Almost a year ago, a desperate man spent his last thousand dollars on a lottery ticket to make his house payment. The ticket was a loser, the man was evicted, and new tenants are in the house.

As a longtime friend, teammate, competitor and fan of Mike Iuzzolino, I cannot think of a better candidate to fill the open head men’s basketball coaching position at St. Francis University.

Looking at the college football teams — not just Big Ten — I can’t help but feel recruiters are not digging deep enough into prospective player’s backgrounds.

I never write into a newspaper, but I feel compelled to write this letter.

I am a hockey official from Johnstown who went out to Indianapolis for the Mid-American District tournament recently.

Series confused biggest shot

Geez, I must be mistaken. I thought all those kids taking that imaginary last-second shot at their backyard hoop were hoping to win a championship. Based on the Mirror’s ranking of the No. 1 and No.