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Fantasy Football Picks 4 thru 8
Peyton Manning,Steven Jackson and LaDainian Tomlinson are gone, who to pick now? The NFL is full of quality fantasy football players, try adding these stars to your team.
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Browns & Steelers Draft Review
The Cleveland Browns try to draft a new foundation, as the Pittsburgh Steelers try to get back to the Super Bowl by infusing the 2007 Draft picks into their rosters.
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Pittsburgh's 250-Year-Old Name
As Pittsburgh celebrates its 250th birthday, locals wonder how their city came to be. What's in a name? Read about the most daring mission of the French and Indian War.
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Station Square in Pittsburgh
A guide to Station Square, a shopping center near downtown Pittsburgh, with stores, restaurants and attractions.
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The Pittsburgh Baseball Drug Trials
Baseball has always been wracked with scandal: gambling, corking bats, steroids, spying. But perhaps no scandal in MLB history was worse than the Pittsburgh drug trials.
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Championship Woes for Atlanta and Pittsburgh.
Atlanta and Pittsburgh end up on the losing end in decisive losses to dominate teams.
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FOCUS on Pittsburgh: the Steel City
A look at Pittsburgh online....
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The Regions - Pittsburgh CLO
A brief history and an overview of the website of this historic and prestigious regional theatre.
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How to Ride a Bike in Pittsburgh
For years, Pittsburgh has been dubbed the #1 Most Unfriendly City to Bicyclists. But for local bikers, the city is full of thrills.
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Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington
A guide to the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, with great scenery and good places to eat.
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The Original Pittsburgh RV Show
Show details and exhibits, as well as other attractions to see in the Pittsburgh area.
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A Rout in the Wilderness
Sometimes it takes awhile for a great man to become great. At the Battle of Great Meadows, Colonel George Washington is caught not quite ready for prime time.
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Blue-Collar Poet Pays Tribute to Steel Era
Review of "Last Heat", poems by Peter Blair. Published by The Word Works, Washington, DC, 1999. 80pp.
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Championship Games
Preview of the coming weeks championship games as well as my comments on the Randy Moss issue.
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Mario Returns
In a Comeback fit for "the best," Mario Lemieux returns to the NHL and immediately embraces a familiar title: The Greatest Hockey Player in the World.
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Renee Stout
A biography of sculptor Renée Stout, born 1958.
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Stuck in the Middle Again...
From greatness to the pits, and in between....purgatory. Here is a glimpse of several NFL teams that are in transition: Not too bad, but not going anywhere in the postseason either.
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A Look at the Penguins' Off-Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins have some important decisions to make this off-season that could determine the long term success of their franchise.
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Crosby vs. Gretzky
Can Sidney Crosby perform with all the hype surrounding him and be the greatest ever to play in the NHL
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Keystone Rivalry Continues In NHL
The Philadelphia Flyers will play the PIttsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals of the NHL Playoffs
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Malkin Surfaces in Los Angeles
Runaway Russian Evgeni Malkin resurfaced in Los Angeles at the L.A. Kings practice facility working out with NHL players after being missing for almost a week.
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Pirates Re-sign Sanchez
Provides details of Sanchez's new contract and recaps his previous years with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Stanley Cup Final 2008 Prediction
After a game-one loss, the Pittsburgh Penguins will continue scrambling to match the Red Wings' firepower and to penetrate their Nicklas Lidstrom-led defense.
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The Marian Hossa Trade Revisited
When the Penguins got Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers, it made an instant contender out of Pittsburgh. They may have contended, but they still didn't win.
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Pats, Steelers in AFC East Action
Can the 12-0 Patriots continue in their quest for a perfect season? Or are the 9-3 Steelers ready to put an end to New England's march to perfection?
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AUGUST WILSON - Honored American Playwright (1945-2005)
A look at the career of August Wilson, a great American playwright who died in October 2005.
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Route 66
Sorry, Gretzky, but Mario Lemieux is the best hockey player of all-time.
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Santa's List 1938
During the holiday season of 1938, a Pittsburgh department store polled its customers to find out what they wanted for Christmas. Here are the results.
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Best of the New Baseball Parks
When Camden Yards opened in Baltimore in 1992, it forever changed the way that MLB parks would be designed and built. Here are three of the best new "retro" fields.
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Gullien vs. Wilson: A Fair Move?
The Detroit Tigers are close to bringing Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson to the Motor City. This would move Carlos Guillen to first base. Good move for Detroit or not?
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John Kane
Although Kane was born in Scotland, he began to paint in the United States and was the first American folk artist to be exhibited by major museums.
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Medvedev Wants NHL Free Agents
Continental Hockey League (KHL) owner Alexander Medvedev targets NHL free agents for new league in Russia. KHL promises higher salaries than NHL.
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NCAA Pre-season Top 20
Defending NCAA Tournament national champion, Florida, has all five starters back. This is more than enough to give the Gators the top spot in our pre-season Top 20 Poll.
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New Era in River Transportation
Lydia Roosevelt’s husband wants to take a steamboat all the way from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Although pregnant, Lydia is determined to go also.
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No Fame or Love for Art Monk
Art Monk caught almost three times as many passes as Lynn Swann, and almost 200 more than Michael Irvin. Why isn't he in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
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Pennsylvania Outlets
From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is known for its variety of outlet stores.
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Sidney Crosby: A Hockey Story
Sidney Crosby's career before the NHL, was full of challenges. But everything had a purpose. To be the best hockey player he could be.
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Slovak Mass and Easter Customs
A "Slovak Mass and Easter Customs Breakfast." occurs each year at Prince of Peace parish in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Saturday prior to Palm Sunday.
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Tampa Bay Lightning Take the Offensive
Each and every off season a team makes a splash by signing big offensive names in the hopes of becoming a contender. This year, Tampa has earned that title.
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UCLA Is Number One
The NCAA top 20 teams continue to beat up on each other, turning the most polls into chaos. Meanwhile, UCLA is still undefeated and heads our first Suite 16 Poll.
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A Manager's Job
A look at the manager's responsibilities and what gets them fired.
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Airport Beer Gets an Upgrade
Do your plans include air travel? If so, you can become a Beer Traveller...with a bit of luck. More and more airports are serving good local beer. Here are some leads on where to find it.
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ApologetiX...Christian Parody Pros!
Imagine a cross between Mark Lowry & Weird Al Yankovic and you have an awesomely talented Christian parody band from Pittsburgh, Pa called ApologetiX! A note of interest is that Weird Al's drummer Bermuda Schwartzand even did some of the drum tracts on their newest CD "Biblical Graffiti". The band does Biblical parodies of rock songs from the 50's-90's, everything from Elvis to Metallica!
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Dan Marino - Legend
Dan Marino, the most prolific passer in NFL history, has ended his legendary 17-year career with the Miami Dolphins and his quest for a Super Bowl title.
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Pop Art
When Popular Culture and Art mix, I just want to roll my eyes.
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Too Good to be True? The Saga of Roy Jones Jr.
Has anyone in the history of sports ever taken so much heat for the sin of being so much better than everyone else? Such is the plight of boxer extraordinaire, Roy Jones Jr.
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