This has been a wildly disappointing return to the playoffs for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not only are they down 2-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers after Monday night’s 3-0 loss, they have lost both games at home, now have to go on the road, and seem to be the team that is not ready for the […]
The intrigue surrounding the Steelers in this year’s NFL Draft feels different – and not just because the event is coming to their doorstep. For the first time, the franchise enters draft weekend under the direction of Mike McCarthy, ushering a new voice, and potentially a new identity. With 12 total selections, including multiple picks […]
At one point early in his career Bobby Crosby was “all that” as a prospect. He seemed like he might be able to describe himself as “Crosby, Skills & Mash” — and he was even young. Now he plays a dual role as an A’s coach, serving as infield coach and 3B coach. The first […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates came into 2026 with high expectations on their pitching staff, and while their starting rotation has lived up to them, the bullpen has been very shaky to start the season. The Pirates bullpen has an ERA of around 3.68, which is up there for being the best in the National League. However, […]
Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers this past January off the heels of a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in the wild card round. The loss extended the Steelers’ streak of seasons without a playoff win to nine, and proved to be the end of the road for the […]
Sports fandom is not sane or rational in any possible way. If you were, it would be extremely boring and would take a whole lot of the passion away from something that means so much to a whole lot of people. But, because of that the Philadelphia Flyers winning Game 2 and leaving Pittsburgh up 2-0 in the first-round series between archrivals, is making Penguins fans go absolutely insane.
Coming into the series, a whole lot of people that watch hockey and talk about hockey for their job wer...
After generating just 18 shots on goal (and only one goal before resorting from pulling their goalie in desperation time to find a second goal) in Game 1, the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to get much of anything going as a counter to that slow start in Game 2. In fact, the opposite happened for […]
The Flyers picked up a hard-fought win last night in Pittsburgh to put themselves up 2-0 in the series and head back home with momentum to spare.
And while last night still didn’t see that Penguins offense firing on all cylinders — we can again give the Flyers’ forechecking game some credit for that, for the disruptive work they put in — they were able to pick up steam pretty significantly as the game went on, and it became a real challenge for the Flyers to lock things down and maintain ...
Jordan Martinook notched the game-winning goal at 13:53 of double overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory, and a 2-0 series lead, over the Ottawa Senators at Lenovo Center on Monday.
Dan Vladar made 27 saves and rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game for the Philadelphia Flyers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena to take a two-game lead over the Sidney Crosby and company.
Wyatt Johnston scored t...
Draft sites used: ESPN, NFL Network, CBS Sports, Yahoo, PFF Previous mock draft projections in italics Drew Allar: ESPN: 103rd to Jets (Reid’s April 20th mock), 85th to Steelers (Kiper, Miller, Reid, and Yates’ April 2nd mock) NFL: 128th to Lions (Reuter’s April 20th mock), 157th to Rams (Reuter’s April 3rd mock) CBS: 140th to […]
The Penguins are in trouble. They’re heading to Philadelphia this week down two games in their first-round series and, barring some immediate changes, could be staring down a 3-0 hole by Wednesday night. Dan Muse and the Penguins have a few changes available to them before Wednesday, including some potential personnel changes. Here’s some possibilities: […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a good start so far this season, with the starting rotation and some improved hitting playing major roles. However, there’s still one important piece of the rotation still to add, and that is starting pitcher Jared Jones. He was injured last season and given a 10-12 month recovery time, […]
Monday night was a chance for the Pittsburgh Penguins to make things right after a lackluster showing in Game 1 and tie up this first round series before heading to the road for Games 3 and 4. That was not at all how Game 2 went for the Penguins as they turned in another letdown […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and predictions are flying in fast from everyone who cares about the NFL. While it feels like the Steelers’ draft plans are more ambiguous than in recent years, followers of the team know to play close attention to the team’s allotted pre-draft visits to get an […]
*Folks, the Flyers are on their way home from Pittsburgh up 2 games to none on the Pittsburgh Penguins. They shut them out last night. This is so much fun! Are you having fun?? RECAP !
*Ahead of last night’s game we learned that the Flyers elected to bring up a couple more Black Aces for this run, however long this run may be. [ BSH ]
*Despite the win there was a lot to learn from Game 1, and the Flyers really didn’t seem to learn too much but they won anyway! Wild stuff! [ BSH ]
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With a surprise Game 1 victory, the Flyers had stolen home-ice advantage from the Penguins. Weathering the early storm behind another solid effort from Dan Vladar, Philadelphia opened up a 2-0 lead, including one of the best efforts of the season from Owen Tippett short-handed. It would end there, and Porter Martone has his second game-winning goal in his two playoff games. For just the third time in franchise history, the Flyers won the first two games on the road in a playoff series.
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Pregame No lineup changes for the Penguins from Game 1, including going back to Stuart Skinner as the starting goalie. The Flyers have one change from Game 1, Noah Juulsen is in and Emil Andrae is out on the blueline. First period Penalties are the story of the first period, the teams combine for eight […]
Pittsburgh takes center stage for the NFL world on Thursday as the draft officially begins on the North Shore. The Steelers own the No. 21 pick for the second consecutive year and could be looking to make a splash in front of their home crowd. Wide receiver, guard, and tackle are three of the biggest […]
Bucky’s Dynasty Value Difficult to Judge With Gainwell Sell high or hold the line? The Buccaneers’ offseason complicates what was once a straightforward dynasty asset. Bucky Irving enters the 2026 season with legitimate bounce-back upside and a genuine cloud hanging over his dynasty value. Tampa Bay’s decision to sign former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth [...]
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Steelers Quarterback Situation Yet Again: A Guessing Game The Pittsburgh Steelers have done their homework on the 2026 quarterback class, and one name stands out above the rest as a potential mid-round target: Miami’s Carson Beck. That’s according to Mike DeFabo of The Athletic, who reports that Beck took a pre-draft visit with the Steelers, [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers need to do it again. After an emphatic Game 1 win over the Penguins, they return to the ice to try and leave Pittsburgh with an improbable 2-0 series lead. Imagine going back to the good city up 2-0 in this series? It’s what dreams are made of.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Travis Sanheim was a workhorse in Game 1. On every side of the puck, the Flyers veteran blueliner was putting in the w...
With a huge win collected in Saturday’s Game 1 in Pittsburgh — and an even bigger first blow dealt in this already spirited series — the Flyers have a chance to put the Penguins completely on the ropes before the series shifts back home to Philadelphia, if they can keep the ball rolling and replicate some of the good work they put in throughout that first matchup.
That task, though, will be easier said than done.
For this experienced Penguins team, this would have been a difficult lo...
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward isn’t just a great player on the field and a humanitarian off it, he also has his own podcast! Like Behind The Steel Curtain, Heyward’s podcast is part of the Vox Media company. As part of that corporate synergy, we’ve got a special offer for BTSC readers to go […]
The long slog of the NFL Draft cycle is near an end. On Thursday night, we will finally put an end to all the speculation as Pittsburgh hosts one of the most televised and picked-over hiring events known to man. We’ve posted many a mock draft here on BTSC, but it’s been a few weeks […]