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Garrett said to be a really nice guy

From the notebook of a sportswriter who wonders how the Browns are going to win any games without Myles Garrett:n Listening to Cleveland-area reporters telling me GarrettĢƵ such a nice guy, and that he treats his dog so well, it reminded me of reporters interviewing neighbors of mass ...

Was Sunday’s win over the Colts lucky?

From the notebook of a sportswriter who shouldn’t have waited until after the Ravens game last night to begin writing:n Hope the Ravens’ upset of the Patriots doesn’t ruin the vibe of a column which should be filled with spirit following another white-knuckler that got the Steelers out of ...

No panic in Steelers after horrific start

From the notebook of a sportswriter who knew better than to live-tweet this latest Steelers game:n So many of the experts — and I mean that without sarcasm — were ripping the Steelers early Monday night for ruining the organizationĢƵ future by trading the No. 1 pick away after Ben ...

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 ...

From the notebook of a sportswriter who wonders how a week of Duck Mania would’ve gone had the ball only bounced the right way:n Or just continued to bounce along at its trajectory. But, as Devlin Hodges told me when I asked why he couldn’t jump on that loose ball, “ItĢƵ a football.”n ...