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Local athletes on the ‘Road to Rio’

Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips once famously said the "road to the Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh."The same can be said of Eugene, Ore., Omaha, Neb., and Iowa City, Iowa, and Los Angeles in respect to those seeking fame and fortune in other athletic pursuits, for these sites are among ...

FIFA: I’m ready to take charge

Poor Sepp Blatter.Elected one day to another term, and then heading for the hills, or, more appropriately, the Swiss Alps, the next.Sepp Blatter ... doesn't that sound like a soap opera name?"No, Sepp, I am your twin brother, Zepp, and I will not allow you to drag the good Blatter name through ...

Another Summit in the books

Well, my 20th Summit Challenge is in the books.I was told the walk up Interstate 40 East (on possibly the finest weather ever for the race) was the 20th by the person who talked me into the first Summit Challenge two decades ago, Jamie Brooks. (Jamie is a math teacher so I trust sheĢƵ pretty ...

Weather cools as seasons wind down

I guess I missed the exciting snowfall Wednesday morning. I, along with my mother and frozen Easter foodstuffs, visited my sister Lori in Youngwood as the frozen precipitation fell from the heavens.Given the way the weather has been for much of the spring sports season, I'm not surprised the ...

Playoff run begins for Ice Miners

The poor Keystone Ice Miners can't catch a scheduling break.The franchise moved from Port Huron, Mich., last year, despite a grassroots movement to hold onto the NAHL squad.Then, the ownership group was removed right before Christmas.The Ice Miners battled high school football and Steeler ...

‘Maddening March’ in full swing

Well, is everyone prepared and ready to go?Yes, I speak of “the third month of the year (named for the Roman god of war) insanity.” (I speak of the NCAA Division I MenĢƵ Basketball Tournament in this manner lest I invoke some sort of trademark infringement. Heavens knows this fine piece ...