Born in Pittsburgh and a graduate of Penn State, Dan currently writes for Collegehumor.com, and previously has written for BestWeekEver.tv, Jest.com, SB Nation Pittsburgh, and Geocities.com/PhantomMenaceisgonnaRULE
Yes, criticizing Marc-Andre Fleury for his performance against the Flyers can make you sound ignorant, but that doesn't make you wrong.
Yes, Tyler Kennedy appeared to step up in the absence of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but how much should a healthy Penguins squad pay him?
If the Pirates select Gerrit Cole instead of Anthony Rendon with the first overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, Pirates fans will be watching Rendon's career very, very closely.
Can the Penguins afford to retain Max Talbot?
In comparison to other teams' NHL trade deadline moves, the Penguins came out way ahead in their trades for James Neal, Matt Niskanen and Alex Kovalev.
The Penguins may have an agitator of their own in Matt Cooke, but that doesn't mean it was hypocritical for Mario Lemieux to speak out about the Islanders' embarrassing behavior on Friday.
Why the Pirates' seemingly pointless offseason might make more sense than you think.
Why do the Penguins suddenly lead the NHL in fighting majors?
Might there be good reasons for baseball awards voters to submit ballots that seem irrational?
Brief mention in John Perrotto's On The Beat wrapup (subscriber) on Prospectus today: "The Pirates would like to sign free-agent right-hander Jeremy Bonderman." Seems plausible, as he's an...
Matt Capps' last 10 appearances, dating back to May 17: 8 IP, 21 H, 14 R, 9 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 3 HR, 10.13 ERA, .467 Opp Avg, 4 Blown Saves in 8 chances. I still wasn't a big fan of cutting Capps...
I work for VH1in Times Square and frequently receive emails about music events occurring in our building, but this one made my Pirate-brain do a double-take: Subject: MATT MORRIS PERFORMANCE -...