PITTSBURGH — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. Groundhog Day. Like Bill Murray in the iconic movie — set about 90 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh in Punxsutawney — it's not that the ...
PITTSBURGH — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. How Reid managed to slide into the costume so quickly after ...
PITTSBURGH — Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the kind of elite company the Steelers have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. And three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found itself doing all of the little things wrong ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The start of Youngstown State’s season last year mirrors this season’s in a variety of ways. Last year, the Penguins began the season 3-3 before then winning seven straight games. This season, after starting out 2-5, YSU has now won six straight games after victories last ...
TJ DeShields has seen quite a bit over the last several years. From the FBS sidelines to starting in Division II, but he’s never been to a championship game. That was until Saturday. The former West Branch signal caller helped lead the Mount Union football team through the playoffs and to ...
While many athletes and coaches are typically resistant to rule changes, many local wrestling coaches around the Mahoning Valley could not be more pleased with how the sport has shifted at the high school level this season. Earlier this year, the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) ...