Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from April 2006:
Angels place Izturis on DL
Apr 24, 2006 ... Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The LA Angels of Anaheimplaced infielder Maicer Izturis on the 15-day disabled list onMonday due to a strained left hamstring. Izturis suffered the injury in Sunday's 4-3 win over the OaklandAthletics on a stolen base attempt in the ...
Time to cut Patrick some slack
Apr 24, 2006; ... Stale is the best word to describe the final chapter of CraigPatrick's reign as Penguins general manager. So, it was understandable when the organization decided not torenew his contract after more than 16 years on the job. But mockingthe man on his way out of town is simply ...
Hard work gets Sharon track in shape
Apr 24, 2006; ... Only a tremendous amount of luck and hard work allowed SharonSpeedway, Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway and Mercer RacewayPark to salvage the racing weekend. Lernerville and Motordromespeedways were both washed out Friday night. On Saturday, Jennerstown Speedway had a ...
Notebook: Randa out of lineup
Apr 24, 2006; ... Third baseman Joe Randa was not in the starting lineup and wasreplaced by Jose Hernandez. While acknowledging that Randa is not 100percent after fouling a ball off his right foot earlier in the week,manager Jim Tracy said he simply did not want to start Randa in a daygame after a night ...
Minor plane crash investigated at airport
Apr 24, 2006 ... The Federal Aviation Administration and the Civil Air Patrolreportedly are investigating a minor plane crash at the GreensburgJeannette Regional Airport. A pilot flying a single-engine plane apparently misjudged theposition of a runway at the Penn Township airport about 12:30 ...
Briefs: House fire leaves one resident dead, mom hospitalized
Apr 24, 2006 ... A Shaler man died Sunday night after a fire in his house in the100 block of Genessee Street. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office has identified thevictim of a fatal fire in Shaler as Allan Arnold, 53. An autopsy will beperformed later today. The medical examiner ...
Dominant Devils host Rangers in Game 2
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils try to build onSaturday's dominant performance tonight when they host the rival NewYork Rangers in Game 2 of their conference quarterfinal set at theMeadowlands. The Devils entered the opener having won their final 11 regularseason ...
Pahlsson, Ducks douse Flames to even series
Apr 24, 2006 ... Calgary, AB (Sports Network) - Samuel Pahlsson scored thedeciding goal with 12:05 remaining, as the Mighty Ducks ofAnaheim evened their series against Calgary with a 4-3 win in Game2 of their conference quarterfinal set at the Saddledome. Chris Kunitz, Scott ...
Dumont, Pominville net hat tricks; Sabres rout Flyers
Apr 24, 2006 ... Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Jean-Pierre Dumont and JasonPominville tallied the sixth and seventh playoff hat tricks inSabres' history as Buffalo blew out the Philadelphia Flyers, 8-2, at HSBC Arena in Game 2 of their Eastern Conferencequarterfinal series. It ...
Colts re-sign June
Apr 24, 2006 ... Colts re-sign JuneIndianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts re-signed linebacker Cato June on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. June, in his second season as a starter, led the Colts with ...
Graduation will move outdoors
Apr 24, 2006; ... University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg officials are crossingtheir fingers that Saturday will bring blue skies and sunshine. For the first time, commencement will be held outdoors at theHempfield Township campus. "Growing enrollment has really limited the number of guests ...
Review: Rioult stages stunning finale to dance season
Apr 24, 2006; ... The Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre provided an exhilaratingconclusion on Saturday night to Pittsburgh Dance Council's season atthe Byham Theater. Rioult's choreography is at once inventive andmasterly, and was performed with charismatic style by his handsomedancers. Rioult, who ...
Finding van may help locate woman's killer
Apr 24, 2006; ... Pittsburgh police are hoping someone can help them locate a vanfrom which a man dumped the body of a woman in August 2001 in St.Clair Village. A man driving a white-and-blue Chevrolet conversion van backeddown dead-end Rothman Street on Aug. 7, opened the van doors anddumped the ...
