The Early Lead Archive: Winter Classic

Winter Classic threatened by rainy forecast for Saturday

Weather forecasts are notoriously and unreliably ominous five days removed from the annual Winter Classic, but this year there's a four-letter word that no one wants to hear: rain. Weather.com says there's a 50 percent chance of rain with...

By Cindy Boren  | December 27, 2010; 12:36 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (9)
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Winter Classic conversion begins for Capitals, Penguins at Heinz Field

When the Pittsburgh Steelers' home game Thursday night ended, Heinz Field belonged to Dan Craig. He's the NHL guy in charge of making a stadium morph into an outdoor hockey rink for the annual New Year's Day Winter Classic....

By Cindy Boren  | December 24, 2010; 7:37 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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