Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from May 2006:
Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio State (5-11, 179); 3 - AnthonySmith, FS, Syracuse (6-0, 194); 3 - Willie Reid, WR, Florida State(5-10, 188); 4 - Willie Colon, OL, Hofstra (6-3, 320); 4 - OrienHarris, DT, Miami (FL) (6-3, 298); 5 - Omar Jacobs, QB, ...
This Week in Golf - May 4-May 7
May 01, 2006 ... *** This Week in Golf - May 4-May 7 *** By Gerard Gallagher (TSN Golf Editor) (Sports Network) - PGA TOUR - WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP, QUAILHOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - Battling throughhis longest victory drought in four years, defending champion Vijay ...
Baltimore Ravens 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Haloti Ngata, DT, Oregon (6-4, 338); 2 - Chris Chester, C,Oklahoma (6-3, 303); 3 - David Pittman, CB, Northwestern State (5-11, 182); 4 - Demetrius Williams, WR, Oregon (6-2, 197); 4 - P.J.Daniels, RB, Georgia Tech (5-10, 214); 5 - Dawan Landry, FS, ...
Sputtering Red Sox searching for offense
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - It's probably time to put out an APB for theBoston Red Sox offense. The one that has carried the club in recentseasons. There are many new faces on the 2006 Red Sox. And while the teamhas been searching for its identity in the season's first month,Boston has ...
Jimenez leaves Heinz post
May 01, 2006; ... H.J. Heinz Co. said Monday that Joseph Jimenez, executive vicepresident, president and CEO of Heinz Europe, has decided to leaveHeinz, effective April 28. Jimenez, 46, who had been scheduled to take over as head of thePittsburgh company's Asia Pacific and Rest of World operations ...
Red Sox get Mirabelli back from Padres
May 01, 2006 ... Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox reacquiredcatcher Doug Mirabelli from the San Diego Padres on Monday inexchange for catcher Josh Bard, minor-league pitcher Cla Meredithand a player to be named later or cash considerations. Mirabelli was the regular ...
Rangers blank Devil Rays as Loe shines
May 01, 2006 ... St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Kameron Loe tossed sevenshutout innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field in the opener of a two-game set. Loe (1-2) gave up just four hits without a walk while strikingout ...
NBA Playoff Notebook: Kobe is the man
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers havecome to play in the postseason. Even though they were only theseventh seed in the Western Conference, the Lakers are playing likea team that is on a mission. The Lakers grabbed a 3-1 series lead over the ...
Tribe facing a tough week
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - Having just wrapped up a week in whichthe Cleveland Indians faced the Red Sox and Rangers - and went 3-3 -the scheduling does not get any easier for the Tribe this week. Starting on Monday, Cleveland will play two games with theWhite Sox, who ...
Minnesota Vikings 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa (6-2, 242); 2 - Cedric Griffin, DB,Texas (6-0, 199); 2 - Ryan Cook, OL, New Mexico (6-7, 328); 2 -Tarvaris Jackson, QB, Alabama State (6-2, 226); 4 - Ray Edwards, DE,Purdue (6-5, 273); 5 - Greg Blue, SS, Georgia (6-2, 216); ...
Burrell lifts Phils over Marlins
May 01, 2006 ... Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell's home run to leadoff the top of the eighth proved to be the game-winner as thePhiladelphia Phillies came from behind to defeat the FloridaMarlins, 8-5, at Dolphin Stadium in the opener of a short two-gameset. David Bell had two ...
Deal to make Highmark nation's third largest retail optical chain
May 01, 2006; ... Highmark Inc., looking to extend its reach into the visionindustry, has acquired for an undisclosed price Eye Care Centers ofAmerica, the nation's third-largest retail optical chain. With the acquisition, Pitsburgh-based Highmark becomes thenation's largest American-owned retail ...
Hamilton fined for Game 3 foul
May 01, 2006 ... New York, NY (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons guard RichardHamilton was fined $15,000 on Monday for his flagrant foul ofMichael Redd in Milwaukee's 124-104 Game 3 win at the BradleyCenter. The ...
