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Tom Brady and Gronk
NFL Plans for the season
NHL Steelers
Why not Pittsburgh for the NHL Bubble
What is the NBA going to do?
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• • Dave Podnar is sharing iOS 13's live photos video option as his Awesome Thing of the Week this week.
  • Producer Missy is sharing an MIT project, DermalAbyss, as her Awesome Thing of the Week.
  • Sorg is sharing YouTube audio replacement tools as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
  • For starters, Wendys made a game. Secondly, the game allows you to battle "Ronald McDonald."
  • Tesla is allowing customers to customize the vehicle horn and movement sounds.
  • We're talking about how Tesla is creating the perfect opportunity for wrestling style entrance themes with customized vehicle sounds.
  • Big Ben fined by the NFL for his Apple Watch?
  • Uber is offering Uber Copter trips to JFK.
  • Le Creuset is offering a Star Wars cookware line.
  • The Hyperloop from Pittsburgh to Cleveland could still be a thing.
  • Did you know Nintendo made a PlayStation?
  • Dave Podnar is sharing some tidbits on how to check software since MacOS is no longer supporting 32-bit options.

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We got a full house this week as the Mt. Rushmore of THRIFTY reunites for a big ass episode. We got Toddy. We got Josh. We got Kaeli. We got Ryan.

This Week's Thrifty Finds / Discussion Topics :

• Marvin the Martian Snapback (Looney Tunes, 1991)
• Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Champions Hat w/ Tags (NFL, 1995)
• Archie Comics (1978)
• Pavement - Terror Twilight (1999)
• Multicolored Mesh Shorts (Neff, 2000s?)
• Growing up in Speech Therapy

BUILD YOUR OWN BACKYARD FUN ZONE
The yearly segment in which you have $20 to spend at a thrift store, building your perfect backyard for the summer. Sun's out. Fun's out.

THRIFTY THRIVIA TRIVIA
A head to head game, that asks questions in regards to our thrift haul finds.
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The Riverhounds lost their home playoff with Bethlehem Steel in an 8-round shoot out.
Sid is on the board for the Penguins, and so is Hornqvist.
The World Series!
KDKA will be showing the WPIAL Championship games and will also simulcast on KDKA.
Pitt hosts Duke.
Notre Dame plays Navy in San Diego.
Baylor heads to Morgantown.
PSU heads to Iowa.
NCAA Hockey's Top 25.
Former Adidas executive found guilty of paying high profile basketball recruits.
Steelers are coming off the buy week.
Still no Le'Veon Bell.
Patrick Peterson.
How do we feel about the second half of the season?

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Riverhounds have their first home playoff game at Highmark Stadium with the Bethlehem Steel.
The Riverhounds finished the season in third in Group A.
The PGA Tour is on their Asian swing, so the matches are live over night and replay during the day.
There are still some big names on the PGA Tour, but not many.
Penguins mark a win in Toronto with Murray in net.

71 had two goals, and Letang also came up with one.

Letang's goal marked the 100th of his career.
It's early, but the Penguins are 3-1-2 with 8 points - placing them a solid 4th in the division.
Boston/Astros was a great series, and the Sox head to the World Series.
David Price had his first career playoff win in 12 tries.
Alex Cora is the first Latino and first first-year manager to go to the World Series.
The Dodgers are up 3-2 as they head back to Miller Park.
In NCAA news, Pitt had a hell of a game with Notre Dame.
Pitt has a buy week and will host Duke when they return.
Notre Dame had a tough game with Pitt and is also in a buy week.
Notre Dame will play the Navy in San Diego.
PSU had a helluva loss to State as Indiana comes to Happy Valley.
WVU saw a bad loss Saturday and plays Baylor.
The NBA season started.
Steelers and Bengals was a back-and-forth game.
The TE got in the game Steelers/Bengals game.
Ben hit 10 different receivers.
The defense didn't look as good as they did over the Falcons but they weren't horrible.
Bell should be back Monday/Tuesday.
Burfict is who he is.

