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A walk in the woods reveals beautiful wildflowers

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ my favorite time of the year. The weather has finally shed itself of the cold and snow that long overstayed its annual visit. For the most part, the relentless waves of cold air have retreated and the late April sunshine is getting a chance to do its work and warm up the ground in ...

Blue-White game viewed by 71,000 fans

Penn State held its annual Blue-White spring game Saturday and an announced crowd of 71,000 fans showed up.The attendance was fourth biggest among all programs.Beautiful weather and a festive atmosphere ruled the day, but fans were also able to see a sprinkle of current stars in action, like ...

Odds on Steelers’ 1st pick

You probably have colleagues and friends like mine, always looking for that big, easy score. So you have to watch what you say.Like that day in the media room last September when someone asked me for the line on the big high-school girls soccer game that night.Norwin, ranked No. 1 in the nation ...

Who will Steelers draft first?

I know. I’m running late with this thing. Everyone in Pittsburgh has made a draft prediction but me.Because I can’t decide.Maybe if I just start writing it’ll come to me. And to ease the burden, I’ll predict what the Steelers will do, and what I would do.<strong>FIRST ...

Bruno, Rumble, Shakeup and more

There are several big stories in the world of pro wrestling this week, so letÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ get right to them.<strong>Remembering Bruno</strong>There are times when athletes are so transcendent that you only need to hear their first name to know who was being talked about.Pro ...

Winter hangover: Will it ever end?

Almost 12 weeks after the ground hog made his prediction of another six weeks of winter, Southwestern Pennsylvania is still stuck in a winter weather pattern that just will not release its grip.Wave after wave of cold Arctic air keeps plunging southward out of Canada to reinforce the weather ...