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World Cup Countdown: One Week to Go

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Published June 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

If you have read this blog for a while, then you know that I am a football fan ... Not NFL or college football; instead, I follow the world's sport ... Next Friday, the 2010 World Cup finals begin, and on Saturday (June 12) the US opens group play against England ... Kickoff is 2:30 pm Eastern ... If you are planning to watch and don't want to go solo at home, then there may be no more football-friendly venue in Pittsburgh than Piper's Pub on East Carson Street in the South Side ... Check out

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3 Men Arrested Morning After Heinz Field Wedding

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Published May 24, 2010 at 10:22 a.m.

Pittsburgh police arrest three men Sunday morning for breaking into Heinz Field, where they had attended a wedding at the Steelers' stadium the previous night ...

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3 Break Into Heinz Field, Claim They Wanted To Take Photos

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Published May 24, 2010 at 9:54 a.m.

Three men were arrested early Sunday morning after police said they broke into Heinz Field ...

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Police: Argument Leads To Strip District Nightclub Shooting

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Published May 24, 2010 at 9:36 a.m.

Police are investigating after a man was shot following an argument at a nightclub in PittsburghÂs Strip District ...

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Man wounded in Strip District club shooting

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Published May 24, 2010 at 9:15 a.m.

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early today at a club in the Strip District ...

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Three men arrested in Heinz Field break-in

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Published May 24, 2010 at 7:56 a.m.

Three men were arrested Sunday morning after police said they scaled a fence to enter Heinz Field ...

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Police Hunting For Strip District Bar Shooter

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Published May 24, 2010 at 5:24 a.m.

Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting at a bar in the Strip District section of Pittsburgh Monday morning ...

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Doumit's walkoff blast in 10th buoys Pirates, 3-2

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Published May 24, 2010 at 4:24 a.m.

The moment the ball boomed off Ryan Doumit's bat, he had a problem. He knew it was going to clear the Clemente Wall to bring the Pirates a buoyant 3-2, 10-inning victory against the Atlanta Braves, which it did Sunday afternoon before 23,045 at PNC Park. He also knew he had no idea what to do next ...

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Cook: McCutchen is a treat

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Published May 23, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Compared to other Pirates fans who have paid their way into PNC Park this season, the 23,045 there Sunday on a spectacular spring afternoon were treated to that rarest of treats ...

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Fort Duquesne Bridge work resumes today

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Published May 23, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

A $23.3 million project to rehabilitate the Fort Duquesne Bridge will resume this week after rain washed out much of the work planned for the weekend ...

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