Topic: Pittsburgh Pirates

Crosby delivers home run off batting practice pitch

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 518 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The smashing hit probably was not as exciting as winning a Stanley Cup title or leading Canada to the Olympic ice hockey gold medal, but the home run ball brought a smile to Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star Sidney Crosby."I've ...
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Crosby clears the fence at Pirates' PNC Park

AFP Global Edition - 519 days ago
Sidney Crosby isn't about to quit his day job but if the Pittsburgh Pirates ever need a batter to warmup their pitchers he'd be their man.The superstar Pittsburgh Penguins forward homered into PNC Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice Wednesday with ...
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Crosby-Ovechkin Winter Classic possible on Jan. 1

AP News - 683 days ago
Crosby-Ovechkin Winter Classic may be played in Pittsburgh on Jan. 1Pittsburgh is making a strong push to play host to the NHL's next Winter Classic on Jan. 1, matching the league's two signature stars in the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' ...
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Burkle and Lemieux Bidding for Baseball's Pirates?

Forbes - 738 days ago
Billionaire Ron Burkle and NHL Hall-of-Famer Mario Lemieux are trying to buy baseball's middling Pittsburgh Pirates. This weekend the Post-Gazette reported that Burkle and Lemieux - owners of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins - are looking to expand their sports empire coming off ...

Pirates owner rejected Lemieux offer to buy team

AP News - 740 days ago
Officials with knowledge of talks tell AP:Pirates spurn sale offer by Penguins' Mario Lemieux Pirates owner Bob Nutting declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including a surprise bid from Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux, officials with ...
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Early home-ice success holds again at finals

AP News - 982 days ago
Early home-ice success holds again at Stanley Cup finalsFor three straight years, the home team has won the first three games of the Stanley Cup finals.The Pittsburgh Penguins secured that accomplishment for the second consecutive year by beating the Detroit Red Wings ...
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Keystone Rivalry Continues in NHL

Suite 101 - 1373 days ago
On Friday, the all-sports rivalry between Pennsylvania's two major cities will continue when the Philadelphia Flyers meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs.. The Flyers won the series 4-2 which included ...