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Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 06:00 PM by
Beyond the glory, there’s often a lifetime of pain. The Washington Post details the physical hardship many former players must live with after their NFL career conclude. By Sally Jenkins, Rick Maese, Scott Clement, Washington Post They remember the hard hits – most of them, at least.…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 04:15 PM by
After his performance at the NBA Combine, this is what one scout said about former Pitt center Steven Adams: ``I can say I was honestly stunned. Where did that come from? That’s not something you develop with a few weeks with a trainer. He was way more skilled than…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 02:30 PM by
Allan Muir dissects the Penguins loss last night to Ottawa and makes a couple of good points beyond the obvious: The Senators were finally able to stop the Penguins power play, which had been dominant in the playoffs; this was the first postseason game in which the Penguins did…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 12:30 PM by
The case could be made that the Pirates have the best bullpen in the National League. Pirates relievers are first in the following categories: saves, save percentage, batting-average against, slugging-against, K/9. They are second in ERA, OPS-against and WHIP. But there’s something else the Pirates bullpen is first…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 10:30 AM by
A lot of people were angry with the Pirates for not including prize prospect Gerrit Cole in their season-opening rotation and some, not surprisingly, played the cheap card. The fact is that it would have been incredibly stupid, for any number of reasons, for the Pirates to open…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 06:07 AM by
Mackenzie Carpenter offered an interesting look at the fan clubs of long-deceased pop culture figures, Nelson Eddy & Jeannette McDonald, Doris Day, Ava Gardner, Clayton Moore (the Lone Ranger) and Bing Crosby. The article made some excellent points, though in Crosby's case, things aren't quite as simple. True, his fan…
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Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 02:00 AM by
The question in the email yesterday morning concerned Pedro Alvarez. ``It seems to me that the Pirates - without any official announcement - have begun platooning Alvarez and sitting him against lefties on a more regular basis. I personally think this is LONG overdue, as I simply have…
Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 12:00 AM by
The 2012-13 TV season doesn't end until Wednesday but already the broadcast networks are jumping into summer mode debuting a Canadian import (ABC's "Motive") and a homegrown burn-off sitcom (Fox's "The Goodwin Games") tonight. "Motive" (10 tonight, then moves to 9 p.m. Thursday) is another procedural crime drama with a…
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Published on Sunday, 19 May 2013 11:40 PM by
On the power play with 30 seconds remaining in regulation and leading by a goal is an enviable position for any hockey team. It wasn’t enough for the Penguins Sunday night at Ottawa. After blowing a 1-0 lead, they lost in double-overtime to the Senators, 2-1, as Colin…
Published on Sunday, 19 May 2013 11:40 PM by
On the power play with 30 seconds remaining in regulation and leading by a goal is an enviable position for any hockey team. It wasn’t enough for the Penguins Sunday night at Ottawa. After blowing a 1-0 lead, they lost in double-overtime to the Senators, 2-1, as Colin…