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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 ...

Clash of Champions finishes off WWE PPVs this year

Smackdown presents Clash of Champions Sunday on the WWE Network and it was the last PPV of the year under the WWE umbrella.A.J. Styles defended the WWE championship against the former title holder Jinder Mahal in the main event.Other championship matches included Charlotte Flair defending the ...

Many ways to evaluate success of a season

The 2017 deer season is history, not unlike an anticipated holiday feast thatĢƵ over too soon. For the Game Commission, which regulates the hunt, available measures to assess the season are limited. The number of licenses sold, and the deer-take total are the only criteria for gauging success ...