PITTSBURGH 鈥� Sidney Crosby turns 31 in a few weeks.In a lot of ways, he鈥檚 still Sid the Kid, the 18-year-old phenom who came to town in 2005 鈥� he鈥檚 driven to succeed, consumed by hockey and one of the NHL鈥檚 elite players.But he鈥檚 different, too. He owns a mansion instead of boarding ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� One late-inning rally wasn鈥檛 enough for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Trailing and down to their final out on two occasions, the Pirates managed a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that gave them the first five-game sweep in the majors in nearly a dozen years.With two men on ...
In the late 1960s and early 70s, Beth-Center High School was blessed with an outstanding group of athletes, one of them was Dick Swinchock, who excelled on the gridiron and the baseball diamond.鈥淚 started getting playing time as a sophomore in football,鈥� Swinchock recalled. My senior year ...
Here we go with the Brewers again.It seems like every few years when the Milwaukee Brewers have some success, many in the local media decide to proclaim that being in a small market is just a lame excuse for the Pirates.OK, the Brewers came to town in first place.It鈥檚 July 15. They haven鈥檛 ...
Despite what my wife may say, I consider myself a reasonably patient human being. Being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan for over 30 years has all but forced that trait into my makeup. However, this year鈥檚 edition of the franchise has been doing nothing but testing that patience.Probably the biggest ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� If the Pirates had to win one game to save the city, what pitcher would you start?Exactly. That鈥檚 the biggest problem on a team that has many.There is no No. 1 starter. There really isn鈥檛 a genuine No. 2 and there might not be a legitimate No. 3, either.The current five ...
