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Brown’s antics continue to bring Steelers down

From the notebook of a sportswriter who thought the low point for the Pittsburgh Steelers was the day their best assistant coach left for Denver:n But with Antonio Brown, there seems to be no bottom.n The teamÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ best playmaker failed to show for the final practices of the season, was benched, ...

Parshall making PSU debut

For those who have known Bailey Parshall since she was a young kid, there was absolutely no doubt that her dream was to play softball for Penn State.In a few days, the 2018 Belle Vernon Area graduateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ dream will come true.Parshall, a freshman, is a lefty pitcher for the Nittany Lions ...

Rumble, Ambrose and much more

WWE presented the Royal Rumble last Sunday, and there were plenty of newsworthy items.Fortunately, two dedicated readers of this column were at events over the long weekend in Phoenix.Alex Herman, a graduate of California Area High School who now resides in Albuquerque, N.M., attended events ...

After recent cold, looking forward to Phil’s visit

By the time you read this, the Polar Vortex that paid a visit late this week with its frigid arctic cold and winds will have departed. Fortunately, Southwestern Pennsylvania did not get this worst of this cold as it was concentrated in the Northern plains and Midwest. Still it was cold and with ...

Capel has Pitt on the rise

While the outcome of the Duke at Pitt menÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ basketball game last Tuesday was never in doubt, several things stood out during the game and then in the post-game press conference.Pitt is already a much better team than it was a year ago, but it still has a long way to go to become a ...

Royal Rumble one of biggest nights of the year in WWE

One of the biggest nights of the year in WWE, the 33rd Royal Rumble, took place Sunday night.The event, which was over in time for this edition, emanated from Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in Phoenix and between 25,000-30,000 tickets were sold with the configuration and ...