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The Riverhounds secured a home game for the playoffs.
The Riverhounds wrapped their season with their last home game in a NIL DRAW.
They played Atlanta U 2 to 1-1 a draw.
The last game of the regular season is at the NY Red Bulls 2.
The Riverhounds are going to end up in the 3rd position going into the playoffs.
In PGA Tour news, the 2018-2019 season is underway.
Kevin Tway won the Safeway Open in Napa Valley.
The tour heads to the far East to Kuala Lumpur on the west course.
Only a few big names are on the move right now, but it's still fun to watch.
We have the Brewers/Dodgers and the Astros/Red Sox in the MLB CS.
This will line up for a great WS division.
Previous division series were one-sided.
Murray is out with a concussion.
MR Wilson is still suspended.
Gritty has been out and about.
The Caps lit up Fleury.
WPIAL run down.
In NCAA news, WVU rolled over Kansas and is #6 headed to Iowa.
PSU had a buy week and now heads to Michigan State.
Pitt had a nice OT win over The Orangeman and head to South Bend to take on the Irish.
Notre Dame picked up a nice win over VT in prime-time with Pitt coming to town.
Steelers had a big win.
It's fantasy football time!

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The Riverhounds have their last home regular season game with FC Cincinnati.
The Riverhounds will finish in the top 4 in their group.
With their season finish, the Riverhounds have earned a home playoff game.
Will the Riverhounds finish third, or will they move into second for the playoffs.
The Ryder Cup was pretty much one-sided after the day 2 morning session.
Europe rolled to a 17.5-10.5 victory over all.
Europe entered the final day, which was all singles matches, up 10-6.
The PGA 2017-2018 season is over.
The PGA 2018-2019 season starts with the Safeway Open in Napa Valley at the Silverado Resort and Spa.
Not too many big names playing in the tournaments in the near future.
Steve wouldn't be surprised if a few big names snuck into the early PGA 2018-2019 tournaments.
We had 2 playoff games for the MLB division for the first time ever.
First off, the Cubs/Brewers was exciting.
The Cubs/Rockies was crazy.
There were lots of chances that the Cubs just didn't capitalize on.
The A’s/Yankees was closer than it looked.
For the NL it looks like Braves/Dodgers, Brewers/Rockies.
AL will be Cleveland/Houston and Yankees/Sox.
Tom Willson hits 20 games.
Scott Hartnell retires.
The Capitols had a big win!!
Penguins season is officially started!
Pitt took a hell of a loss to UCF.
Pitt comes back home to take on Syracuse.
Syracuse saw a recent loss to Clemson.
Kansas is headed into Morgantown to take on WVU.
PSU is coming off a big loss to OSU which will screw the rest of their season.
PSU is headed to Lansing to take on Michigan State.
Notre Dame had a helluva game and a real good win over Stanford.
The Irish are headed to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech.
Steelers.

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• We've got a Riverhounds update since the last episode.
• The Riverhounds are nearing the end of regular season before the playoffs start.
• Matt gives an update on where the Riverhounds sit in standings as they near the end of the season.
• In PGA Tour news, Tiger Woods had the lead from day one of the final PGA event of the 2018 season.
• The focus during the PGA final event was on Tiger Woods claiming his 80th career victory.
• Justin Rose won the FedEx Cup in the most watched final round of the Tour Championship ever.
• The focus turns to France and the Albatros Course at Le Golf National in Guyancourt outside of Paris for the Ryder Cup.
• The US is favored to win the Ryder Cup this year.
• Because the Ryder Cup is in France, coverage is during the wee hours when most people in the US are sleeping.
• The Pirates are nearing the end of the season.
• As the Pirates look at the end of the season, they are (at the time of this recording)are over .500.
• The rest of the MLB is headed to post-season.
• The AL is set on its playoff seeding, and the NL is far from over with teams very tight down to the end.
• The Penguins are approaching their home opener, and season opener, with the Caps coming to PPG Paints arena.
• The Caps have their banner raising at home.
• The Flyers added a mascot.
• After a good win at home over Georgia Tech, the Pitt Panthers had a seesaw game in Chapel Hill.
• Pitt had a 3-point loss to the Tar Heels to give them a 2-2 overall and 1-1 conference record.
• Pitt heads to UCF in Orlando.
• PSU is currently ranked #9.
• PSU had two commanding wins over Kent and Illinois, respectively.
• Ohio State is headed into Happy Valley for College Game Day on ESPN against PSU.
• WVU is 3-0 and leading the Big 12 with some commanding wins.
• The Mountaineers head down to Texas to take on the Red Raiders at Texas Tech.
• Notre Dame had a commanding win over Wake Forest and are 4-0 overall despite a few scary wins over Ball State and Vanderbilt.
• Stanford heads to South Bend.
• Watch out for RD Tony Jones, Jr. He will remind you of a guy that also wore #6 at that position.
• Steelers had a shitty game with the Chiefs, and a lot better game at Tampa.

