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LaRoche leads Nats over Pirates

LaRoche leads Nats over Pirates

Former Pirate Adam LaRoche knocked in four runs to lead the Washington Nationals over the Pirates 7-4 on Wednesday night. Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison each had two hits for the Pirates.

In the Dugout with Gerrit Cole

In the Dugout with Gerrit Cole

The Pirates selected UCLA’s Gerrit Cole with the first overall pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft last year, and the hard-throwing righty is off to an excellent start in his professional career, with a 2-1 record and 3.18 ERA at Single-A Bredenton.

Stepping Up

Stepping Up

Hines Ward, Aaron Smith and James Farrior are just three of several veteran players that the Steelers will be without this coming season. In their absence, young players like Isaac Redman will need to step up and take on more important roles. PSR identifies three to watch.

Bold Move on the Bluff

Bold Move on the Bluff

When Ron Everhart took over the Duquesne basketball program in 2006, the Dukes were coming off a 3-24 season. They had just two winning seasons over the past quarter century.

Steelers Rookie Additions

Steelers Rookie Additions

Last weekend, the Steelers hosted 40 rookies and first-year players—draft picks, free agents and selected players trying out on a wing and a prayer—at their South Side facility for the 2012 rookie mini-camp. The team will continue to get together for OTAs and mini-camps throughout the summer, but the first look at the new additions started here.

A Dynasty That Never Was

A Dynasty That Never Was

Twelve. That’s the number of playoff wins the Penguins—just a few short weeks ago, the team that was the Vegas favorite to win the 2012 Stanley Cup—have collected over the past three seasons.

The Pirates have recalled RHP Evan Meek from Triple-A Indianapolis and have

NEWPORT NEWS, VA—The Atlantic 10 Conference Council of Presidents has formally accepted Virginia Commonwealth University for membership, the league announced Tuesday. 

he rugged and athletic offensive lineman is expected to compete for the starting spot at right guard immediately.

ith that said, here are my ten thoughts on Pittsburgh’s foray into the 2012 Draft.

Starting this season, there will be Thursday Night games from Week 2 through Week 15, including the Steelers heading to Tennessee for one such matchup in Week 6.

BRUCE IRVIN, OLB/DE, West Virginia
First Round to Seattle Seahawks

West Virginia defensive end Bruce

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For the last few seasons, I have made sure that I left a few days between the draft itself and my first major reaction to it. It helps to leave a little time to digest it after the three-day marathon that is the NFL Draft.
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My 4-year-old son, Walker, has become just that -- a walker -- whether he or his preschool teachers always like it or not. Regardless of the weather, Walker and I usually return home by foot from his preschool.
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We were trailing by three points, with less than a minute to play. It was our ball. My son Anthony, never bashful to shoot the basketball, was hitting nothing but net from beyond the arc.
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Players bring the violence, but watching sports like hockey and football is a moral conundrum in and of itself.
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The Penguins first-round series loss to the Flyers put a dismal stamp on a season that began with so much promise. PSR takes a look at the team’s 2011-12 season leaders, including the winners of their annual team awards.
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Paul Chryst is Pitt's new head football coach, but his assistant coaches will shape the course of Chryst's Pitt program nearly as much as the man in charge. Some of the new coaches in Oakland are familiar faces, but many are not. Here's a peek at the sidelines.
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First-year Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien recently completed his first spring practice in Happy Valley. O'Brien's first staff features two members that are well known at Beaver Stadium, but many others that are not. Here's a peek.
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The Point Park Lady Pioneer basketball team has been improving for years, but their record-setting season—during which they reached the NAIA National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa—wasn’t just due to a stroke of luck.
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