Sunday, August 17, 2014

Former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff dies


Former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff dies


Masloff was the 56th mayor of Pittsburgh. She died just before 9 a.m. at the Center for Compassionate Care in Mount Lebanon. Masloff was the city's first female mayor and the first Jewish mayor. She was a familiar face in Pittsburgh for decades. Masloff ...


NCAA basketball odds: W. Virginia vs Pittsburgh


No. 4 Pittsburgh travels to West Virginia in Big East conference play in what could be a heated and physical matchup – the nationally-ranked Panthers enjoy a – 8 spread in NCAA men’s basketball odds. Pittsburgh has had an impressive run this year and ...


Pittsburgh Steelers def. Buffalo Bills, 19-16


The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills 19-16 in Week 2 of the NFL preseason. After falling behind 3-0 to the Bills, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger threw two TDs in the first quarter. After going up 13-3, Pittsburgh did not lose the lead for ...


Masloff, Pittsburgh's first female mayor, dies at 96


Sophie Masloff, who became the first female mayor in Pittsburgh in 1988 and whose notoriety would go beyond the city's borders, died Sunday. She was 96. Masloff had been a City Council member for 12 years beginning in 1976 and was president when then-Mayor ...



Search News