PSU-Altoona wins AMCC tennis title
Apr 24, 2006 ... The Penn State-Altoona men's tennis team captured its secondconsecutive Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championshipSunday at Oxford Athletic Club North. It is the school's fourth titlein five years. Alex Chang (No. 2), William Wray (No. 4) and BrianBascome (No. 6) won singles ...
Scouting the Cardinals
Apr 24, 2006 ... St. Louis Cardinals Site: Busch Stadium Manager: Tony La Russa Record: 11-7, second place National League Central Probable starters: Tonight, LHP Oliver Perez (1-2, 6.75 ERA) vs.RHP Chris Carpenter (2-1, 1.67 ERA), 8:10 p.m.; Tuesday, RHP VictorSantos (1-3, 5.85 ...
Woman fair after Friday night crash
Apr 24, 2006 ... One person remains hospitalized after a three-vehicle accident 6p.m. Friday in Turkeytown, South Huntingdon Township. Bonnie Lockschmidt, hometown unavailable, was listed in faircondition yesterday at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,Pittsburgh. Lockschmidt was a ...
Man arrested on sexual assault, robbery charges
Apr 24, 2006; ... An 18-year-old man was arrested Sunday night on charges ofbreaking into the home of a Fayette County woman with multiplesclerosis and sexually assaulting her. Raymond Lucas Prinkey, of Normalville, Fayette County, blindfoldedthe woman before sexually assaulting and robbing her, ...
Two killed in car crash
Apr 24, 2006 ... Two people were killed in a one-vehicle accident Sunday night inUnity Township that closed Route 30 westbound for more than threehours. The car was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crashoccurred at 8:38 p.m. between Wimmerton and Beatty Crossroads nearBarkley ...
Tigers continue Western swing in Anaheim
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers look to keep up theirstartling road success when they visit Southern California for athree-game series with the LA Angels of Anaheim beginning tonight. The Tigers are 10-2 away from home thus far on the season and havewon five of six on ...
Moussaoui 'easy mark' for Islamic extremists
Apr 24, 2006 ... WASHINGTON -- Zacarias Moussaoui was an easy mark. Young andbroke, sleeping in a London shelter, he was ashamed of his past,uncertain of his future. Each day, when he went to the mosque inBrixton, he would run a gauntlet of Islamic extremists. Eventually, they snared him. The ...
Local stars' team wins JamFest
Apr 24, 2006; ... The last time they shared such a grand stage, Jamaal Bryant,DeJuan Blair and D.J. Kennedy left Hershey's Giant Center in tearsafter Schenley's loss to Lower Merion in the PIAA Class AAAAchampionship. This time, the trio was all smiles when flanked by Aliquippa'sHerb Pope and ...
Spring done, but work continues for Penn State
Apr 24, 2006; ... For all the good reviews generated by Penn State's Blue-WhiteGame, it is important to remember that it was no more than asnapshot. This visible wind-up to spring practice leads to substantial low-profile -- but important -- preparation for the regular season. Whathappens between ...
Man jailed after allegedly firing shots
Apr 24, 2006 ... A Connellsville man was jailed Sunday after he allegedly stormedinto the home of his ex-girlfriend and threatened several people witha rifle he found inside, state police said. Mark Aaron Farrah, 20, of South Pittsburgh Street, also is accusedof firing two shots from the gun, one ...
Health Happenings
Apr 24, 2006 ... Classes/programs NHS Human Services will present the third annual WestmorelandCounty Autism Fair 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday at The Kid Company(formerly Seabase), 770 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. SpeakerRebecca Klaw will discuss "Social Pitfalls of Students with High-Functioning ...
This Week in Golf - April 27-April 30
Apr 24, 2006 ... *** This Week in Golf - April 27-April 30 *** By Kevin Currie (TSN Golf Editor) (Sports Network) - PGA TOUR - ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS,English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana - The PGA Tour heads to the Bayou this week for the Zurich Classic of New ...
