THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
STEELERS
Good news for some former Steelers. The following players and/or coaches were nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: LBs Levon Kirkland and Joey Porter, G Alan Faneca, WR Hines Ward, K Gary Anderson, and coaches Buddy Parker and Bill Cowher. Congrats to all. Hope you make the cut.
More good news, this time for a current member of our favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team. RB DeAngelo Williams was named FedEx Ground Player of the Week. Congrats to DeWill!
WR Antonio Brown received some bad news this week. The No Fun League fined AB $15,000 for the shoes he wore and the twerk he worked in the opener against Washington. Considering #84 got some more up-front money from our Steelers this offseason, Mrs. Black-N-Gold is sure it's just a drop in the bucket, besides, the money does go to charity. She just hopes that 1 day 1 of AB's celebrations don't get too out of hand and end up costing the Steelers a game.
Another game against the Cincy Bungles, another win for the Steelers. The good guys defeated the defending AFC North champs in the home opener at Heinz Field last Sunday 24-16.
On Sunday, the Steelers travel across the Keystone State to battle the Philly Iggles at 4:25pm. Both teams are 2-0 someone will find the loss column this week. We all know who that will be. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates continued their road trip this week as they tried to stay in the playoff picture.
They phinished off Philly last week with a 15-2 pasting of their cross-state rivals.
From there it was on to Cincy. The Bucs battered the Reds 9-7 in 10 innings in the opener. In Saturday's doubleheader, the Buccos took game 1 by routing the Reds 10-4. They also took the nightcap, pounding Cincy 7-3. The Pirates could not complete the Cincinnati sweep on Sunday. they dropped the finale 7-4.
Another week, another Pirate wins NL Player of the Week honors. Congrats to INF Sean Rodriguez! SRod was named Co-Player of the Week.
The Pirates continue to deal with injuries late in the season. C Chris Stewart, who is on the 60-day DL, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knew. His expected recovery is 6-8 weeks, plenty of time before the start of spring training. Get well soon, Stew!
The Pirates opened a 3-game series in Milwaukee this week. The Bucs took the opener 6-3. They continued their winning ways in Milwaukee (it doesn't seem like Mrs. Black-N-Gold should be typing those words, right?) with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. The Buccos couldn't complete the sweep. They were beaten by the Brewers on Thursday 3-1. In that game, LF Starling Marte returned to the starting lineup following a 15-game layoff for a bad back. The Marte Partay didn't last long. He had to exit the game early when his back flared up again. Earlier in the day, the Pirates obtained veteran LH Phil Coke from the Yankees for cash considerations. He's expected to join the team tonight.
Our favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team returns home tonight for their final homestand of the regular season (see how Mrs. Black-N-Gold is keeping her hopes alive). The open a 3-game set with the Washington Nationals while they're sitting at 4.5 games back for the final Wild Card spot. They'll then face the NL Central-winning Cubs for 4 games before finishing out in St Louie for 3. Time to go on a tear. Right the ship and raise the Jolly Roger. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
PENGUINS
While some of our Penguins continue to play in the World Cup of Hockey, most of the team converged on the Lemieux Sports Complex this morning. It's the start of training camp for our favorite Black-N-Gold Hockey Team. It's time for the puck to drop on another season. Raise the banner and defend the Cup. Let's Go Pens!!!!
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