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Lolley loved talking about Steelers, youth baseball

If you are a Steelers fan who likes to keep up with the team, most likely you knew who Dale Lolley was. A former longtime sports writer for the Observer-Reporter, he transitioned to several other media outlets as a Pittsburgh Steelers reporter while still contributing a weekly column to ...

Vindication years later on hidden ball trick

The game was the Boston Red Sox at the San Diego Padres on Saturday when I took note of an unusual baseball play that revealed an obscure rule. Manny Machado was playing third base for the Padres, Wandy Peralta was on the mound and Jarren Duran was on third base for the Red Sox. Machado ...

Recalling Pirates’ arms in the All-Star Game

It’s no secret that all-star games of the four major American team sports have lost almost all their luster over the years. The Pro Bowl is long gone in the NFL, replaced by different attempts at silliness every year, and the NBA All-Star Game in its seemingly annual revamped form, is a far ...

Spaun could have much more left in tank

OAKMONT – J.J. Spaun seemed composed and focused as he navigated the Oakmont Country Club course during the third round of the 125th U.S. Open Championship Saturday. He was playing well if not spectacular with three birdies, two bogeys and 13 pars, including 12 pars in row at one point ...

Madness not so easy to figure this year

Last year was easy. UConn was the best team, the clear favorite, at least to me, and I had them easily winning the NCAA men’s basketball championship This year, I’ve been looking at the brackets, the records, all the different rankings and wracked my brain to come up with the 2025 ...

Falcons’ fury: Connellsville battles back in team state tournament

When you are part of a wrestling program in the state of Pennsylvania that has produced 14 individual state, eight WPIAL team and one team state champion, the expectations are very high, and normally, anything less than a state title is considered a failure. When Connellsville was awarded its ...