PNC to hire 180 to process loans
Apr 24, 2006; ... PNC Financial Services Group will hire 180 people locally thisyear to process consumer loans for Capital One Financial Corp., whichawarded PNC a multi-year contract today. The majority of the new jobs are housed at PNC Bank's loan-processing and call center on Liberty Avenue in the ...
Mets head to San Fran
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The New York Mets continue their first lengthyroad trip of the young season Monday when the National League Eastleaders visit Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants in the openerof a three-game series. The Mets began their current 10-game swing by splitting ...
Jagr out for Game 2
Apr 24, 2006 ... East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Rangers star wingerJaromir Jagr was scratched from Game 2 of New York's first-roundplayoff series against the New Jersey Devils because of an upper-body injury he suffered in Game 1. Rangers defenseman Darius Kasparaitis will also miss the ...
'Mr. Penney's' helped area men dress well
Apr 24, 2006; ... For hundreds of well-attired men, John A. Flaherty was Mr.Penney's. In his 38 years with J.C. Penney, he worked as a men's clothingspecialist at the company's stores in Franklin, Venango County, theMiracle Mile Shopping Center in Monroeville and the Monroeville Mall. John ...
Drafting up a business plan
Apr 24, 2006; ... They are referred to as draftniks, prognosticators, gurus andfootball forecasters. And they offer everything from super-sizedscouting bibles to comprehensive draft-related Web sites. Everywhere you look, you see them nowadays: Ourlads.com,NFLDraftscout.com, Draftinsiders.com, ...
Last place no blast for Bucs
Apr 24, 2006; ... HOUSTON -- Sputnik I was six months from being launched the lasttime the Pirates started the season 5-15. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that a club with a nickname tied to aspace program helped push the Pirates further into a black hole. After a thoroughly crushing 7-2 defeat at ...
Swift currents hinder search for bridge jumper
Apr 24, 2006; ... Dusk and swift currents forced rescue crews to call off the searchfor a Donora man who reportedly jumped from the Donora-MonessenBridge into the river Sunday evening. According to police, John Bolek, of Bertha Avenue, jumped off the120-foot high span into the muddy river about 6:15 ...
Send back the Dems
Apr 24, 2006 ... If I were not so busy gritting my teeth, I would have laughed atthe letter "Bring back the Dems" (April 18 and TribLIVE.com). Let's be honest here. The so-called government-controlled mediahave done nothing but conduct daily assaults on this president. TheDems health-care programs ...
Without Jagr, Rangers fall to Devils
Apr 24, 2006 ... East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - John Madden tallied ahat trick to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win over the NewYork Rangers to take a 2-0 lead in their conference quarterfinal series at Continental Airlines Arena. Brian Gionta scored a goal and ...
Cubs rally in eighth to beat Marlins
Apr 24, 2006 ... Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Jacque Jones' three-run homer inthe bottom of the eighth highlighted a six-run frame that liftedthe Chicago Cubs over the Florida Marlins, 6-3, in the opener of athree-game set at Wrigley Field. Matt Murton added a two-run single in the ...
New Moon shines at Carnegie Music Hall
Apr 24, 2006; ... The New Moon Orchestra turned a corner in its inauguralperformance Sunday at Carnegie Music Hall. The 15-member orchestra, which plays traditional Chinese music,was founded by Colin O'Donohoe -- its conductor, executive andartistic director and a percussionist -- amid much ...
Atlatl advocates have work to do
Apr 24, 2006; ... Hunters who want to be able to use an atlatl to kill a deer inPennsylvania have some more work to do. Members of the Pennsylvania Atlatl Association approachedPennsylvania Game Commissioners last fall to request that theyrecognize the atlatl -- a hook-like device used to throw a ...
Quality starts come from within
Apr 24, 2006; ... HOUSTON -- His starting rotation had yet to work through two fullturns, but Pirates pitching coach Jim Colborn already recognized thatsomething was wrong. The Pirates' starters -- Oliver Perez, Victor Santos, Zach Duke,Ian Snell and Paul Maholm -- looked nothing like ...