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• The Riverhounds squandered an opportunity at Indy Eleven.
• The Riverhounds let in in the tying goal in extra time while the defense and keeper were out of position.
• Against FC Cincy the Riverhounds let the winning goal in in the 88th min to take the loss.
• The Riverhounds host Bethlehem Steel for a College Night match.
• Louisville City comes to town to battle the Riverhounds.
• Bryson DeChambeau wins the Dell Technologies Championship At TPC Boston.
• DeChambeau has two in a row in the FedEx Cup playoff.
• Bryson DeChambeau leads with 2,328 points over Dustin Johnson.
• The PGA heads to Aronimink Golf Club in Newton Square, a suburb of West Philly in the BMW Championship.
• Three of the four Captan picks for the Ryder Cup were made.
• The Pirates are done for the season and have made final trades.
• The Pirates are dumping salary and seem to be preparing for next season.
• Cutch was traded to the Yankees since Judge is on DL still and they need a position player and a bat for the outfield.
• The NL West is still the hot division.
• Keep an eye on the AL West.
• In the AL East, the Sox are about to get Chris Sale and David Price back off the DL.
• Looks like the Sox are in a great position ahead of the Yanks.
• Pens training camp to start on the 14th.
• NCAA Week One is in the books.
• Pitt won 33-7 with PSU coming to town next.
• PSU won 45-38 in OT, and now they're heading to Pitt.
• WVU won 40-14.
• Youngstown State goes to Morgantown.
• Notre Dame won 24-17.
• Ball State comes to South Bend.
• There's a lot going on with the Steelers this week.
• Landry Jones is out.
• No Bell.
• Steelers are preparing for Cleveland.
• Fantasy Football.
• Weekly Picks.

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• The Riverhounds had a Nil-Nil draw with the Charlotte Independence.
• Goaltending and defense kept the Riverhounds in the game.
• Good news, there are no real lowlights but there weren't a lot of highlights to speak of.
• The Riverhounds took on the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
• Brandt Sneaker won the PGA Wyndham Championship with a -21 for the tournament.
• Brandt started the PGA Wyndham Championship with that magical 59.
• He started with a bogey and finishing with a 20 ft birdie on hole 18 for 11 under par in round one.
• This week the PGA Tour heads to Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus NJ for the Northern Trust Open.
• All the big names are in for the Northern Trust Open as it is a FedEx Cup Playoff tournament.
• Sister Mary Jo is a curveball sleeper.
• Big Al hits dingers.
• WPIAL Football starts.
• Cutch put on waivers.
• Pirates dropped 2 of 4 to the Cubs and 2 to the Braves.
• Pirates offense has come to a halt it seems like, and the defense has opened up some hole.
• It's time to bring up some guys in the minors and see what they have.
• The Boston Red Sox had a bit of skid, but are still 8.5 games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East.
• The Indians are 13 games up in the AL Central.
• The A’s and Astros are tied in the AL West.
• In the NL, the Braves are 1.5 games up in the Phillies in the east.
• The Cubs are 2.5 games up on the Brewers.
• The Diamondbacks are .5 games up on the Rockies.
• NCAA Football starts.
• NCAA Football has already seen lots of warm up games, with very few actual competitive match ups.
• Pitt's Kenny Pickett is named starter for the season in his Sophomore year.
• WVU Football QB, Will Grier, has already been named as a first team All-American.
• Kenny Pickett is a Heisman hopeful for this season.
• PSU QB, Trace McSorley, was named second team All-American.
• McSorley could also be in the Heisman hunt.
• In Steelers news, Ben will play week 3 of pre-season.
• It looks as though the Steelers will be playing AB and all starters for at least the 1st quarter for pre-season games.
• The 3rd pre-season game is the one that is used as real game prep and game plan analysis.
• Please don't get hurt!

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• Riverhounds had a good win over the Bethlehem Steel with a 2-1 game.
• Both goals were from Neco Brett at 35 and 79 mins with a goal scored by the Steel in the middle.
• The Riverhounds are back home with Charlotte Independence.
• The 100th PGA Championship saw Brooks Koepka taking the win by 2 strokes.
• Brooks Koepka held off a charging Tiger the final 2 days at Bellerive.
• The PGA heads to Sedgefield CC in Greensboro NC for the Wyndham Championship.
• Tiger is in talks to be on the Ryder Cup team that will be held in France September 28-30.
• Cleveland Browns Beer Machine.
• Cutch’s video.
• Pirates split the series in SF and come home to split with the Twins.
• Archer seems to be good, but isn't getting run support.
• Fantasy Football is back!
• After the second pre-season game in Green Bay the Steelers will no longer be at St Vincent.
• Steelers break camp still with cuts to be made to get down to the 53-man roster.
• Juju is not looking to have a sophomore slump but to have a break out year.
• Mason Rudolph is looking to make a bid for the 2nd back up.
• Damon Patterson had a breakout game vs the Eagles, and is doing everything correct as a UDFAR.
• Terrell Edmunds is fitting into the the defensive scheme well.
• James Washington looking great at WR.
• Vance McDonald has a foot injury - which gives him that IF HE STAYS HEALTHY stigmata.
• TJ Watt is switching from left side to right side but has a hammy lingering.
• Sean Davis has tackling issues and a nagging groin.
• Ben is in concussion protocol.
• In Pitt football news, Coach says good things and the team is looking good.
• Kenny Pickett is looking to take lead of the offense as a Pitt sophomore after last season's preformances.
• PSU Football may be in the midst of a rebuild with losing players to graduation.
• Adding to the PSU team issues, 3 players walked away from the game due to health reasons in the last week.
• WVU Football has lots of starters returning with very green back-ups - The Big 12 could be theirs for the taking.

