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CLEVELAND – Just a reminder: Our first chat begins at noon, though you can begin submitting entries right away. All topics on the table, as always will be the case. UPDATE 1:44 p.m.: Here is the transcript. Thanks to everyone. Huge participation, lots of variety in the questions.

CLEVELAND – Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … This city’s sports teams took quite the beating in 2010 and, in the case of the Browns, it was merely a continuation of a mostly abysmal decade. But, as I was planning to write something to that effect for a while now, something funny happened: The fortunes [...]

One hour to first pitch … Game: Pirates (34-33) vs. Houston Astros (25-44) Time: 2:05 p.m. Site: Minute Maid Park, Houston TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 95 degrees, but the roof will be closed Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Jose Tabata, LF [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> In the span of a few hours, I watched a really cool “Green Lantern” flick, watched Vancouver burned by its own people, watched Mark Recchi wrap up a wonderful career by raising the Stanley Cup 20 years after his first and, finally, watched the Pirates go over .500 [...]

One hour to first pitch … Game: Pirates (33-33) vs. Houston Astros (25-43) Time: 8:05 p.m. Site: Minute Maid Park, Houston Weather: 91 degrees, but the roof will be closed Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Jose Tabata, LF Ronny Cedeno, SS Andrew McCutchen, CF Neil Walker, [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Bruins 4, Canucks 3, overtime. Winning goal by Milan Lucic. Take that from the guy who called a 5-1 victory for Boston in Game 6, only to have Vancouver score a hollow goal late to make that 5-2. I was close enough. And this one will be close, [...]

One hour to first pitch … Game: Pirates (32-33) vs. Houston Astros (25-42) Time: 8:05 p.m. Site: Minute Maid Park, Houston Weather: 93 degrees, but the roof will be closed Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Jose Tabata, LF Ronny Cedeno, SS Andrew McCutchen, CF Neil Walker, [...]

If you haven’t heard, Pitt and Penn State will resume their football rivalry in 2016. This is, of course, very big news with a very big wow factor. But is it outright stunning? It takes no more than a casual glance at Pitt’s program to see that it has everything to gain. Heinz Field will [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> I started this by typing that blog headline up there, then was staring at the screen for a bit looking for the right adjective. As you can see, I failed. Joel Hanrahan right now is just … wow. Here, check out Major League Baseball’s current saves leaders. That’s [...]

One hour to first pitch … Game: Pirates (31-33) vs. New York Mets (32-33) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park Weather: 69 degrees, a bit overcast Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Jose Tabata, LF Xavier Paul, CF Neil Walker, 2B Garrett Jones, RF Lyle Overbay, 1B [...]