THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
STEELERS
Some of our Steelers received bad news this week from the commissioner's office. WR Antonio Brown and RB Le'Veon Bell were both fined for their joint (no, not that kind of joint) celebration in the Steelers Thanksgiving night win over the Colts. Because AB is a repeat offender of touchdown celebrations, the No Fun League fined him $24,309. LBell received a slap on the wrist at $12,154.
Prior to our Favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team's game against the Giants this week, they were forced to sign K Randy Bullock off the street. K Chris Boswell suffered an abdominal injury and missed the game so the Steelers had to cut CB Al-Hajj Shabazz to make room for Bullock.
The move paid off. Bullock contributed 3 field goals and 1 PAT in the Steelers 24-14 dumping of the Giants. They're still tied with the Baltimorons atop the AFC North at 6-5. Unfortunately, the Baltimorons currently hold the tiebreaker.
Speaking of the aforementioned Shabazz, the Texans claimed him off waivers so we may have seen the last of Al-Hajj in a Steelers uniform.
The Steelers are riding a 3-game winning streak going into Sunday's game at Buffalo. That is a 1pm kickoff. Speaking of 1pm kickoffs, the game vs the Cincy Bungles on 12/18 has been changed to that timeslot. Mark your schedules. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
PENGUINS
Our Penguins did the roster-shuffle this week. They sent F Tom Sestito back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to make room from F Chris Kunitz, who was returning from the IR.
The move worked. The Pens defeated Detroit in come-from-behind fashion, 5-3. The wins kept on coming for our Favorite Black-N-Gold Hockey Team, too. They scored a season-best 8 goals en route to an 8-5 victory over the Senators to closeout the homestand. Congrats to F Bryan Rust. Rusty scored his 1st career hat trick in that contest.
The Pens take their show on the road to FLA to play the Panthers tomorrow night. Let's Go Pens!!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates made some moves this week. They signed LH Wade LeBlanc to a 1 year contract with an option for a 2nd year. They also tendered contracts to RH Gerrit Cole, RH Juan Nicasio, SS Jordy Mercer, RH Jared Hughes, RH Drew Hutchison and LH Tony Watson. If the players don't accept the contracts, both sides will go to arbitration. That is, unless the Bucs trade them.
Our Favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team received some not-so-good news this week concerning 3B Jung Ho Kang. First came the news that Kang was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and DUI in his native South Korea. Now comes word that this is not Kang's 1st DUI. In fact, it's his 3rd in 5 years. Apparently, MLB is not the only people that take a "3 strikes and you're out" approach. Kang is expected to lose his driver's license and could do jail time for his offenses.
The World Baseball Classic is this spring. CF Andrew McCutchen will suit up for Team USA. It remains to be see if he'll suit up for the Buccos this season. The winter meetings wrap up tomorrow. Cutch has not been moved. Yet. It's not for GM Neal Huntington's lack of trying. If/when Cutch or any of the other Bucs gets traded, Mrs. Black-N-Gold will let you know. Until then; Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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