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7/28/2010

Today's Headlines



KEVIN COLBERT signed a five-year deal to remain as the Steelers' Director of Football Operations, a job he's held since 2000. The team is also close to signing second-round pick Jason Worilds, which would leave first-rounder Maurkice Pouncey as the only unsigned draft pick from the 2010 class. The last Steeler to sign a contract after camp started was Ben Roethlisberger in 2004. [PG]

ROSS OHLENDORF left Wednesday's Pirate game in the first inning after being struck in the head with a Troy Tulowitzki line drive. It's the second such incident this season for the team, with Chris Jaukubauskas getting hit in similar fashion against the Astros on April 24. Ohlendorf's current condition is not yet available, but he did leave the field on his own power. Let's hope all is well with Mr. Wonderful. He's had a rough go of it in 2010. [By Gosh, It's Langosh]

RB JAMEEL POTEAT of Bishop McDevitt High, has made it official: he's headed to Pitt. Poteat is the cousin of former Panther standout Hank Poteat and was mentored by another Bishop McDevitt back, Shady McCoy.  Poteat turned down scholarships from Florida, Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Cincinnati, Rutgers, and a number of other schools.  Wanny does it again! [Trib]

OF GORKYS HERNANDEZ will be out 3-4 months after fracturing his right ring finger, thus ending his season. One of the Pirates' top prospects, Hernandez was playing at AA Altoona, where he was hitting .266 with 2 HR, 26 RBIs, 11 doubles and 17 SB in 20 attempts. [KDKA Insider]

JABAAL SHEARD's preliminary hearing for his "throwing the man through the glass door" incident has been delayed until August 4. He remains on indefinite suspension from Team Wannstache. [Trib]



THE WINTER CLASSIC PRESS CONFERENCE was captured in all Steeler-and-Penguin-loving greatness on the Kiss Morning Freak Show blog. As the guys point out, Mayor Winter Classic-enstahl was somehow able to shoehorn in a little face time. [Kiss Morning Freak Show]

MARIO LEMIEUX and SIDNEY CROSBY became the first people to hit the Consol Energy Center ice, which they did on Tuesday afternoon. They were then joined by several children donning Crosby and Lemieux jerseys who got the chance to take some shots at 66, who stepped between the pipes. Talk about memories for a lifetime...[PittsburghPenguins.com]

DION LEWIS and GREG ROMEUS are headed to Bristol, Connecticut, on Friday to do TV, radio, and internet appearances on ESPN. And in a related story, The Sporting News was in Pittsburgh yesterday to do a major feature on Lewis. I smell some Heisman hype! [93.7 The Fan]

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7 comments:

Louis Lipps is my homeboy said...

Pouncey hasn't signed yet because he's still living comfortably off of the money he made playing for the Gators.

78Deville said...

@Louis Lipps is my homeboy: Madden said the same thing yesterday afternoon.

HomeRunFromBehindTheMeatballs said...

ooooh shnap! you got served!!!

Ohlie is one tough S.O.B. Best wishes for his health.

Koz said...

I've been a Steeler fan for 28 years and I'm not sure how long Colbert has been employed (probably about 10 years or so, is my guess).

Anyway, I had no idea what he looked like until this post.

Louis Lipps is my homeboy said...

Koz,

That's how I am with the 60s rock star (who mystifyingly is still really popular in Pittsburgh) Steve Miller.

I'd heard that guy's songs a billion times growing up, but couldn't pick him out of a police lineup.

Then I was in Books a Million the other day and he was on the cover of a guitar magazine.

I was kind of disappointed. I was sort of hoping that I could get through my entire life without actually seeing the man.

Louis Lipps is my homeboy said...

Koz,

That's how I am with the 60s rock star (who mystifyingly is still really popular in Pittsburgh) Steve Miller.

I'd heard that guy's songs a billion times growing up, but couldn't pick him out of a police lineup.

Then I was in Books a Million the other day and he was on the cover of a guitar magazine.

I was kind of disappointed. I was sort of hoping that I could get through my entire life without actually seeing the man.

HomeRunFromBehindTheMeatballs said...

Ryan Vogelsong just signed a minor league contract with the LA Angels of A!