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WWE’s revenue increased 14 percent in third quarter

WWE released its 2017 third quarter financial highlights and revenue increased 14 percent to $186.4 million.The WWE NetworkĢƵ averaged paid subscribers increased to 1.52 million and the increases helped the WWE stock rise several dollars per share.The company projected solid gains into 2018, ...

A peek ahead at winter

As the nice Indian summer weather we enjoyed for most of October fades away with the falling leaves and cooler temperatures, folks are beginning to ask about the coming winter. With all the hype in recent years, weather forecasts for winter seem to be coming earlier each year. The truth is no ...

Angle wrestled at TLC

Raw returned to PPV Sunday when it presented TLC, and Kurt Angle returned to a WWE ring for the first time in over 11 years.The main event was supposed to be a handicapped tag team match that will pit The Miz, Cesaro and Sheamus, Braun Strowman and the returning Kane against The Shield.However, ...

The elusive joys of duck-hunting

I like duck-hunting—not because I know what I’m doing, but because itĢƵ something novel, outside our upland outdoor norm, and I get to use my camo-kayak, which adds a mild sense of adventure.In this region, hunting ducks is not in our DNA, so to speak. Here, unlike places where wetlands ...

Fall colors: A bit dull and muted

Coming off the bike trail in Ohiopyle today, I noticed three things. The mountains are still very green. It is almost the third week in October and the dominate color is green.Usually by this time of the month, the show is over in the mountains and on its way to the lower elevations. Lots of ...

Guiser hangs up cleats after third concussion

<strong>Newell native hangs up cleats</strong>Zach Guiser, a senior and captain on the Akron football team, has decided to step away from playing football after his third diagnosed concussion.“In the Iowa State game (week 3), I took a thigh to the head and was ...