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• The Riverhounds took a 1-Nil win over TFC2 at Highmark Stadium with the lone goal scored by Nico Brett in the 81st min.
• The Riverhounds had 58% of the possession time with 9 shots and 4 on target.
• The Riverhounds head east to take on the Bethlehem Steel.
• The Riverhounds have moved back into second in the group.
• The Riverhounds are 21mp, 11W, 7D, 3L, 40Pt, 26GF, 10GA, 16GD.
• The PGA is at Bellerive outside St Louis for the 100th PGA Championship.
• Big Favorites are Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Spieth, Mcllroy, Adam Scott, Ricky Fowler.
• The 9:23 group for the PGA Championship is Tiger, Thomas, and McIlroy.
• This sets up a big point gain for the Fedex cup.
• Stan Mikita passed at 78yrs old.
• Stan Mikita was 14th all-time in points, 18th in assists, 31st in goals, and 40th in games played.
• Stan Mikita was a multiple Art Ross, Heart, Lady Byng winner, 1961 Stanley Cup Champion.
• Stan Mikita had multiple All-Star Seasons.
• Stan Mikita is ranked number 17 of top 100 in NHL.
• Stan Mikita retired in 1980, has his number 21 retired by the Blackhawks, and has a statue.
• Pirates acquired Adeiny Hechavarria SS from the Rays to sure up the middle infield .
• Cutch is a little surprised in moves that the bucks have made.
• Cutch kinda wishes they made some longterm moves when he was here.
• The Pirates are out west a bit to finish up with the Rockies and then head to the Bay to take on the Giants.
• Then it's back home to have 2 with the Twins, 4 with the Cubs, and 3 with the Braves before heading back out on the road.
• Down on the Farm
• Indy Indians, the Bucs AAA league, saw Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings both hit for the cycle in the same game against Lehigh Valley.
• Newman was the first player since Josh Bell to cycle then in the 8th Stallings hit a Triple to complete his.
• In Steelers news, AB is back in practice after some soreness .
• TJ Watt has a hamstring issue.
• Vance McDonald has foot issues.
• Pitt star Quadree Henderson is making an impact on special teams as a returner.
• Trey Griffey out of Arizona, drafted by the Colts, and hoping to make the squad.
• Griffey SR, JR share same birth town as Stan Musial - Donora, PA!

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• The MLB trade deadline.
• Pirates made a splash with bringing in Chris Archer and Keone Kela.
• Archer was traded for Glasnow and Meadows and a player to be named later.
• Kela was traded for two players to be named later.
• Archer is under contract through 2021 costing $27.7 Million total which is right around $8 Million a season.
• Kela is under contract through 2020 at $1.2 Million.
• Kela will be a closer this season with 38GP, 3 W, 3 L, and 24 S 3.44 ERA
• Dodgers: Manny Machado and Brian Dozier
• Brewers: Mike Moustakas
• Astros: Roberto Osuna (suspended) P 75 game for domestic charges.
• The Riverhounds took two losses in a row before a win with the Richmond kickers in town.
• Nico Brett had two goals and Fitzpatrick also came in with a goal.
• The Hounds are in 3rd with 20 MP, 37 Points, 25 GF, 10GA.
• The Hounds have TFCII coming to town.
• In PGA Tour news, The Open Championship came and went with Francisco Molinari as the First Italian to win.
• Some big names were in it until the end, but Molinari was too good.
• DJ won the Canadian Open that finished on Monday due to weather. It was his 3rd win this season and 19th overall.
• It's the Firestone CC on the South Course in Akron OH.
• NFL Hall of Fame inductees have been named: Bobby Beathard Contributor, Robert Brazile LB, Brian Dawkins S, Jerry Kramer LB, Ray Lewis LB, Randy Moss WR, Terrell Owens WR, and Brian Urlacher.
• The Hall of Fame game will be held on Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network with the Bears and the Ravens.
• Urban Meyer is placed on paid administrative leave after rumblings that he knew about the domestic abuse that an assistant coach Zach Smith has against him.
• While Meyer is on leave, OC Ryan Day is acting head coach.
• Malkin is celebrating his 32nd birthday, and Crosby turns 31.
• How long do we see them playing?
• The Pirates were HOT HOT HOT but have cooled a bit. They're not yet cold.
• Errors caused the 9-2 loss to the Cubs who newly acquired Cole Hammels who was on the hill.
• Steelers Camp is underway.
• The guys are working hard at St Vincents and putting in work.
• AB, Villanuva left practice early with soreness but is expected to be fine.
• Mike Hilton is feeling more comfy at camp and looking to make more of a impact at Corner.
• The Steelers' first preseason game is in Pilly.