Sewickley Twp. seeks tax hike for library fund
Apr 24, 2006; ... Sewickley Township residents are being asked to give a little morein local taxes to get a return on state dollars for library funding. Township voters will be posed with a library tax referendum whenthey go to the polls May 16. A yes vote would support a plan to raiseproperty taxes ...
Tribe trying to keep pace in AL Central
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - In the top-heavy American League Central, theCleveland Indians have their work cut out for them in order to keepup with the defending World Series champion Chicago White Sox. But now they've got to play catch up with the (drum roll please)Detroit Tigers, who ...
Stanley Cup Notebook: Oilers crank up the pressure to even set
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers opened some eyes bychallenging the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of their conferencequarterfinal series Friday. Of course, the valiant effort was wasted as they dropped the tilt in double overtime. Two days later the Oilers did ...
Padres, D-Backs open series in San Diego
Apr 24, 2006 ... Padres, D-Backs open series in San Diego(Sports Network) - Arizona ace Brandon Webb will try to win histhird straight start tonight when the Diamondbacks open a three-game series against the host San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Webb has won his last two trips to the ...
Abreu, Lidle lead Phillies past Rockies
Apr 24, 2006 ... Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Bobby Abreu drove in threeruns as the Philadelphia Phillies held on to defeat Colorado, 6-5,in the opening contest of a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Chase Utley, hitting in the two-hole for the first time thisseason, went ...
Padres look to gain ground in NL West
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - With only two-and-a-half games separating thefive teams in the National League West, the San Diego Padres arewell aware of the importance of their current 10-game homestand. With six games against Arizona and the Los Angeles Dodgers comingup, the Padres can ...
Wuerl's name surfaces for D.C.
Apr 24, 2006; ... Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl is again being mentioned as acandidate for advancement in the Roman Catholic Church. Wuerl, 63, could be among those being considered to replaceCardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, who recently told The Washington Postthat he expects to retire soon as ...
6 lawmakers funnel $29M to pet nonprofits
Apr 24, 2006; ... Six Pennsylvania lawmakers have steered almost $29 million intaxpayer money to nonprofit groups controlled, created or fostered bythose same politicians. The bipartisan group includes House Speaker John Perzel, aPhiladelphia Republican; state Sen. Vincent Fumo, D-Philadelphia; ...
Cyber schools face possible tuition limit
Apr 24, 2006; ... Tuition at cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania would be cappedand paid by the Department of Education, instead of by local schooldistricts, under a bill to be introduced today in Harrisburg. "I want them to be accountable. It's taxpayer money," said Rep.Karen Beyer, R-Lehigh and ...
Majors on home run derby pace
Apr 24, 2006 ... It was inevitable, one suspects, that the remarkable rise inoffensive numbers in the early part of the season would lead to arevival of that oldest and stalest of conspiracy theories: the JuicedBall. The theory, as it applies to this season, goes like this: With a tougher ...
Districts take part in preschool initiative
Apr 24, 2006; ... Darla Gundaker plans to keep a keen eye on the class of 2020 atDerry Area High School. This fall, at least part of that class will toddle for the firsttime into New Life Christian Childcare Center, Derry, where Gundakerand Lynn Cochran are directors and teachers. The children ...
Changing times
Apr 24, 2006; ... Menopause: It's one of those words that can leave a womanspeechless. Maybe it's because the "change of life" is such a personalprocess. Maybe it's because it has been the source of jokes -- andmisinformation -- for centuries. Whatever the reason, menopause is anissue that women ...
Giants battling, with or without Bonds
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - Lost in the soap opera that is Barry Bonds'everyday life is the fact that the San Francisco Giants are atop theNational League West standings at 10-8 through Sunday. The Colorado Rockies pulled out a 3-2 10-inning victory over theGiants on Sunday to win the ...
