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WVU sloppy in loss to Utah

West Virginia played its bowl game Tuesday, while Penn State gears up for the Fiesta Bowl.Also in this column we take a look both the early signings by both schools as well as those at Pitt.<strong>’Eers sloppy in loss</strong>Playing without star quarterback Will ...

A Christmas Eve tale

With apologies to Clement Moore, my attempt of an updated version of his classic poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," or as the poem is more commonly known, "Twas the Night Before Christmas."'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the National Football League,Officials, in the booth ...

Women’s Royal Rumble is set

A few weeks ago in this column we looked at a womenĢƵ Royal Rumble match.And while I thought it wouldn’t take place at next monthĢƵ Royal Rumble, it is indeed taking place.This past Monday on Raw, Stephanie McMahon announced that the first-ever womenĢƵ Rumble will take place at the PPV, ...

A pleasant December bike ride

This past Monday and Tuesday, I had occasion to be in Pittsburgh to close up our small townhouse for the winter. Many city people have cabins in the mountains and reside full time in the city. We do the exact opposite; living full time in the mountains and maintaining a small historic town ...

Early signing period commences for seniors

Today marks the first-ever early signing period for high school seniors looking to get the recruiting process out of the way, and it will provide different aspects for different people.Some players will sign over this three-day period starting today and enroll next month and start ...

Losing means having to say ‘yeah but’

There was a sense sitting in the press box Sunday evening of "this isn't good" when referee Tony Corrente's review of tight end Jesse James' 7-yard touchdown reception with 34 seconds remaining in the game dragged on.I understand I take to this column with an inherited bias (towards the ...