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Feb. 14, 2011
Sports
Mario Lemieux stands tall in Pittsburgh -- and so does his statue
March 7, 2012
Hockey
Rob Brown, who resembles Benjamin Franklin and is almost as quotable, looked at the questioner as if he were some kind of heretic.
Jan. 1, 1989
How’s Mario?
May 21, 1991
The chant by the sellout Civic Arena crowd of 16,236 began before the national anthems. “Mario!
Jan. 22, 1990
One skates on the rink of dreams in front of thousands, the other waters down his driveway in winter and only wonders.
May 14, 1993
He’s healthy, he’s big, and he’s back. And he’s running away with the NHL scoring title.
Dec. 27, 1992
I promised myself I would tell Mario Lemieux about the kid from Gardena.
Dec. 4, 1992
Pittsburgh Penguin center Mario Lemieux will be out for three weeks because of a sprained right knee he suffered in an NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers over the weekend, a team spokesman said.
Dec. 22, 1986
It might have been the easiest of Mario Lemieux’s 600 goals, which is a good thing because he was a bit off his feed Tuesday night.
Feb. 5, 1997