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Jim_Wexell

It's a new era for the Pittsburgh Steelers: new QB, new OL, new GM, and new stadium. Just about new everything.Except, of course, the standard, because as we all know, the standard is --C'mon, I can't hear you!Right, the standard is the standard.So, with the expectations still at a Super Bowl ...

When Troy Polamalu made his decision to retire from football on Thursday, April 9, 2015, Jim Wexell was the first to break the story for the Herald-Standard.How big of a story was it?It was posted on the Herald-Standard website at 10 p.m. that night. Thirty minutes later it had 500,000 views. ...

Reliving the Cowher era in Pittsburgh

From the notebook of a sportswriter who has to admit he was taken aback by Bill Cowher being named to the Hall of Fame this weekend:n Probably even more so than Cowher himself.n That live clip has Cowher going from stuffing the photo into an official’s shirt pocket upon being interrupted, to ...

Reliving the Cowher era in Pittsburgh

From the notebook of a sportswriter who has to admit he was taken aback by Bill Cowher being named to the Hall of Fame this weekend:n Probably even more so than Cowher himself.n That live clip has Cowher going from stuffing the photo into an official's shirt pocket upon being interrupted, to ...

There’s still hope for playoff berth

From the notebook of a sportswriter in the gloaming of a football season that’s gone from bad, to better, to whoa-they-can-do-it, and now back to well, they gave it a nice try:n Is it over? Well, the Steelers have beaten only one team with a .500 record or better, and that team, the Los ...

These are the TV notes from a sportswriter who has a real creative storm raging on inside of him, but who isn’t really sure where that will lead us today:n Let’s pray disaster’s not lurking ‘round the corner.n But is Baker Mayfield really gonna take the field with that mustache? Am I ...