Cincinnati Bengals 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Johnathan Joseph, CB, South Carolina (5-11, 193); 2 - AndrewWhitworth, T, LSU (6-7, 334); 3 - Frostee Rucker, DE, USC (6-3,237); 4 - Domata Peko, DT, Michigan State (6-3, 307); 5 - A.J.Nicholson, OLB, Florida State (6-1, 252); 6 - Reggie McNeal, ...
Buffalo Bills 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Donte Whitner, S, Ohio State (5-10, 204); 1 - John McCargo,DT, North Carolina State (6-1, 302) - 3 - Ashton Youboty, CB, OhioState (6-0, 189); 4 - Ko Simpson, S, South Carolina (6-1, 209); 5 -Kyle Williams, DT, LSU (6-1, 299); 5 - Brad Butler, T, Virginia ...
Suspended Westmoreland jail lieutenant quits
May 01, 2006; ... A Westmoreland County Prison lieutenant has resigned amidallegations that he developed a personal relationship with a femaleinmate. Lt. Timothy Jones turned in his resignation this morning to thecounty prison board. County records show that Jones was hired inOctober 1992 and was ...
Seattle Seahawks 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Kelly Jennings, CB, Miami (FL) (5-11, 178); 2 - Darryl Tapp,DE, Virginia Tech (6-2, 252); 4 - Rob Sims, G, Ohio State (6-3,307); 5 - David Kirtman, FB, USC (5-11, 233); 7 - Ryan Plackemeier,P/PK, Wake Forest (6-3, 253); 7 - Ben Obomanu, WR, Auburn (6-1, ...
Whitley walks free
May 01, 2006; ... Drew Whitley walked out of the Allegheny County Courthouse a freeman today. District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.'s office officiallywithdrew murder charges against Whitley after a second round of DNAtests raised significant doubt about his 1989 conviction for theslaying of ...
Toronto offense fails to show
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - Since dropping the Yankees, 7-2, to open theirweekend series, the Toronto Blue Jays offense has started to fizzle. Though the Jays put up six runs Saturday, they were meaningless asthe pitching staff and error-plagued defense surrendered 17 runs tothe Yanks. ...
Glaus hits two homers as Blue Jays down Orioles
May 01, 2006 ... Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Troy Glaus went 4-for-5 witha pair of homers, two doubles and four runs batted in, as theToronto Blue Jays held on for a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Oriolesin the opener of a two-game set at Camden Yards. Shea Hillenbrand had three hits ...
Denver Broncos 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt (6-3, 226); 2 - Tony Scheffler, TE,Western Michigan (6-5, 254); 4 - Brandon Marshall, WR, CentralFlorida (6-4, 229); 4 - Elvis Dumervil, DE/OLB, Louisville (5-11,257); 4 - Domenik Hixon, WR, Akron (6-2, 200); 5 - Chris Kuper, ...
A call to arms for Oakland
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - Mounting injuries have surely aided in theOakland Athletics' inability to string together wins in the season'sopening month. Now with starting pitcher Rich Harden out 3-to-6 weeks with asmall tear in his back, stringing together wins is going to be evenmore ...
San Francisco 49ers 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Vernon Davis, TE, Maryland (6-3, 254); 1 - Manny Lawson, DE/OLB, North Carolina State (6-5, 241); 3 - Brandon Williams, WR,Wisconsin (5-9, 179); 4 - Michael Robinson, WR, Penn State (6-1,219); 5 - Parys Haralson, DE/OLB, Tennessee (6-1, 253); 6 - ...
Eckert Seamans expands
May 01, 2006; ... The Downtown law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellot expandedits Washington, D.C., office by creating an aviation and aerospacelaw practice there. The firm has hired five attorneys, including three as memberpartners of Eckert Seamans, from the D.C ....
Briefs: Man hospitalized after traffic accident
May 01, 2006 ... This article was modified at 7:35 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2006, tocorrectly identify one of the owners of an observation tower thatonce stood near Gettysburg National Military Park. Hans Enggren'sname was misspelled in a brief that was picked up from The AssociatedPress. A man was in ...
Police probe burglary at office building
May 01, 2006 ... Authorities are investigating a burglary at a Hempfield Townshipbuilding in which about $30,000 in damage was reported and $5,100worth of items were stolen. Howard Monsour, 85, of Greensburg, reported the incident at ...
