA pregame show is 7pm.
It Rains Threes
They may have been on the losing end of their games, but two Beaver County High Schools players had outstanding games. Blackhawk beat Beaver 72-61 however, Beaver’s Dante Anzevino drained six threes. New Brighton’s Ronald Debo had five threes in a 89-69 loss to Summit Academy.