Pittsburgh Game Discussions
October 3, 2015
By DAVID STATMAN
NORMAN, Okla. — Looking ahead to kickoff …
Game: West Virginia (3-0) vs. Oklahoma (3-0), 12 p.m., Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
TV, radio: Fox Sports 1, Variety 101
Online: GameTracker | Multimedia | Media notes
Andrew McCutchen comes up short on Jay Bruce's RBI double in the third inning. -- GETTY
October 2, 2015
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (96-63) vs. Cincinnati Reds (63-96), 7:05 p.m., PNC Park
Pitchers: LHP Francisco Liriano (12-7, 3.27) vs. RHP Keyvius Sampson (2-6, 6.46)
TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan
Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes
Matt’s pregame notes:
• It’s a time of re-calibration for the Pirates, who watched their division title dreams wash away two nights ago.
Since the Cubs have won five games in a row, home field in next Wednesday’s wild card game still isn’t assured, although it can be locked into place with a win tonight and a Chicago loss in Milwaukee.
“We’re still chasing, in a sense, from my perspective,” Clint Hurdle said just now. “The goal is to nail down the opportunity to play at home. The next goal would be to win that game, and then you go to the division series, and you keep moving the chains until you win a world championship.”
October 2, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – Looking ahead to faceoff …
Game: Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes, preseason, 7:05 p.m., PNC Arena
TV, radio: None, 105.9 The X
Online: GameCenter | Multimedia | Media notes
Michael Vick looks for passing room against the Ravens' defense in the first quarter Thursday. -- GETTY
October 1, 2015
Looking ahead to kickoff …
Game: Steelers (2-1) vs. Baltimore Ravens (0-3), 8:27 p.m., Heinz Field
TV, radio: CBS, NFL Network (national), 102.5 WDVE
Online: GameCenter | Multimedia | Media notes
Neal’s pregame notes:
• Here are my five keys to this game, if you missed them yesterday. Here’s Matt Gajtka on Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Vick from an advanced statistics perspective.
• Jerome Bettis will receive his Hall of Fame ring at halftime of this game. He spoke with the media before kickoff, noting his definition of a rivalry and how it pertains to the current state of the Steelers and Ravens.
September 30, 2015
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (96-62) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (99-59), 7:07 p.m., PNC Park
Pitchers: RHP Charlie Morton (9-8, 4.54) vs. LHP Tyler Lyons (2-1, 3.96)
TV, radio: ESPN (national) / Root Sports (local), 93.7 The Fan
Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes
September 30, 2015
Looking ahead to faceoff …
Game: Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings, preseason, 7:05 p.m., Consol Energy Center
TV, radio: None, 105.9 The X
Online: GameCenter | Multimedia | Media notes
September 30, 2015
Don’t expect Mike Vick to be Ben Roethlisberger.
That doesn’t mean the Steelers have no chance of finding offensive success in their Thursday night kickoff against the Ravens at Heinz Field. The Steelers don’t have much knowledge of how their offense will work with Vick under center, but the Ravens know even less.
At the same time, as Todd Haley explained this week, the “next man up” mantra doesn’t apply as much to quarterbacks as other positions. The offense will have to take on a new look.
Here are my five keys:
September 30, 2015
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (95-62) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (99-58), 1:35 p.m., PNC Park — First game, doubleheader
Pitchers: RHP Gerrit Cole (18-8, 2.60) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (17-6, 3.15)
TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan
Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes
September 29, 2015
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (95-62) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (99-58), 7:05 p.m., PNC Park
Pitchers: RHP Charlie Morton (9-8, 4.54) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (17-6, 3.15)
TV, radio: Root Sports (local), 93.7 The Fan
Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes
Update 4:05 p.m.: The rain is falling hard here on the North Shore, and the forecasts and radar show that it stays at about 75 percent precipitation until after midnight. Not to get too far ahead here, but if this game gets postponed — and that was being discussed even yesterday — it could be made up Thursday, a mutual day off for both the Pirates and Cardinals. That same night, the Steelers and Ravens play at Heinz Field, but a matinee first pitch should be manageable even if the football traffic tends to arrive really early.
4:35 p.m.: The game has been postponed by rain. No immediate word on a makeup, but there’s at least peripheral word that a Wednesday doubleheader is being discussed.
4:44: It will be a doubleheader Wednesday. No game times yet.
4:51: First pitches will be 1:35 p.m. and 7:07 p.m. Tickets for tonight’s postponed game will be honored for the first game tomorrow. If you can’t attend that game, they’ll be honored for any of the four home games that follow, including Game 2 tomorrow, based on availability
Evgeni Malkin signs autographs in the rain Tuesday morning in Johnstown. — GETTY/JARED WICKERHAM
September 29, 2015
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Looking ahead to faceoff …
Game: Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, preseason, 7:05 p.m., Cambria County War Memorial Arena
TV, radio: NBCSN (national), 105.9 The X
Online: GameCenter | Multimedia | Media notes
September 28, 2015
Looking ahead to first pitch …
Game: Pirates (95-61) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (98-58), 7:05 p.m., PNC Park
Pitchers: LHP J.A. Happ (10-8, 3.88) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (12-10, 3.16)
TV, radio: Root Sports (local), ESPN2 (national), 93.7 The Fan
Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes
October 3, 2015
Final: Penn State 20, Army 14
by Connor Whooley • Game previews • Penn State
By CONNOR WHOOLEY
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Looking ahead to kickoff …
Game: Penn State (3-1) vs. Army (1-3), 12 p.m., Beaver Stadium
TV, radio: ESPNU, KQV-AM 1410
Online: GameTracker | Multimedia | Media notes
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