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It was an evening of blown leads for the Bruins on Sunday, as they let a 3-0 second period lead and a 4-3 third period lead slip away before losing to Pittsburgh in OT, 5-4. Tommy Novak scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime, taking advantage of a Bruins turnover and a bit of […]
Pregame The Penguins make some changes from yesterday, Elmer Soderblom and Ilya Solovyov are in for Justin Brazeau (injured) and Connor Clifton. A couple of lines are changed, including Ryan Shea back with Kris Letang. Arturs Silovs gets the start. The visiting Boston Bruins have this lineup for today. First period It’s a good start […]
The NFL’s legal tampering period is just around the corner on March 9, but the Steelers have yet to re-sign any of their players set to hit the open market. It’s a near-guarantee some will return in the coming days, but there might not be as much mutual interest between Pittsburgh and its free agents […]
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4:30 on a Sunday would seem more normal a start time for a Boston-Pittsburgh game in the NFL, but here we are! The Bruins and Penguins face one another for the second time this week, with Tuesday’s Bruins win coming at TD Garden. While the Penguins appear to be in relatively comfortable playoff position at […]
The Philadelphia Flyers scratched and clawed to a gutsy 4-3 shootout win over the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon. It was a game that ended up being full of firsts. Winger Alex Bump made his NHL debut and scored his first goal in a very successful game from the 22-year-old, and defenseman Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves for the first time every in his hockey career. It was a beautiful sight. All game long, the Flyers and Penguins were getting into their typical extra cu...
Monday marks the beginning of the NFL legal tampering period and usher in weeks of changes across football. Beginning at noon, NFL teams are free to discuss deals with players in anticipation of the start of the league year on Wednesday. Free agency doesn’t officially begin until Wednesday at 4:00 EST, but a plethora of […]
In his first two MLB seasons, Paul Skenes has won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and the NL Cy Young Award. Not bad! Before he embarks on his third season with the Pirates, Skenes will lead Team USA’s strong rotation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, looking to claim the championship for […]
Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, March 8, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: LECOM Park, Bradenton, FL How to Watch: Sportsnet Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Bradenton today against the Boston Red Sox looking to grab a win. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is your thread for today’s game. […]
Is it on TV? Yes, first pitch is at 1:05 PM on NESN. What’s the lineup? What should we watch for? Honestly, this is yet another tough lineup. If you’re a fan of under-the-radar pitching prospects with intriguing stuff, then you’ll like watching Jake Bennett. And it’s increasingly looking like Andruw Monasterio is going to […]
The same guys have been getting the attention at Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training, like Konnor Griffin, and rightfully so. The No. 1 prospect has been putting on a clinic with his towering home runs and impressive skills. He is also building a compelling case to make the Pirates’ Opening Day roster and become the starting […]
Philadelphia Flyers winger Alex Bump played in his first National Hockey League game on Saturday. He took the traditional rookie lap in the pregame warm-up, then in the second scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh. It was almost a fairytale beginning. But after the game, Bump revealed the happy ending initially could’ve turned into a nightmare of sorts. The Flyers made the news of Bump’s call-up official on their social media sites at 1 p.m. Eastern Saturday. How...
The NFL tampering period starts on March 9. Before then, let’s take a look at every positional group on the Steelers roster, ranked by how big of a need it is entering the new league year. You can view the Steelers set to hit free agency in a few days here. 1. Quarterback Mason Rudolph […]
Who: Boston Bruins (35-22-5, 75 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-14, 76 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 4:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: National game on TNT and TruTV, streaming on HBOMax Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens take a long road trip that starts and ends in Carolina with games on Tuesday and […]
It wasn’t in regulation, but the Flyers battled and beat the Penguins 4-3 in a shootout. The game was highlighted by Alex Bump’s debut NHL game and first NHL goal while Denver Barkey also was stellar. The basics First period: 3:00- Tommy Novak (Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen) (PPG), 3:54- Owen Tippett (Trevor Zegras, Cam York) Second period: 3:38- Rickard Rakell (Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust), 4:46- Alex Bump (Nikita Grebenkin) 5:45- Erik Karlsson (Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell), 10:0...
Pregame There’s no Evgeni Malkin (suspension) or Sidney Crosby (injury) so the Penguins are working with this lineup today. First period Good start for the Penguins, the Flyers take the first penalty about 90 seconds into the game and then about 90 seconds later a pretty passing play between Justin Brazeau to Tommy Novak leads […]
Live from Delaware, it’s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT). For those in Daylight savings areas in the US, we’ll be time traveling forward, losing an hour to gain more in light advent. NFL teams are also practicing addition by subtraction with many teams releasing or […]
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the quarterback market, once again, as their only two quarterbacks under contract for 2026 are Mason Rudolph and Will Howard. Aaron Rodgers remains non-committal on his future, and with the Steelers in need of a quality quarterback in order to be real competitors, it’s highly unlikely they will sit and […]
After a busy deadline day, the Flyers are looking to refocus and hit their stride for the stretch run of the season. Their lineup is looking a little different, and they’re coming off of one of their rougher games of the season, but here’s hoping this next installment in the season series against those rival Penguins can give them a bit of a jumpstart. Puck drop: 5:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading We made it, gang. The trade deadlin...
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: MLB Network, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups PIRATES TIGERS Tyler Callihan – 2B Austin Slater – DH Konnor Griffin – SS Wenceel Perez – CF Henry Davis – C Kerry Carpenter – RF Enmanuel Valdez – 1B Spencer Torkelson […]
Welcome to the final mailbag ahead of NFL free agency. And thank you all for the kind words about the new title, it’s much appreciated. With the new league year beginning in a matter of days, and the draft next month, let’s dive into your questions. Q: Congrats on the promotion In terms of teams […]
On March 2nd in 1993, Mario Lemieux coined a hat trick when he started his day in Pittsburgh receiving radiation treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and finished it with a goal and assist in Phildelphia, earning a rare ovation for an opponent in the rival rink during his first game back after a two month absence owing to the deadly disease. Despite losing 5-4 that night to the Flyers, Mario led his
Every year since joining BTSC in 2024, Ryan Parish puts together a draft gems list. This series is not meant to predict who the Steelers will pick, but rather highlight players Ryan thinks will be viable NFL players, and should be available in Rounds 2-7. Looking for more? Check out Ryan’s picks this year at: The Steelers have […]
The polls have closed and the votes are in! At Bucs Dugout, we polled how excited Pittsburgh Pirates fans were for the regular season after the team’s hot start to Spring Training. 82% of those who voted said that they are more excited than normal for the regular season after the Buccos dominated Grapefruit League […]