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Blue-White game viewed by 71,000 fans

Penn State held its annual Blue-White spring game Saturday and an announced crowd of 71,000 fans showed up.The attendance was fourth biggest among all programs.Beautiful weather and a festive atmosphere ruled the day, but fans were also able to see a sprinkle of current stars in action, like ...

Bruno, Rumble, Shakeup and more

There are several big stories in the world of pro wrestling this week, so letĢƵ get right to them.<strong>Remembering Bruno</strong>There are times when athletes are so transcendent that you only need to hear their first name to know who was being talked about.Pro ...

Penn State studies ramp nutrition and trade

These days, itĢƵ not often that I’m ahead of the “learning curve.” My little granddaughter, a two-year-old toddler, is more adept at phone applications, television channel selection, and operating the car windows than her oft-befuddled “Pappy.” But I was out front with ramps.Ramps ...

Winter hangover: Will it ever end?

Almost 12 weeks after the ground hog made his prediction of another six weeks of winter, Southwestern Pennsylvania is still stuck in a winter weather pattern that just will not release its grip.Wave after wave of cold Arctic air keeps plunging southward out of Canada to reinforce the weather ...

Capel quickly assembles staff

Last week we looked at PittĢƵ hiring of Jeff Capel as the new menĢƵ basketball coach.In the last week, he has put together his staff and they are ready to roll.The university issued a press release Friday saying that Capel has hired his brother, Jason, and Tim O’Toole as assistant ...

Should Steelers draft a QB?

Apparently, stories about quarterbacks never get too old, because here we are addressing once again whether the Steelers should draft one to groom as Ben RoethlisbergerĢƵ successor.As I pointed out in a previous column, this is completely up to the Steelers and whether they’re “in love” ...