Stories for July 2003
Stories for Thursday, July 31
Curve Slide Continues
(Akron, Ohio-AP) -- A big win for the Akron Aeros Thursday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio. Gary Sizemore had a two-run double in the first inning and a three-run double in Akron's nine-run third as the Aeros beat the Altoona Curve 13-to-2 in Eastern League action. Former major-leaguer ...
Suppan Sent To Boston
(Boston-AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-hander Jeff Suppan to the Boston Red Sox for minor league second baseman Freddy Sanchez, one of the Sox' top prospects. Sanchez is hitting .341 for Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League. Suppan is 10-and-7. He joins a staff that has added four ...
Padres Pound Bucs
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Mark Loretta had a single, three doubles and three R-B-I's as San Diego outscored Pittsburgh 10-to-7. Jose Hernandez, Craig Wilson and Matt Stairs homered for the Pirates. Winning pitcher Adam Easton gave up six runs on six hits over five innings, but that was good enough for him ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 30
Pro Hoops To Johnstown?
JOHNSTOWN COULD BE THE HOME OF ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM. SID SCHECTER, REPRESENTING NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP IN NEW YORK, TOLD CHANNEL 6 SPORTS THAT THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE, THE MINOR LEAGUE OF THE NBA, HAS IDENTIFIED JOHNSTOWN AS A POTENTIAL EXPANSION SITE FOR THE 2004-2005 SEASON. EIGHT TEAMS CURRENTLY ...
Curve Drop Another
(Altoona-AP) -- The New Britain Rock Cats scored twice in the seventh inning and took the lead for good on a wild pitch in a 3-to-2 win over the Altoona Curve Wednesday in the Eastern League. New Britain rallied from 1-to-0 and 2-to-1 deficits to hand Altoona its ninth loss ...
Bucs Bomb Padres
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Reggie Sanders homered twice and drove in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates clubbed the San Diego Padres 7-to-2. Sanders hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth off loser Brian Lawrence. Brian Giles added a two-run shot in the sixth before Sanders hit his second homer in ...
Rock Cats Claw Curve
(Altoona-AP) -- Joe Mauer went three-for-five and scored three runs to lead the New Britain Rock Cats to a 7-4 win over the Altoona Curve Tuesday night. The Rock Cats scored three runs in the first inning and never trailed. Jim Abbott (4-2) gave up four runs over five and ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 29
Padres Rally To Beat Bucs
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Rondell White hit the tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Mark Loretta followed with the go-ahead two-run single as San Diego got past Pittsburgh 8-to-7. The Padres blew a four-run lead before rallying in their final at bat. White was 0-for-11 until he singled in the ...
Stories for Monday, July 28
Steelers Sign Top Pick
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Troy Polamalu's first day with the Pittsburgh Steelers might turn out to be the longest day of his NFL career. Polamalu signed an $8.275 million, five-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday after an all-night flight from the West Coast, then rushed through several meetings ...
Curve Snap Losing Streak
(Altoona-AP) -- Shawn Garrett and Kevin Nicholson took advantage of two errors to back up seven shutout innings by Tom Fordham as the Altoona Curve beat the New Britain Rock Cats 2-0 Monday night. The errors, both in the fifth inning, marred New Britain starter J.D. Durbin's eight strong innings. ...
Suppan Blanks Cards
(St. Louis-AP) -- Jeff Suppan tossed his second shutout of the season to lead Pittsburgh over St. Louis 3-to-0. Suppan is 10-and-7 after scattering seven hits while striking out five. He's won his last five decisions to match his career high for victories in a season. Matt Stairs led off ...
Stories for Sunday, July 27
Curve Swept By Baysox
(Bowie, Maryland-AP) -- Three Baysox pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout today as Bowie rolled to a 2-to-0 shutout over the Altoona Curve. Dave Crouthers allowed only two hits in seven innings of work -- retiring 14 straight at one point -- in just his second career start at the ...
Pirates Bullpen Blows Late Lead Against St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols knows what he likes to hit. He was patient enough to wait for it, too. Pujols' two-out RBI single capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Pujols, leading ...
Is Bettis Back In Former Form?
(Latrobe-AP) -- Jerome Bettis took the handoff on the first play from scrimmage, broke a tackle and didn't stop until he was standing in the opposite end zone. Bettis typically runs out all of his snaps during Steelers' training camp and defensive players typically don't wrap up tackles, but it ...
Stories for Saturday, July 26
McNabb Says It's Time For The Eagles To "Put It On The Line"
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - With 10 pounds of added muscle mass and two rookies that could make an impact on offense, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said Saturday that its time to "put it all on the line and make it happen." After losses to St. Louis and Tampa Bay ...
Former Steelers Safety Suspended For Steroid Use
(Denver-AP) -- Denver Broncos safety Lee Flowers has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the N-F-L's steroid policy. The Broncos issued a statement Saturday saying the team knew Flowers would be suspended before signing him in June. Flowers will be able ...
Bucs Win Third Straight
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Reggie Sanders and Brian Giles homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the eighth inning of a 10-5 victory Friday night. Jose Hernandez had three hits, including a leadoff double in the eighth, as the Pirates capitalized on a variety of physical and mental ...
Stories for Thursday, July 24
Ravens Nip Curve
(Altoona-AP) -- Danny Solano and Dominic Rich had back-to-back doubles to give Pittsburgh Pirates former first rounder John VanBenschoten his first loss since last season as the New Haven Ravens beat the Altoona Curve 1-0 Thursday night. Solano and Rich had their back-to-back hits in the second inning against VanBenschoten ...
Pirates Sweep Reds
(Cincinnati-AP) -- Pittsburgh won for the fourth time in five games, beating Cincinnati 7-to-5 in eleven innings. Matt Stairs doubled home the tiebreaking run. He followed Wednesday's ninth-inning homer with a pair of run-scoring doubles. Brian Giles also drove in two runs. The Reds are 1-and-7 on their current homestand ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 23
Curve Outslug Ravens
(Altoona-AP) -- Shawn Garrett hit a three-run homer and a game-winning groundout as the Altoona Curve beat the New Haven Ravens 9-8 on Wednesday night. Trailing 8-6 in the seventh, Altoona rallied for three runs against Ravens reliever Jordan DeJong (3-3) to snap a three-game winning streak. Ronny Paulino and ...
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