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Tipster Steve P. just sent in an email with the subject line "Oh how the mighty have fallen..." The Pitt alum figured people would like to know that when he called the Papa John's in the Dormont section of Steelerville, he learned his "pizza experience [is] managed by joe pa." You know, just in case. More »
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Rick Pitino's a New Yorker who made his bones in the Big East, so naturally he's upset about Syracuse's and Pittsburgh's ACC exodus. At Big East media days, he had some harsh words for the Judases: More »
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Notre Dame appeared to be hellbent on working themselves to a 1-3 record today, but the Pitt Panthers would have none of that. The game looked to have all the makings of another terrible Notre Dame loss: More »
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Sometimes, words beyond "thank you, Penguins play-by-play guy Paul Steigerwald and Friends" are unnecessary. This is one of those times. More »
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Journeyman catcher Dane Sardinha was seen decompressing like a champion at August Henry's early Sunday morning, which is typical behavior after anyone is forced to backstop a Kyle Kendrick emergency start. Even though Sardinha went hitless in the Phillies loss to the Pirates, he probably made solid wood contact later that evening if his forehead thumped that bar rail. Our tipster (Nick, we'll call him) says Sardinha was tipsy but I prefer to think he was privately texting Kendrick some thoughtful observations about his mechanics. Also: still surprised Sardinha has not been nicknamed "Dooch" during his tenure in Philadelphia. Make it happen, Meech. More »
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This story is all kinds of horrifying. And, yeah, in part because we've seen how many cops are present at Pirates games to tase drunk folks. More »
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Butler somehow escaped this one, 71-70, and will advance to the Sweet 16, while Pitt became the first one seed to get knocked out of this year's tournament in the worst way imaginable. Tim Brando and Mike Gminski declared that they'd never seen "an ending like this" before Gilbert Brown missed his second free throw, and before Pittsburgh's Nasir Robinson inexplicably hacked Matt Howard on the ensuing rebound and handed Butler the win. So it's safe to say that none of us have ever really seen an ending quite like this. More »
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Pirates owner Bob Nutting is still bitter over the Penguins' ownership group's attempt to buy the Bucs. When the Pirates fired back with a petty, "objective" column (on a team-run site) trashing the Pens for this season's failure, it ignited a firestorm. More »
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Here in New York, someone tries to set off a bomb in Times Square, and life goes on a couple hours later. In Pittsburgh, they divert the marathon after finding a microwave with some noodles inside. [WTAE] More »
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Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap More »
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This is what professional baseball in Pittsburgh looks like in late September when the Pirates are some 30 games back and 3-22 over their last 25, and the Cincinnati Reds and a bunch of world leaders are in town. More »
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Thursday night college football arrives with a televised double-header. ESPN brings us Pittsburgh at South Florida and something called the Versus Network brings us Oregon State at Utah. Like me you have no idea if you have actually have Versus and if demanded on pain of death to give ten guesses as to what the channel number is, I'd be dead. So would you. Leaving one to wonder, as always, who negotiates the Pac-10's television contract? Anyway, excluding the baseball playoffs (hurry up and end), these games are better than anything on Thursday night television excluding The Office. And, let's be clear, if Michael Scott and Stanley could call one of these games in character the awkward awesomeness of this pairing would beat anything in college football this season. Except for when Charlie Weis got bowled over against Michigan. Nothing beats that. On to the preview. More »
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