Pitch, a derivative of bituminous coal from which the oil has been removed, is popular as a road-paving material for several reasons: it is easily applied to the road after heating, it forms a good seal against moisture, and it is pliable enough when...

Pitch is the name for any of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid. Pitch can be made from petroleum products or plants. Petroleum-derived pitch is also called bitumen. Pitch produced from plants is also known as resin. Products made...

Ben Sheets' stomach was in knots, and the Brewers ace figured members of his family were doing jumping jacks in the grandstands."Opening day," Sheets said. "I've got a sumo wrestler wrestling in my belly. I was nervous."Then, Jeff Kent's home run wiped away the nerves...

Without signing on to his solutions, lawmakers on Wednesday welcomed President Bush's appeal to take up problems in energy, health insurance and immigration, seeing a prospect for common ground starkly missing when it comes to the Iraq war.Bush tended his new domestic proposals in a...

Here’s the fund-raising email Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh of Manhattan sent to supporters this morning, in which he says he welcomes even $5 donations: "In fact, I'm committed to relying more on smaller contributions and have unilaterally accepted the lower contribution limit that applies to...

When Brad Penny threw his 110th and final pitch for one last strikeout, he pumped his fist, retrieved the ball from his catcher and stuck it in his hip pocket as he walked off the field. Penny wanted a souvenir after striking out a career-high...