Category Archives: Sports

PGHMadness – The 2011 IheartPGH Bracket Challenge

UPDATE – I know there has been some issues with being able to sign up for the pool.

1. Register at CBSSports – http://www.cbssports.com/registration

2. Then go to the IheartPGH group – http://iheartpgh.mayhem.cbssports.com

Here is what CBSsports reccomends:

Yes, the system will require each member to have his/her own unique and password in order to access your pool. Make sure they create IDs before accessing the invitation link and using the pool password
Here is a link to the CBSSports.com registration page:

http://www.cbssports.com/registration

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You have until Noon on Thursday to enter your bracket.  Once again we are putting together a NCAA bracket competition.  We are using the CBS sports bracket manager.  It is pretty easy to set up an account and enter your bracket.

IheartPGH Bracket Challenge Website:  http://iheartpgh.mayhem.cbssports.com

Pool Password: iheartpgh


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Detailed Sign Up Instructions:

1.  Visit http://iheartpgh.mayhem.cbssports.com

If you already have a CBS account login. If not click the register link.

2. Once you are logged in.  You will need to enter the pool password.  The pool password is: iheartpgh.

3. Fill out your bracket

4. Watch basketball and discuss.  Feel free to leave comments here on the blog or on twitter use the hashtag #pghmadness

Are any other Pittsburgh blogs putting together a bracket challenge this year?

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Steel City Derby Demons – 2011 Season Opener

Pittsburgh and DC Jammers

Image by Kevin H. via Flickr

Yes, football season has ended … but, just in time for Roller Derby season.

The Steel City Derby Demons kick of the 2011 season with a double header this Saturday night at Romp and Roll.

  • Steel Hurtin’ vs. Queen City All Stars (Buffalo, NY)
  • Blitzburgh Bombers vs. Little Steel Roller Girls (Youngstown, OH)

SCDD 2011 Season Opener – http://www.steelcityderbydemons.com/home/event-schedule/
Saturday, February 19, 2011
7pm
Romp and Roll – 1661 East Sutter Road
Tickets – $10 in advance, $15 at the door
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Animal Friends of Western, PA.

Read more about roller derbies around the country…
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Steelers vs. Packers Fan Challenges – Super Bowl Promotions to Support Good Causes

Our inbox is overflowing with interesting, funny and occasionally dumb ways to show off your Steelers pride this week.  Here are a few of the promotions that are fun and for a good cause too.  Here are 4 of the Pittsburgh vs. Green Bay challenges that we know about.  If you know of others please add a link to the comments below.

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Envirobowl 2011 – PennFuture is competing against Clean Wisconsin in Enviro Bowl 2011. The challenge is to see which environmental group can raise the most donations by Noon CST on Super Bowl Sunday. The stakes are high: “The losing organization must change its Facebook page to reflect support of the winning organization’s home team during the Super Bowl, and that organization’s leader must video tape a message to the other’s supporters, while dressed in the other’s team swag.”   Click here to donate.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2J87WJ5WM[/youtube]

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CokeCheers – upload a photo of you with a Coke and Coke will donate $1 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.  When Pittsburgh hits 10,000 “cheers” – Coke will donate an extra $25,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  It is easy – just upload a photo at CokeCheers.com

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The Regenerative Medicine Super Bowl Fan Challenge – Pitt vs. U of Wisconsin – well here is a unique and about as niche as it gets for a Super Bowl challenge the Pitt/UMPC McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine has challenged the University of Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Center to a Facebook fan battle.  Which every research center gets the most new fans by kickoff gets to post a picture of the other Institute’s director decked out in opposing teams colors! So just be a fan of the McGowan Institute here to make sure that Wisconsin doesn’t win this one.

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And finally, this challenge really only benefits your waist line and possibly your living room if you can eat enough burritos.

The Burrito Bowl – Pittsburgh vs. Green Bay Burrito Eating Contest.  On Saturday, February 5, 2011 4pm @ the South Side Qdoba on Carson Street.  You must preregister by stopping by the South Side Qdoba and paying a $5 registration fee.   The contest is only open to the first 50 registrants.

Here is a video from the Pittsburgh franchisee about the challenge

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poMyXShQqqU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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help send East End Brewing beer to the Whitehouse for the Superbowl

A Beer-Partisan Situation Needs Your Help: Send East End beer to the White House

help send East End Brewing beer to the Whitehouse for the SuperbowlThere is an important Pittsburgh and Steelers related effort that needs your help!  This is a matter of Pittsburgh pride.  It seems that the White House has placed an order from a Wisconsin brewery for the super bowl, but not from Pittsburgh.

From the East End Brewing email – I could summarize for you but then you would miss the beer puns – so I will just paste in their works…

It seems that during a recent visit to Wisconsin, The Whitehouse placed a beer order from fellow Craft Brewer, Hinterland Brewing Company in Wisconsin, so that they could have some Green Bay beer on hand for the Superbowl. Simple enough, but maybe you can already see that this act by itself, is not exactly a “beer-partisan” move. Since Friday of last week, we’re working to help correct that.

So help send some Pittsburgh beer – brewed right here in the city limits – to the White House.  Join the East End to DC Facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/EastEndtoDC

You can also help to spread the word on twitter – use the hash tag #EastEndtoDC

Some related blog posts on the White House, super bowl and beer…
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Twerrible Towel

Nope, that is not a spelling mistake – and if you are a long time reader you know that I was not an A+ student is spelling.  But Twerrible is the correct spelling in this case. Yes, the Twerrible Towel is the name of the twitter powered terrible towel.

We are still collecting all of the details about this – but it looks like the folks at McKinney – an advertising firm in Durham, NC – have built a twitter powered terrible towel.  Everytime some one posts a tweet with the hashtag #steelersnation – the motorized hand twirls the terrible towel.   They have hacked an old fan motor and hooked it up to a computer to bring the steelernation – what I imagine is the first ever – Twitter powered terrible towel.

Even better you can watch the Twerrible Towel live on Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/twerribletowel – as of this blog post there have been 1132 twirls of the twerrible towel.

Free video streaming by Ustream

You can follow along on Twitter – @TwerribleTowel and online at www.TwerribleTowel.com

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