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Where have all the birds gone?

I am an early riser. I love to be here for each new day, and I especially love mornings.In the spring and summer, as the dawn begins to unfold, I have always enjoyed the first chirps of our feathered friends as they too begin their day. No matter where you live, the morning song of our birds is ...

Steelers’ Lynch taking what they give him

It was the sunnier of the two scheduled practice days this bye week. The fair October day was indeed a masterwork of comfortable weather.Still, I was the only reporter along the sideline.“The few, the committed,” Mike Tomlin remarked as he walked toward me.“Nice day to watch some ball,” ...

Steelers still creating excitement at 2-4

From the notebook of a sportswriter whoĢƵ ready for a break after one of the more newsworthy and, frankly, exciting 2-4 starts to a season in memory:n So, they beat the Chargers with a third-string quarterback making his first start and kept alive flickering hopes of a revival without Ben ...

Brief answers to the big questions

The cooler weather has arrived, although we still have not had a frost or freeze. Once again, the fall colors are late, and while we will see some nice color in the coming days, the overall show this year looks to be somewhat dull when compared with past experiences.Far from dull is the new ...

WWE Draft, UFC and boxing crossovers

Tonight on Smackdown, WWE will host the first of two nights of its latest Draft.Plenty of mainstream stars and celebrities will be in involved, including current and former athletes, sports personalities and more.The word is that executives from both Fox and the USA Network are involved in the ...

Nittany Lions on HBO

Penn State will be featured tonight on HBOĢƵ 24/7 College Football show.The showĢƵ production team followed the Nittany Lions last week leading up to the Purdue game and inside footage will be shown during the show. The show airs at 10 p.m.<strong>Rough stretch ...