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Brownsville’s Columbia starred in early 1950s

Brownsville High School has always had a strong baseball tradition and has sent numerous players on to professional baseball. One of the names on that list is Dave Columbia who was a standout infielder for coach Charlie Slick in the early 1950s.Columbia played baseball on the sandlots in ...

Pro wrestling exploded in ’80s

The 1980s saw the explosion of professional wrestling into national prominence and away from regional territories.This was the hardest decade to pick thus far as there were seven or eight possible nominees.After eliminating a few like Jerry Lawler and the Von Erichs, I was able to trim the list ...

Water and Sky: Floating on Cranberry watching the Perseid

If you are reading this, you possess all the equipment you need to enjoy a rare and beautiful outdoor event. What you do not have is much time. The Perseid meteor shower peaked last Thursday night but continues, if somewhat diminished, for the next several nights.The Perseid shower happens ...

Getting to know the bottom of the Steelers roster

Word of warning for Pittsburgh Steelers fans preparing to watch tonightÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ preseason opener against the Detroit Lions:Unless you’re a deep-down-the-depth-chart kind of a fan, don’t get too excited.Ruled out already have been Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, DeAngelo ...

Fayette Open keeps plugging along

The Fayette County Open is a grind, and I didn't even hit a drive or line up a putt.I imagine the fellas who chased around that little white ball across four of the county's golf courses last week would tend to agree.Harison Laskey survived the grind, leading from his first round even-par 71 at ...

WWE already blurring brand split

This past Monday on Raw, Randy Orton showed up out of nowhere to RKO Brock Lesnar.The next night on Smackdown, Lesnar showed up to attack Orton.So much for the Raw and Smackdown brands being kept completely separate!And to boot, Mick Foley has invited Daniel Bryan to appear on Raw tomorrow ...