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Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 10:35 PM by
What a difference a series can make. When the Penguins won their first-round series against the New York Islanders, there were questions about whether they could win the next. When they won their series tonight against the Ottawa Senators, the only question was: Who can stop this…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 04:15 PM by
The best way for the Pirates to look at their three-games series with the Milwaukee Brewers, which begins tonight, is that they have a one-game winning streak at Miller Park. They beat the Brewers, 6-4, on May 1. They need to remember that and not the fact they are…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 02:15 PM by
The Ottawa Senators look ready to get on with their late spring and early summer, but people were saying that about the New York Rangers, who were down, 3-0, to Boston and won to stay alive. But the Rangers were at home; the Senators are at the Consol Energy…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:15 PM by
The Baltimore Orioles certainly have a different philosophy on promoting minor leaguers than the Pirates. Last year, they promoted a 20-year-old shortstop, Manny Machado, who was batting .266 at Class AA, and made him their starting third baseman. By comparison, the Pirates, earlier this season, demoted a 26-year-old shortstop,…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 10:30 AM by
It’s rare for a rookie to win a starting job for the season opener with the Steelers, more rare when the rookie isn’t a first-round draft choice. But Le’Veon Bell not only figures to start the season opener the job is basically his to lose. By Will Graves,…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 06:00 AM by
One drink may soon be the limit if you’re driving. One standard drink, on average 14 grams of alcohol, will increase the average person’s blood-alcohol content (BAC) to roughly 0.02 percent to 0.05 percent. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants .05 percent to be the legal limit. Alcohol related…
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Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:30 AM by
Nobody asked me, but . . . * Baseball apparently is so boring to the Root Sports production team that it must resort to all sorts of gimmicks to support its product. The latest 'innovation' is Twitter comments from fans. When these comments become even mildly critical, they might…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:00 AM by
The TV Q&A column is on an early summer vacation this week but it will return next week. Please submit your questions for TV Q&A today. In the meantime, watch the trailer from the fourth season of "Arrested Development" that debuts Sunday on Netflix. See it after the jump. ...
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Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 04:00 PM by
The power production of failed-pitcher-turned-first baseman Stetson Allie has generated a lot of talk and a lot of excitement among Pirates fans. Allie, a second-round draft choice in 2010 who received a $2.25 million signing bonus, has 12 homers in 169 at bats and a 1.037 OPS with low…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 04:00 PM by
The power production of failed-pitcher-turned-first baseman Stetson Allie has generated a lot of talk and a lot of excitement among Pirates fans. Allie, a second-round draft choice in 2010 who received a $2.25 million signing bonus, has 12 homers in 169 at bats and a 1.037 OPS with low…