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WVU pulls off rally for the ages

GRANVILLE, W.Va. -- West Virginia needed some help. The host Mountaineers seemed just about dead in the water as the top of ninth inning rolled around at Kendrick Family Ballpark on Sunday evening and Kentucky holding a 9-6 lead at the NCAA Morgantown Regional. WVU had already lost to the ...

June another nice month weather-wise

Across Southwestern Pennsylvania June is another of my favorites. Although June 1st does begin the first day of meteorological summer, the intense heat and humidity of summer usually hold off across our area until July and August. Morning temperatures average 54 on the first and 62 by ...

A long way to go but …

ItĢƵ only been 35 of a 162-game season, but that doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t a different team than in recent years. The naysayers will point out the tough start for the bullpen, and even the two subpar starts from ace Paul Skenes, but the Bucs’ recent sweep of NL ...

‘Sank’ was one of a kind

In my nearly 19 years covering sports in one capacity or another, I have never met anyone like Thomas E. Sankovich … and I doubt I ever will. “Sank” was truly one of a kind, but it goes beyond his accomplishments as an athlete and coach, which are impeccable. In my humble opinion, and ...

Area coaches opine on Steelers’ draft

The grades are out from the national media if you're a Steelers fan wondering what the rest of the football world thought of their 2026 draft. If wanted an overall feel for how Pittsburgh did with the actual selections in addition to the outstanding job it did hosting the event, well you ...

Pittsburgh a winner with NFL Draft production

How well the host team Steelers did in the 2026 NFL Draft, like any draft, won't be determined until years down the road. One grade you can give right now, though, is on the production itself. The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh gets a rousing "A" for that. As for the picks themselves, here's a ...