Heinz CEO defends transformation strategy
Apr 24, 2006; ... H.J. Heinz Co. shareholders will receive a letter defending thecompany's turnaround strategy, a move likely designed to counterpressure by activist investor Nelson Peltz for sweeping changes atthe Pittsburgh-based foods company. "We have been making great progress in simplifying ...
Film is an honest depiction of disorder
Apr 24, 2006; ... Caveh Zahedi stands in a tuxedo before the movie camera. It's hiswedding day -- his third marriage -- and he's going to explain whyhis earlier ones failed. And if Zahedi weren't so darn endearing and borderline pitiful --like a hairless Chihuahua -- his admissions would be ...
White Sox streak into Seattle
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The scorching Chicago White Sox will try tomatch their longest winning streak in nearly 29 years when thedefending world champions visit the struggling Seattle Marinerstonight in the opener of a three-game set. Chicago has won eight straight games following ...
Hazardous household waste to be collected
Apr 24, 2006; ... At 6:30 a.m. one day last fall, Dave Mazza found himself callingthe Pittsburgh Poison Center. His 1-year-old English bulldog, Humphrey, had just eaten asizeable amount of plumber's putty meant to seal the plastic capsover his toilet bolts. "It's one of those things where you ...
Mandatory face masks get mixed response
Apr 24, 2006; ... Sto-Rox softball coach Bill Palermo knows the damage a softballcan do when thrown at close range. "A couple of years ago, one of my pitchers hit a player and brokeher nose," Palermo said. "And she had prom the next night." That's why this season, Palermo welcomed a mandatory ...
Two boaters still missing near dam
Apr 24, 2006; ... The wives of two Washington County fishermen held vigil Sundayalong a Monongahela River bank, watching emergency crews search forthe bodies of their husbands. They went home last night without knowing how much longer theywould have to wait for the search to end. The murky, ...
Bucs owner released from hospital
Apr 24, 2006 ... Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers principal owner Malcolm Glazer was released from the Cleveland Clinic on Monday after suffering a stroke on April 16. The stroke has reportedly impaired Glazers speech and mobilityin his right arm and leg ....
Nuggets attempt to even best-of-seven series versus Clippers
Apr 24, 2006 ... Nuggets attempt to even best-of-seven series versus Clippers(Sports Network) - The sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers try totake advantage of having the homecourt edge over the No. 3 DenverNuggets, as they try to grab a 2-0 lead tonight at the StaplesCenter in their ...
Helton released from hospital
Apr 24, 2006 ... Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Colorado Rockies first basemanTodd Helton was released from Rose Medical Center in Denver onMonday after being admitted Friday because of stomach discomfort. Helton, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturdaydue to stomach ...
Food bank honors
Apr 24, 2006; ... "The face of hunger will surprise you" was the theme Wednesday forthe Westmoreland County Food Bank partnership luncheon. The seventh annual event honored those who have joined the foodbank in its mission to end hunger in Westmoreland County, where about40,000 of 370,000 residents ...
Hartwood opens Grand Hall for tours
Apr 24, 2006; ... Tours of the Grand Hall at Hartwood Mansion have resumed for thefirst time since August, when the 2-ton plaster ceiling came crashingdown and crumbled costly antiques beneath it. No one was injured in the collapse, but it left a 40-foot holeabove the Grand Hall, the focal point of ...
Stabbing details still unavailable
Apr 24, 2006 ... State police at Greensburg have not yet released informationregarding a stabbing Saturday in Mt. Pleasant ...
Miami tries to turn up the heat against Bulls in Game 2
Apr 24, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The second-seeded Miami Heat attempt totake a 2-0 lead over the seventh-seeded Chicago Bulls tonight, asthe teams meet at AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round series. Game 3 of this set is scheduled for Thursday at the ...
Nowitzki paces Mavs in Game 1 win over Memphis
Apr 24, 2006 ... Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high31 points and Dallas showed the defensive toughness it had notdemonstrated in past playoff failures, as the Mavericks defeatedMemphis, 103-93, in the opener of their Western Conferencequarterfinal series at American ...