Sports N'at with Bob Dvorchack

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Published September 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM EDT

Sports contributor, Bob Dvorchak jokes that Pittsburgh Pirate fans seem to have no idea how to live in a world where the Bucs are a winning ball club. For the first time in 20 years the Pirates do not have a losing record.

Dvorchak also comments on the NFL's $756 million settlement with former players who suffered head trauma on the field.

While the money an immediate help to the former players, Dvorchak says, “It [the settlement] doesn’t make everyone whole. It's a payment to get it off the books.”

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