Pittsburgh Sports Rumors and News
Penguins single-game seats to go on sale
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — About 2,000 single-game tickets for each Penguins home date for the first season at Consol Energy Center will go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday.
Pittsburgh Penguins 40 mins agoSteelers trim 10 players from roster
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — The Steelers cut 10 players today to get their roster to 65 players and must release 12 more by 6 p.m. tomorrow to get down to 53.
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 hour agoLeftwich has sprained ligament, out 2 to 4 weeks
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and he will miss two to four weeks with the injury, a source told the Post-Gazette today
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 hours agoLeft-handed complement
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Pirates Q&A; with Chuck Finder
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 hours agoPenguins sign veteran forward Mike Comrie
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Penguins today signed veteran forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, potentially adding some scoring punch
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 hours agoPenguins add veteran center Comrie
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — With center Jordan Staal out for the start of training camp and enough salary-cap space to address depth, the Penguins have signed center Mike Comrie to a one-year contract.
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 hours agoRoethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — The Steelers' star quarterback was told today he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland.
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 hours agoSteelers' Leftwich out indefinitely with MCL tear
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — An MRI confirmed the worst for the Steelers, who since the spring have been preparing Byron Leftwich to start at quarterback while Roethlisberger serves a likely four-game suspension at the start of the regular season.
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 hours agoRoethlisberger's suspension reduced to 4 games
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — As had been expected, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially notified Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger this morning that his suspension has been reduced from six games to four to start the regular season.
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 hours agoProjected 53-man roster for the Steelers
View from the Press Box | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Sorry for the delay in posting this folks. Chalk it up to technical difficulties. The putting together of the 53-man roster has been complicated by the knee injury sustained by Byron Leftwich. The Trib has learned that Leftwich tore the MCL in his left knee Thursday night, which means he is out for at least the first [...]
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- Duke's Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced.Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15.“Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at full strength before the start o...
- Rangers, Mark Prior agree to terms Foul Territory | Fort-Worth Star Telegram Former prized right-hander Mark Prior, who hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2006 because of a long list of injuries, has agreed to terms with the Rangers and will report to Triple A Oklahoma City on Saturday. Prior, who...
- Cliff Lee, Josh Hamilton updates Foul Territory | Fort-Worth Star Telegram Cliff Lee said he still feels soreness in his back, but believes it's the result of the trigger-point injection he received Wednesday in Arlington. Lee said he won't know if the tightness is gone until he gets back on a...
- NCAA ruling reversed, Masoli can play for Rebels Sun Herald The NCAA Division I Subcommittee for Legislative Relief reversed Tuesday’s NCAA ruling against Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, meaning the Rebels’ player will be able to play immediately rather than wait until the 2011 season.
- Rainy day notes: Pedroia has surgery, pitching matchups Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald After undergoing a CT scan this morning at Mass General, Dustin Pedroia went ahead with surgery to insert a screw into the fractured navicular bone in his left foot. Thus, Pedroia won’t play again this season, but the surgery is expected to assure more complete healing in time for Pedroia to be ready for spring [...]
- 2010 Draft Prep: Look for Garcon to emerge CBS Sports Who will emerge as Peyton Manning's third-favorite target behind Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark? Jamey Eisenberg likes Pierre Garcon to emerge from a crowded group of talented receivers. Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne - Pierre Garçon - Indianapolis Colts - Pierre Garcon
- 2010 Draft Prep: Buy into Boldin, don't overpay for Fitz CBS Sports Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald remain elite options, despite the fact they are no longer teammates, but who is the better value on Draft Day? Jamey Eisenberg explores. Larry Fitzgerald - Anquan Boldin - Matt Leinart - Kurt Warner - Arizona Cardinals
- Start/sit advice, two-start pitchers, rankings for Week 22 of the 2010 fantasy baseball season ESPN Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for weekly lineup setters in Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season.
- 2010 Draft Prep: Foster is steal of the summer CBS Sports Texans RB Arian Foster did all the right things, stayed healthy and proved without doubt that he's the future of the running back position in Houston. Fantasy owners should plan accordingly, says our Dave Richard. Houston Texans - Arian Foster - Fantasy - Running back - Houston
- Start 'em, sit 'em advice for Segment 2, Week 9 of Baseball Challenge ESPN AJ Mass gives advice for those setting their lineups for the ninth week of Segment 2 of the ESPN Baseball Challenge game.