Geoff Coyle/WV Illustrated West Virginia won Game 1, Lost a heartbreaker in Game 2. Saturday’s doubleheader against the Charlotte 49ers proved that West Virginia baseball in 2022 is going to be a fun team to watch. West Virginia got a strong start from their Saturday starter Ben Hampton, who went 5.2 IP allowing only 1…… read more »
The not so good development has been the play of backup Casey DeSmith who has been unable to consistently find his game this season, an issue that goes back to the tail end of the 2020-21 season. Some advanced number on both goalies. DeSmith started on Friday in Columbus and was benched after the first…… read more »
Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images 2022 is going to feature a lot of experience on a defense that was good. Will that mean a super senior defense is super terrific? In the first three parts of this series, we’ve looked at the stats behind the defense, examining where they placed in both the…… read more »
Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The mark of a great defense is how it affects other teams. Can it hold great offenses below their averages? Can it dominate bad teams? Well that was quite the exciting week. We get the whole Jaguars beat the Colts and the Raiders and Chargers might tie!,…… read more »
The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and the Flyers advanced to Game 6 of the Cup Final in 2010. However, following a memorable opening-round playoff series in 2012, the respective franchises headed in completely different directions. Flyers, Penguins Worlds Apart The Flyers missed the playoffs in 2012-13 for just the second time in…… read more »
News of the negotiation broke this month, with a source confirming advanced talks in which current owner and Penguins Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux will retain an ownership stake and leadership role in the franchise. A purchase price in the deal has yet to be disclosed, although the franchise was valuated at $845 million this…… read more »
The billionaire behind the sports group in advanced negotiations to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins has been described as a “shy quant” who uses “dispassionate analysis,” stripping ego and emotions out of the decision-making process to turn the teams he owns into cash cows and champions, according to our news partners at the Tribune Review.… read more »
For the first time since 2019 (the Arizona Coyotes) it looks like a NHL team is going to be sold. According to the Wall Street Journal the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to change owners. The Fenway Sports Group, headed by John Henry (pictured above), is reportedly in “advanced talks” to purchase the Penguins.… read more »
Fenway Sports Group, the holding company that owns the Boston Red Sox, is in advanced talks to buy the hockey team.… read more »
Ben Queen-USA TODAY SportsPayback time, gang. OPENING THOUGHTS The Climb is BACK! Perhaps the most encouraging thing in a Saturday rife with encouraging things was the way our Mountaineers fought back after getting off to the worst start imaginable. That resilience in the face of adversity is something this team can hang its hat on…… read more »