It would be a stretch to call Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., rival cities, but their pro sports confrontations have been memorable.
Most of that shared history comes on the ice, where the Penguins and Capitals have faced off eight times in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But don't forget the 1925 World Series, claimed by the Pirates in seven games over the Walter Johnson-led Senators, or the final sporting event at Three Rivers Stadium, a Steelers win over the Redskins on a drizzly December afternoon.
However, while there have been underdogs in previous Pittsburgh-Washington get-togethers, there has never been one quite like what an overflow crowd of 4,000-plus will witness at 7 p.m. today at Highmark Stadium, where the Riverhounds will host D.C. United of Major League Soccer in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup tournament.
"Nobody expects us to win, so this is a great opportunity to do something special," team president Richard Nightingale said Tuesday. "Suppose we do win ... it'll be phenomenal."
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