Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. The West Virginia women’s basketball team is headed to Mexico this fall. The Mountaineers will be playing in the 2022 Women’s…… read more »
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Roger Waters claimed he’s “far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be,” expressing his frustration over The Weeknd’s concert receiving more media coverage than his. Waters also name-dropped another iconic Canadian artist, Drake. Waters, apparently hurt over Canadian newspapers not reviewing his two…… read more »
NHL fans ranked the Penguins’ logo as one of the sport’s finest on a recent twitter poll. The Kachina logo for the Coyotes is popular, but is it really the second best in the NHL? That seems high.… read more »
Heart’s Ann Wilson said she and her sister and bandmate Nancy plan to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary next year but did not reveal the details. Wilson revealed the news in an interview with Grammy.com. “I’m not at liberty to say exactly what they are yet because it’s such early days, but sure. It will…… read more »
A quick look at the Pittsburgh Penguins roster will tell you what they will lack heading into next season, scoring depth. With general manager Ron Hextall focusing on re-signing Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, then rebuilding the entire defense core, there hasn’t been much work done on the Penguin’s bottom-six. The Penguins will need their…… read more »
Pettersson has seemingly been on the trade block since he signed his five-year contract extension in 2020. Yet somehow, he remains on the roster even after a weekend in which the Penguins completely overhauled their back end. The fact remains that Pettersson’s stock isn’t high enough to warrant a trade at the current moment.… read more »
It’s no secret that Kasperi Kapanen had one of the most disappointing seasons in recent history for the Pittsburgh Penguins last year. In a season where the Penguins counted on him to step up due to the absence of the team’s best players, Kapanen instead put up a career-worst season scoring 32 points (11-21) in…… read more »
ET, on Thursday, Sept. ahead of the Pitt and West Virginia matchup. The show will be making its 422nd road broadcast, including the fifth that will include West Virginia.… read more »
WHEELING, WV- The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, are excited to announce a pair of player signings for the 2022-23 season. Wheeling has signed forward Samuel Tremblay and defenseman Davis Bunz. Tremblay, 27, is turning pro after playing five seasons of U Sports Hockey at McGill University in Montreal.… read more »
Pittsburgh Steelers second-year running back Najee Harris is not happy with his Madden… read more »