THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
STEELERS
Our Steelers OLB Coach Joey Porter received good news a few days before last week's divisional playoff at KC when he was reinstated to the team. Peezy presence on the sidelines may have paid off because last Sunday, our Favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team advanced to the AFC Championship Game with their 18-16 victory over the Chiefs.
One distraction ends, another begins....Fresh off that victory in KC, WR Antonio Brown made waves. He broadcasted live over Facebook directly from the locker room following the win. It the video, of course, went viral, causing headaches for Coach Tomlin (who was one of many using language that may not be suitable for everyone) and some of his teammates. Coach T vowed to deal with AB and not allow this to be a distraction leading up to this week's game.
Some bad news for rookie S Sean Davis. He was fined $24,309 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on KC's Chris Conley in the divisional round game. He's expected to appeal the fine.
The Steelers will now play for the chance to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl when they battle the Patriots at New England. Kickoff is set for Sunday night at 6:40 pm. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
PENGUINS
Our Penguins found themselves in the midst of a rare losing streak following Saturday night's 6-3 loss in Detroit. Our Favorite Black-N-Gold Hockey Team not only lost the game, but appear to have lost D Kris Letang for a period of time, too. Tanger was placed on IR with a lower body injury. The Pens called up F Jake Guentzel and D Chad Ruhwedel from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
They then put a stop to the losing streak by clipping the Caps in a wild, 8-7, win in OT on Monday. C Matt Cullen suffered a foot injury in this contest and is expected out 3-4 weeks.
Another roster move was made. D Cameron Gaunce was brought up from the Baby Pens. D David Warsofsky was sent back to WB/S.
The Pens made it 2 wins in a row last night in Montreal. They downed the Habs 4-1. They'll continue their road trip tomorrow night in Carolina. Let's Go Pens!!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates were busy trying to get arbitration-eligible players under contract before the MLB deadline. Actually, teams are free to continue to negotiate with their players after the deadline to turn in salary proposals. They can do so up until the arbitration hearing. However, our Favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team prefers to exchange salaries, and if/when the deadline arrives, they go through the arbitration process.
Several players did come to agreements with the Bucs. SS Jordy Mercer signed for a $4.325 million deal. RH Juan Nicasio reached a $3.65 million deal. RH Gerrit Cole agreed to $3.75 million. Last week, Mrs. Black-N-Gold mentioned that RHs Drew Hutchison and Jared Hughes agreed to contracts. The only player that is going to arbitration is LH Tony Watson.
Meanwhile, the countdown to spring training is under way. Pitchers and catchers report on February 14. How appropriate that they arrive in Bradenton in Valentine's Day because Mrs. Black-N-Gold loves baseball. Position players report on February 17. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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