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Pirates tied for best record in baseball

The Pirates are playing some of the hottest baseball in Opening Week despite the cold weather and without the services of Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole.Fans were outraged at PittsburghÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ front office for trading the face of the franchise in McCutchen, and its ace pitcher in Cole, but the ...

Capel hire huge for Pitt basketball

When Jeff Capel was hired last Wednesday as the new menÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh, two thoughts went through my head.First, Pitt hit an absolute home run and second, as a Duke fan, losing Capel as the associate head coach under Mike Krzyzewski will hurt the Blue ...

USA announces WWE week

While WrestleMania does not take place until next Sunday, the USA Network announced Thursday that this is WWE week.Raw and Smackdown Live will run at their normal times on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, and on Thursday WrestleManiaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Greatest Moments airs at 8 p.m.Saturday at 10 p.m., an ...

What happened to spring?

After a mild and wet February, the month of March has produced a lot of cold snowy winter weather. FebruaryÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ temperatures averaged 7 degrees above normal and rainfall was over twice the average.March has seen 23 out of 28 days with below normal temperatures. Many of these cold days had a ...

Ready for another season of Pirates baseball

I was flipping through the channels Monday night as I was preparing my after-work snack, and something caught my eye as the dial settled upon ESPN Classics.There was Bert Blyleven, dazzling (in non-HDTV) Pirates' gold, pitching against the Baltimore Orioles. I, unexpectedly, came across Game 5 ...

Bryan cleared for return to ring

When it was announced Tuesday that Daniel Bryan had (finally) been cleared by WWEÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ medical doctors to return to the ring after more than two years away, it created shock waves in the pro wrestling world.However, it was not surprising as BryanÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ return has been a topic in this column on ...