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• Riverhounds had a Nil-Nil tie with the Charleston Battery, but it looks like it wasn't that exciting of a match.
• The Hounds are on the road to Louisville City.
• They are currently tied for second in the group with Louisville with 25 points each.
• Matt gives us some World Cup updates.
• In PGA news from Connecticut at TPC River Highlands Bubba Watson had a hell of a third and fourth round to come out with the win.
• Watson had -17 total shooting -7 on the final round.
• The tour goes to TPC Potomac at Avenel in Potomac MD northwest of DC for the Quicken Loans National.
• Tiger is on the green, but a lot of other big names are not. There's no DJ, Spieth, Kepca, Mickelson.
• We're counting down to the Open.
• Penguins sign Bryan Rust to a four-year deal, leaving them with $4.2 mill to spend in cap space.
• It's likely that Oleksiak and Sheahan will get those nods.
• The Pens also signed Sprong and Simone.
• Crosby has reached out to Kunitz, and it looks like Kunitz and the Pens have shown mutual interest in another stint.
• The Pens are looking to get him for less than $2 mill.
• Kunitz will be 39 at the start of the season.
• Le'veon Bell and the Steelers report that they are a lot closer than they were last season on making a deal.
• Both side hope to come to an agreement before the July 16th deadline.
• Every year the NFL posts a Top 100 list for the upcoming season. The top ten this year are: Brady, Brown, Went, Jones, Bell, Gurley, Donald, Brees, V.Miller, and Rodgers.
• The Pirates are supposedly shopping Cervelli, Dickerson, Harrison, Mercer, and Freese.
• Shopping around is an effort to cut payroll because of the drastic drop in attendance this season.
• Neil Huntington has said that if the fans don't come out, that they can't afford to put a team on the field and the roster will be weakened because of the fans.
• Huntington said that the team will add pieces at the deadline if the attendance picks up.
• The team is worth $1.2 bill, and profited $86 mill between 2016 and 2017.
• Nutting has petitioned the PA State Gaming Board for tax revenue stemming from the new sports booking that is expectied to open before the start of Football season.
• The Bucs are 2-7 with another 4 straight losses to the Diamondbacks (who lead the NL West). that
• They did win over the Mets in NYC, and went to extra innings at home in the series to take a loss in the 10th.

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• Riverhounds won 3-Nil over the NY Red Bulls with goals from Parkes, and Brett.
• They move into a tie with Louisville City for second in group A.
• In World Cup news, Mexico beat Germany, and Iceland won their first match.
• The US Open at Shinnecock Hill in Long Island was won by Bruce Koepka for the second straight year.
• The last time there was back-to-back winners was 88-89 from Curtis Strange.
• Rod Woodson speaks up about a lack of playmakers on D side of the ball, stating that Shazier was going to be that guy.
• TJ Watt is still in question.
• Since Troy, there hasn't been a bigtime playmaker. They're looking for Cam Hayward to step up, - Bud Dupree to get in there, and Stephon Tuitt to stay healthy.
• Bryant is facing a possible suspension due to moving and missed testing and programs.
• The Caps raise a banner without trolling the Pens.
• With the NHL season schedule set, they open agains the Bruins Oct 3rd.
• The Penguins are trying to obtain Max Domi (son of Ty Domi) from the Coyotes.
• Kessel is interested in being reunited with Tocchet, but they are strapped on the cap hit at 6.8 million.
• The Leafs are carrying 1.2 of the current cap.
• Sources say the Pens offered up Rust, Sheary, or Simon. Due to the cap hit, to acquire him, someone would need to be traded.
• The Pirates dealt with some rain after a 1-0 win and a 3-2 loss. l
• A highlight at the Buccos game was Steven Brault singing the National Anthem.
• Polonco shows signs of promise, but then the next game lays an egg.

