Category Archives: Sports

Signed Sidney Jersey Raffle, Yinz Love Da Steelers and a Pierogi T-shirt

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Just wanted to spread the word about this raffle for a signed Sidney Crosby Jersey – the raffle benefits Ray Caruso who was recently injured in an accident but thankfully is on his way to recovery.

Win an Autographed Sidney Crosby Jersey
Only 1000 raffle tickets will be sold
$5 per ticket
The winning number will be chosen on October 31st based on PA Daily Lottery 3 digit number drawn at 7 pm
Ticket are available at Wildcard – located at 4209 Butler St. in Lawrenceville

All proceeds will benefit Ray Caruso, and be used for payment of medical bills and for the support of Ray and Brandon (his 7 year old son) while he is unable to work. In a freak accident, Ray fell backwards and suffered a severe head injury. He’s without medical insurance and has been hospitalized since late August. Continue reading →

Capture the Flag in Schenley Park – Fri. Oct. 1

This isn’t your middle school gym class… Join with others for a giant game of capture the flag in Schenley Park.

Capture the Flag
Friday, October 1, 2010 – 7-10pm
Schenley Park – (meet at the stone courtyard at the crest of the hill by the main entrance of the park. If there are middle-aged men playing bongo drums, we’ll be nearby with our flags up)

More details on the Facebook Page – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159302307418993&index=1

Thanks to YinzerParty for the heads up on this event.

Sportsnuts 4-on-4 Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament

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In case you haven’t noticed, Pittsburgh is a sports town. Pittsburghers are and not just serious about watching sports- but playing sports too.

Thanks to one of our Facebook fans for letting us know about this upcoming Sand Volleyball Tournament. For me, just the word volleyball evokes bad memories of grade school gym clasess – but I know that there are a number of people who love volleyball.

The Sportsnuts Meet Up Group is organizing their first 4-on-4 Volleyball Tournament for this Saturday. It looks like this group organizes other leagues too – the meet up page links to a roller-hockey league and a cornhole/beanbag league. Continue reading →

Sunday Afternoon – FREE Yoga Workshop for Beginners

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Ever wanted to learn Yoga? Now’s your chance to learn it for free. Sign up to learn 6 easy moves at the free Yoga LearnIt. Yoga mats are provided free of charge, and absolutely no skill is required. RSVP required.

What: Learn Yoga for free
When: Sunday, March 28, 4pm-6pm
Where: Quiet Storm Cafe, 5430 Penn Avenue, in East End / Friendship
Click here to sign up

No experience required. Completely FREE. Just like the name says, learn some easy Yoga moves at an awesomely funky coffee house and cafe. We will provide mats and blocks. All you have to do is bring a towel. See you there! If there are any poses you want to make sure we cover, write a comment for us!

This yoga workshop is brought to you by Communiteach – a new website that was founded by 2 friends in Pittsburgh and Chicago to help people share their skills and learn new ones. This is one of the first of many workshops from Communiteach. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Ben Paul, one of the founders of Communiteach, and I know there are lots more good things to come from this project. Check out Communiteach at Communiteach.com

No experience required. Completely FREE. Just like the name says, learn some easy Yoga moves at an awesomely funky coffee house and cafe. We will provide mats and blocks. All you have to do is bring a towel. See you there! If there are any poses you want to make sure we cover, write a comment for us!

Meet the Stanley Cup, Share Your Stanley Cup Replica Photos

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From April 1-4, 2010 the Stanley Cup will be on display at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Included in the price of general admission you an visit the Sports Museum and even have your photo taken with the Stanley Cup. The Museum will have extended hours during this weekend.

More info is available HERE.

Share Your Stanley Cup Photos