So, the Steelers go to Los Angeles and lose to the Chargers, 41-37, and the biggest complaints coming out of that game are … about the offense.
Last week, my article contained a little boo-boo. Well at least that’s what I’m calling it. Chet called me to say the George Block Conservation Scholarship applications are available by calling him at 724-986-5250.
It won’t be a hard sell for Mike Tomlin to get his team to believe it can go to Los Angeles and win against the Chargers with the odds stacked against it.
When the final seconds drained off the clock Friday night at Pine-Richland High School, it signaled the end to a generally miserable WPIAL football playoff season for teams from Washington and Greene counties.
The Steelers are eighth overall in the NFL in scoring defense. And they’ve given up the third-fewest points in the league in the first half of games.
The anticipation of another deer season is upon us. You would think, “Well, George is too old to get all worked up and excited about deer season being two weeks out.”
Elk, mule deer and prairie dogs are plentiful on the other end of the U.S.
Some might wonder why the Steelers were so quick to trade linebacker Melvin Ingram, at his request, rather than stick things out.
Patience and perseverance are more important in my mind than tracking, shooting ability and prescouting.
This has been bizarro world in the NFL this season – at least in the AFC.
The NFL quarterback carousel has been spinning like the tires on a pickup stuck in the mud the last two years with big names changing teams on a regular basis.
I told you the story of my friend Don who left his beloved shotgun leaning against a tree near my house after a day’s hunt. He was in quite a state when he called me.
The sun shining through those red and golden autumn leaves, the crisp nights and blue sky.
In the NFL, there are only 17 games, so there is no such thing as one “must-win” game. They all are games that you need to win if you have postseason aspirations.
Have you ever wondered what percentage of rifles taken to the woods are correctly sighted in?
The Steelers are at a crossroads. And no, not simply because Ben Roethlisberger isn’t playing well.
This week has reminded me that the leaves are starting to change. It is a bit early, but forecasters are predicting earlier than usual bright but short-lasting color. The birds are also packing it in and flying south. Snowbirds we call them. The snowbirds, without the flight feathers, are al…
The Steelers’ offense is showing signs of life. No, it really is.
Last week I told the story of how we set our kids in a pile of apples to try to mask our scent in the field. That made me think of another related tale. ... or maybe tail.
These cool evenings are reminding me that deer season approaches.
The Steelers’ 23-16 win last Sunday in Buffalo was just one win. It doesn’t mean anything more in the standings than if the Steelers beat the Raiders in their home opener Sunday at Heinz Field.
Some had begun to doubt the deal would get done, but the Steelers remained steadfast that they would get star linebacker T.J. Watt signed before the start of the season.
We who are elderly have a hard time keeping the visiting great grandchildren busy as we are limited in what we can and cannot do.
Not many collegiate and professional football players have experienced what Joseph Righetti did in a relative short period of time.
The Steelers opened training camp with questions on their offensive line. Some of those have been answered. Others, not so much.
I was out in a deep snowfall in winter hunting with my late wife, Eileen. The snow had fallen all night and was deep and heavy, making walking a struggle.
Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard to get her poor doggie a bone but when she got there the cupboard was bare because there was a pandemic?
A week-by-week trip through the most interesting games of the local high school football season.
Once Darrell Harding was loose and in open space, he became one of the most dangerous and prolific running backs in Washington County and Pennsylvania history.
A year after the daily worries of COVID-19 virus protocols, social distancing, masks, pods, fear over contact tracing, possible stoppages in play and even forfeits, there was a sense of normalcy in high school football camps this summer.
The Steelers are still keeping their new offense under coordinator Matt Canada under wraps and will do so throughout the preseason.
I’ve always thought of September as the prelude to things to come.
When the Steelers say they go into every season intent on winning the Super Bowl, some people roll their eyes.
I was thinking about the importance of binoculars today. I am used to people borrowing my binoculars by now, so I didn’t even comment when Jim said let me use your binoculars to scan that cave above us on that hillside.
It was one preseason game, and the offense was very vanilla in terms of presnap movement and all of the bells and whistles, but the Steelers seem to be picking up new offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s offense.
The fruits in the trees are starting to ripen, attracting many animals. Squirrels, deer and rabbits are all out there eating away. It’s as nature planned. Where there is food, the animals will magically appear.
Could 2021 bring the two-point conversion back into vogue in Pittsburgh?
Its early but already I am starting to see large numbers of deer.
You have to hand it to Pirates general manager Ben Cherington. He’s determined to make Pittsburgh a contender.
In the summer of 1999, Ashley Josay Zullo, a top-notch softball player at Monessen, was involved in an automobile accident, suffering head, knee, and other injuries. Today, she's full of life as vice president of Thiel College.
In today’s world of 24-hour sports channels and social media handy on every cell phone, people around the globe can be instantly bombarded with video and stories about anything in baseball, whether it’s Shohei Ohtani’s latest home run or the Pittsburgh Pirates scoring three runs on a hit tha…
Bralin Jackson hit a single through the right side to score Andrew Sohn for what turned out to be the game-winning run in Washington’s 7-6 win over the New Jersey Jackles in Frontier League action.
After hunting, reloading and such for 60 years, you get a feel for what works and what sells. Some people’s differences of opinion are based on fact while others are based on hype.
In a small way, McDonald native Marty Schottenheimer will be going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, Aug. 7.
His competitive fire and desire pushed Justin Schrader to give baseball one more try – pitch one more season.
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