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  • Pedros solo HR all Pirates need in shutout victory

    Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the eighth time in 10 games, 1-0 over the Houston Astros on ...

  • Solo shot all Locke needs as Pirates top Astros

    HOU@PIT: Alvarez lines a solo shot off Harrell PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Locke on Sunday continued his seamless transition from struggling youngster to virtually unhittable pitcher, with no stops in between. The left-hander added seven dominant innings to his growing trail in the Pirates' series-clinching 1-0 victory over the Astros at PNC Park. Locke had to be at his finest to prevail over ...

  • Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones

    President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...

  • Safety initiative wants motorcyclists to live free but ride alive

    State officials and members of the newly-formed Greater Pittsburgh Motorcycle Safety Council met on the North Shore Sunday morning to kick off their new initiative aimed at preventing crashes involving ...

  • Bus tour encourages school board to avoid closures

    The Great Public Schools of Pittsburgh, a coalition of community groups and unions, will hold a bus tour on Sunday at 3p.m. to raise awareness of the negative impact of school closings on ...


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Rosemary's Baby [Blu-Ray]

Roman Polanskis Rosemarys Baby is a masterpiece of paranoid tension about evil lurking in the mundane. It has been called the horror film without any horror, and much has been made of the fact that it doesnt use special effects. This is something of a misnomer because, in fac ... ...

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  • The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Ottawa for game 3 of series

    The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to Ottawa to play the third game in their series against the Senators. An optional skate on Saturday was attended primarily by healthy scratches as well as both goalies. All the regulars took advantage of the day off Saturday and focused their sights on winning two more games and moving ...

  • McCutchen scratched from lineup due to sore knee

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Starling Marte was due to miss his second start of the season, left out of the Pirates' original lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Astros. Instead, Andrew McCutchen missed his second start, scratched with a sore right knee. The source and severity of McCutchen's discomfort was not known. With the team off on Monday, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle ...

  • Drivetime With Vinnie Richichi Kia Is Movin’ Uptown With The 2014 Cadenza

    (San Diego, CA) The folks at Kia who have by the way been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck, say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That's why the Cadenza was born. A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is Kia's first attempt at keeping that ...

  • Clardy For Bucs Two Of Three From Astros Isn’t Good Enough

    PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – On Saturday night, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2 in 11 innings. The possibility of a sweep for the Pirates is now gone, and Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan’s Troy Clardy was slightly irked on Sunday morning. Houston is on pace to lose 120 games, and is already being compared to the woeful 1962 Mets. If the Pirates are as good as they think ...

  • Police Illinois man steals exs car to catch flight at Pittsburgh International

    An Illinois man is facing charges after state police said he got into an argument with his ex-wife, tussled with her boyfriend, took off in her car and then tried to catch a flight at Pittsburgh International ...

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