Inspirational Post: Typography

I feel like if I change "SportsTalk" into a different font it would stand out more compared to it being in a San Serif font. I also feel like it would give it the ESPN look which would make sense since it is a blog about sports. I would rather have a sports font for a sports blog compared to having a non sports font for a sports blog.

Inspiration Post: Color

For my inspiration of color I thought it would be best to choose Black and Yellow. The reason I chose to Black and Yellow was because I have grew up a Pittsburgh sports fan. I wanted to do an all Pittsburgh based sports blog, but I decided that I would rather do sports in general.

Inspiration Post: Design

I wanted to keep the design for this sports blog pretty simple. The reason I wanted to keep it simple was I thinking about viewers who will be viewing this page and they will be able to navigate through it easy. I feel like if you have a complicated blog viewers will get lost and not want to come back and view the blog.

Inspiration Post: Typography

I chose to use a Sans Serif font for the typography of this blog. The reason I chose to use a Sans Serif font is I believe that it is the best font to be able to view things online. I also wanted the readers to be able to read the font so if I would have chose a creative font I do not think the viewers would be able to reader it as clear. I also feel like that Sans Serif font is more cleaner and that is what I want for this blog  

"Story"book Week

Trevor Story hit seven home runs in his first six major league games. He is a 6-foot-1, 180-pound shortstop who was a 2011 first round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies. Story set the Major League record for home runs in a team's first six games of a season, ahead of Larry Walker who had 6 in 1997), Mike Schmidt who had 6 in 1976 and Willie Mays who had 6 in 1964. 

Cubs improve to 5-1

The Chicago Cubs improve to 5-1 for the first time since 1998. The Cubs have outscored their opponents  42-15 in the first 6 games. Dexter Fowler leads the Cubs in Batting Average with a Batting Average .526. The Cubs are hitting .274 as a team with 20 extra base hits. The Pitching staff has a 2.24 ERA of lead by Jake Arrieta with 2 wins and a ERA of 1.93 and 12 strikeouts.

Pittsburgh Pirates Victorious on Opening Day

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat The St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Sunday April 3rd. Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Francisco Liriano went 6 innings allowed 3 hits and had 10 strikeouts 10. He tied a Pirates opening day record by striking out 10. Pirates new third baseman David Freese added 2 hits to the combined 9 that the team had. The Pirates will resume play on Tuesday when Jonathon Niese pitches against Michael Wacha.

Pirates lock up Gregory Polanco on a 5-year extension

The Pittsburgh signed Gregory Polanco to a five year extension. The deal will include two club options and is believed to be in the mid-$30 million range. Polanco, 25, hit .256 with nine homers and 52 RBI in 153 games last season for the Pirates.

Kevin Stallings to be Pittsburgh's new head coach

Stallings will replace Jamie Dixon, who left the Panthers last week to take the job at TCU. Stallings was 455-283 with nine NCAA tournament appearances in this coaching tenure. Jamie Dixon chose to depart, leaving for TCU after 13 seasons as the Panthers head coach. During his time at Pitt he had two conference titles, two No.1 seeds, one conference tournament and 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Dixon was the most successful coach in the school's history.

Inspiration Post: Design Background

The reason I decided to write my blog on sports was while growing up I always had a passion in many different sports. I was able to talk sports with all my friends and family and be able to relate to them. I grew playing baseball until the age of 15, but I decided I did not want to play baseball in High School so I gave up my passion. Now that I am older I am able to follow everything a lot closer and more in depth. 

Michigan State stunned by Middle Tennessee

In one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tournament, Middle Tennessee upset Michigan State 90-81. This is only the 8th time that a 15 seed has beat a number 2 seed. Middle Tennessee and Michigan State shot the same percentage from the field at 56 percent. Middle Tennessee forced Michigan State to turn the ball over 14 times, which was a huge key to game since Michigan State is a high scoring team who averaged 80 points per game coming into the NCAA Tournament. Middle Tennessee ended up losing the following round to Syracuse. 

Penguins defeat NHL best Capitals

On Sunday March 20th, The Washington Capitals traveled into Consol Energy Center to play The Pittsburgh Penguins. The Capital were coming into the games with a record of 51-15 and 106 points which is the best in the NHL. The Penguins scored two quick goals in the first period by Bryan Rust and Trevor Daley. The Capitals evened the score at 2-2 7 minutes into the second period, but a minute later Tom Kuhnhackl scored his 3rd goal of the season to give the lead for good. The Penguins went on and scored 3 goals in the third period to secure the victory and win 6-2.

Penguins lose to Flames

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to The Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday March 5th. The Penguins were playing catchup most of the game and could not fully catch up. Sidney Crosby scored Pittsburgh's only goals in the 1st and 2nd period. Even with the Penguins losing they are still three points up on the Flyers for the 2nd wildcard berth. The Penguins return to action on Sunday March 6th as they travel to New Jersey to play the Devils.

Peyton Manning Retires

Sunday March 6th 2016 Peyton Manning announced that he will retire after 18 long NFL seasons. Peyton Manning was originally drafted in 1998 by the Indianapolis Colts. Peyton Manning spent 13 season with the Indianapolis Colts and threw for 54,828 yards and 399 touchdowns. In 2012 he was sidelined for the whole year due to having neck surgery. In the offseason the Indianapolis Colts granted him a release, but in the offseason he was picked up by the Denver Broncos. He spent 4 years with Denver and while in the organization he threw for 17,112 yards and 140 touchdowns. He will retiring with the most touchdowns in NFL with 539 and he also has the most NFL passing yards with 71,940. 

Pittsburgh Panthers upset #15 Duke

The Pittsburgh Panthers upset #15 Duke Blue Devils on Sunday February 28th at The Peterson Event Center. The Panthers jumped out to a 39-32 lead at halftime and held that lead all the way through the game. The Panthers went on and upset The Blue Devils 76-62. James Artis had a game hight of 17 points. The Panthers return to action Wednesday March 2nd in Blacksburg, Virginia when they play Virginia Tech. 

Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Justin Schultz from Edmonton

Justin Shultz 
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Justin Schultz from Edmonton for a 2016 3rd round pick. Schultz has 10 points this season in 45 games this season for Edmonton before he was traded to Pittsburgh. 

Former Cowboys RB Randle arrested AGAIN

Former Dallas Cowboy Joseph Randle arrest for the fifth time in 17 months. He was arrest on Sunday February 21st on charges of aggravated battery, possession of hallucinogens/marijuana and criminal damage to property. His bond was set at $100,000. He was arrest earlier last year in November for suspicion of criminal threat, assault of law enforcement officer, battery, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer after an altercation at a Kansas casino. 

Penguins defeat Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins defeat The Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon 4-3. Kris Letang led the team in points with three with three assists. The Penguins had goals scored by Scott Wilson, Phil Kessel, Matt Cullen and Patric Hornqvist. Marc Andre Fleury maned the net saving 24 of the 27 shots. The Penguins return to action on Wednesday Feb 24th in Boston.

Lets Talk Sports

You experience sports in your everyday life from when you turn on the TV or open the newspaper. With this blog I will be talking about everything that interests me in the sports world. I will cover things from Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey. I will also be covering a little bit of the college level for certain sports. The reason I chose to talk about sports for my blog is because, I have been around sports since growing up and it is something I am passionate about.