AltWeeklies Wire
Affront Officenew
You think Pirates fans have suffered at the hands of the Nuttings? Try working for them!
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
04-11-2013 |
Sports
Unsportsmanlike Conductnew
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit suit proves just how out-of-bounds sports culture has become.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
01-09-2013 |
Sports
Heavyweight Championsnew
A Pittsburgh doctor and a lawyer may be World Wrestling Entertainment's real champions. But why do some people think the fix is in?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
12-02-2010 |
Sports
The Ring Leadernew
Lauren Fisher has taken her share of knocks, but that hasn't dimmed her dreams of fighting in the the first Olympic women's boxing event.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
04-26-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Lauren Fisher
Paul Ross Spadafora Wanted to Demonstrate His Commitment to Boxingnew
In 1992, a 16-year-old boxing prodigy named Paul Ross Spadafora walked into the Island Avenue Tattoo shop in McKees Rocks. Weeks before, he'd dropped out of his sophomore year at Sto-Rox High School to focus on boxing. A natural righty who fought as a left-hander, he asked to have a paw-print tattooed on his upper stomach, with the word SOUTH inscribed above it.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
SEAN D. HAMILL |
12-22-2009 |
Sports
How to Jump on the Pittsburgh Penguins Bandwagon in Stylenew
With Stanley Cup fever having taken hold in Pittsburgh, even folks who've never watched a game in their lives are getting into the action. So we've asked a few rabid Penguins fans for tips on how to behave yourself while watching the game.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
06-08-2009 |
Sports
Building the Parkour Movementnew
Parkour is edging into the public consciousness, thanks in part to vehicles like the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, which opened with a spectacular construction-site foot chase featuring parkour pioneer Sebastian Foucan and events like the Memorial Day Weekend International Parkour Expo.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-16-2008 |
Sports
Pittsburgh Passion's Playnew
Pittsburgh's women's football team leaves "powder puff" games in the dust.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Jody Diperna |
04-21-2008 |
Sports
Broadcasting Legend Takes a Swing at the Piratesnew
Steelers broadcasting legend Myron Cope is best known as a football guy ... but after 15 years of watching the Pirates lose, he has to speak his mind.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Myron Cope |
10-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Scathing Barry Bondsnew
He may soon be baseball's home run king, but Pittsburgh has no love for the former Pirate.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-21-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
