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Can Pirates get back to winning ways?

PITTSBURGH — It is only one game, but the Pittsburgh bats came alive in the home opener against the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon at PNC Park.The Pirates dropped to 0-2 after a 3-0 setback in 12 innings to the Red Sox on Wednesday, but responded with a 5-4 win in the first game of the ...

Never can get enough of the Olympics

The Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, are over, and I am sad.The Olympics were outstanding. One exciting day after another. From the soccer games that were contested before the Summer Games officially opened on Aug. 5, to the closing ceremony Sunday night, I was mesmerized.I ...

James deserves third NBA title

LeBron James deserves to be a champion.I really didn’t care too much about “The Decision,” or that he was taking his talents to South Beach. That was his decision to make and he has dealt with the scrutiny. At times, he acted like a petulant child, but we all have moments of immaturity ...

Simms finally rewarded with WPIAL title

Billy Simms has experienced some tough losses in the playoffs, but all that frustration turned to jubilation Friday when West Greene softball won its first WPIAL Class A Championship over eight-time champion Chartiers-Houston, 12-3, at California University of PennsylvaniaĢƵ Lilley ...

It’s time to fight

The time has come for Mixed Martial Arts coverage to come to the readers of the ĢƵ and I am using this column as an opportunity for the sport to gain exposure.I will also include any boxing (amateur or professional) and Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling but please make ...

Bucs need to find a spot for Freese

Maybe itĢƵ because he has the coolest walk-up song in all of baseball, but the Pirates need to keep David Freese in the lineup, even when Jung Ho Kang returns.Even though I love that Freese walks to the plate to the sounds of “Tool,” I am more impressed with the 32-year-old third ...