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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Jake vs. Bob!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 1:47 AM April 17, 2018

A few days before Christmas 2016, I made a crack on social media about Columbus’ year-end highlight video.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Mario’s Garden party!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:20 AM April 10, 2018

I’ve been thinking about “The Streak” a bit lately.
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Pirates
Cartoon Canon: A Pittsburgh Kid bomb!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:05 AM April 3, 2018

Neil Walker's blast in the 2014 home opener is well worth revisiting.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Iggy pops onto the scene!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:30 AM March 27, 2018

The era of Jarome Iginla in Pittsburgh exists as a cautionary tale.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Frankie say relax!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM March 20, 2018

Creating a weekly comic strip in Pittsburgh, you have a lot of opportunities to draw Mario Lemieux.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Heart of the 1970s’ Century Line

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:05 AM March 13, 2018

I’m not quite old enough to remember the Penguins’ first decade, but whenever I look at photos of those teams, Jean Pronovost always stands out.
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Pitt
Cartoon Canon: Send it in, Panthers!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:05 AM March 6, 2018

I’m hoping Pitt finds a way out of the current doldrums. Truly, there is nowhere to go but up!
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Courtesy of Moon Golf Club
Cartoon Canon: Heeeeeeeeeeeee shoots and scores!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 27, 2018

I didn’t get to watch the Penguins regularly until the 1995 season began, when my cable company in Ohio began carrying KBL.
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Courtesy of Moon Golf Club
Cartoon Canon: The ultimate no-look, no-touch pass!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:15 AM February 20, 2018

For all Mario Lemieux’s dramatic accomplishments on and off the ice, his 2002 Olympic gold medal often flies under the radar, at least for me.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: When history blooms right away

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 13, 2018

While watching last Tuesday’s game, I thought to myself “I’ve got my Cartoon Canon for the first week of February 2019!”
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: The Igloo? What about the Hive?

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 6, 2018

I don’t know when the Civic Arena became nicknamed the Igloo, but given the name and success of the first team to call it home, a case could be made...
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: One city, one set of colors

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:27 AM January 30, 2018

I’ll be honest: The Penguins in blue and white predates my fandom by a good bit.
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: Troy’s moment!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 11:15 PM January 22, 2018

If you’re anything like me, you had one thought Sunday night: Football is stupid. Honestly, New England vs. Philadelphia?
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: The chant was ‘Luuuuuuuuuuuuc!’

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 1:14 AM January 16, 2018

It’s funny how, if you watch sports long enough, history seems to repeat itself.
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Pitt
Cartoon Canon: Hail to Pitt’s championship!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM January 9, 2018

I’m quite certain that if I hadn’t been only 5 years old on New Year’s Day 1977, I would have been rooting for Pitt!
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: Hoge drills the old Oilers

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM January 2, 2018

I graduated from high school in 1990, meaning that almost the entire time I was in junior high and high school, the Steelers were mediocre at best.
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: Want a victory? And AB? Here goes!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM December 19, 2017

Not being a cable subscriber, I had no television option for the Steelers’ huge matchup with the Ravens last Christmas.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: The arrival of Sully

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM December 12, 2017

Hard as it is to believe, today marks only two years since most of us first heard the name Mike Sullivan.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Murphy as important as anyone to Cup runs

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM December 5, 2017

The impact of acquiring Larry Murphy is one of the overlooked aspects of the Penguins' Cup runs.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: A hat trick on hat night? That’s so Sid

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:06 AM November 28, 2017

I watched this game live eight years ago. I jotted the details down in my sketchbook.
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: Snatched by the fingertips!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 2:03 AM November 14, 2017

The Steelers have definitely turned in some stinkers over the years, losing to teams they should clobber with ease.
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Pitt
Cartoon Canon: When the backboard(s) came crashing down

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 9:08 AM November 7, 2017

I‘m not really much of a hoops fan at all, but there’s something about the ABA I find irresistible.
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: The scariest trick of Halloween 2010

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:01 AM November 1, 2017

The Steelers on to play in the Super Bowl the following January, but whenever I think of the 2010 season, this is the game that springs to mind.
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Penguins
Cartoon Canon: Mario and the Garden brawl!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:50 AM October 24, 2017

Having been a Penguins fan my entire life, I’ve always favored skill and speed on the ice over fists and fighting.
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Steelers
Cartoon Canon: Ray Mathews’ historic four touchdowns!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM October 17, 2017

It’s sometimes hard to remember that the Steelers had almost four decades as an NFL franchise before Chuck Noll.

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