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• The Riverhounds took its first USL loss of the season 1-0 to Nashville, but had a 0-0 tie with Penn FC after.
• The Riverhounds returned home for the weekend with the Richmond Kickers.
• Pitt Baseball made it to the Final 4 of the ACC tournament, but lost to Louisville.
• It seems that the ACC has elevated PITT in smaller non-mainstream collegiate athletics.
• Mark Madden wrote an article on Sullivan and Kessel.
• In PGA news, it's the last week in the Forth Worth Invitational.
• Justin Rose won with a -20.
• Steve got to check out some of the Memorial at Muirfield Village “Jack's Place”
• It's fun to see the pros do some of the same things Steve does.
• The NHL Stanley Cup Finals!
• Game one went to the Knights with a back-and-forth game with a 6-4 final, and game two went to the Caps 3-2.
• Tom Wilson of the Caps had a few questionable hits in game one - especially the one on Jonathan Marchessault.
• Ryan Reaves' punch to the nose in front of the Caps net in game two sent a message to the not-so-nice Wilson.
• The NBA Finals started. It's the 4th straight year of the Warriors and Cavs in the final.
• The first game went to overtime, and Lebron had some issues with it.
• Hill made the tying free throw and missed the second with 5 seconds left on the clock.
• Cleveland passed the ball around and looked like they were playing keep-away to protect a win they didn't have.
• On the replay, JR Smith said he thought they were ahead.
• In OT the Warriors go on a 7-0 run, and end up with Klay Thomson ejected and the Cavs losing.
• Steelers' OTAs continue and the rookies are getting to learn the play book and figure out their exact positions.
• Jerald Hawkins, the back-up OT, was carried off the field with a ruptured quad. Third pick, Oakafore, is now up for the position.
• Jake McGee also limped off the field with injury.
• Most of the stars of the team (the “Skilled Position Players”) were absent for the second week of OTA’s, but that was no shocker.
• 1978 throwbacks.
• The Pirates lost 2 of 3 to the Reds, 2 of 3 to the Cards, and 2 of 3 to the Cubs with some drama on the base pads in the Cubs series.
• The Buccos are still above 500 by 2 games and 6.5 back in the division.
• The offense was solid, Polanco had a 3-hit night.
• Cervele and Bell went yard, but Vasquez gave up the winning HR in the 9th.
• The Pirates sitting Austin Medows when Marte came back over Polanco might be a mistake.
• The bullpen is suspect, and the offense has cooled a bit with some brained moves on the base pads.

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• The Riverhounds tied 2-2 with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
• They took on FC Cincinnati in The US Open Cup and ended in a 3-1 loss.
• The Riverhounds are on the road to face Penn FC.
• Pittsburgh is currently in 4th place with a 9, 12, 5, 17 record.
• F Romeo Parkes was named to USL Team of the Week after his first goal of the season.
• The PGA played at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas for the Bryon Nelson Classic.
• 21-year-old Aaron Wise (South African) took home 1.39 Million and his first win on the PGA Tour.
• Wise's mom travels with him and when he was in the lead after day 3 he had to make her leave the room during the 4-hr rain delay prior to his Tee Time.
• His final score was -23 for the tournament.
• It's time for the Fort Worth Inv. at the Colonial Course in Texas as we're gearing up for the Memorial at Muirfield Village in Columbus.
• The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore was a rainy, foggy, muddy mess with Justify by a 1/2 length to win.
• Bob Baffert (Trainer) is on his bid for his second Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in Belmont Park.
• American Pharoah ended the 37-year drought three years ago.
• Baffert is now tied with 14 triple crown wins as a trainer and could only be the second trainer to have 2 Triple Crown winners.
• Belmont is the longest of the 3 races and is the hardest to win.
• The Vegas Golden Knights move on to the Stanley Cup Final over the Winnipeg Jets.
• The Caps/Lightning had a very exciting game 7 with the Caps moving on to the final.
• Of course Pittsburgh is with the Knights mainly because of Fleury, but some other former Pens are on the team as well.
• Football OTAs have begun and the vets are meeting the rookies and invited free agents for the first time.
• There is no sign of Lev Bell, and we don't expect him 'til after camp.
• They have until July 15th to reach a long-term deal.
• These are voluntary to attend.
• Nashville is selected to host the 2019 NFL Draft, and Arizona is selected to hold Super Bowl LVII and New Orleans to host Super Bowl LVIII.
• Rodger Goodell and the NFL have implemented the new standard and rule regarding the national anthem.
• All personnel on the field during ceremonies must stand and show respect for the anthem, and if they choose not to stand they are able to stay in the locker room or like area off the field for the opening ceremonies.
• If anyone doesn't stand and show respect for the anthem, the organization will be fined.
• Each organization can make its own work rule regarding the situation.
• The commissioner will impose appropriate discipline on league personnel who do not stand and show respect.
• Does this still leave open what is considered respect or disrespect?
• The Buccos have dropped 3 in a row to the Padres, and 1 to the Reds and pulled out an extra inning win.
• The Bucs have been beating the teams that they should, until now.
• The bullpen is still suspect, but the offense has cooled off.
• The Bucs were in first place for a day or so, but are now 3 games back in the division.
• The NL Central is one of the weakest divisions in the MLB.
• The much awaited call-up of Austin Meadows has been worth the wait. he is 5-11 with 2 homers.
• Manager, Clint Hurdle, says he is being aggressive, seeing pitches. Clint summed it up in two words: Visualization and Confidence.

