THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
PENGUINS
It's been another injury-filled week for our Penguins. It seems our Favorite Black-N-Gold Hockey Team is turning black & blue. The Pens managed a 4-3 victory in OT versus Winnipeg but lost both D Olli Maatta & D Justin Schultz to injuries. Maatta underwent surgery to repair a broken hand and is expected to miss 6 weeks. Schultz is in concussion protocol with no timetable for his return. Get well soon, Olli & Schultzie! The Pens called up D Steve Oleksy and Cameron Gaunce from Wilkes/Barre-Scranton to help on the blue line.
The Pens fell to Columbus on the road on Friday, losing 2-1 in OT. They sent F Josh Archibald back to WB/S the follow day. They looked totally flat and out-of-sync on Sunday when they lost to Detroit 5-2. However, they did get back in the win column Tuesday night with a 3-1 win in Carolina. They saw D Trevor Daley leave that game with a lower-body injury. No word yet on the severity of that injury. Maybe GM Jim Rutherford will pull the trigger on a trade to get some healthy bodies in here before the March 1 deadline
The Pens will play next on Saturday night. The Philly Flyers come to town to faceoff with the Pens at Heinz Field for the NHL's Stadium Series. Keep on PUCKN'. Let's Go Pens!!!!
PIRATES
As the early stages of spring training began for our Pirates, they still had the business of arbitration with LH Tony Watson to settle. Our Favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team won that battle with their closer. This was the final year of arbitration for the lefty as he is set to enter free agency following this season. Will Watson finish the season with the Bucs or will he be another deadline deal like Mark Melancon of last year? We'll have to wait and see.
C Francisco Cervelli has been battling a foot injury in the early going. If he continues to have issues, it may effect his status with Team Italy for the WBC. Currently, Frankie C is day-to-day. Pirates players that are participating in the WBC will leave camp to report to their respective teams on March 5.
1B Josh Bell has been working his way back from offseason knee surgery. He's starting hitting live BP pitching but has not been cleared to participate in Grapefruit League action. The 1st games for the Buccos are this Saturday when they have split squads take the fields.
3B Jung Ho Kang has pleaded guilty to his 3rd DUI offseason in his native South Korea. He has been fined and will be sentenced on March 3. Once that process is complete, we'll have a better idea of where Kang is. Remember, he may face disciplinary action from both MLB and the Pirates and has stated that he will into rehab, as well.
Mrs. Black-N-Gold doesn't know how the rest of Black-N-Gold Nation feels but she's ready for the Buccos to play ball. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
STEELERS
The NFL combine starts this weekend. That means our Steelers will get a look at their potential draft picks and asses the situation. They have 8 picks in this year's draft.
Meanwhile, our Favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team took care of 1 of their own this week. LB Steven Johnson was re-signed to a 1 year contract.
Speaking of taking care of business, OLB Coach Joey Porter had some business to resolve regarding his altercation and arrest on the South Side back in January. Peezy please guilty to disorderly conduct and paid a $300 fine. Hopefully the coach will keep his name out of the police report, in the future.
The Steelers will be getting busy soon. They have the aforementioned Combine plus there will be the matter of free agency right around the corner. We'll also find out soon if they plan to apply the franchise tag to free agent RB Le'Veon Bell.
Mrs. Black-N-Gold will keep you updated on everything that transpires for the Steelers this offseason as we countdown to kickoff. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
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