We all say it: “Don’t feel bad, it happens to everyone.”
Mike Tomlin‘s contract situation is one that leaves few people sitting on the fence. People think either Tomlin is doing a good job or he’s long past his expiration date and should have been fired.
John Chatlak went to playing tennis in Monessen's City Park to some of the biggest stages.
The next time we see the Steelers, they’ll be checking into Saint Vincent College for training camp. And, if the past couple of months shows anything, the next time we hear anything from the Steelers, it will be around the same time.
Separating playoffs for public and private schools should be done, but there are better ways to create parity in scholastic sports than what the newest proposed bill would suggest.
The moments after West Greene had its run end told you everything about the last four years of the Pioneers.
The Steelers made it through their 10 OTA practices without a major injury, incident or distraction.
It has been said many times that what goes around comes around.
The endless hours in ballparks and watching baseball games and players will never be lost on Ross Vecchio.
It’s easy to figure out the Steelers’ 2019 season hinges on the health of Ben Roethlisberger. After all, he’s the quarterback. He handles the ball every play and is one of the best in NFL history at doing so.
There are many reasons why I tend to support local companies and jobs is one of them. I am happy to see the growth of Lesleh Precision of Belle Vernon. As many of you who read my articles know, Lesleh Precision makes the working parts of Henry Rifles. Strange as it may sound, the firearms ma…
The latest move by the PIAA could turn out to be a blessing for wrestling
Baseball has been a significant part of Neil Forsythe’s life for his entire life. Forsythe is spending this spring away from the game as he cares for his mother, Cherryl, who is suffering from a long-term illness.
There will be several position battles to keep your eye on when the Steelers begin OTAs this week.
I guess it would be safe to say I am like the dinosaur. The difference being that the big lizards are gone and I am only becoming extinct.
WPIAL on wrong side of the hurdle in Layton decision.
Dale Lolley covers the Steelers for DKPittsburghSports.com and writes a Sunday column for the Observer-Reporter.
When driving along a country road, did you ever notice that chubby close-to-the-ground little animal waddling in the other direction?
Maybe it is just my opinion, but I have an impression that the Fish Commission has done a better job of stocking this year than it has for a while.
The Steelers think they’re going to be pretty good in 2019.
A long time ago, my mother taught me to respect the opinions of others, in a like manner I expect the same in return, yet there are others who blame gun owners for the catastrophes created by some person or persons gone haywire.
On a rainy day in 1991, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a comeback for the ages on a rainy afternoon against the Chicago Cubs.
Well, that one bad idea was short-lived.
The NFL will hold its draft later this week, allowing the Steelers to completely turn the page on the receiver who is no longer here.
The hits have just continued to come for the Steelers. And many of the shots continue to come from former players apparently trying to stay relevant.
When I think of archery season in Pennsylvania, it brings back some of my finest times. There was the mid-day rest under a huge maple up in McKean County. I had been looking for a deer since daybreak and anyone who has hunted early in the morning knows how I felt. This was quite different. T…
Jefferson-Morgan baseball and golf coach still getting it done with old-school approach.
Now and then, a writer feels compelled to write about someone that half of his readers do not know. So it is with me this sunny morning.
We’re just under three weeks out from the NFL Draft and there seems to be a prevailing feeling the Steelers need to trade up to acquire one of the top two inside linebackers – Devin White of LSU or Devin Bush of Michigan – in the first round or the whole process won’t be a success.
As Pogo, the legendary comic strip character, once said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
Washington's McGlumphy unassuming hero of Arizona wrestling
Upon further review, for the second year in a row, the NFL has passed a rule change that, had it been in place during the previous season, would have helped the Steelers immensely.
Forty-five years ago, Pitt basketball was one win shy of the Final Four.
It was a banner season for Peters Township girls basketball, just as the Indians' coach predicted.
For the last three weeks, I have found myself walking along a country road contemplating spring.
Five local high school softball players to keep your eye on this season.
Five local high school baseball players to keep your eye on this season.
The star running back is gone. The star receiver is in trouble with the law. The top two pass rushers have been cut or traded. And the longtime leader of the defense at safety was released.
Spring begins with the first sighting of the red wing blackbird or the turkey vulture. While both are truly harbingers of spring, that old robin is not as it lives here year round.
Gerrit Nijenhuis' victory was a nice surprise for Canon-McMillan wrestling fans.
The 1983-84 Washington High School boys basketball team wasn’t the most spectacular outfit to look at. No one really stood out. The team wasn’t great at anything except winning. And as they won WPIAL and state championships, the Little Prexies caught the fancy of local sports fans.
Do you think you are groggy when you first wake up to the sound of that alarm clock going off?
Let’s fast forward to a week from now. Antonio Brown is no longer on the Steelers’ roster.
Nine area basketball teams play in the first round of the PIAA playoffs over the next two days. For some to advance it might come down to just doing what they've done all season.
If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.
INDIANAPOLIS – One of the biggest questions surrounding the Steelers, and the NFL in general, this offseason is what Pittsburgh can get for disgruntled wide receiver Antonio Brown via trade.
Patsy Vulcano wrestled in the shadows of his father, an iconic figure on the local scene, and two of his brothers, who were WPIAL champions and PIAA placewinners at Chartiers-Houston. Vulcano never quite rose to those lofty heights — until one memorable week in Hershey.
Dale Lolley covers the Steelers for DKPittsburghSports.com and writes a Sunday column for the Observer-Reporter.
With the sports show in Monroeville ending this week, we enter into the period of boredom. There will be a few small shows, but the shows of most importance to me, and I’m sure a few of you in Southwestern Pennsylvania, are over.
On Feb. 9, I was privileged to award the second annual George Block Conservation Scholarship to a fine up and coming environmentalist, Christina Adams, a student who attends Carmichaels High School.
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