Capel on Kobe: ‘It’s like a superhero dying’
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
January 28, 2020
When Jeff Capel addresses the media each week, the discussion typically centers around his team. That wasn’t the case Monday afternoon, as Capel reflected on the legacy of Kobe Bryant’s life and the tragedy of his death.
Pitt student’s death being investigated as a homicide
October 8, 2017
Pittsburgh police are investigating a homicide in Oakland after finding a deceased Pitt student Sunday morning. The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Sunday night that the student was Alina Sheykhet, a 20-year-old woman. University spokesperson Joe Miksch confirmed she was a Pitt stud...
Berra leaves off-field legacy of words
By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor
September 23, 2015
As a Yankees fan, I’m not going to miss the departed Lawrence “Yogi” Berra most for his baseball career. His No. 8 will hang forever in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park — no player will wear it again. But as much as I love shutting down other baseball fans with “27 rings,” I was alive for...
Death Cult: Our obsession with celebrity death
By Shawn Cooke / Staff Writer
February 3, 2014
Just hours before the Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday, news broke that Hollywood lost one of its finest actors — Philip Seymour Hoffman.The story first came to my attention through a Facebook post that read: “Rest in peace Philip. You were a great actor.”Sure, Hoffman was a great actor, but hardly a member of the A-l...
Saul: Lakers owner Jerry Buss ran counter to the sports owner stereotype
By Wally Skalij
February 19, 2013
Laker's owner Jerry Buss, who died on Monday, was respected for his body of work. (MCT Campus)