Phillies 5, Pirates 1: How they scored
May 01, 2006 ... Phillies second (Oliver Perez pitching) Pat Burrell hit a leadoff homer (No. 7) to left. Phillies 1, Pirates 0 Phillies third Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer (No. 2) to left. Aaron Rowandhit a one-out single to center. Bobby Abreu walked. Pat Burrell hit ...
Steelers fully staffed
May 01, 2006; ... The Steelers addressed deficiencies at wide receiver and onspecial teams and upgraded their team speed during Day 1 of the NFLdraft. (Click here for complete NFL draft stats.) They added six more selections Sunday, mostly because they wereunable to exchange any of their remaining ...
Decorated veteran to be inducted into Hall of Valor
May 01, 2006; ... Even five decades later, Victor Kozares has vivid memories of his18 months on the bloody battlefields during the Korean War. He remembers sleeping on the frozen ground and scurrying from hillto hill in temperatures that could reach 40 degrees below zero. He remembers the empty ...
Man found dead in New Stanton motel
May 01, 2006 ... State police at Greensburg are investigating the death of a 44-year-old white man, whose body was found at the Howard Johnson motelin New Stanton. The cause and manner of death were ...
Flames hope to finish off Ducks
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Calgary Flames try to punch their ticket tothe second round tonight when they visit the Mighty Ducks of Anaheimin Game 6 of their conference quarterfinal set at the Pond. This series has been back and forth, with the teams rotating winsand losses to this ...
Lawmaker keeps raise, earns foes' scorn
May 01, 2006; ... An angry band of challengers is attacking incumbent state Rep. DonWalko for keeping his share of the state Legislature's much malignedpay raise. Walko, D-North Side, faces three Democrats -- former RossCommissioner Mark Purcell of Ross; insurance administrator SusanBanahasky of ...
Streaking-Tigers hold on to beat KC
May 01, 2006 ... Streaking-Tigers hold on to beat KCDetroit, MI (Sports Network) - Jeremy Bonderman pitched a solideight innings, only allowing four hits, to lead the Detroit Tigersto a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals to begin a two-gameseries at Comerica Park. Bonderman (3-2) ...
Sixth round big for area players
May 01, 2006; ... The wait was longer than Bruce Gradkowski ever imagined, from thedisappointment of not being selected Saturday to the bewilderment ofbeing bypassed in the fourth and fifth rounds. Just when frustration set in for the record-setting Seton-La SalleHigh School and University of Toledo ...
American Eagle CEO made $31.5 million in 2005
May 01, 2006; ... James O'Donnell, chief executive of American Eagle Outfitters,received about $31.5 million in total compensation last year,according to its annual meeting notice filed Monday. O'Donnell, 65, received nearly $21.6 million of that amount byexercising options to purchase company stock ...
Landscaper pleads guilty to murder
May 01, 2006; ... Patrick Stollar pleaded guilty this morning to murdering anelderly Upper St. Clair woman in 2003. A hearing is scheduled to begin this afternoon before AlleghenyCounty Common Pleas Judge David R. Cashman, who will sentence Stollarto death or life in prison without the possibility ...
Stanley Cup Notebook: Theodore, Avs looking dangerous
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche are no longerthought of as a dominant force. Don't tell that to the DallasStars. The Avalanche, who weren't given much chance against the second-seeded Stars, disposed of Dallas in five games. They pulled outthree of their ...
Tennessee Titans 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Vince Young, QB, Texas (6-5, 229); 2 - LenDale White, RB, USC(6-0, 238); 4 - Calvin Lowry, S, Penn State (5-11, 200); 4 - StephenTulloch, ILB, North Carolina State (5-11, 241); 5 - Terna Nande,OLB, Miami (OH) (6-0, 232); 5 - Jesse Mahelona, DT, Tennessee ...
Houston Texans 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 1 - Mario Williams, DE, N.C. State (6-7, 295); 2 - DeMeco Ryans,OLB, Alabama (6-1, 236); 3 - Charles Spencer, OL, Pittsburgh (6-5,352); 3 - Eric Winston, T, Miami (FL) (6-7, 310); 4 - Owen Daniels,TE, Wisconsin (6-3, 253); 6 - Wali Lundy, RB, Virginia (5-11, ...