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• Riverhounds won last Saturday over Atlanta and are un beaten at home.
• Tobi Adewole numbered to USL team of the week after a 1-nil win.
• The Hounds have Toronto FC 2 coming to Highmark Stadium.
• In PGA Tour news, Scott Piercy won the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana in a playoff with Billy Horschel.
• The Wells Fargo Championship has kicked off and is the warm up for The Players Championship that will be at TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville.
• The NFL Draft has some interesting updates. Notably: Terrell Edmunds S VT, James Washington WRA OK ST, Mason Rudolph QB OK ST, Chucks Okorafor OT WEST MICH, Marcus Allen S PSU, Jaylen Samuels RB NC ST, Joshua Frazier DT Alabama. Steelers Draft Picks.
• The Buccos have been having a time with the Nationals just beating up the Black 'n Gold with double digit run totals.
• Though it’s early in the season, the Bucs are 1.5 games back and 17-14.
• Jung-Ho Kang has obtained his work visa and is expected to return to the US and has reported to Pirate City. He will have his pshyical and will begin an expedited spring training.
• There is no time table to return to the big club, but is expected to join the bucs at some point.
• He is on the restricted list and does not receive salary or service time.
• MLB or the Pirates will not discipline him any more, but non compliance with treatment programs will will trigger further discipline.
• As for the Penguins, Tom Wilson suspended 3 games due to hit on Aston-Reese.
• A late goal from Ovi pushes the Caps to win in game 3.
• The defense is letting the puck through, and offense has looked to be too pretty.
• Game 4.

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• The Riverhounds had a 2-2 Draw vs Cincy last Saturday and have ATL UTD 2 coming to Highmark Stadium this Saturday.
• This is ATL's first season in the USL.
• Andrew Landry won last week at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio with -17 for the tournament.
• This week the PGA tour stops at the TPC at Louisiana.
• Next week will be the tournament to watch at Quail Hollow in the Wells Fargo Championship as the guys gear up for The Players which is held at Sawgrass this year, taking out the 5th major this season.
• In NFL draft news, Cleveland has the number 1 pick as well as the number 4. Steelers draft 28th but don't rule out a move up. the Draft runs all weekend.
• Dez Bryant is reported to have turned down a multi-year deal from the Ravens.
• The Ravens brought in Crabtree, Willie Sneed, and John Brown. They parted ways with Wallace and Maclin.
• The Pirates are 13-11, losing 5 straight and 7 of 8, putting them 2.5 games back.
• Jay-Hay still out a few more weeks.
• The starting pitching isn't bad, but the the bull pen is sub par, and the offense has been spotty.
• Sean Manaea of the A’s had a NO NO against the Red Sox.
• Shohei Ohtani is making waves as a DH and a nasty pitcher for the Angels.
• In NBA playoff news, LeBron hits a game winning 3 to win over the Pacers to go up 3-2.
• The 76ers move on after eliminating the Heat.
• D-Wade may be retiring after 15 seasons.
• Steph Curry is practicing and looking to make a return in semi’s vs NO. He hasn't played since March 23rd with an MCL injury.
• Philly faithful has been the talk about the NBA with Kevin Heart, AI, and Meek Mill appearances.
• Pens move on and handle the Flyers.
• Flyers fans at game 6 were the nastiest of nasty.
• Hornquist was back for games 6, but Malkin was out (and will be out for game 1 vs the Caps).
• Haglin didn't make the trip, though Malkin did.
• What to expect with the Caps series.

