PITTSBURGH—Before Bo Jackson knew everything, before Deion Sanders introduced Prime Time, there was Dick Groat. A wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a lethal set shot, Groat was a star on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the 1950s, long before Jackson and Sanders made major sports multitasking…
Searching the Pacific for the Mutiny on the Bounty
It had been a long and difficult voyage, to say the least. Setting sail from England in November 1787, stormy winds accompanied the ship right from the start. With the goal of reaching Tahiti by the shortest route possible—around Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America—the timing was urgent. Summer there is brief….
Pirates Open Homestand Against Streaking Dodgers
The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had much to cheer about this season. They’ll try to find some positives in a seven-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers starting on Monday night. The Pirates are coming off a 7-3 loss at the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, ending their rain-shortened road trip with a 2-3 record and dropping…
Dodgers Pummel Pirates 9-0 for 6th Straight Win, Gain on San Francisco
LOS ANGELES—The chants of “MVP! MVP!” rose up from the sellout crowd as Max Muncy approached the plate. He had to stifle a smile at the noise. Muncy slugged two homers and drove in five runs to highlight a power performance by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on…
Beaty Leads Dodgers Past Pirates 4-3 for 5th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES—Matt Beaty hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the fifth inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Aug. 17. The Dodgers extended their franchise-record winning streak to 15 games against the Pirates. Los Angeles has won five in a row and 10 of 12 overall,…
Dodgers Beat Pirates 2-1 on Home Runs by McKinney and Muncy
LOS ANGELES—A couple of newcomers helped produce a fourth straight victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and Billy McKinney went deep for the first time with Los Angeles in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 16. McKinney is filling in for…
New Maritime Cybersecurity Centre to Fight Pirates—and Not the Swashbuckling Kind
MONTREAL—A new research centre created at Montreal’s Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates—and they’re not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. Canada’s Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence will combine the expertise of two Polytechnique researchers, Quebec cybersecurity startup Neptune Cyber and Davie Shipbuilding. The five-year research project will focus on cybersecurity…
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