Chicago Bears 2006 NFL Draft Review
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - 2 - Danieal Manning, DB/RS, Abilene Christian (5-11, 202); 2 -Devin Hester, WR/RS, Miami (FL) (5-11, 190); 3 - Dusty Dvoracek, DT,Oklahoma (6-3, 306); 4 - Jamar Williams, OLB, Arizona State (6-0,236); 5 - Mark Anderson, DE, Alabama (6-4, 254); 6 - J.D ....
Mavs dominate Grizzlies; sweep series
May 01, 2006 ... Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points, andDallas dominated the Memphis Grizzlies, 102-76, to complete a four-game sweep of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Josh Howard added 24 points and nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mavericks, who ...
Arroyo continues hot start as Reds down Cardinals
May 01, 2006 ... Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Bronson Arroyo allowed fourhits in a complete-game effort, and Felipe Lopez drove in threeruns in Cincinnati's 6-1 victory over St. Louis in the opener ofa two-game series at Great American Ball Park. Rich Aurilia hit a solo homer ...
Educating Angelina Jolie
May 01, 2006; ... If Angelina Jolie, who truly deserves a world of credit for hergenuine desire to help the impoverished, knew the difference betweeneducation and knowledge, she might ask less of the United States andmore of Third World dictators. As the honorary chair in the U.S., Ms. Jolie last ...
Disillusioned conservatives
May 01, 2006; ... Who could have imagined five years ago that George W. Bush wouldbe paving the way for a Hillary Clinton presidency? By delivering a "foreign policy disaster" in Afghanistan and Iraq,writes Angelo Codevilla in the April 2006 issue of The AmericanSpectator, a conservative magazine, ...
Rainbow Gala
May 01, 2006; ... There's nothing like a little fantasy to raise the spirits. Andthere was plenty to be had at Saturday's Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation's Rainbow Gala that took 810 black-ties Around the Worldfor a Cure. The Hilton ballroom blazed in a rainbow of colors as our whirlwindtrip ...
Standing by Stalin
May 01, 2006 ... Professor Steven Vardy of Duquesne University criticized myresponse to David Horowitz ("Re-educating Comrade Horowitz," Letters,March 21 and TribLIVE.com), but he is wrong on each of his statements("Professor, meet Killer Joe," Letters, April 16 and TribLIVE.com). For example: ...
Lions choose West Virginia cornerback
May 01, 2006; ... Although Georgia lost to West Virginia, 38-35, on Jan. 2 in theSugar Bowl, it was almost all Bulldogs in the NFL draft. NFL teams selected seven Georgia players while passing on all theeligible Mountaineers except cornerback Alton "Dee" McCann, who wentto Detroit on the sixth round ...
It's make-or-break time for tax relief bills
May 01, 2006; ... HARRISBURG -- It's a far cry from what many tax-shifting advocatesin Western Pennsylvania are seeking: the elimination of propertytaxes. But House and Senate negotiators today will attempt to approve acomplex compromise that would give immediate property tax relief tomore ...
NFL draft day 2
May 01, 2006 ... New Steelers 1 (25) -- Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio State 3 (83) -- Anthony Smith, FS, Syracuse 3 (95) -- Willie Reid, WR, Florida State 4 (131) -- Willie Colon, G, Hofstra 4 (133) -- Orien Harris, DT, Miami (Fla.) 5 (164) -- Omar Jacobs, QB, Bowling ...
Clarification
May 01, 2006 ... Leon E. Shal Jr., of Connellsville, will be required to pay $65monthly in offender supervision fees to ...
Steelers draft day 2 summary
May 01, 2006; ... Fourth round (131st overall) Willie Colon, T/G, Hofstra -- 6-foot-3, 320 pounds, 5.42 40-yard dash -- Notable: Played right tackle in Hofstra's run-and-shootoffense, which ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 15th in DivisionI-AA last season at 429.8 yards per game. ... ...
Nuggets hope to stave off elimination against Clippers
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Clippers can knock out theDenver Nuggets tonight, as the teams meet for Game 5 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series at the Staples Center. The Clippers lead the set 3-1. They have returned to theplayoffs for the first ...
