Can We Get A COMON?
What the hell? We know baseball isn’t the same game as what our fathers grew up watching and what their fathers before them watched. A big change in the game is how mangers handle their starting pitchers, especially in the postseason. The Bob Gibson’s, Nolan Ryan’s and Warren Spahn’s of the world are gone. Now, in many cases, starting pitchers
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) 38 def. Cleveland Browns (4-2) 7 The Steelers jumped out to a 24-7 halftime lead and endured a scare, but held on against the Titans on the road to move to 6-0 by a final of 27-24. The Steelers got the ball first and marched to the tune of 16 plays,
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) 38 def. Cleveland Browns (4-2) 7 For the first time since 1978, the Steelers are 5-0 after defeating the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field Sunday, stretching the Browns’ winless streak at Heinz Field out another year. After the Steelers started the scoring in the first quarter on the first drive of
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By Dylan Mitchell, Capel Faithful Team Deflated. That is the only word I can think of that accurately sums up the feeling around the Pitt football program right now. Funny how just two weeks ago, we had people complaining about not being ranked high enough in the AP Top 25. Now, after two one-point losses, the Panthers are 3-2 staring
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0) 38 def. Philadelphia Eagles (1-3-1) 29 The Steelers led 31-14 in the early stages of the third quarter, watched the Eagles bring the game within two, but ended up holding on to win a two-score game to move to 4-0 for the first time since 1979. Chase Claypool scored four times,
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By Dylan Mitchell, Capel Faithful Team Pitt ripped our hearts out last week with a soul-crushing loss that this fanbase is much too accustomed to. This week, the 3-1 Panthers will try to rebound against a 2-1 Boston College team that struggled against Texas State but put up a fight against the 8th-ranked UNC Tar Heels. If Pitt can bounce
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By Dylan Mitchell, Capel Faithful Team The 24th-ranked Pitt Panthers (3-0, 2-0) will host the NC State Wolfpack (1-1, 1-1) in an ACC matchup this Saturday at noon at Heinz Field. This is the third-straight noon game, and fourth-straight home game for the Panthers. Pitt will try to build off a 23-20 win over Louisville last week, while NC State
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By Sam Hixson, Guest Contributor The NBA is the world’s greatest reality TV show. Besides the actual sport being incredibly entertaining, the drama is consistent and widely publicized. COVID has forced people to revisit some of their favorite shows from over the years. The Sopranos has come back in a big way and now even has a lot of scenes
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) 28 def. Houston Texans (0-3) 21 The Steelers trailed at the half, 21-17 to Houston in a Week 3 matchup at Heinz Field, but came away with a victory, pushing their record to 3-0 for the first time since 2010. The final score was 28-21. They haven’t been 4-0 to start
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By Dylan Mitchell, Capel Faithful Team There will be a top 25 matchup at Heinz Field this Saturday at noon *insert Paul Rudd ‘who would’ve thought’ meme*. The #21 Pittsburgh Panthers host the #24 Louisville Cardinals in a game that has major implications for both teams. Pitt will look to stay undefeated in what should be their toughest matchup until
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) 26 def. Denver Broncos (0-2) 21 At times it wasn’t pretty, but the Steelers came away with a 26-21 victory to open the home portion of the schedule to start 2-0 for the first time since 2017. Pittsburgh started the scoring with James Conner finding pay dirt for the first time
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – St. Louis Cardinals (25-24) 5 def. Pittsburgh Pirates (15-37) 4 WP: Jake Woodford (1-0) LP: Sam Howard (2-3) SV: Genesis Cabrera (1) The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t have a hit until the seventh inning but own 5-4 over the Pirates Saturday at PNC Park. Mitch Keller tossed six no-hit innings on 84 pitches with two
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By Capel Faithful Team, Dylan Mitchell The Pittsburgh Panthers are 1-0. That’s right. As of September 18, 2020, the Pittsburgh Panthers are 1-0 and ranked #25 in the country. The month of August was a rollercoaster, with every passing day seeming to have it’s own groundbreaking development as to whether or not we would see college football this Fall. Somehow,
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) 26 def. New York Giants (0-1) 16 The Steelers saw the return of Ben Roethlisberger Monday night and, when all was said and done, the Steelers moved to 16-2 on Monday Night Football under Mike Tomlin with a 26-16 win in the Meadowlands to open the season for the first time
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By COMON Network Team Final Score (Game 1) – Cincinnati Reds (22-26) 3 def. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-31) 1 WP: Raisel Iglesias (3-3) LP: Sam Howard (2-2) SV: N/A Final Score (Game 2) – Cincinnati Reds (23-26) 9 def. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-32) WP: Sal Romano (1-0) LP: Nik Turley (0-2) SV: N/A As usual, the Pirates lost. What was unique about tonight was that they lost twice, losing
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Montreal Canadiens 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (Montreal wins series 3-1) 3rd Star: Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) – GWG 2nd Star: Tristan Jarry (PIT) – 21 SV, 1 GA 1st Star: Carey Price (MTL) – 22 SV, 0 GA The 24th seed in the bubble has advanced into the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Penguins
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By COMON Network Team Introducing the COMON Network Pirates Postgame Commentary. This isn’t your traditional recap. We know you have other options to read a traditional recap of the game. So here’s what you can expect from us after each game. We will start the commentary with a very brief cliff notes of the game including the scoring and pitching
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By Joe Smeltzer and Ryan Simpson Dave Parker had one of the coolest nicknames in baseball history, and was a pretty good player too. In fact, for a few years, it looked like “The Cobra” might go down as one of baseball’s greats. At the age of 28, Parker, standing at 6’4 with a physical build that many NFL
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