THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
STEELERS
Some of our Steelers received organizational awards that are handed out at the end of the regular season. Congrats to LB Arthur Moats who won the Chief Award that is named after Steelers founder Art Rooney. And congratulations to S Sean Davis, the winner of the Joe Greene Great Performance Award as the team's Rookie of the Year. Job well done, guys!
Speaking of "a job well done", that wasn't the case with Sunday's regular season finale but it was a win. Our Favorite Black-N-Gold Football Team clipped the Clowns 27-24 in OT.
Some good news for former Steelers G Alan Faneca this week. Faneca was announced as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The inductees will be announced Super Bowl weekend. Unfortunately another former Steelers, WR Hines Ward, did not make the cut.
Another honor this week for RB Le'Veon Bell. The Beast was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month. Congrats to LBell!
The Steelers are now preparing for their AFC Wild Card game this Sunday at Heinz Field. The matchup versus Miami is a 1pm kickoff. It's one-and-done so go hard or go home. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
PENGUINS
Our Penguins suffered more injuries this week which resulted in more roster moves, as well. G Matt Murray is now week-to-week with a lower body injury. Our Favorite Black-N-Gold Hockey Team called up G Tristan Jarry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to take backup G Marc-Andre Fleury. They also sent D Derrick Pouliout back to the Baby Pens.
The Pens rang in the New Year in winning fashion last week. The defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in OT. That sent them to their bye week with a win. They also saw the return of D Olli Maatta, D Kris Letang and F Bryan Rust from various ailments. The off-week gives them even more time to get healthy and get some much-needed rest, considering they played well into June on their way to the Cup.
With the week off, the Pens sent some players down to WB/S to keep them fresh: G Tristan Jarry, D David Warsofsky and D Chad Ruhwedel.
Congrats to G Marc-Andre Fleury. Flower was honored as the NHL's 3rd Star of the Week. More congrats are in order, C Evgeni Malkin was named NHL 2nd Star of the Month. Congrats, Geno! And C Sidney Crosby was voted Captain of the Metro squad for the NHL All-Star Game. Congrats to the Captain!
And a big "Thank you" to the Pens. Their next game was originally scheduled for Sunday at PPG Paints Arena with a 1pm faceoff against the Lightning. Realizing that this would be a conflict for Black-N-Gold Nation with the Steelers game at the same time, the Pens changed the start of their game to 5pm. Let's Go Pens!!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates made a roster move this week when the signing of RH Ivan Nova became official. To make room for SuperNova, our Favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team designated OF Wily Garcia for assignment.
Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang received more bad news this week. South Korea has dropped Kang from their WBC roster, in lieu of his recent legal troubles.
The Bucs continue to be mentioned in the mix for White Sox LH Jose Qunitana, but so are several other teams. If it happens, Mrs. Black-N-Gold will let you know. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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