Steelers TE Spaeth Out Until Mid-Season With Foot Injury
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette reports Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth has a Lisfranc injury in his foot and will miss eight to ten weeks.
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PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette reports Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth has a Lisfranc injury in his foot and will miss eight to ten weeks.
Wilin Rosario doubled and homered to drive in four runs, leading a Rockies offense that batted around in the first and second innings, and Colorado snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 on Friday night.
Linebacker James Harrison is sporting new colors on the football field this season. No more black and gold; instead, it's black and orange in what should make for a black and blue division this year.
Former Steeler Greg Lloyd finds a number of ways to keep himself busy these days from studying Tae Kwon Do in South Korea to playing golf with controversial former Major League Baseball relieve John Rocker, and he took time from all that to talk with Starkey, Miller and Mueller about his thoughts on the NFL today.
DENVER (93-7 THE FAN) -- In 2007 manager Clint Hurdle abruptly turned the Rockies into a playoff team, and on Friday he led the Pirates (70-44), the current National League flag-bearer, into Coors Field to meet Colorado (52-64) for a three-game series in an effort to inch closer to the team's first playoff berth and winning season since before the Rockies existed.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Those waiting to see if outside linebacker Todd Thomas still has a future with Pitt football will have to wait a little longer, as team officials still are not commenting on a report by Chip Patterson of CBS Sports on Thomas' possible return.
The eyes of America are indeed on the Bronx these days where a certain slugger will make his home debut tonight at Yankee Stadium.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Penguins have added another veteran presence to join assistant coaches Tony Granato and Todd Reirden on head coach Dan Bylsma's bench.
Pick a compass point and there's a good chance you'll see orange on your way to root on the black and gold.
The Houston Texans have long seen their offense strike when the iron is hot and consistently run up the score, but they've needed the defense to keep the lead. With some players leaving and others are not living up to the hype, J.J. Watt brings the whole package to a team that is getting better every season.
LATROBE, Pa. (93-7 THE FAN) -- The second tour of duty for Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress has been halted before he gets to face one of his old teams, as the 36-year-old now faces a career-threatening rotator cuff tear, per multiple reports.
The Steelers are gearing up for their first preseason game of the year this Saturday night. They'll host the New York Giants at Heinz Field.
Pirates Catcher Russell Martin got the day off in the series finale against the Miami Marlins, but when his name was called to pinch hit late in a tied game, he came up clutch as the Pirates completed the three game sweep.
LATROBE, Pa. (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Steelers haven't been to the playoffs since they were Tebowed out of the 2011 tournament. The Browns haven't been there since the '02 squad rallied to beat them in one of the most memorable Wild Card games of the century. So what did the Cleveland press take from its visit to Steelers training camp?
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- The Pirates, to borrow a popular lyric from the rapper Drake, "started from the bottom, now [they're] here." But how did they get to the pinnacle of the National League, recording win No. 70 faster than any Pirate team since 1972?
