One of the most quotable lines from Seinfeld occurs in season 7, when the newly-engaged George Costanza and Susan Ross have their respective families meet for the first time over dinner. George’s father, Frank, inquires about the nature of bird relationships, “Let me understand. You got the hen, the chicken, and the rooster. The rooster… Read more

Outside of the second half of the Ravens-Texans game, this was a great weekend of playoff football. The other three games were close the entire way, with all three outcomes decided within the last two minutes (see: Jordan Love’s interception with 52 seconds left to grant the 49ers another NFC Championship Game appearance, Baker Mayfield’s… Read more

I ask that you bear with me, as I am writing this in the immediate aftermath of the Steelers’ wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills and am still processing the full extent of what just occurred. This may come off as more of a rant than my entries normally do (which is saying something), but… Read more

I would first like to apologize for an error in last week’s entry. I forgot to include the scenario in which the Steelers won, and the Jaguars lost as a possibility for making the playoffs. Indeed, that is what happened this past weekend. The Steelers—in a deluge of rain—narrowly escaped Baltimore with a win against… Read more

What a great way to ring in the New Year! The Penguins enter 2024 on the back of three consecutive victories, two of which were triumphs over the New York Islanders, a division rival against whom the Pens have struggled mightily in recent seasons. Manchester City arrive in the new year after consecutive Premier League… Read more

Truth be told, I was a bit more optimistic than I should have been going into Saturday. Manchester City were fresh off back-to-back wins, albeit against lowly Luton Town and Crvena Zvezda (also known as Red Star Belgrade). The Penguins had also won back-to-back games against the Coyotes and the Canadiens, the latter of which… Read more

The song “Distant Early Warning” by Rush—which contains the lyric in the title of this entry—is about the Distant Early Warning Line, an entity during the Cold War that used radar stations in the far reaches of the northern hemisphere to detect any Soviet bombers before they approached the States, allowing for the country to… Read more

What a miserable week. Pitt basketball lost twice against Mizzou and Clemson, looking as though the team is too young to be competitive with the top dogs. The Steelers lost to a 2-10 Cardinals team (whose record is, frankly, deceptive, as they did not have former number one overall pick Kyler Murray at their disposal… Read more

At approximately 1:02 p.m. Eastern Time yesterday, the entire city of Pittsburgh and Steeler Nation as a whole simultaneously erupted–the Steelers had completed a pass over the middle of the field. In fact, it was the first offensive snap of the game–a play that saw Pickett hit his tight end Pat Freiermuth on a skinny… Read more

All things considered, it was a mediocre week. The Penguins went 2-2, with wins against the Blue Jackets and Golden Knights bookending losses to the Devils and Hurricanes. Pitt football beat Boston College in a game that set football back two decades. Pitt basketball continued to roll with wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Jacksonville—they… Read more