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Speaking of Super Bowl, we have a great wrap-up for you this week - including a look at next season. Then it's on to some hoops updates as we take a look at some Pitt and Duquesne updates. Steve's including some PGA updates, while Matt is talking some soccer. (Maybe if we talk spring sports, spring will get here?) From there it's a rundown of NFL and MLB news before getting into some nitty gritty Penguins talk. Biggest news of the Penguins week was their win against the Knights, which meant a return of Flower and a standing ovation from his real hometown crowd!

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As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 17.

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As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 15.

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As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 14.

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So, how about that Penguins win in OT with Kessel career goal #299 in OT? The Penguins are making some moves with Casey DeSmith coming up as Murray's backup. In other news, Neimi gets picked up by Florida and the Pens get Sheahan for Wilson in a 5th round.

We can still talk some baseball this week, too with the World Series. Verlander was stud in the ALCS, and the Dodgers get over the hump.

This week's college football round-up has Pitt winning at Duke. DiNucci is 8/18 with 154 yards in the air. Overall, they're looking good. The Virginia Cavaliers come to Heinz Field this week. Turning gears to Penn State, they crushed Michigan this week. Sequan Barkley is still a Heisman hopeful with 108 yards, 2TDs, and 53 yards in the air. McSorley has 282 passing and a TD in the air with 76 on the gournd and 3TDs. They're at OSU this week. Notre Dame lights up USC, and North Carolina State is in South Bend.

Which brings us to Steelers news! Ben is 14/24 with 224 yards and 2TDs. Bell has 35 carries for 134 yards, and Brown and Smith-Schuster with the TD and the Wizard of Boz with 5 field goals. Overall, defense looked good with 2 picks - by Haden and Gay. And, what's up with Bryant's BS? Matt and Steve also take a look at the upcoming game this weekend with the Lions.

As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 9.

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In case you missed it, the Penguins beat the Caps! Matt and Steve have some thoughts on that. They've also got some things to say about Ian Cole losing three teeth and undergoing surgery, before turning things over to some NFL recaps. Steelers v Kansas City may have been a tough game, but the guys round out this week's episode with some Cincinnati chat and accusations about some dirty D.

As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 8.

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As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 6.

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As they do, the guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 5.

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Steve and Matt are talking about their 8-8 fantasy tie for the week, but Matt's holding a slight lead at 30-17 over Steve's 29-18 record so far. At the top of the show we've got some Pirates highlights, especially Cutch. With the MLB regular season wrapping up, we're also talking current standings and wild card options. From baseball, we move on to some Pitt Football news and Heisman Watch players before talking some hockey! With two pre-season games left, the Penguins are looking to their home-opener next Wednesday. The young guys are looking good, but since it's still pre-season, we haven't seen much of the main roster yet. As for this week's NFL talk Matt and Steve talk about this week's issue - a muffed punt and a blocked kick. Overall, we learned not to showboat, and that the Red Zone offense needs to improve third down conversions, espeically with the Ravens this week - in Baltimore.

The guys wrap up this week's show with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 4.

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The guys take the show home this week with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 3.

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This week, Steve and Matt are talking the usual gamut of Pirates, Penguins, and Steelers. They do a recap of last week's predictions and how they each fared. Then it's on to some fantasy football recap. Apparently there is such a thing as poor coaching in fantasy football these days. From there it's on to some MLB news, including an early start to next year's season, and the Espy Awards and the All-Star Game. The guys may be blaming the Pirates' 6 losses since last week on Polanco's jenky leg. It's either that or traded Nicasio's "hold my beer" moment when he faced the Pirates as a St. Louis player. Speaking of trades, the guys wrap up their baseball segment with some McCutcheon trade options and expendable players. From there Matt and Steve talk some Pitt v Penn State game before heading into news about the Penguins. With training camp starting this week, Pittsburgh is favored to win the Stanley Cup again this year - which lands the guys into a fantasy discussion about what they would do if they had a day with the Stanley Cup. Oh, we haven't talked about football yet! The Steelers v Browns game was more worrisome than it should have been. Let's talk about Le'Veon Bell and stupid penalties. But, kudos to TJ Watt for making Defensive Rookie of the Week. Big Ben wins an interesting record this week too, as the winningest QB in Cleveland! But, we can't dismiss Tom Brady. No matter how much you may hate New England, Tom Brady is a damn good QB.

The guys take the show home this week with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 2.

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The guys take the show home this week with some BOLD predictions about NFL - Week 1.

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