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Backyard Brawl Is back

After an 11-year hiatus The Backyard Brawl is back.The college football season kicks off on Sept. 1 with the 105th edition of Pitt vs. West Virginia in front of a national television audience. Both fan bases are energized and the game at Acrisure Stadium is a sellout.Former Pitt and West ...

Stone Cold = Tom Brady?

Several times over the last few months, I have run a section in the column comparing pro sports mimicking pro wrestling.With it being a relatively slow week in terms of pro wrestling news compared to the last handful of weeks, I wanted to return to the concept.Here is one to think about:The ...

Holliday family legend grows

You could make a strong case that the Holliday family is the first family of Fayette County baseball, and more ammunition was added to that argument recently.Former All-Star Major League outfielder Matt Holliday was informed in May that he will be part of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. ...

SummerSlam thoughts

WWEÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ SummerSlam is in the rearview mirror, and the show was a massive hit.In fact, it could end up going down as one of the top SummerSlamÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in company history.If the main event, in which Roman Reigns retained his Undisputed Universal championship against Brock Lesnar, was indeed the last ...

Football Royalty 2022

It has become sort of the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in Western Pennsylvania, an annual get together of some of the greatest coaches in WPIAL football history.The event is organized each year by my good friend Bill Priatko. It is a chance to gather and break bread and ...

Dick Groat: Western Pennsylvania Legend

In recent months I have had the pleasure of interviewing two Western Pennsylvania sports legends. I met with Connellsville Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack on April 5 in Florida and sat down with former Pittsburgh Pirate great Dick Groat who hails from Swissvale on July 19.Many sports fans ...