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Russell's tall tales match Nutting's

By Bob Smizik | Monday, 9:30 a.m. In all the furor last week about the Penguins offer to buy the Pirates, a comment by manager John Russell was almost totally overlooked. Russell comes across as a quiet, conservative guy. But he’s wild and crazy...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 9:30 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Adam LaRoche, Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson, Neal Huntington, Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, Nate McLouth, Ian Snell, Tom Gorzelanny, John Russell, Bob Nutting, Frank Coonelly, Nyjer Morgan, Sean Burnett

Letters: What's the big deal

Saturday, 1 a.m. Q: Dante Taylor was a McDonald's High School All- American and as highly touted as he was, he has barely made an impact on the Pitt basketball team this year. On the flipside, Dion Lewis wasn't considered a top prospect out of...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2010 1:00 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sam Young, Jamie Dixon, Bob Nutting, Dante Taylor, DeJuan Blair, Kevin McClatchy, Dion Lewis, Scott Paulsen

P-G calls for Nutting to sell Pirates

Thursday, 9:30 a.m Those of us who follow sports closely don’t always make it to the editorial page of the newspaper, but that section of the Post-Gazette today is a must-read for Pirates fans. In an open letter to Pirates owner Bob Nutting, the...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2010 9:31 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Bob Nutting

Bucs sale? Don't hold your breath

By Bob Smizik | Monday, 12:30 a.m. There are two things misunderstood in the excitement generated by the major story of the weekend --Penguins ownership's interest in buying the Pirates. * The Pirates are not for sale. * The notion that Penguins owners...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 12:30 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sidney Crosby, Bob Nutting, Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle

Letters: Let my people go!

Sunday, 9:10 a.m. Q: How do we get our voices heard in this sale of the Pirates matter? The current regime is Marie Antoinette, at best. Please, please LET US GO! Mark Rinehart Bob Smizik: Don't know if I've ever come across anyone more unconcerned...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 9:10 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sidney Crosby, Pedro Alvarez, John Russell, Bob Nutting, Greg Linnelli

Lemieux, Burkle interested in Pirates

By Bob Smizik | Saturday 9:15 a.m. The most intriguing Pittsburgh sports story of this young year and in a long time is on the front page of the Post-Gazette today where Dejan Kovacevic is reporting that Penguins owners Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux have...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2010 9:15 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Bob Nutting, Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle, Mark Cuban

Who does Nutting think he's kidding?

By Bob Smizik | Wednesday, 12:15 a.m. Bob Nutting is not a man easily embarrassed. The owner of the Pirates make no apologies for operating what is one of the worst -- if not the worst -- professional sports franchise in this country. You’d never...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 12:15 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Neal Huntington, Pedro Alvarez, Nate McLouth, Bob Nutting, Frank Coonelly, Nyjer Morgan, Sean Burnett, Jeff Clement

Pirates still might face MLB action

Sunday, 8:15 p.m. When the Florida Marlins were ordered in a joint decree by MLB and the players’ union to spend more money on payroll, it was widely believed that meant the Pirates escaped censure. That might not be the case, according to Murray...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2010 8:07 PM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Donald Fehr, Bob Nutting, John Henry, Michael Weiner

Steelers need to keep Hampton

By Bob Smizik | Wednesday, 12:30 a.m. Nobody asked me, but . . . * Casey Hampton is going to the Pro Bowl. Who knew? I hadn’t heard anyone speculating that Hampton might be one of the Steelers selected. If the fat man, who will be a free agent at...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2009 11:44 PM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Larry Fitzgerald, Jamie Dixon, Casey Hampton, Mike Tomlin, John Russell, Walt Harris, Bob Nutting, Frank Coonelly, Darrelle Revis, Gary Patterson, Jim Caldwell, Al Golden

Letters: Blame it on Arians

Saturday, 1 a.m. Q: After another frustrating loss, I cannot believe the negative impact Bruce Arians continues to have on the offense. Clearly, Dennis Dixon will have the most success rolling out while having the option to run or toss a short pass, yet...

Published Sat, Dec 12 2009 1:00 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Daniel Sepulveda, Mike Tomlin, Bryant McFadden, William Gay, Bruce Arians, Bob Nutting, Dennis Dixon, Connie Hawkins, Willie Somerset, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan

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