Man charged with ordering 2000 Pittsburgh shooting – Centre Daily
PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania man has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges that he ordered the killing of a man outside an after-hours club after he was allegedly sold flour instead of cocaine. Forty-one-year-old Steven Scales ...
Villanova visits Pittsburgh in Big East showdown – Tri-City Herald
A battle of Big East Conference heavyweights will ensue in Pittsburgh this afternoon, as the hometown Panthers, ranked 19th nationally, host the third-ranked Villanova Wildcats. Last Monday, Villanova suffered an 84-75 loss to an unranked and ...
Pirates’ Duke taking it easy – Indiana Gazette
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to cut down on All-Star pitcher Zach Duke's workload this season. Duke has made at least 30 starts in ... On Saturday, pitching coach Joe Kerrigan said the amount of work Duke put in between starts might have been ...
At first camp, Sanchez enjoying the process
Everyone seems to think that Tony Sanchez, the Pirates' first-round pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, fits right in. But Sanchez remains realistic about his expectations for 2010 and his experience this spring.
Kerrigan breaks out pink string at camp
Pirates pitching coach Joe Kerrigan never seems to be short on teaching tools. His red and blue hitter "dummies" were famous last season as they became regulars on team road trips. This year, Kerrigan has pulled out the pink string.
Gibbs scores 21 to lead host Pittsburgh past No. 3 Villanova – ESPN.com
PITTSBURGH -- Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points and Pittsburgh (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) upset No. 3 Villanova 70-65 on Sunday. Gilbert Brown added 16 points, including a thunderous dunk off a baseline move with 1:29 left that gave the Panthers ...
Cascade of failures paralyzed Pittsburgh during snowstorm – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
On the morning of Feb. 6, Pittsburgh Public Works Director Robert "Kaz" Kaczorowski greeted his frowning boss, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. In bad spirits even after celebrating his 30th birthday at the Foggy Goggle pub at Seven Springs Mountain Resort ...
Students in Pitt’s M.B.A. program team up as corporate consultants … – TMCnet
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Feb. 21--When Danish entrepreneurs Peter and Ulla Bak raised the possibility of starting commuter rail service along three major Pittsburgh highways, the University of Pittsburgh's G.M. "Bud ...
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Closes 2/21 – Broadway World
Pittsburgh Public Theater's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM will close on Feb. 21, 2010 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. In MIDSUMMER, Duke Theseus and Hippolyta are preparing for their ...
No. 8 West Virginia Sputters Late but Survives – New York Times
No. 8 West Virginia again displayed an apparent penchant for fading late in a game. The host Mountaineers went without a field foal for the final nine minutes against Seton Hall , which rallied from a 19-point deficit before losing, 75-63, on ...
Student wants communities to be strong, safe – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
After months in the planning, development and designing stage, Turosik met with leaders of community organizations, including midget football and cheerleading ... producing to chronicle the construction of our new sports complex." As a sophomore ...
Payton, Rice highlight Black College Hall class – CNN Sports Illustrated
ATLANTA (AP) -- Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones and former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson were among the first set of honorees inducted into the Black College Hall of Fame on Saturday. The Atlanta-based Black College Hall was established last ...