Opponents agree Pa. has suffered
May 01, 2006; ... Chad Kluko and Tom Kovach are hoping voter discontent withRepublican control of the White House and Congress will vault aDemocrat into office in the 18th District of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. Kovach, of Peters, Washington County, and Kluko, of Monroeville,are competing ...
MHA honors visionaries
May 01, 2006; ... The Mental Health Association in Westmoreland County on Thursdaycelebrated visionaries in the promotion of mental health. "Innovations" awards were presented to Excela Health, for LatrobeHospital's "Partners Advocating Total Health Program," in theprevention category; Dr. Safdar I ....
Early exit turns cheers to jeers
May 01, 2006; ... The last time Oliver Perez pitched at PNC Park, he left the gameto such a rousing cheer in the seventh inning that he thrust his armsin the air twice as a plea to generate more noise. Contrast that to Sunday afternoon when Perez was greeted by asmattering of boos as he headed ...
Pheasant introduction program appears successful
May 01, 2006 ... Efforts to introduce wild pheasants from South Dakota intoWashington County seem to be going well. Last week, representatives of the Pennsylvania Game Commission,California University of Pennsylvania and the Tri-County Chapter ofPheasants Forever toured several farms in the Pike ...
Mavs attempt to sweep Grizzlies out of the playoffs
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - The Dallas Mavericks can sweep the MemphisGrizzlies out of the playoffs tonight, as the teams meet for Game 4of their first-round series at the FedExForum. Memphis is appearing in the postseason for the third straight year. The Grizzlies were swept ...
White Sox visit Tribe at the Jake
May 01, 2006 ... (Sports Network) - After tying a franchise record for wins inthe month of April, the Chicago White Sox open up May by paying avisit to the Cleveland Indians for a two-game series at JacobsField. The White Sox ended the season's first month with an impressive17-7 ...
Pitt's Lay drafted by the Saints
May 01, 2006; ... Josh Lay will join the New Orleans Saints without anyexpectations. "I've never been there in my life," the former Pitt cornerbacksaid. "I don't know much about the town. I don't know anything aboutthe team." Sunday, the Saints chose Lay with the fifth pick of the sixthround ...
Man remains critical after motorcycle wreck
May 01, 2006 ... An Indiana County man remains in a Pittsburgh hospital aftersuffering injuries Friday when the motorcycle he was riding crashedon Tunnelton Road in Conemaugh Township. Jason Thomas, of Saltsburg, was reported in critical conditionSunday at UPMC Presbyterian, according to ...
Quotes on Santonio Holmes
May 01, 2006 ... What they're saying about Santonio Holmes: "(Holmes) is a tough kid. He'll block. It's going to create acompetitive situation, and he's another weapon for our quarterback. Ithink you have to give Ben (Roethlisberger) an opportunity to get aguy that can stretch the field." -- ...
Scouting the Cubs
May 01, 2006 ... Chicago Cubs Site: Wrigley Field Manager: Dusty Baker Record: 13-10, fourth place in NL Central Probable starters: Tonight, RHP Victor Santos (1-4, 6.48 ERA) vs.LHP Sean Marshall (2-0, 4.22), 8:05 p.m; Tuesday, LHP Zach Duke ...
Trial may hinge on what killed victim
May 01, 2006; ... A Fayette County jury will decide this week whether a woman'sconfession that she shot and stabbed a bartender before burning downthe bar where he worked is enough to convict her of murder. Jury selection in the homicide trial of Catherine M. Hamborskybegins this morning in the ...
Dolphins defensive lineman Taylor stabbed, OK
May 01, 2006 ... Fort Lauderdale, FL (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphinsdefensive end Jason Taylor was stabbed in a road-rage incidentlate Sunday but was not seriously hurt. The Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the 31-year-old Taylor wasstabbed near his Davie home, but a source told ...
Residents want lower speeds on Route 819
May 01, 2006; ... In the more than 50 years since Delmus Loughner moved into hishouse on Route 819, the Greensburg man has noticed a marked increasein the number of vehicles that use the two-lane state road. In fact, he said, traffic is now so heavy that it's difficult forhe and other residents to ...