Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said his return for a final season in 2021 wasn’t a unanimous decision throughout the organization….… read more »
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Penguins Still Focusing on Future Despite Recent Big Contracts
General manager Ron Hextall avoided big questions by signing Letang to a six-year, $36.6 million contract on the eve of the 2022 NHL Draft. He did the same with Malkin, inking the Russian to a four-year, $24.4 million contract, avoiding an era-defining transition and retaining two franchise legends. The core has been maintained for the…… read more »
Beastie Boys To Release Deluxe Edition Of ‘Check Your Head’ For 30th Anniversary
Beastie Boys will be releasing a limited Deluxe edition of their multi-platinum album Check Your Head on August 12, marking the record’s 30th anniversary. The box set will feature the 2009 remaster of the original double album, plus two extra LPs of bonus content, including remixes, live versions, and B-sides. The LPs are pressed on…… read more »
How the Penguins can become cap compliant, and a potential roster
Most NHL teams like to carry seven healthy defenders, so the question posed in the title could be boiled down to as simple of an answer as: “Mark Friedman or Chad Ruhwedel gets pushed off Pittsburgh’s NHL roster in the numbers game and possibly Ty Smith and P.O. Joseph switch places from CapFriendly’s look and…… read more »
Pittsburgh Penguins Roll the Dice on Kasperi Kapanen
General Manager Ron Hextall signaled his belief in Kapanen to be a serious contributor for the Penguins with this two year extension. Based on his play last season, that belief is beyond optimistic. After impressing in a shortened first season in Pittsburgh, expectations were sky high.… read more »
Random thoughts: Where do the Penguins go after the Kapanen extension?
With Kapanen back in the mix (at least for now), the Penguins have a lineup that is projected to look something like this: CapFriendly also projects the Penguins as being over the salary cap by $480,175. With all this said: where do the Penguins go from here? It’s a question that will be asked, probably…… read more »
Wolfgang Van Halen Says ‘Some People’ Making Eddie Van Halen Tribute ‘Very Difficult’
Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, says that a tribute to his father is being made “very difficult” by “some people.” During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Wolfgang was asked to give details about a Van Halen tribute attempt involving his uncle Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani.…… read more »
College GameDay returns to Pittsburgh for 2022 Backyard Brawl
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The hype only continues to build for the return of the Backyard Brawl. On September 1 the Pitt Panthers and West Virginia Mountaineers will renew their rivalry at Acrisure Stadium right here in Pittsburgh but another big-time show is joining them. A favorite of college football fans nationwide is coming to Pittsburgh:…… read more »
Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign forward Kasperi Kapanen to 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins avoided arbitration with forward Kasperi Kapanen, re-signing him to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $3.2 million. The deal, announced Thursday, keeps the former first-round pick at the same salary level as the three-year deal that expired at the end of the regular season. Kapanen was wildly inconsistent last…… read more »
Penguins and PPG team to paint murals at local schools
The Pittsburgh Penguins and PPG teamed up to paint murals at Pittsburgh Milliones school.… read more »