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1.5K10Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Hornqvist’s Cup! ☕
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:03 AM ThursdayWith the exception of the 8-0 blowout vs. Minnesota in 1991, the Penguins’ Stanley Cup clinching (and even losing) contests have always been tense affairs.
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1.2K9Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Dutchman’s 3,000th! ☕
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:20 AM June 4, 2019Most of the time, when Honus Wagner’s name is mentioned, it involves the famous, rarer-than-rare “T206” baseball card that bears his likeness.
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1.4K9Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Jake stuns Pekka! ☕
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:03 AM May 28, 2019While I will grudgingly admit that the fact that the NHL is still playing hockey on Memorial Day is fairly ridiculous, you’ll never hear me say that I don’t love...
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1.1K15Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Babe’s farewell at Forbes! ☕
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:03 AM May 21, 2019May 25, 1935 didn't mark Babe Ruth’s final game, but man, it really should’ve.
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1.2K25Courtesy of Fortify FranchisingCartoon Canon: Necciai’s 27 Ks!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:06 AM May 14, 2019Ron Necciai was a chronic worrier, and he had the ulcers to prove it.
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1.5K12Courtesy of Fortify FranchisingCartoon Canon: Jagr on one leg!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:00 AM May 7, 2019We’ve seen quite a bit of ol’ Jags in Cartoon Canon of late, but in the long view, his gutsy performance in the spring of 1999 might be his most...
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98225Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Dock drops ’em all!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 11:25 PM April 29, 2019RICHMOND, Va. — Dock Ellis’ acid-aided no-hitter is common baseball lore, but this lesser-known incident which saw him go headhunting against the Reds more aptly describes the mercurial player’s character...
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1.1K6zColumnsCartoon Canon: Ah, Leah!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:00 AM April 16, 2019The TYR Pro Swim Series, a professional swimming event featuring some of the sport’s biggest names, took place right here in Richmond last week.
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1.5K15Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: The great 68!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:00 AM April 9, 2019I will freely admit, I briefly considered changing course with this cartoon yesterday afternoon to focus on the Pirates’ Claude Ritchey.
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1.6K16Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Who buried the monkey?
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:06 AM April 2, 2019Scant few photos exist, either of the team or the venue, Recreation Park, and the event itself may well be a tall tale.
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8906PenguinsCartoon Canon: A March … to nowhere!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:04 AM March 26, 2019The Penguins have had longer winning streaks, but they’ve never had a better month than they did back in March of 2013, going a perfect 15-0.
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925Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Brianne’s super sendoff!
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:01 AM March 19, 2019U.S. Olympic hero Brianne McLaughlin’s dazzling performance with Buffalo Beauts to win the NWHL’s Isobel Cup over the favored Boston Pride in 2017.
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1.7K21Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Snowballs for Stoudt!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:19 AM March 12, 2019Amazing Pittsburgh fans booed Jaromir Jagr and Barry Bonds, but perhaps no returning player ever approached the level of loathing that welcomed Cliff Stoudt.
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1.3K16Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: A pair of 50s!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:43 AM March 5, 2019Amazing as Mario Lemieux was in the 1990s, I always told people that Jaromir Jagr was my favorite hockey player.
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1.5K10Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: When 18 losses were enough!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM February 26, 2019As sports fans go, we in Pittsburgh are luckier than most. There are cities that suffer through entire decades of abject misery.
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2.4K19Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Valentine’s Day massacre
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM February 19, 2019There was a time when the hockey season didn’t really start and that nobody paid attention to the Penguins until the Steelers season was over.
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1.3K13Courtesy of StepOutside.orgCartoon Canon: Blass and Sangy forever!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM February 5, 2019With pitchers and catchers set to report next week, here’s a tribute to Steve Blass’ amazing performance in the 1971 World Series.
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1.1K21Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Victory at the Spectrum!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM January 29, 2019From 1974 to 1989, the Penguins played 42 games at the old Spectrum in Philadelphia, and they didn’t win once.
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1.5K14Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Feels like the first time!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 1:10 AM January 22, 2019I never get tired of reading about Super Bowl IX. The idea of the relatively unknown Steelers bursting onto the national scene is just irresistible.
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1.3K7Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: America’s Team? Which?
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 2:05 AM January 15, 2019The Steelers’ reward for trouncing Houston in the 1978 AFC Championship Game was a date with Dallas in Super Bowl XIII.
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1.4K9Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Five goals five ways!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 7:29 PM December 31, 2018The Penguins have always fared pretty well on New Year’s Eve, and in some important games.
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1.8K15Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Bus in the snow globe!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 1:15 AM December 18, 2018With the Steelers managing to eke out a win Sunday and stay atop the AFC North, I got to thinking about other years in which they had to win out...
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1.2K5SteelersCartoon Canon: Immaculate depiction!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:32 AM December 11, 2018There’s almost nothing you can say about the Immaculate Reception that hasn’t already been said.
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1.3K14Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: A big bowl of mud!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 5:48 AM December 4, 2018These past two Steelers game have been pretty dumb … three, really, if you count the Jacksonville game.
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1.2K4Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: Our hockey Pirates!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 2:08 AM November 27, 2018Despite a fever well over 100 degrees, Georges Vezina played quite well in his last hurrah, holding the Pirates scoreless for the first 20 minutes.
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1.6K10Courtesy of PNCCartoon Canon: A Thanksgiving treat!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM November 20, 2018The Thanksgiving Eve game is one of my favorite Penguins traditions, and it is always a great way to kick off the long holiday weekend.