PITTSBURGH – That the Pirates home opener against the Baltimore Orioles drew a sellout, boisterous crowd of 38,986 Friday afternoon wasn't a huge surprise. The season's first game at PNC Park is annually a big event in the city regardless of the team's outlook. This one had a much ...
Around here it was called “The Big One,” and the front page of the Evening-Standard described the quiet as local movie houses along with bars and restaurants were closing as our area was in the midst of a powerful storm that to this day remains the stuff of legend. The paper reported ...
It’s been a wild week of weather across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Some folks may think it was unusual, however old-timers and folks who have lived here for decades just see it as normal springtime weather. One day it’s winter and the next it’s summerlike and spring gets in a few days ...
Well here it is, March Madness is upon us and there are no area teams anywhere to be found. Pitt Panthers? The only drama late in their losing season was whether Pitt would eat Jeff Capel’s contract or not. He’ll remain. Next season will be his last, though, if a solid recruiting class ...
There’s no doubt the Pittsburgh Steelers should be admired for their effort in pulling out a crucial 27-22 victory over the Ravens in Baltimore Sunday. Credit to the players for sucking it up, showing their mettle and playing with a passion that they haven’t shown consistently this ...
If you are a Steelers fan who likes to keep up with the team, most likely you knew who Dale Lolley was. A former longtime sports writer for the Observer-Reporter, he transitioned to several other media outlets as a Pittsburgh Steelers reporter while still contributing a weekly column to ...
