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

Apologies for the later post today. It was a great week for my sports teams. The Penguins swept a 3-game West Coast road trip with victories over the Sharks, Ducks, and Kings, before returning home to shut out the Sabres. The Steelers inexplicably won another game despite being out-gained, beating the Packers 23-19. Pitt men’s… Read more

With all things considered, it was a good sports weekend. It kicked off with the Steelers pulling a win out of their behinds on Thursday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans. Saturday saw Manchester City thrash Bournemouth behind Jérémy Doku’s five goal involvements, Pitt contend with Florida State for almost three full quarters before their… Read more

I am going to do something a little bit different for this week’s post, as there were plenty of events from this past weekend. The lone bright spot in an otherwise miserable sports weekend was Manchester City’s 3-0 triumph over crosstown rivals Manchester United, proving once again that the city of Manchester is sky blue,… Read more

This past sports weekend was a roller coaster for my favorite teams. The bookends were high points (Manchester City defeated an up-and-coming Brighton and Hove Albion squad 2-1 on return from international break Saturday morning, and the Steelers upset the Rams in Los Angeles Sunday evening). Between those triumphs were two defeats: the Penguins lost… Read more

To be perfectly honest, I was struggling to come up with something about which I could rant. It was a good weekend for the teams for whom I cheer–the Penguins won their two games on Friday and Saturday, Pitt upset #14 Louisville by ending the game on a 24-0 run, the Steelers did not lose… Read more

As the final whistle blew at Acrisure Stadium (it still pains me to call it anything other than Heinz Field) yesterday to cement a 17-10 Steelers victory over their arch-rivals from Baltimore, I was in a state of disbelief. After a first half in which the home team could only muster three points and less… Read more